Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Monday, 19 November 2012
AOB1.5; Legal and Ethical issues
There are several legal and ethical issues which affect T.V programme or film content and sets out guidelines for what is acceptable for their audience. The first of these is copyright
Copyright
This is set out to protect someone's literacy, dramatic, musical, artistic, and broadcast material from being copied by someone who wants to use the work as their own. Within the film and T.V. industry, copyright has several components e.g. the original screenplay. If someone was to produce the film then you would usually get the rights or at least permission to use the works which relate to the film. For example in the film I have looked at, High Crimes, everything connected with the film like the plot or original characters, even the name of the film itself, is the legal property of the film makers. This protects the film makers from other people profiting from their ideas without permission e.g film piracy, burning DVDs of the film to sell on. Copyright laws in America are very similar to the UK however they appear to be a little stricter on certain things such as, in Britain you are allowed to copy an image from the internet and use it on your desktop in America you are not.
The same would apply to Doctor Who which is particularly well known as a series but also for its spin off shows and then products like action figure toys, books etc. Without copyright the show's reputation could be damaged and it would not the same Doctor Who that we know and love.
If copyright did not exist then we would not have the high standards of creative film and T.V making that exist.
Defamation
This is more relevant to the one show because it deals with real life current affairs and topics that need to be backed up with facts. It means that the one show is not able to say several things that could offend or harm someone's reputation and therefore open itself to legal issues e.g being sued. In terms of being ethical it is very important that it is only factual or harmless opinion made by the presenters so that no one becomes upset by any of the comments made on the show. The main presenters on the show I watched were Chris Evans and Alex Jones. Both these people will have signed contracts to make sure they behave in a suitable way both on the show and outside of it as they have a duty to protect the BBC reputation.
BBC editorial guidelines
The BBC has a duty to provide the highest quality creativity programmes while staying in line with the editorial and ethical standards. They therefore must be careful to balance out the quality of a programme and the freedom of expression with their responsibility. The BBC reflects certain values that its audience come to expect like honesty, reliability and fairness. All the programmes and anyone connected with the BBC must meet these expectations. For example Doctor Who is prime time family viewing so content be suitable for all ages as it is on before the watershed. The same applies to the One Show.
Certification
The British Board Of Film Classification is a non government and independent body which is funded through people who submit films, video games and programmes which are to be released on DVD or Blu- ray. The recording act of 1984 means it is a criminal act for video content to not be classified. A works classification is based on the strength of several things the most common being language used, violence, sexual content, discrimination, drugs, horror and bad behaviour which is likely to be copied.
When it comes to the classification of 'The One Show' this would be very easy to work out it contains content suitable for all. With 'Doctor Who' I think it would be much harder because although it is broadcasted when anyone could be watching T.V, when it comes to it being on DVD, it would take some thought to what certification it should be. However with 'High Crimes' the BBFC has given it a 12. The film content contains no swearing and little violence.
In conclusion, it is clear that are lots of things that have to be considered from a legal and ethical point of view and on many levels as there are whole industries who deal with these issues and make sure film and T.V is broadcasted responsibly.
Copyright
This is set out to protect someone's literacy, dramatic, musical, artistic, and broadcast material from being copied by someone who wants to use the work as their own. Within the film and T.V. industry, copyright has several components e.g. the original screenplay. If someone was to produce the film then you would usually get the rights or at least permission to use the works which relate to the film. For example in the film I have looked at, High Crimes, everything connected with the film like the plot or original characters, even the name of the film itself, is the legal property of the film makers. This protects the film makers from other people profiting from their ideas without permission e.g film piracy, burning DVDs of the film to sell on. Copyright laws in America are very similar to the UK however they appear to be a little stricter on certain things such as, in Britain you are allowed to copy an image from the internet and use it on your desktop in America you are not.
The same would apply to Doctor Who which is particularly well known as a series but also for its spin off shows and then products like action figure toys, books etc. Without copyright the show's reputation could be damaged and it would not the same Doctor Who that we know and love.
If copyright did not exist then we would not have the high standards of creative film and T.V making that exist.
Defamation
This is more relevant to the one show because it deals with real life current affairs and topics that need to be backed up with facts. It means that the one show is not able to say several things that could offend or harm someone's reputation and therefore open itself to legal issues e.g being sued. In terms of being ethical it is very important that it is only factual or harmless opinion made by the presenters so that no one becomes upset by any of the comments made on the show. The main presenters on the show I watched were Chris Evans and Alex Jones. Both these people will have signed contracts to make sure they behave in a suitable way both on the show and outside of it as they have a duty to protect the BBC reputation.
BBC editorial guidelines
The BBC has a duty to provide the highest quality creativity programmes while staying in line with the editorial and ethical standards. They therefore must be careful to balance out the quality of a programme and the freedom of expression with their responsibility. The BBC reflects certain values that its audience come to expect like honesty, reliability and fairness. All the programmes and anyone connected with the BBC must meet these expectations. For example Doctor Who is prime time family viewing so content be suitable for all ages as it is on before the watershed. The same applies to the One Show.
Certification
The British Board Of Film Classification is a non government and independent body which is funded through people who submit films, video games and programmes which are to be released on DVD or Blu- ray. The recording act of 1984 means it is a criminal act for video content to not be classified. A works classification is based on the strength of several things the most common being language used, violence, sexual content, discrimination, drugs, horror and bad behaviour which is likely to be copied.
When it comes to the classification of 'The One Show' this would be very easy to work out it contains content suitable for all. With 'Doctor Who' I think it would be much harder because although it is broadcasted when anyone could be watching T.V, when it comes to it being on DVD, it would take some thought to what certification it should be. However with 'High Crimes' the BBFC has given it a 12. The film content contains no swearing and little violence.
In conclusion, it is clear that are lots of things that have to be considered from a legal and ethical point of view and on many levels as there are whole industries who deal with these issues and make sure film and T.V is broadcasted responsibly.
Friday, 16 November 2012
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Role of Jobs
Unite Production Manager
This individual has a responsibility for managing all of the production as well as regulating the costs to set in with the budget of the film. The UPM is hired by the film producer. Production Managers are in charge of the expenditure of the 'below-the-line' budget. Before starting the production Production Managers will work closely with the Producer, Line Producer, First Assistant Director where they will work on breaking down the script as well as preparing the a provisional schedule. The Production Managers will then talk with several Head of Department to estimate what is going to be needed and work out where money will be spent. After the overall budget has been signed off, they will work with the Producers in selecting crew and supplies needed for the production. They will also help to negotiate the rates of pay between the crew members. They also have the responsibility that all payments are paid, that tasks are delegated properly, and that people work as they should. The role of Production Manger is very business related.
Art Director
This is someone who works right below the production designer, on the same lines as the set decorator and above the set designers. There duties include; the administration involved with the art department, assigning tasks to the other workers e.g. the Art Department Coordinator, to keep track of the budget and timetabling for the art department for example Pre/Wrap Schedule.
The individual who is responsible for buying all the set has the obvious title of Set Dressing Buyer. They need to buy all of the objects that are seen in the film.
Storyboard Artist
This is someone who is a professional storyboard creator when it comes to making film productions. When making storyboards they tend to use some of the following; pencil sketching but modern-day advantages allow them to use computer software like flash and photoshop and more recently with the use of the digital camera.
Steadicam Operator
This person will put a filming camera on a stabilising object. This is to make a smoother shot as possible when filming over dumping surfaces.
Camera Loader-
The camera loader may be responsible for two things: Control the clapboard, used to give off a reference information and for inserting stock into film magazines.
Script supervisor
This is a member of the film crew who has the duty of continuing the film's but also the recording of the production within the daily progress of the screenplay being filmed.
Chief Lighting Technician
This individual has the job of organising the lighting technicians who are needed for many different things; the rigging stage and location set.
Stunt Performer
This is some one who is highly trained. There job is to take the place of a member of the acting cast in times in the film of danger or when specific skills are needed like boxing and diving. Before a stunt can be preformed the individual will have to go though checks to ensure they can do it as effectively and as safely as possible.
Stunt coordinator
They have the role of organising all the stunts
Best boy
Has the other name of Assistant lighting technician. They have the very demanding job of working with other members of the crew with such roles like checking the lighting teams time sheets to check the works each member has worked and to assist the gaffer in organising the other members of lighting.
Key Grip
Have the job of building and maintaing all the equipment needed to support the camera including tripods, dollies etc.They have to ensure that all movement and positioning is achievable.
Rigging gaffer
Are whose in charge of the electrical. They have to lead the team who install lighting and
http://www.creativeskillset.org
This is some one who is highly trained. There job is to take the place of a member of the acting cast in times in the film of danger or when specific skills are needed like boxing and diving. Before a stunt can be preformed the individual will have to go though checks to ensure they can do it as effectively and as safely as possible.
Stunt coordinator
They have the role of organising all the stunts
Best boy
Has the other name of Assistant lighting technician. They have the very demanding job of working with other members of the crew with such roles like checking the lighting teams time sheets to check the works each member has worked and to assist the gaffer in organising the other members of lighting.
Key Grip
Have the job of building and maintaing all the equipment needed to support the camera including tripods, dollies etc.They have to ensure that all movement and positioning is achievable.
Rigging gaffer
Are whose in charge of the electrical. They have to lead the team who install lighting and
http://www.creativeskillset.org
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