Codes of practice and regulation

Codes of practice and regulation

Clearances

PRS are the Performing Rights Society Alliance, they have a relationship with the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society which is another legal production based organisation. What they share in common is that they are both based around production laws. PRS is based around the copyright of artists such as actors, musicians etc. The difference between performing rights to mechanical rights is that mechanical rights pays directly to the songwriter, composer or publisher when music is reproduced in a different way for example a physical product (e.g. CD) or broadcasting or online.

Clearances is when you make sure that you don’t have product placement unless having permission, location permission etc. The main people who need this would be the producer of a production, the reason why it is important is that it makes sure that you can stay protected from legal action from companies, councils, public etc. When making a production you need release form for you talent and location this is because if something happen to the talent or location then you can stay protected also you can be able to use any creation you’ve made using the talent or location.

Bibliography: BBC (2008) Film network - filmMaking - guide - music rights. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/music-rights (Accessed: 28 April 2016). In-line Citation: (BBC, 2008)

Legal

Copyright is when a legal right has been issued to a creator of a piece of print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material. It is also assigned to them for a number you years.

1.       The filmmakers should make sure that the shoot location is risk free for the crew.

2.       If anything is dangerous then the film maker should goes through it and either clears it up or makes it safe.

3.       Make sure that there is a crew member that is experienced and knows where the hazards are.

4.       Talk through the hazards with the crew to see what can be improved health and safety wise.

Bibliography: BBC (2008) Film network - filmMaking - guide - health & safety. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/production/health-and-safety (Accessed: 28 April 2016). In-line Citation: (BBC, 2008)

Insurance

The reason why insurance is important is that you can be protected from any compensation claims against you, for example if one of your talent falls over the lighting wire and brakes their arm then you covered to pay their compensation if legal action is taken against you.

Bibliography: BBC (2008) Film network - filmMaking - guide - insurance. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/production/insurance (Accessed: 28 April 2016). In-line Citation: (BBC, 2008)

 Regulatory bodies

Ofcom is the national communication regulator which regulate TV, radio and video on demand sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobile, postal services and the airwave over which wireless devices operate. They would become involved in my production would be when I put it up on YouTube or if it got displayed in TV.

BBFC are the British Board of Film Classification, they are responsible for the national classification and censorship of films in Britain. The BBFC can cancel or take down any film in Britain if it is not up to censorship standard. They could impact my productions if I am showing drugs or alcohol in the production this is because I am legally not allowed to either drink alcohol or consume drugs/ have possession on them.

Bibliography: About the BBFC (no date) Available at: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/about-bbfc (Accessed: 4 May 2016). In-line Citation: (About the BBFC, no date)

Trade unions

BECTU is a trade union consisting of broadcasters, entertainers, cinematographers and theatres. BECTU have around 26,000 members in the union. This union represents contractors, freelancers and staff that work in productions, they are mainly based in the UK. This union is important for any person who wants to be involved into filmmaking because they can help the members get better pay, working condition and the contracts with their employers can be negotiated. Plus they can provide guidance and advice to members. For new people in the filmmaking department they can suggest training courses as well.

Bibliography: BECTU, 2016 (1997) About BECTU. Available at: https://www.bectu.org.uk/about (Accessed: 4 May 2016). In-line Citation: (BECTU, 1997)

Locations

Facilities

Facilities

• production equipment
• post-production equipment
• facility houses
• outsourcing
• availability
• costs

Production equipment

• all equipment used on the set
• Lighting - light stands - generator - filters - diffusion - gels - grip stands - reflectors - grip accessories
• grip equipment - a grip is someone who help support the lighting and camera. 
• camera package - camera - lenses - filters - tripods
• camera movement - dolly - track - accessories(wedges etc.) 
• sound equipment - sound recording unit - headphones - microphones - mic holder - cables - boom - wind shield

Post-production equipment

• Picture edit 
• Sound edit
• Visual effects
• Grading
• Titling

Picture editing package

• AVID media composer 
• Apple final cut pro
• Adobe premier

Sound editing facilities

• steinberg nuendo
• AVID Pro tools
• Audacity 

Higher end facilities for effects, grading etc.

Facilities houses

• companies hire equipment 

Materials

Requirements 

Costumes

Experience the costume designers need are:

Pattern cutting and cutting and draping on a mannequin, these are essential because they are the core of costume designing for a production.

Skills

These are the skill that a costume designer should have because a production is a very busy and stress environment so team work and organisation is key to keeping good order within the costume designing process

• tailoring
• teamwork
• wardrobe maintenance

In house 

In house costume designing is very useful because it allows work to be down faster also there is more resources available because it is a professional costume designer place.


Graphics

Graphics are crucial when making a production, maybe not in all productions you would use intense graphic design but in action and adventure films graphic designing is a major asset, but graphics are also used in other genres especially to make props.

Acme is one of the biggest graphic designing companies for productions in the world they started in 1988, Acme our especially known for making props for the big feature films, also there deal with hand drawn painting illustrations using tools and pencils.

Examples of production/organisation Acme worked with:

• Breaking the bank
• Edge of tomorrow 
• world war Z
• Daily mirror
• Nisa
• McDonald's
• Sky Sport
• Benidorm
• utopia
• birds of a feather

Acme specialize in:

• posters
• packaging
• logos
• signs
• websites
• photos
• visuals

ConclusionThis has really help me further my media knowledge because it has open up my eyes to different and less know parts of a production, but are still key to feature films also to some short films. Carrying on i feel like this will be very helpful when i start creating my own production because i would have to think of every department and what skill and knowledge is needed.

Contributors

This task was very crucial in my eyes because i now know the different ways of resolving issues if they are about skill level, also the different ways you can get people involved into your production and what they can bring to the table.

Materials

materials are physical and digital artifacts in productions

footage from archives and libraries  e.g. sound files, videos

types of materials

• original materials
• archive and library materials
• photo library materials
• sound library material
• internet
• assets
• audio
• script
• animatics
• graphics
• interviews
• costumes
• properties
• recorded music

original materials refers to 'in-house' 

how to generate your own 

• graphics
• props
• costumes
• music

Time

Deadlines - these are important to keep up with work, they can be very important
Availability of equipment - you need equipment to create projects
Availability of personnel - you need people to be able to work with you
Timescales for clearances


Deadlines

• Shoot - 1st day of filming with the whole crew (to start with production you need to complete all pre-production work. Last day of the shoot (every thing must be finished and secured by the end of the production)
• Picture lock - make sure that the picture is refined so when you go to edit you don't need crew members to stay longer because of your budget.
• Sound lock - make sure that sound is secure
• Music - use good enough music because it can tricky to work with
• Visual effects - make sure all visual are good enough
• Sound mixing
• Colour correction 
• Delivery

Availability of equipment

• What equipment do I have access to? this can effect time - Production and Post-production
• The equipment i have access to is:  Sony Cameras, editing station and software, lighting,  Libeck fluid head tripods, speakers, Microphones, sound recorder, headphones, laptops, memory cards, iMovie, Mac software, Mac books, Avid editing software, Canon cameras R29HF, 
• What equipment would I need to hire? - Production and Post-production

Equipment I would want

• Glider
• Boom Michrophone
• Canon 70D
• Crane
• HMI lights

I have to get the pricing on all the equipment so I can budget correctly and time won't be wasted.

Availability of personnel (Autumn 2016)

• What is the availability of people I want to recruit? - I need to plan when people are available so that time id not wasted.
• Dates and Hours of availability

Timescales for clearances

• I would need to clear every thing before I start my first production shoot, make sure I have contracts in place.