1. Item Whoowns It? Legal/Ethical Impact Impact on Use
My RawFootage. Myself,whofilmed
it
I shouldcopyrightmyfootage
to preventothersplagiarising
my work,requiringpeople to
requestpermissiontouse my
footage.
I mustmake sure to have the consent
of anyactors in myfilmandif theyare
under18 I will require permission
fromtheircaregiver.
FilmStudiologoand
title sequence
Myself,who
designedit
I shouldcopyrightmylogoto
preventothersfromusing it
withoutmypermissioninthe
future.
To make sure that I onlyput mylogo
on creative propertiesthatare
completelymyproperty.
Sound
effects/Musical
score
The record
companywhoowns
the rightsto the
music.
I will have toeitheruse
royaltyfree musicor request
permissionviaemailtouse
any desiredmusic.
If the recordcompanyrepliesand
doesnotallow me to use any chosen
soundeffectsormusicI will have to
alterthe audioof myshort filmto
avoidpotential legalprosecution.
Stock footage and/or
special effects
The footage
website/company
that ownsthe rights
to saidvideoor
special effects.
To use any stock footage or
pre-made special effects
withoutwatermarksorlegal
repercussionswill require
eitherpaymentorpermission
requestviaemail.
Use of stock-footage notownedby
myself mayresultinlegal issuesif Ido
not respectthe rightsandroyaltiesof
the footage or effects.
Actors Themselves/Talent
agency.
Onlyactors above the age of
eighteencangive legal
consentto be filmedwithout
theircare-giverspermission.
Actors underthe age of eighteenwill
have to gettheirparentsto signa
permissionslipcreatedbyoneself in
orderto give consentfortheirchildto
be filmed.
Certificate of short
film
BBFC An age certificate willprevent
youngeraudience members
fromviewinginappropriate
material,whilehelpingto
establishthe filmstarget
audience anduse of footage
appropriate foritsage rating.
The BBFC control the systemof
certificationswithinthe United
Kingdomforfilmandcinema.Failure
to complywiththeirregulationsmay
preventmyfilmfrombeingreleased.
2. Online viewing Myself uploadingit
online.
My filmwill be opento
anyone onthe internet,with
it beingvisible toall agesand
demographicswhochoose to
clickon it.
I will have touploadfootage thatdoes
not violate the sitescommunity
guidelinesortouploadmaterial that
may be deemedinappropriate or
harmful encase youngerviewerscome
across my film.
