Legal and ethical powerpoint

1. LEGAL AND ETHICAL
CONSIDERATIONS
ENIGMA

2. As the director, I own all rights to my film. I should copyright my film footage so nobody will be able to take my footage for their own. I have asked
permission from all of my actors and actresses, and they are all above 18, therefore I do not need to get any parental consent from anyone involved. All of
my actors and actresses know the locations where they will be filmed. If the filmed footage was to be used by somebody else, the copyrighted material
would be asked to be taken down if used.
‘Magic Lantern Productions’ is the studio name. The name has come from an old projector, which enabled people to view glass slides through a projector
onto the wall, which I thought linked well with media and the projection of light. It will have a lantern as a logo, which will therefore be the trademark that
everybody recognises. The studio logo/ title will also need to be copyrighted, as this is what the audience will relate to the studio, therefore cannot be the
same as any other company. The audience will be able to recognise this studio logo when it is shown on my film. If this is taken for somebody else’s studio,
the copyrighted logo will be taken down from their videos.
Additional footage found online will be taken either from YouTube/ film websites. I will have to research to see whether it is copyright free or not, and if not,
I will write and try and gain permission off the companies/people who own them. This additional footage will be able to give dramatic effect towards the
audience and create a new setting/flashback etc for the audience to be intrigued with. If this turns out to be a copyrighted video that I have used, I will use
another copyright free video.
The special effects used will be from websites/ found on the software ‘Adobe After Effects’, which I will use one of the special effects from there. All rights
will be owned by them, and therefore I will have to give credit to the companies/people/websites that I get them from. It will ensure the audience is more
intrigued and has something more exciting to watch by adding something different to a normal short film. If I am unable to use any special effects, I will
ensure that I go to an alternative copyright free website to use them.
The sound effects and musical score will be owned by a website called ‘Free Sound’. This is because this is a copyright free music website, which allows
the music to be played during my film free of charge. This means I will keep to my budget even more so, as this is free of charge and as a result is easy for
me and fantastic to listen to for the audience as it creates more effect. I will use alternative sound effects and musical score from copyright free websites.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

3. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
I would rate my short film a PG. This is because although it won’t include swearing or horrifyingly offensive footage, it may have scenes that will affect younger children, such
as the murder/attack scene however it will not include gory blood, cuts and graphic bruising, it will just be subtle, therefore parental guidance will ensure children do not get
effected.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is a non-governmental organisation founded in 1912, and is responsible for the national classification and censorship of films
exhibited at cinemas and video works. This means it is in charge to make sure everything shown on platforms such as television programmes, trailers, adverts, public
Information/campaigning films etc, has the correct legal requirement age for everybody who watches it and therefore is suitable for the audience. It has a legal requirement
to classify all video works released on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and video games.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is a non-governmental organisation founded in 1912, and is responsible for the national classification and censorship of films
exhibited at cinemas and video works. This means it is in charge to make sure everything shown on platforms such as television programmes, trailers, adverts, public
Information/campaigning films etc, has the correct legal requirement age for everybody who watches it and therefore is suitable for the audience. It has a legal requirement
to classify all video works released on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and video games.
There will not be anything that is highly offensive to the audience, however the attack scene at the lake may affect someone who has bad experiences with water etc. I have
made sure this is still fit for the target audience as it will not be throughout the whole film and will also not be extremely detailed or graphic. If anybody is offended by this, it
has got a PG rating on the film, therefore it is under their own risk and their parental guidance.
‘Short of the Week’ has a couple of guidelines before uploading films to the website. Length: Films need to be 40 minutes or less. We prefer most films sit on the shorter end
of that spectrum—the average film we feature is 10 minutes. The longer your film (over 15 minutes), the tougher judges we tend to be. Premiere Status: No premiere status
is required; however, we give preference to films that haven’t yet premiered online. So, don’t wait to submit your film. Rights: We require films to have all necessary rights
and releases secured for us to feature them. Yes, this includes music. Free to View: We only select films that are free for audiences. If my film doesn’t fit these guidelines, it
will be taken down from the website and therefore cannot reach my target audience.