2. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
All of the footage that is in the film is owned by me as the director. I have to
make sure that all actors involved have given consent to be shown on
websites such as YouTube and ‘Short of the week’. In addition to this, due to
some of the actors being under 18 I have also had to get parental consent
for these actors too. This is shown on the permission slips which are on my
blog.
For any special effects or music I will make sure that the website that I use
them from has given me permission to use these files in my film. I am likely
to get the music from Bensound.com which is a free music downloading
website.
Any other effects for editing will be on Adobe Premiere Pro and therefore I
will not need permission as it is part of the editing software.
If I do need to use any additional footage which is not mine in the final edit
of the film then I will need to get this from somewhere such as YouTube and
make sure that this footage is copyright free to avoid any infringement of
copyright laws.
3. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
My film is definitely a PG rated film, this is due to it having no
offensive language, aggressive behaviour or sexual scenes. The BBFC
(British Board of Film Classification) who classify all films and games
have said that PG films ‘A PG film should not unsettle a child aged
around eight or older. Unaccompanied children of any age may watch,
but parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset
younger, or more sensitive, children.’ This is why I believe my film is
a PG as it complies with this statement.
I also need to make sure there are no offensive scenes due to the
rules of both YouTube and ‘Short of the week’. If I breach these then
my film may not be able to be shown on these websites and therefore
will not be as successful due to my target audience not being able to
watch it.
4. COPYRIGHT CONSIDERATIONS
Making sure that nothing from my film is copyrighted is key to it
being a successful short film. For example if any music or special
effects in my film are copyrighted then my film is likely to be banned
from websites like YouTube. Making sure there is also no slander and
libel in my film is very important.
Slander relates to more transient publications, principally spoken
words or even physical gestures. This means if I have anything like
copied phrases or quotes in my film this is putting my film at risk.
Libel relates to a defamatory publication which is permanent. Most
obviously this includes written material. Therefore anything written
parts of my film such as the credits, if they are copied then again my
film could be breaching copyright laws and may not be shown on
certain websites.
