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1. Legal and ethical report
What? Who owns it? Legal impact? Any impact on use?
Your filmedfootage Me I will be copyrightingmy footage sothatother
people can’tuse itand take creditfor mywork in
the future.
I will be gettingpermissionfromthe actors
I will use ionthe film,andif theyare under
18 yearsof age.
Studio title logosequence Me because Iwill designandmake itmyself,
and if I use a companylogoe.g.Sony theywill
ownit and anytrademarkswhichcome with
it.
If I use a companylogolike warnerbrosor SonyI
will have togetpermissionfromthe company
itself otherwiseIcouldgetdone forcopyright.
If I decide touse a companylogolike
warnerbros or SonythenI will have toget
permissiontouse theirlogofromthe
companyitself.
Additional videofootage found
online
The personor companywho made and
producedthe video.
If I use footage foundonlineIwill have toget
permissionfromthe ownersothatI don’tget
done forcopyrightunlessitisfree stockfootage.
Unlessitis free stockfootage thenIwill
have to getpermissionfromthe ownerof
the footage to use it.
Special effects Me, if I produce themmyself. I will be copyrightingmyfootage sothatother
people can’tuse itand take creditfor mywork in
the future.
Unlessitis free stock footage thenIwill
have to getpermissionfromthe ownerof
the footage to use it.
Sound effects/musical score The personor companywho made and
producedthe music,soundeffectsorsong.
If I use audiofoundonline Iwill have toget
permissionfromthe ownersothatI don’tget
done forcopyrightunlessitisroyaltyfree.
Unlessitis royaltyfree thenIwill have to
getpermissionfromthe ownerof the
audioinorder to be able to use it.
What? What is the impact on your film? Legal impact N/a
My certificate,wouldI rate my
short film?
My filmwouldprobablybe ratedapg, so I
can’t include dangerousbehaviour,
discrimination,drugs,mildbadlanguage,
nudity,sex,threat,horrorandviolence.
If I don’tfollowthe rulesof the bbfcbutstill rate
the filma pg whenitshouldreallybe a12 for
example thenIcouldgetintrouble forit.
N/a
Contentconsiderations My filmwouldhave tofollowthe guidelinesof
the bbfc sothat it doesn’toffendorupset
anyone whomaywatch it,so it mustbe in
goodtaste.
If I don’tfollowthe rulesof the bbfcandincluded
any contentthatcouldupsetor offendanyone in
anywayand itshouldreallybe a12 forexample
thenI couldgetin trouble forit.
N/a
My filmis going to be shown
online
To be onshort of the week Filmsneedtobe
40 minutesorless. Andtheyavoidmusic
videos,abstractfilmswithlittle ornostory,
lotsof special effects,adverts,time lapses,
travel videos,comediesanddocumentaries.
I needtomake sure thatnothingincludedinmy
filmhascopyrightissuesorif it doestomake sure
that I have the rightpermissionstouse anyof it
or I couldget introuble forit.
N/a