Here is a checklist of contents to include in the report: - Introduction - Legal considerations - Ethics - Regulatory bodies - BBFC age ratings - Facilities needed - Personnel required for pre-production, production, post-production - Materials/resources needed - Clearances and copyright - Budgeting and scheduling documents - Trade unions - Conclusion

1. Ethical and Legal considerations
Understand funding, financing, legal restrictions and regulatory bodies
Legal considerations:
The Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988
The Equality Act 2010
The Defamation Act 2013
The Healthy & Safety at work act 1974
ETHICS relates to moral principles. What
is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’.
Often your client will have clear ethical values
that you need to uphold in the product, but
what about in the rest of the process?

2. Regulation
If a client wants an
advertisement to be
broadcast at all
times of day what
must they NOT
include in the ad?
Be able to discuss how these elements fit into a commission
Watch the advert
and decide if this
advert is suitable to
be broadcast in the
daytime.
The BBFC rated this a U.
It was suitable for broadcast at any time of the
day.
Most sectors of the media have regulatory bodies,
these bodies provide guidance and a set of codes
or working practices the industry should abide by.

3. BBFC Task: Research and then Copy & complete the table below
BBFC Age
Rating
Content Descriptor
PG General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. 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.
12 Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12
may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether
the film is suitable for that child. To help them decide, we recommend that they check the Ratings Info for that film in advance. No one younger than 12
may rent or buy a 12 rated video work.
12A Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12
may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether
the film is suitable for that child. To help them decide, we recommend that they check the Ratings Info for that film in advance. No one younger than 12
may rent or buy a 12 rated video work.
15 No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a 15 rated video work.
18 No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema. No one younger than 18 may rent or buy an 18 rated video work. Adults
should be free to choose their own entertainment.
Be able to discuss how these elements fit into a commission

4. Regulatory bodies Task: Copy anything you missed
Regulatory body Industry it covers Main focus
ASA (Advertising Standards
Agency)
Advertising Ensuring advertisements abide by ASA’s codes, which
require that all claims made within an advert are true and
aren’t likely to mislead or misinform an audience
IPSO
Independent Press
Standards Organisation
Print based media Ensuring that content reproduced in magazines,
newspapers and other print products does not breach
codes surrounding accuracy, invasion of privacy and
harassment
Office of Communications
(known as: OFCOM)
TV, Radio and mobile
content
Producing codes to protect the public from harmful or
offensive material broadcast on these media platforms
BBFC - British Board of Film
Classification
Film Issuing certification to the producers and distributors of
film content.
ESRB - Entertainment
Software Rating Board
Digital Games Regulating the certification of digital and video games
and monitoring age-restricted certification.
Be able to discuss how these elements fit into a commission

5. Logistics
One aspect of logistics is the fact that you are working to a strict time and
budget
Task Q1. How do you think you can make sure your film is completed
within correct timescale on budget? What could you do during the pre-
production stage to ensure this?
Q2. What documentation could you put together to budget effectively and
work to time/dates. What is the documentation called?
Now – go and find a few examples of these documents to explain

6. Task one – Question 1
I would have an plan of all the scenes and the times of how long the scenes will be. I will then
stick to my plan throughout the production of the film to make sure that I stay within the time
limit that I have. To make sure that I stay within my budget I will make a list of all the things I
need when I am shooting the film and I will make sure that I do not buy anything that is not
needed for the film. This will allow me to stay within my budget because I will have a list of all
the items that I need for the film.
Task one – Question 2
I will make a schedule for my film production which will tell the cast and crew how long the
film is and how long the scenes will be. This will ensure me that I stick to a time schedule
because of having a organised plan for the film. I will also make a media budget template
that will help me stay within my budget.

7. Facilities
• This could simply be referring to the facilities you need to
create a film
Task Quick task then discussion point
Bullet point all the things you will need to create film
HELPFUL HINT
Consider everything from
resources/equipment but
don’t forget things like
office space, locations,
studio and all the hiring
costs and organising

8. Task
• Location of the film and scenes
• The equipment for the film, such as cameras,
lighting, set, costume and props
• Computers to complete the post-production, such
as office space.
• Documentation such as script, risk assessment,
schedule and storyboard.
• Hardware equipment
• Cast and crew
• Software equipment

9. Personnel
This is just another word for everyone you will need to employ get the
film made at each stage
Pre-production
Production
Post – production
Task
Take each stage above and consider some of the personnel you are
likely to need
Bullet point this using the stages as subheadings
HELPFUL HINT
This can range from admin
roles, creative roles,
technical roles
Think of all the people
needed

10. Task – Pre production
• Script writer
• Storyboard planner
• Scout
• Script director
• Costume and design
• Casting
• Make up design
Task – Production
• Cast
• Film screw
• Sound screw
• Health and safety to check the
set
• Light screw to control the
lighting on set
• Director
• cinematographer
• Runner
• Extras
Task – Post production
• Editor
• Director
• Colourist
• Sound designer
• Composer
• Foley artist
• Marketing
• Visual effects
• Legal team
• Admin

11. Materials
Sometimes also referred to as RESOURCES
This could range from:
Props
Costumes
Music
Internet
Script
…………..Keep adding to the list above. Use the internet if you need to

12. Clearances
https://www.prsformusic.com/what-we-do
TASK - Click the link above and answer the questions below
1. Who are they?
2. What do they do?
3. How does it work?
4. How would effect the production of a new film?

13. Task – Who are they?
They are an orginiastion that helps to protect music from being copyrighted.
What they do?
We pay royalties to our members when their work is performed, broadcast, streamed,
downloaded, reproduced, played in public or used in film and TV. We support them by
influencing policy, supporting and hosting awards and events, and investing in new
technology to ensure we’re fit for the digital music age.
How does it work?
PRS for Music is the home of the Performing Right Society (PRS) and the Mechanical-
Copyright Protection Society (MCPS). PRS collects when its members' works are
performed or communicated to the public. MCPS collects when its members' work is
copied.

14. Trade Unions
A trade union, often simply called a union, is an organization of workers who have come together to
achieve many common goals, such as protecting the integrity of their trade, improving safety
standards

15. Checklist of contents
Lets make a checklist of things to include for the report. Refer to everything you have covered
up till now
• Pre- production documents
• Their formats
• Their functions