1.18 Codes of Practice and Regulation
One of the reasons that media companies undertake pre-production work is to make sure that what they are planning to produce adheres to the relevant codes of practice, laws and regulations that govern and control their industry.
We have already looked at some of the legal issues that you must consider during pre-production,including obtaining permission to use any copyright material, the health and safety considerations that you should be aware of before production can begin, and gaining permission from people who may appear in your work.
Research:
London is the third busiest city in the world for filming and there is a film or TV crew on the streets almost every day of the year. The Film London website is an important source of information for companies in the pre-production stage who are looking to film in the capital and contains lots of invaluable information and links to support the planning process.
Task 1: Describe what Public Liability is and how it relates to film crews. Visit the Film London website using the link below for an explanation.
Public liability
Public liability is another legal requirement for companies and organisations who are involved in creative media production, particularly when they are recording on location where members of the public may be at risk from the production activities.
Because you are a learner, your school or college should already have public liability insurance for your production work, but you should check this out just to be sure. Commercial companies will also have a range of other forms of insurance to cover their employees,their equipment and even the products that they are working on.
Task 2: Explain some of the legal requirements, permissions and regulations effecting filming in London- these will apply to most urban centres.
Although you are working on a small production yourself you need to show an understanding of the permissions and legal requirements for any production.
Write a short report outlining the clearances, permissions and legal requirements identified below
Visit the Film London website using the link below.
Read the first section of the Permissions and Boroughs section:
Sum up the points made there relating to local authorities and police (also look further down the page to the section referring to fake police or military vehicles).
In addition sum up the rules for street filming.
Lastly, sum up some of the considerations of small film crews– these can be found at the bottom of the page.
Regulatory bodies, trade unions and trade associations
Task 3:-Research the relevant bodies as identified in the table and explain the restrictions and guidelines they might have on your production.
For the BBFC this might include how their guidelines would effect your rating and the content of your film.
For BECTU follow this link and outline the info and guidelines they could provide for you as a producer.
Write a short report outlining the relevant guidelines for those relevant bodies.
Table 1.1 shows some of the main regulatory bodies
that limit and control what a media sector can and
cannot produce. Table 1.2 lists some of the trade
unions and associations that represent people working
in media industries.
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