LO3 Understand Contractual, Legal and Ethical obligations in
the
TV & Film industry
In the TV and Film production process, there are 3 main areas in which
must be covered to ensure you cover all of the important foundation areas. In
able to produce this essay, I will be explain the contractual, legal and
ethical obligations in the television and film industry by providing elucidated
examples. I will meticulously providing the reference to the terms and
definitions to inform as well as advise you on the details of the areas within
the TV and Film industry which are crucial that must be covered.
Contractual
obligations:
Contractual There are different types of contracts available in the
industry, confidentiality and exclusivity contracts. Confidentiality is a
contract that is made to keep projects and productions under wraps from the
public. An example of this is the Star Trek film, there was a mass of
confidentiality obligations used in this film as the public knew that there was
going to be a remake of Star Trek, but it was filmed on a closed set. The
appearance of the characters was also hidden from the public. In tv they use
confidentiality by not allowing cameras or video cameras on set, this is so
that nobody can show spoilers or photographs of the set.
Exclusivity is another type of contract that is available; this is where a production company secures the rights to produce an idea into a film or a tv show. The most common exclusivity contracts are given out when the production company secures the right to produce a film adaptation from a book. An example of this would be the recent The Hunger Games movie that came out in 2012. The two different types of contracts used can determine what information about the production is released and who has the right to produce the production.
Exclusivity is another type of contract that is available; this is where a production company secures the rights to produce an idea into a film or a tv show. The most common exclusivity contracts are given out when the production company secures the right to produce a film adaptation from a book. An example of this would be the recent The Hunger Games movie that came out in 2012. The two different types of contracts used can determine what information about the production is released and who has the right to produce the production.
Legal obligations:
Legal Employment legislation is the terms and conditions of the
employee’s rights within the production company. Some of the terms in the
contract are specific to production only and other terms aren't so production
specific. Health and safety is written into the contracts to make sure the person
understands that should any accidents occur on set the studio isn’t responsible
for the injuries caused to the crew member/s. Another obligation in the
contract is employee rights. In the contract that the employee signs it is
clearly stated that the employee cannot be discriminated against, whether it be
age, sex or race discrimination, this is used in both the TV and the film
industries. There is also a set minimum wage as well as equal pay between males
and females in the industry.
Ethical obligations:
Ethical
Obligations Ethical
obligations are important in the film and tv industries. Codes of practice
plays a big role in the this obligation as it allows filming to take place, as
long as the crew keeps to the code they can work on filming. An example of this
would be if the film a scene where guns are required guns for shooting (in the
film), the police would need to be told that they were planning to use guns as
props on set. If they don't follow the rules it could jeopardize the project and
it could leave the crew out of work. Legal obligations are also important in
the film and TV industries.
In Britain there is a film regulator called BBFC (The British Board of Film Classification). Their job is to watch a film and give it a classification rating based on ages; the classification is based upon how the use of language, sex, violence and other themes such as drugs are used. The age ratings are U, PG, 12A, 12, 15 and 18. Sometimes the distribution company will want the film to achieve a specific age rating, this is so that they can widen the audience and bring in more money which means there is more of a profit on the film. The company will send their film to the BBFC and if the film achieves a rating that they didn't want they will re-edit the film taking out parts of the film that the BBFC have noted are too strong for the intended audience and the company behind the film will re-edit the film and send it back off to the BBFC to get the rating that they wanted. A film wanting to be released in Britain must be classified by the BBFC, without a classification rating the film can’t be released and this means that there is no money to be made from the film.
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