P3

a) Storyboard

b) Relevant plans & sketches for the chosen special effect



c) Mock ups relevant to chosen special effect

d) Detailed risk assessment for the special effect production

e) Recce


f) Risk assessment for the production of the footage



g) Permission to use the special effect

h) Other legal requirements

Legal & Ethical issues

In terms of photo shoot, this might be in terms of misrepresentation, copyright, royalties

LEGAL

In terms of legal issues, these tends to be about who owns the rights to something, or whether you are slandering (saying something about someone that is not true), or sometimes it can be a legal issue of making sure your content is not breaking the law (as in there is no suffering to animals depicted)

ETHICAL

Ethics are more of a minefield and there are certain ethical considerations that we have in the west that are important to understand. Ethics is about what society views as right.

Such as – is there a balance between male/female genders

If there are, are these stereotypical roles (e.g. powerful and strong male, weak female often dressed provocatively)

Is there swearing, are there weapons?

South Park is controversial because a lot of people disapprove of its ethics. However, the producers might argue that it is for a small cult audience who are adult enough to know what is right and what is wrong.

What are the legal and ethical issues of your production and can you justify them?

(Delete rows or add to them as applicable)

LEGAL

Issue	Solved or justified?
Filming People	There are several rights which apply to the use of a person’s image which filmmakers should consider, particularly when filming in the street within London or the UK. Solved – The actress has agreed and volunteered to be filmed and the location is in college grounds, where we have been given permission through talent release forms to shoot in.
Filming Buildings	There are various legal issues to consider when filming buildings in London and the UK. Trademarks and logos, defamation, passing off, light displays, iconic buildings, and practical tips for filmmakers shooting buildings. Solved – There are no logos or iconic buildings in our short scene, especially regarding the tools behind the actress which we had to be careful no logos were showing.
Media Insurance	All UK productions need Public Liability Insurance to receive permission to film or carry out commercial photography, which should be obtained in the earliest stages of pre-production. Solved - My project is part of my course, and we’re covered my college. I have supplied talent release forms to show confirmation.
Child Performance Licences	If you are filming or working with children of compulsory school age it is important that you check whether the actor will require a Child Performance Licence. Solved – The actress doesn’t require a child Performance Licence as they are over age.
Copyright	“The exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material.” Solved – All video is produced by my group and all audio is copyright free, consisting of myself recording the sounds with a zoom microphone and using copyright free music.
Slander	Presenting someone as someone else. Solved – Anyone included in our video isn’t presented as someone else that they claim to be. Any information in the credits will all be true and reviewed by everyone involved in the production.
Model Release	A legal release document typically signed by the subject of a photograph granting permission to publish the photograph in one form or another. Solved – All talent release forms required will be uploaded that are needed.
Minimum Wage Regulations	If you intend to employ crew. Solved – Our short film is part of Unit 45, therefore no one is being paid to participate.

ETHICAL

Issue	Solved or justified?
Offence	Causing to upset someone in some way that in most cases isn’t acceptable to society. Solved – Nothing in our short video will cause offence, apart from the gore from the cut open finger, therefore, there will be a warning to people who take offence from self-harm or gore.
Political reason	Making sure that the political aspects of the video aren’t mocking or offending people in any way. Solved – Our short video scene doesn’t mention any political issues or involve in any current world issues that could cause offence to others.
Gender balance	Having a balance of male to female ratio. Solved – The scene is female dominant, with an actress as the main character and the female voice for the mum and the boss from the phone call. Also, stereotypically, builders wearing their high visibility uniform are assumed to be males. However, there are almost all men working off scene and all male names are shown in the credits, therefore, balancing it out.
Violence	Relations to violence in the video Solved – The Stanley knife cutting through the finger isn’t being used for violent reasons, but for a planned accident. Therefore, the Stanley knife isn’t used the way it isn’t meant to be and isn’t giving a bad example to younger viewers. Furthermore, there will be an age restriction and warning to the audience of (fake) blood and gore.
Explicit language	Explicit language in the video Solved – There will be no explicit language in the video, so that there is no offence caused to others.
Religion	Solved – There will be no references to religion in the video.

i) Compliance with relevant health and safety requirements

From the Office & Production staff

1) The producer must carry out fire risk assessments, set up emergency procedures and inform everyone about them. You are entitled to leave the workplace in the event of serious and imminent danger. 

2) Working temperature must be suitable. Recommended “comfort ranges” are: sedentary/office work: 19.4°C to 22.8°C; light work: 15.5°C to 20°C; heavy work: 12.8°C to 15.6°C.

3) Natural light is best - health can be impaired without it. Ineffective air circulation, combined with high temperature and a general lack of fresh air, natural light and ventilation, can cause “sick building syndrome”, where workers experience headaches, dry throats and other symptoms of ill health.

Health & Safety for my role (Sound Recordist)

1) At noise levels at or above 85 dB (A) averaged over eight hours, employers must provide employees with ear protection on request.

2) Electrical equipment must be suitable for its work in terms of strength and capability.

3) Route cables safely or cover them to prevent trips or falls and protect their integrity and insulation. Keep cable runs as short as possible. Never overheat cables by running them close to heat sources or using them coiled or tied up.

j) Following safe working practice

Mock up rehearsal shoot

The mock up shoot went well. Everyone in the group did their own role successfully, and we all worked together efficiently and resulted in a good mock of what the shoot will look like next week when we shoot the real thing. However, we didn't record any footage or audio because the director wanted to see how it looked. There were positives and negatives, firstly, the mock up went well because the director did a good job of making sure everyone was involved and others helped when necessary. However, others had nothing to do so they just stood watching and not getting involved, mainly due to their roles not being needed such as the make up artist. We managed to use and test out all of the equipment available, so that on the day it isn't the first time using it. I am the sound recordist, so I had little to do during the mock up. I managed to work out how to set up the boom mic and sound recorder with it ready to go, but the director didn't need it as we weren't actually recording any audio. However, I now know how to quickly put everything together on the day, I just need to learn how to use the sound recorder itself in order to record audio without any issues, as it has a lot of different options. I was less happy that we didn't record any test footage or audio, because i spent a lot of time putting it all together only to pack it up soon after. However, I could have spoken up, but I now know to do that for next time. Overall, to make next weeks shoot a success, I will individually learn how to use the sound recorder, and watch online videos of tips and advice to being a sound recordist. As a group, I think we all need to work together more, making sure people aren't just watching and have nothing to do, unless their role isn't needed. I also noticed that I can't hold the boom mic at the same time as recording sound, therefore if someone doesn't have a job to do, then someone can hold the boom pole for me.

CONTINGENCY PLAN

These guidelines shall be followed from pre-production all the way down to post-production.

POSSIBLE ISSUE	ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN
Actor becomes ill or unavailable	Get another actor to act as the understudy for the original actor.
Location is unavailable	Look at using other potential locations: this could be in the classroom (C13)
Equipment getting damaged	Ask the technician for assistance in either fixing the equipment or in getting a replacement.
SFX make-up not being available	If a replacement isn’t available, create a simplified version of the SFX on the finger and add on the cuts and blood in editing.
Crew members missing	The remaining crew members will multi-task and take on the roles of those who are missing.
Someone gets injured on set	Follow safe procedures to prevent injuries, however in the occasion of an injury occurring, first aid assistance can be received on site and hospital is at a walking distance from shooting location.
Computer crashes or malfunctions leading to data being lost	Ensure that everyone has a back-up of the footage and that in editing, the project is constantly saved.