Type of production
We were given the task to create a Depict short 90 second
film. For our distribution, we uploaded it to YouTube. There many ways to distribute films, for
professionally made films they distribute through box office or put on to CDs,
Distributing through box office makes the most money.
Finance and sources
of funding
There are different types of media products, some are short
films that are 30 seconds long and others, which are professionally made, which
are can vary in length for 90 minutes to 180 minutes, each type distribute in
different ways. Professionally made films gets a well-known distributer who
have a lot of money to distribute their films, these companies normally release
the films to cinemas, and after they release to onto DVD. Other films, which
are made by lesser-known producers usually, go straight to DVD. Some films are
played on TV, which gets them money from the adverts played in the brakes.
Some of the funding for films come as donations from various
websites from people who enjoy a certain director’s films or believe that the
project will be a success. Other well-known films are funded from companies
that feel that the film will be a success invest in the movie and will earn
profit when the movie hits the box office. Some movies are fund by the actors
involved in the project who believe that the project will be a success.
Requirements
The crew already owned everything we needed for the Depict
task. Some of the required thing we needed were; camera, music, location, and
actors.
Personnel
In different types of media production, you require different
quantities and types of personnel, for example in a low budget short production
you would we limited to the amount of personnel based on how low the budget or
how much the production costs. So a normal crew for a low budget short would
only we a few people doing multiple jobs, this normally means that the entire
production takes longer.
In a Hollywood feature film the personnel, because of the
amount of funding going into a Hollywood feature film; people would have their
own specific job making the production go a lot faster compared to a low budget
film. In a TV programme they would have, a team working on things together like
a Hollywood feature just with a lower budget and less money on CGI. When making
a film the crew normally consists of a;
- · Director
- · Second unit director
- · Music director
- · Writer
- · Producer
- · Executive producer
- · Line producer
- · Production manager
- · Assistant manager
- · Assistant production manager
- · Unit manager
- · Production coordinator
- · First assistant director
- · Second assistant director
- · Production accountant
- · Location manager
- · Assistant location manager
- · Location scout
- · Location assistant
- · Location production assistant
- · Casting director
- · Cast PA
- · Camera operator
- · First assistant camera
- · Second assistant camera
- · Film loader
- · Digital imaging technician
- · Gaffer
- · Grip
- · Key grip
- · Dolly grip
- · Sound grip
- · Production sound mixer
- · Boom operator
- · Production designer
- · Art director
- · Set decorator
- · Prop maker
- · Costume designer
- · Costume supervisor
- · Make-up artist
- · Hair stylist
- · Stunt coordinator
- · Film editor
- · Negative cutter
- · Visual effects producer
- · Compositor
- · Sound designer
- · Sound editor
In our group, we spread the work out equally between our
group, because there was only three of us for the pre-production I worked on
the risk assessment, Budgeting. I also helped with the filming and was an
actor. Everyone was involved with the editing.
Time
If the deadlines are not met in a professional media industry,
it can result in people who are linked with whatever part that caused it being
fired. In our Depict film, we did not meet our deadline mainly because we lost
the footage multiple times causing us to re-shoot the same shoot multiple
times.
Equipment/ Facilities
Equipment like cameras and props for professional media
productions are either rented or created by the crew. For our Depict project
the camera and tripod were all provided by the college and all out fits where
owned by the actors.
Locations
Location recces are used by scout out an area where you will
be filming so you can determine if that area is safe enough to film at. A
location release gives you permission to film at the location if it if private
property, it also lets the owner of the property know that if any damage done
to the property while filming it will be the production company fault.
For our Depict video we chose outside of East Norfolk Sixth
Form College because it was perfect for the establishing shot, we also filmed
in down in Gorleston high street. While down there we kept having to re-shoot
the same shot because we were filming in a car park and cars occasionally came
into the car park causing us to stop filming, this only happened a few times so
it didn’t really affect us too much.
Legal issues
When filming outside in the view of the public using props
like a knife or gun even if fake can cause panic to avoid this you should
inform everyone in the area, you should also try to clear the area and get a
police form so the police are informed about your filming.
Copyright can affect many productions because it can cost
them money if they use certain sounds or music. In our Depict production, we
never used anything that is copyrighted, we checked before using it.
Public liability insurance covers the costs of any legal
claims due to injury of a third party or if property sustains damage when under
your use.
Clearance in media refers to securing permission of
copyrighted material and researching property to see if there are any ownership
claims and disputes.
Completion guarantee is an insurance that is offered by a
completion guarantor company in return for a percentage fee based on the budget
of a media production.
Regulation
OFCOM is the communications regulator in the UK. There main
legal duties are to ensure:
- · The UK has a wide range of electronic communications services, including high-speed services such as broadband;
- · A wide range of high-quality television and radio programmes are provided, appealing to a range of tastes and interests;
- · Television and radio services are provided by a range of different organisations;
- · People who watch television and listen to the radio are protected from harmful or offensive material;
- · People are protected from being treated unfairly in television and radio programmes, and from having their privacy invaded;
- · Viewers of video on demand services are protected from harmful content;
- · A universal postal service is provided in the UK - this means a six days a week, universally priced delivery and collection service across the country; and
- · The radio spectrum (the airwaves used by everyone from taxi firms and boat owners, to mobile-phone companies and broadcasters) is used in the most effective way.
The BBC is regulated by the office of fair trading (OFT)
Trade union and trade
associations
A trade union is an organized group of workers in a
particular trade, group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further
their rights and interests. Trade unions are important because most actors work
by a contract and the trade union will make sure they get paid the right
amount.
BECTU provides a wide range of services including:
- · Negotiating pay, conditions and contracts with employers
- · Advice and representation on health and safety
- · Training support and courses
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group,
business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization
founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An
industry trade association participates in public relations activities such as
advertising, education, political donations, lobbying and publishing, but its
focus is collaboration between companies.
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