Production Process Plan

Photoshoot and Front Cover Production

Photograph Date Time Materials Equipment Personnel

Spring 5/05/18 2:30 - Flower crown Camera Sian Austin
3:00pm Jewels Tripod Izzy
Fake Flowers Livingstone
Flowery Dress
Winter 7/05/18 12:00 - Fake snow Camera Sian Austin
12:30pm White Fabric Tripod Izzy
Blue Jewels Livingstone
Winter Coat
Winter Dress
Summer 16/05/18 7pm - Hat Camera Sian Austin
7:30pm Shorts, Tripod Robert
T-shirt Bingham
Autumn 17/05/18 5pm - Branches Camera Sian Austin
5:30pm Hat Tripod Robert
Coat Bingham
T-shirt

Reviewing Materials

Materials Date for reviewing and selecting images

Spring and Winter 8/05/18
Summer and Autumn 18/05/18

Post Production

Magazine Page Date Time Materials Equipment

Cover 11/05/18 1:30 – 2:00pm Photographs Computer
Cover lines Photoshop
15/08/18 11:00 -12:00pm Photographs Computer
12:30 – 2:00pm Cover lines Photoshop
16/05/18 1:30- 2:30pm Photographs Computer
Cover lines Photoshop
23/05/18 9am -12pm Photographs Computer
Cover lines Photoshop
5/06/18 9am – 10:30pm Photographs Computer
Cover lines Photoshop

Budget:
£300 – DSLR
£30 – Tripod
£3 – per/Flower crown
£5 – Fake Snow
£7 – White fabric
£2 – Jewels

Launch Date: July 2018

Relevant Legal and Ethical Issues:

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
The law gives the creators of literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, sound recordings,
broadcasts, films and typographical arrangement of published editions, rights to control the
ways in which their material may be used.

The rights cover: broadcast and public performance, copying, adapting, issuing, renting and
lending copies to the public.

This is a CIVIL law not a CRIMINAL law.

This means it is not a criminal offence to break the law, which could result in a fine or jail
sentence.

Instead, the person who owns the copyright has to sue the person they believe has broken
the law. The case is then heard in a civil court and if the person is found guilty of breaking
copyright law then they will have to pay damages to the owner of the copyright. The amount
of damages is set by the court.

Types of work protected:

Literary - Song lyrics, manuscripts, manuals, computer programs, commercial documents,
leaflets, newsletters and articles etc.
Dramatic - Plays, dance etc.
Musical - Recordings and score.
Artistic - Photography, painting, sculptures, architecture, technical drawings/diagrams, maps,
logos.
Typographical arrangement of published editions - Magazines, periodicals, etc.
Sound recording - May be recordings of other copyright works, e.g. musical and literary.
Film - Video footage, films, broadcasts and cable programmes.
The Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations 1992 extended the rules covering literary
works to include computer programs.
Duration of copyright:
For literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works: 70 years from the end of the calendar year
in which the last remaining author of the work dies.
If the author is unknown, copyright will last for 70 years from end of the calendar year in
which the work was created, although if it is made available to the public during that time, by
publication, authorised performance, broadcast, exhibition etc, then the duration will be 70
years from the end of the year that the work was first made available.
Sound Recordings: 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was
created or, if the work is released within that time, 70 years from the end of the calendar
year in which the work was first released.
Films: 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the last principal director, author
or composer dies.
If the work is of unknown authorship: 70 years from end of the calendar year of creation, or if
made available to the public in that time, 70 years from the end of the year the film was first
made available.
Typographical arrangement of published editions: 25 years from the end of the calendar year
in which the work was first published.
Broadcasts and cable programmes: 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the
broadcast was made.

APPLICATION:
Magazine producers would make sure they produce their own original content, which is the
text and images in the magazine. If needed to use copyrighted material, they’d need to get
the correct permissions to use it by documented consent, which can either be written or
verbal.
In my own magazine, I will make sure I use my own content by taking my own pictures and
writing my own articles. I will then check against existing magazines to make sure I have not
stolen content from any of those.

Equality Act 2010

This law legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society.
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of:
- Age
- Being or becoming a transsexual person
- Being married or in a civil partnership
- Being pregnant or on maternity leave
- Disability
- Race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
- Religion/belief or lack of religion/belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation

This is a CRIMINAL law.

Therefore anyone who is considered to be breaking the law could be arrested. It would
result in a criminal trial which if found guilty could result in a fine or jail sentence.

APPLICATION:
Magazine producers must make sure to not be deliberately discriminatory against the key
groups listed above in images and text. It could cause the audience to be offended or the
loss of the audience, and may also result in complaints to the magazine regulatory body
which is IPSO. It can also break the law.
For my own magazine, I will make sure there is no stereotypes included in the images or the
text, and to avoid using negative stereotypes, I must be aware of what those are for each
group included. I will be careful when planning the pictures and selecting the mise-en-scene
for those pictures.

Intellectual property
What intellectual property is
Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you to stop people stealing or
copying:
- The names of your products or brands
- Your inventions
- The design or look of your products
- Things you write, make or produce

Copyright, patents, designs and trademarks are all types of intellectual property protection.
You get some types of protection automatically, others you have to apply for.

You own intellectual property if you:

- Created it (and it meets the requirements for copyright, a patent or a design
- Bought intellectual property rights from the creator or a previous owner
- Have a brand that could be a trade mark e.g. a well-known product name
If you believe anyone has stolen or copied your property you would sue them in civil court.
Types of protection - The type of protection you can get depends on what you’ve created.
You get some types of protection automatically, others you have to apply for.
Automatic protection - Protection you have to apply for
Type of protection:
- Examples of intellectual property
- Time to allow for application
- Trade marks
- Product names, logos, jingles
(4 months)
Registered designs - Appearance of a product including, shape, packaging, patterns,
colours, decoration (1 month)
Patents - Inventions and products, e.g. machines and machine parts, tools, medicines
(Around 5 years)

APPLICATION:
Magazine producers will not copy other magazines’ house styles, and will make sure they
haven’t by checking against existing magazines.
For my own magazine, I will create my own logo, colour scheme, layout and font to create a
distinct house style for my magazine. I will make sure any of those elements are not taken
from anywhere else, which will be outlined in my publication plan.

Obscene Publications Act 1959

For the purposes of this Act an article shall be deemed to be obscene if its effect or (where
the article comprises two or more distinct items) the effect of any one of its items is, if taken
as a whole, such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to
all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it.
In this Act ‘article’ means any description of article containing or embodying matter to be
read or looked at or both, any sound record and any film or other record of a picture or
pictures.

This is a criminal law.

APPLICATION:
Magazine producers will not include anything obscene in there magazines such as swearing
or violent language or imagery. If any is in the magazine, they will cut it out or censor it with
asterisks or anything else that fits their house style.
In my own magazine, the pictures will be planned to be appropriate for the audience, such
as not featuring any nudity or overly violent acts. I will check through the content again to
make sure all obscenities are cleared from the magazine. There will be awareness of this in
all stages of production when planning pictures and editing images and articles.

Trespass
This is a civil law.
Trespass to land consists of any unjustifiable intrusion by a person upon the land in
possession of another.
Civil trespass is actionable in the courts.

APPLICATION:
Magazine producers must make sure they do not enter private property without permission
for a photoshoot, research or an interview. if they do need a private place for any of this,
they will need to get the proper permission and have it documented.

For my magazine, I will plan where my pictures are taken, which will be in a public place.
However, if I decide that permission is needed, I will get the proper permission which is
property release form.

Privacy
The introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998 incorporated into English law the European
Convention on Human Rights.

Article 8.1 of the ECHR provides an explicit right to respect for a private life:
Article 8 protects your right to respect for your private life, your family life, your home and
your correspondence (letters, telephone calls and emails, for example).

Privacy Law is a law which deals with the use of people’s personal information and making
sure they aren't intruded upon. These laws make sure people can't have their information
wrongly used without permission.

APPLICATION:
Magazine producers wouldn’t release anyone’s personal info such as phone numbers,
addresses or finances without their permission. If they took a picture and members of the
public were in it, they would need to get permission from them to use their image in their
magazine, and it would be the same for any celebrities. They will just generally not invade
privacy.
In my magazine, I would get anyone in the magazine’s permission to use them in the
magazine getting anyone who features in it to sign a model release form. I will censor any
personal info in my magazine by cutting it out in post.

Defamation Act 2013

This Act reformed defamation law on issues of the right to freedom of expression and the
protection of reputation. It also comprised a response to perceptions that the law as it stood
was giving rise to libel tourism and other inappropriate claims.

The Act changed existing criteria for a successful claim, by requiring claimants to show
actual or probable serious harm (which, in the case of for-profit bodies, is restricted to
serious financial loss), before suing for defamation in England or Wales.

It also enhanced existing defences, by introducing a defence for website operators hosting
user-generated content (provided they comply with a procedure to enable the complainant to
resolve disputes directly with the author of the material concerned or otherwise remove it),
and introducing new statutory defences of truth, honest opinion, and "publication on a matter
of public interest“.

LIBEL
A written, published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation.

SLANDER
Making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.

Defamation is a civil law and so you would need to sue someone who you believe has
damaged your reputation.

APPLICATION:
Magazine producers wouldn’t publish any false statements or accusations in the images or
text, especially when it can harm someone’s reputation and also can mislead the audience.
In my own magazine, I will not publish anything that is false or unconfirmed. I would either
research about any information in my article to make sure it is accurate or if I’m still unsure
I’ll cut it out. I will also avoid harming anybody’s reputation in general in the images and text
as it could mislead the audience.
Ethical:
Ethical Constraints
Rather than legal constraints, ethical issues are based on judgement. They are what society
considers as morally acceptable.
If something is seen as ethically wrong then it is first investigated to see if it is breaking any
laws. However, if it is not in violation of any of these laws then it comes under ethical issues.

This means that no law has been broken, however the public may see it as offensive or
controversial. Many ethical concerns are raised by groups of specific people. These groups
may find the publication offensive, due to how the minority are represented.

Content – Images and text

Content needs to be appropriate for the audience and not include things like bad or violent
language, or any nudity or violence in images. Negatively viewed ideas and beliefs will also
not be included in the magazine. If the line is crossed too far, it could link to Obscene
Publications and result in breaking the law, and also offended or loss of readers, and
potentially complains to the regulatory body which is IPSO.

APPLICATION:
With my magazine, I will meticulously plan my imagery and make sure the mise-en-scene of
it is appropriate. I will also plan appropriate content by avoiding violent imagery or language,
or any swearing too. Extra care will be taken in the production stage when taking pictures. In
post-production with my editing I will censor bad language and cut out any negative
ideologies or beliefs.

Representation
Representation is the way different people, places or events are portrayed. This can be an
issue because of stereotypes, because groups of people can be defined by only a few
characteristics which are often negative (such as women are weak) and these should be
avoided.

APPLICATION:
In making my magazine, I will be aware of these negative stereotypes during all stages of
production and will avoid in all of these stages. I will be careful when choosing the mise-en-
scene of the costumes in the images so that they do not reinforce any negative stereotypes.