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LEGAL – Any company with more than 5 This had affected me negatively Health and safety is important and
Health and employees is legally obliged to
possess a comprehensive
because I had to consider affect my production positively
Safety
health and safety policy. everything around me and all because everyone in my
Professional Health and Safety the equipment and where I was documentary was treated fairly and
Consultants can provide your filming. This meant I couldn’t was in a safe environment which
company with a bespoke safety
policy; the document is around not film in the rain because it made my documentary more
100 pages long and any extra was not safe for me or for those appealing
sections that you may need in around me.
respect of your particular
business practice can be
written for you at an extra
charge.
http://www.healthandsafety.co.uk/safpol.htm
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LEGAL – “Copyright gives the creators of If I had to consider this and if It would have affected my
Copyright certain kinds of material rights to it was real then it would have work positively because the
control ways their material can be
affected my documentary archive footage would of
used. These rights start as soon
as the material is recorded in because I would not have no constructed my work together
writing or in any other way. There archive footage with out and made it make sense. It
is no official registration system. permission and without the gave my documentary more
The rights cover:” archive footage it wouldn’t realism and allowed me to add
•copying; make sense. Also the archive more voiceover's with
•adapting; footage I used was almost information making it more
•distributing; impossible to film because I engaging with the audience.
could not film a real exam
http://www.is4profit.com/business-advice/general-advice/copyright-basic-facts.html?gclid=CNTpw6qByqECFQRslA
taking place
Copy write meant I had to consider
what videos I will use that were not
mine for the documentary and if I
was allowed to use it
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LEGAL – Libel Libel occurs when a false This would have affected my It would have affected my product
and defamatory statement production negatively because positively because I never included
about an identifiable person
I had to be careful about what I anything false and hateful and I
is published to a third party,
causing injury to the say and make sure what I say never included anything printed for
subject's reputation. is not offensive. the purpose of insulting to a living
A libelous statement can be person which made my
the basis of a civil lawsuit documentary more watchable
brought by the person or without viewers getting offended.
group allegedly defamed or,
in rare cases, a criminal
prosecution.
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/c01p01.html

This meant I had to be

careful what I said as it will
be on TV for everyone to
see.
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LEGAL – Data The guidelines are designed to This would affect my It affect my production
Protection help producers comply with their production negatively positively because I never
obligations under the Data
because I had to be careful considered to do anything
Protection Act (DPA), which states
that production companies are about what information I braking the Data Protection
responsible for ensuring they used. This meant I could not Act, in both production and pre
manage and protect personal data use there name, address or production. This is because for
properly and in accordance with number when producing the pre production I made another
legislation. documentary. I had to keep it contact sheet with no personal
http://www.independentproducerhandbook.co.uk/
private at all times for information like address. This
example when doing my is because it was going to be
Personal Data is data which
contact details I had to posted on the net for anyone
relates to a living individual
remake another one with less with a internet to see so I had
Who can be identified from that
information to put on the blog to be extra careful on what I
data, these data’s can include
because I must keep their post. Also in production I didn’t
information, e.g. their name, personal information private. use anything against there
address, telephone numbers, personal information in my
personal email addresses, date documentary.
of birth, bank and pay details,
passport particulars, etc.
This meant I had to be extra
careful what info I put out
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LEGAL AND The Equal Employment It is negatively affected This helped my production
ETHICAL – Opportunity Commission because for example the positively because It meant I had to
Race and (EEOC) requires employers
interview with the Semi Pro include all Race and Ethnicity
Ethnicity to report various information
about their employees, in basketball player Syed Abbas which I did as shown on my Vox-
particular, their racial/ethnic was very appealing to those in Pops. Also I never discriminated a
categories to prevent the interest of basketball and Race or a Ethnicity group which
discrimination based on also city based because for meant it is for all of them and they
race/ethnicity. The example people living in the can watch it without being
definitions used in the
report have been different
country side would not be discriminated or even offended.
at different times. interested in that topic as they
don’t play basketball.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_(EEO)

this means I have to be

careful that I don’t racial
discriminate a race or
ethnicity.
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LEGAL AND Evidence collection, This affected my product I never had to consider invading
ETHICAL – searching of private negatively because I couldn’t their privacy because all the
Privacy premises, obtaining
film anything which had interviews were not needed to be
samples for genetic and
various biochemical personal information. This also private. I also never had to change
examinations, and included people who were init my interview questions or blur out
questioning suspects are all without giving me permission anything.
parts of a forensic to be in it for example the
investigation. Although the archive footage will be braking
need to acquire evidence is
pressing, the need to
there privacy because I never
preserve and protect the had there permission to be in
privacy and liberty of it.
individuals is also
paramount.
http://www.enotes.com/forensic-science/privacy-legal-ethical-issues

This mean I have to keep

every personal information
private.
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PROJECT A budget is one of those This would have affected my It would have affected my product
SPECIFIC pivotal tools that is used production negatively because positively because I would have
-Budget across many departments
I would of needed to consider had money to buy a better camera
within a company. For the
developers, it dictates how everything that I am spending for example a HD camera and
much time to spend on money on and making sure I even equipments like a good
specific areas of the do not go other the limit. This microphone which cuts out wind.
application. For the project was difficult because you had I would of also had more higher
manager, it's a baseline used to consider that all your
to determine whether the classed people that are more
project is on track. For sales
contributors and interview experts in the topic of education
or the client, it correlates where going to be charged for example Ed Balls.
directly to the success of the and more so depending on
effort. It's no surprise that how high the person role is.
one of the biggest issues in
creating a budget is
interpretation.
http://www.builderau.com.au/strategy/projectmanagement/soa/Creating-your-project-budget-Where-to-begin-/0,339
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PROJECT Technology is the process It affected my documentary It affected my product positively

SPECIFIC - by which humans modify negatively because I the because the microphone I used to
technology nature to meet their needs
camera was not HD. Having a do voice over’s in post production
and wants.
HD camera would have helped were good and the quality of the
Technology includes all of
the infrastructure necessary me improve the quality of the sound was also good.
for the design, manufacture, shots and made them more Also the Mac and I Movie were
operation, and repair of clear. Also a better camera good and easy to use. I could what
technological artifacts, from would have meant better I needed to do with it for example
corporate headquarters and sound quality when filming
engineering schools to
edit sound levels and ect..
Interviews and Vox-Pops.
manufacturing plants and
maintenance facilities.
http://www.nae.edu/nae/techlithome.nsf/weblinks/KGRG-55A3ER
Technology related to my
production is about what
equipments I used when
filming and editing the
documentary.
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TV INDUSTRY Ofcom is the UK Payment never affect my Dealing with Contributors- At first I
SPECIFIC – documentary because I didn’t pay considered that they may not be
Regulatory and
regulator for both
for anyone which meant I stayed in prepared to do what you want but
self-regulatory broadcasting and
my budget. however everyone I wanted ended up
(OFCOM/ BBC) telecommunications. It being it.
Potentially Offensive Material-
regulates the content of Must be careful what you say or Potentially Offensive Material-
television and also radio show during your production Audience can watch it knowing they wont
broadcast programmes because the viewers may get hear strong language which allow
in the UK. offended this meant I had to watch children to watch as well.
what I say. I never had any criminality in my
documentary.
I also never used secret filming which is
when you film someone without
permission and without them knowing.