Monday, 13 May 2013
Being a runner on Scopia 11th May 2013
On Thursday My college tutor, showed us a trailer for the film Scopia directed by Chris Butler, then he said that they needed 4 runners this Saturday from 5 pm - 2 am, I then sent an email telling Mel that I was interested, I then had an email back from the Line Producer telling me the location and times.
when I arrived on Location I met the producer Steven Flynn, I was then assigned to the art department, the first job I had to do was move new looking wood from one side of a big bonfire to the other, this was to make the fire look more authentic, as soon as I had completed that job I asked Dave head of set design what I needed to do next, next I painted a wooden board black, this would later be used to stop light reflection. Next I helped with breaking up sticks for a pyre, I did this for quite a long time as a lot needed to be broken up. (when you are runner never complain, always ask what you can do next, be enthusiastic)
when it got dark, we started shooting as the scene was a night shot, my job was to make sure the actors were warm after every shot, this meant I had to carry around blankets and hot water bottles for the actors, after each shot was complete I passed them their hot water bottle and blankets. while the action was happening I watched the camera team, the cinematographer was Charlie Herranz who has worked on quite a few feature films ads and music videos, they were shooting on a RED ONE camera. it took them a few tries to get the shot that they wanted as the fire in the shot kept going down, the fire was the only source of light being used. we did this for most of the night.
overall it was a great first experience as a runner on feature film, its great to be able to see how everyone works together and to be a part of that.
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Presentation for employment
Presentation for employment, interviewing skills, self-presentation (linguistic codes, dress codes, interpersonal skills
there are two main types of presentation, self and linguistic
When you enter an interview don’t slouch, have a
firm handshake, if its to firm then the employer might think your over
confident, don’t do a wimpy handshake either.
You could do some research before hand on the
company, and show that you know in the interview this will show the employer
that you are very interested in their company, remember to ask questions during
the interview as this will help them think your interested in the company. When
talking don’t speak really fast or very laud as you will come across as either
very nervous or over confident, neither are good. You should speak on the same
level as them; you should be enthusiastic in the way you speak.
When you go for job or something similar you always
need to think about how you present yourself, your self-presentation is what
people see if you before talking to you, making the right first impression is
crucial. Depending on what job your going for you should chose a suitable
outfit, if you turn up to a job interview for office job or something similar
with dirty jeans And ripped shirt then you would automatically be out of the
running for the job, this is before you have even spoken.
When talking in the interview make sure you have
eye contact with the person who is interviewing you, don’t look at the ground
and fiddle with your phone, the employer will probably be looking at your
communication skills, fiddling and mumbling is not going to show very good
communication and body language.
Whereas if you were going for a running job then you wouldn't have to be extremely smart, you could wear relatively smart clothing as the employer wouldn't really be looking at how dress as being a main issue.
Whereas if you were going for a running job then you wouldn't have to be extremely smart, you could wear relatively smart clothing as the employer wouldn't really be looking at how dress as being a main issue.
Presenting you’re self isn’t just about how you look it about how you talk. If someone applied to job for a radio presenter then they would need to be very clear in the speech, although they would probably have given the employer a show reel demonstrating their voice.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
29th april - 1st may Video Production
29th april - 1st may
29th april
on Monday we were ready to start filming, in the morning me and gabe went and took long length video shots of tall building around the college, the reason for this was to speed them up and make a time lapse type thing. during third period we started filming with our actors, grace and gavin, i was on camera, we first shot the scene in the library, this is where grace (representing language students) takes out a few book, she then hears the music. the next shot was of gavin who plays the generic awesome strode student walk through doors in a super hero like fashion, for this I used a tripod on two legs camera technique to get a smooth back track shot and to make the video more professional looking, the next shot grace walks through the doors with her book and joins Gavin and they walk, to get a steady shot on this I used another tripod trick.
1st may
today we filmed another actor scene with a biology student, the student used a microscope then hears the sound of music and throws her pen behind her and she goes to join the others. to film this I used a Manfrotto tripod and a Canon 550D.
I used the same technique as the previous day, slow forwards track that draws the audience in.
Monday, 22 April 2013
22nd April and past week
For the past week, me and my team mates have been working on a viral ad assignment for the college, last week we were planning the storyboard, treatment, video location forms. lots and lots of paper stuff.
this week we shall finish the paper work (pre-production) and possibly start the production.
this is what I have done today
22nd April
First I showed Mell our storyboard, he said
we should go and take pictures that will represent the shots on he storyboard. Christy
and Gabriel are going to go and do some pictures for the storyboard, I have
sent an email telling them, and they have confirmed their currant task. I shall
now start a shooting schedule. I have also just done the talent information
bios. I just found out that we have to change our music track as the company
says
“Any
inquiries concerning favors, free usage, permission for non-profit YouTube
videos, School projects, non-profit films etc.. will not be answered”
we will now have to change
the music track, I have found a few sites that have free royalty free music on
purple planet music, their music isn’t very epic, I then went and looked at
soundcloud where I found a few Okay tracks but not really that good.
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013
GC 3 Understand the regulation of the media sector
GC 3 Understand the regulation of the
media sector
The BBFC
classifies all video content that is publicly released; also until recently
they classified video games now that are PEGI’s job only. They classify material based on length, type
of content so things like violence, sex, and language, they will give it a rating
depending on how much of these three it contains.
The BBFC
protect the public especially children from harmful content, empower the public
so they can make informed choices on what they watch, respecting adult freedom
within the law, they change ratings depending on what is socially acceptable,
for example the F word has become more acceptable in film and Television, also
what was considered as extreme violence in 1963 “lord of the flies” this was X
rated now it PG that’s an example of how acceptance of certain aspects of film
have changed.
Before the
1984 film act the BBFC didn’t have much power as local councils were deciding
film ratings, the act made it so that the BBFC was the primary Classification
board for the UK.
British Video Association,
The BVA
represent the interests and publishers of pre recorded video entertainment,
they create a detailed map of what is trending in retail, media, rentals, best
sellers and impact of government policy.
Video Standards Council (VSC),
The VSC was
set up in 1989 to oversee the a code of practice that keeps up high standards
of dvd and film industry, the code also started to promote high standards in
the video game industry. The VSC wrote the staff training guidelines for retail
shops selling video content to the public. They make sure all staff only sells
video material to the right age (certificate).
In 1994 they
became one of the main companies responsible for rating video games, before
that it was the ELSPA, in 2001 this was changed to the PEGI rating system which
was administered by the VSC, PEGI recently took over all video game ratings in
Europe. PEGI now covers ratings in over 30 countries.
What they
intend to do:
·
Ensure
that video games or properly rated
·
Ensures
that the PEGI rating continues to take into account currant sensitivities and
attitudes of the public
·
Ensure
that the UK is made aware of the PEGI video game rating system
·
Keep
upto date on how video games are sold
Television, Radio and
Telecommunications Office for Communication (Ofcom)
Ofcom is the
primary media regulator in the UK, they regulate TV, Radio, Mobiles, air waves
that media devices operate on. They
protect people from scams. They make sure if anything happens on TV that
shouldn’t for example the Jonathon Ross and Russell brand incident where they
sent abusive message to Andrew sachs while on live Radio, Ofcom is meant to stop
this sort of thing happening, they fined both of the offenders.
·
Ofcom
ensures that the UK has a wide range of electronic communication services.
·
Tv
produced is of high quality.
·
A
Universal postage service.
Press Complaints Commission (PCC)
The PCC is an
self-governing company to facilitate administrative self regulation for the press,
this is done mostly in complaints framed inside the terms of “the editors code
of practice”. The PCC helps the public by holding editors responsible to what
they have done. They “strive to protect the rights of individuals” they also
want to allow freedom of expression within the press.
To deal with
complaints they censor the editor for breach the editor’s code of practice,
Conduct training seminars for editors, “negotiating
remedial action and amicable settlements for complainants”.
How they
enforce sanctions
They
negotiate an agreed solution be it by apology, amendment of records or removing
an article. Referral of an editor and a letter of admonishment from the
chairman to the editor.
Advertising Standards Authority(ASA),
The ASA is a
independent advertising authority for the UK that regulates advertising across
all media. They” apply the advertising Codes, which are written by the
committees of advertising Practice”. ASA are always checking the media for any
misleading, offensive or harmful advertisements, any breaches of advertising
code will be investigated and checked if they comply with the rules.
ASA judges
ads, if they breach the advertising code “it must be withdrawn or changed and
the advertiser must not use the approach again”. During 2011 ASA they
considered 31,458 complaints, 22,397 were checked, this lead to 4591 ads being
amended or withdrawn.
Tv and radio
advertising has to be pre-cleared, to do this they have to go to two
pre-clearance centre’s these are Clear cast for television commercials and The
Radio Clearance Centre RACC.
“The ASA is funded by advertisers through an arm’s length arrangement
that guarantees the ASA’s independence.”
British Academy of Film and Television
Arts (BAFTA),
BAFTA is one
of the main promoters of Films, Television and Video games (moving image) they
support the development of moving images, rewarding and promoting for
“excellence and inspiring practitioners and the public” they make sure the best creative work in
moving image is available to the public.
Commercial Radio Companies Association
(CRCA)
The CRCA are
the commercial trade body for radio in the UK, they represent commercial radio
to the government, copyright companies and Radio Authority. They manage the
Radio advertising clearance Centre which decides which special and national
advertisements should be broadcast. The Members of the CRCA span from national
stations to regional and local, they make up for half the UK radio listening.
Know about employment opportunities and job roles in the media sector
GC4 Know about employment opportunities and job roles in the media sector
http://www.toolingu.com/definition-950230-54581-full-time-employee.htmlhttp://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/full-time-employment.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/full-time
http://www.answers.com/topic/full-time
A full time job is when you work 40hrs+ a
week
part time job – when you work a small
amount of the full time job, if the full time job was 40hrs then part time
could be anything between 4 – 35hrs a week.
Freelance (also what is the number one
thing you have to remember)
freelance means – some one who sell their
service to an employer but does not have a contract with them, they can work
with more than one company. REPUTATION
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR.
Shift work
shift work is when you work various ours
every week, you could work night shifts one week then day shifts the next.
Permanent
this is when you enter into a contract with
the employer to say that you will work for them as long as they want you too
for example it could be a 3 year contract, during that time you would only work
for them an no one else, if you did want to finish early and go to another job
you would have to pay the employer for the training of another person.
Temporary
a temp job is when you work for a set
amount of time usually less than a year, then you have to find another job.
Multi skilled
Multiskilling is when one person knows a
range of different skills but not in much depth.
Voluntary
Voluntary is when some one offers to do work
for free, normally to gain experience.
Casual
http://www.humanresourcesiq.com/glossary/casual-employment/
casual employment is when you work in place
of someone else who might be ill or away, paid hourly.
Hourly paid
someone who is paid per hour
Piece work
http://www.investorwords.com/10638/piecework.html
amount paid depending on the amount of
units sold, for example if you work as a car sails man then you might have
piecework.
Recruitment
(careers
advice, trade fairs, national press, trade press, personal contacts.
When looking to get recruited for a company
you should first look at careers advice as there are many different companies
that recruit, looking at careers advice will help you decide which company and
which type of job you want to go into. You can go to trade fairs these are very
good for finding out about different companies as they will have stalls from
dozens of genres of work, you would probably find something that you want to
do, this is a god way of meeting actual people who are already in the job as one
or two from each company will be there, you could look in a trade press
(specialized magazine for work) like the broadcastmagazine which tells you all about
the latest news in the media industry, they also will tell you about when trade
fairs are and have a bit of advice. If you have a personal contact that you’re
on good terms with in the industry then you might have a good chance to be
recruited into their company or another as your contact can refer you to others
who can help and so on.
Networking
word of mouth, internet), social networking.
Networking is one of the best ways to help
you get a job in the media industry a common saying about networking is “it’s
not what you know it’s who you know” this is nearly 100% correct when it comes
to the media industry, Networking is when you meet somebody who works in the
media or someone who is going to be and not necessarily make friends with them
but show an interest in what they do maybe show them what you have done, get
their email, by doing this they might remember you and you might be applying
for a job with a company that that person is working for and they will help you
get the job, do this every time you meet someone in the industry and you will
slowly build up a network of people that you could probably get a job from or
help you make your own show/film. The Internet Is also now a great way to
network, I would say meeting people in person is better; this is the next best thing
as there are thousands of people on the internet doing exactly the same thing
as you or I are, they might not be in the industry yet but they will be and if
you know say 10 20 or just 1 person then you or I have a better chance in the
future, to find these people look on Google+ there are communities with
hundreds of inde and professional film makers I am in the independentfilmmakers community.
When you do talk to or meet someone in the
industry try to keep on their good side as you could get a job from someone
they know, if you got on their bad side then they wouldn’t remember you and you
could have just lot the possibility for a future job.
Creative
Creative jobs are the main ones in the
media industry these are the jobs roles that make films/ TV shows. A few
creative jobs would be script writer, director, D.o.P (Director of Photography)
and story boarder. The Script writer is very creative; to put it in short they
write everything that happens in the TV show, theatre play, film. They mould
the story to what it is, without a good script or screen play you won’t have a
good film overall, it might be show well but it always comes down to the story
of the film, script writing is sort of like writing a novel.
The director is one of the main creative
jobs when on set, they decide how it should be shot and acted, they work
closely with actors and actresses, editors, story boarder if they hire one. The
director has to get the best performance out of the actor, the director will
have to have a good understanding of acting if they want to do this. The
storyboard is designed by the director, D.o.P and story boarder, together the
two directors decide how to shoot it and light it.
Technical
Technical job roles in the media industry are
very important during the production stage; job roles include key grip, sparks
and camera operator. The key grip is part of the camera crew they look after
the camera equipment by making sure all the camera’s are all on the correct
settings for the shoot, they make sure all the equipment is there and ready to
be used by the camera operator, make sure they have all the storage devices
that are going to be used in the cameras.
The electricians also known as “Sparks” are
in charge of setting up the lighting how the D.o.P wants it, they make sure
everything is plugged in and power is distributed evenly and correctly
throughout the set. Electricians in the media industry are normally hired onto
more professional sets rather than really low budget productions.
The Camera Operator is both a technical job
and creative depending on if the operator is also the D.o.P. if you are the
camera operator then you will do what the d.o.P and director want, the operator
would also have seen a copy of the storyboard sop they have a clear idea what
exactly needs to be shot and how, a camera operator obviously holds and uses
the camera.
Editorial
Editorial jobs in the media range from
editing script, video to newspapers. When thing if editorial jobs you would
think video editor, the video editor for a film/TV show/Radio show makes the
show or film what it is, they decide the length of each clip the order it
should be placed the music to be used, in essence they are creating a story as
well as the script writer and director. The video editor normally works with
the director in the editing room as the director will normally have an idea of
how they want it to be edited.
A radio show editor is similar to a video
editor except they work with audio instead of video; the editor of a radio show
takes all the features, links and music and put them in the running order that
was decided, they don’t have as much power with creating a story as a video
editor does, although it does depend on what the radio show is about if it was
a documentary then there would be a story and narrative.
A Newspaper editor is in charge of
reviewing articles written by reporters and deciding which should be included
in the paper and which shouldn’t.
Marketing
Marketing is a very important part of the
media industry and many others; there are many different job roles with the
category of marketing. People in marketing are in charge of getting a product
or TV show known it’s basically another term for advertising. If you were working in marketing then you
could be planning a marketing campaign to re launch a product, you would plan
to have posters put up in target audience areas TV adverts aimed at the target
audience, organize the company so they go to trade shows.
Managerial
Managerial jobs have a lot of
responsibility in the media and pretty much every industry. The manager is normally in charge of a team
of people, they make sure everyone is doing their job properly, motivate the
people you’re in charge of, and manage the business or company.
Administrative
Admin is a office job, they normally sort
mail, send emails, order items the office or company needs, make copies of
documents.
Legal
Jobs to do with the legal side of media are
normally about copyright and ethical issues also about following guidelines.
Financial
A financial job in the media would be a budgeter;
they work out how much everything is going to cost try to get the best deals on
things like camera hire etc, they then work out how much its going to cost
overall, if its under budget then that’s really good, if it’s over then the
budgeter will consult the producer and ask what they can afford to take out.
Monday, 15 April 2013
Understand ethical and legal constraints within the media sector
Representation of
gender in the media
When you watch TV, male and females are shown in the same
way in advertisements TV shows and films; you could call it a TV stereotype of
genders and how they act, this doesn’t seem to be an issue in the TV industry
as everyone does it, the effects of stereotypes on young people are an issue,
small children watch stereotyped version of male and female, how they act, for
example you get sexism in TV, if a kid watched that type of program then he or
she will have pre thoughts on what a female or male should do, or do. This
would become an issue as sexism is not socially acceptable.
Representation of
religious beliefs in the media
In the media certain religious beliefs are shown as negative
or positive, for example eastern religious beliefs like Islam are shown to be
very negative this is because only the bad things about people who believe in
this religion are broadcast on TV, when a TV producer decides to make a program
on say everything bad about Islam then this would not be allowed especially if
it was on the BBC as they would have to show both sides not just the negative,
also constraints on the media depend on what is socially acceptable, if the
mass thought it was ok to show Islam in a very negative way then it would be
acceptable to put on TV.
Linguistic usages
When making a program that uses people who are speaking in a
different languages for example a program about that was broadcast in the UK
and had people talking in Chinese you would have to use sub titles or if it was
a documentary then there would be a translator in the video, if you had sub
titles you can’t put something different from what they are actually saying as
this would be taking advantage of people who don’t know the language and would
be unacceptable to a person who speaks that language as it would be taking away
their right to freedom of speech.
Legal
Legal: content, interpretation and application of laws
relating to media
The broadcast act 1990 got of Independent broadcasting authority
and independent television commission and replaced them with Ofcom, it enabled
franchise to take over other companies, it allowed for a fifth channel which
was channel 5, the BBC was now required “to source at least 25% of output from independent production
companies” it made TV more
commercialised.
http://www.eradar.eu/2011/05/broadcasting-act-19
Official Secrets Act
1989,
This act stopped the allowance of confidential government material to be released by
employees and is seen as a criminal offence if you do, this also applies to
journalist if they repeat any disclosures, it replaced section 2 1911, being
prosecuted under criminal law is now put aside for information or material that
the government considers harmful to national security. This means that the
media wouldn’t be able to report on certain things that are covered by the act.
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0011381.html
Obscene Publications
Act 1959 (and later amendments)
This act made it an offense to publish any obscene articles
which will “deprave or corrupt” anyone who hears, sees and reads the article,
this would include acts of rape, torture and necrophilia for example a Chinese
film in 2009 was not allowed to be published in the UK as the BBFC wouldn’t
give it a certificate .
Recordings Act 1984
The Video recording act was introduced to stop small
companies from producing video material onto tapes that went against Obscene
publications act, there were films like snuff, SS experiment, and Cannibal
Holocaust, these sorts of films did not have to be certified by the BBFC until
1984 as there was no previous government legislation, now that the act was in
place, which was the recording act, it made it so that any video that was to be
released to the public was compulsory for it to be given a age certificate U PG
12 (1994) 15 18 R18, if any of these were sold to anyone under the certificates
age it would be counted as a criminal offence.
Race Relations Act
1976 (and later amendments),
This Act made discrimination in any way a criminal offence;
this includes race, ethnicity, colour, nationality and religious. In 2000 the
act was amended, it required all public institutions to “promote equality of
opportunity, good relations between people of different racial groups”, this
act is mostly abided by except in certain employment places that still would
choose someone who is white over someone who is black, this act did not affect
how people made films and portrayed characters as being racist as it was not
reality.
http://www.emmainteractive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9895&Itemid=3288
Human Rights Act 1998
The human rights act 1998 gave every person everywhere no
matter what colour, ethnicity, nationality, criminal or ordinary person the
rights to freedom of speech, life, privacy, protection against slavery,
protection of property and a few others. Human rights are universal, inalienable
and indivisible.
http://www.pfc.org.uk/HumanRightsAct1998.html
Licensing Act 2003
(and later amendments);
This act replaced six independant licence regimes and joins
them all up into one The Licensing Act 2003; it concentrates on 4 main points,
1. Prevention of crime and disorder
2. Promotion of public safety
3. Prevention of public nuisance
4. Protection of children from harm
1. Prevention of crime and disorder
2. Promotion of public safety
3. Prevention of public nuisance
4. Protection of children from harm
- It licenses 4 different activates these are
- The sale by retail of alcohol
- The supply of alcohol by clubs
- the provision of regulated entertainment
- the provision of late night refreshment
http://www.northdevon.gov.uk/index/lgcl_business/lgcl_business_and_street_trading_licences/nonlgcl_licensing_act_2003.htm
A few examples of licensing with provisional entertainment are companies like PRS MCPS and PPL
A few examples of licensing with provisional entertainment are companies like PRS MCPS and PPL
PRS is a non profit making company.
Their aim is to get “fair value for copyright music in the face of
changing technology and legislation”
PRS are the same company but they “collect and distribute license
fees for public performance and broadcast musical works” MCPS and PRS are a
collecting society because its major role is to collect royalties from music
users in the worldwide, either people who have bought music from a online store
like iTunes or music that is being used in public performance or broadcasting,
on radio and television. Royalties for broadcast are usually charged on a
yearly basis. Major companies that use PRS would be the BBC, they have to give
in depth reports on the music that they use.
MCPS is a society of people who song writer, publish music and
compose it, organisations go to them for a licence to play music on a radio
show like radio 1 or kerrang, the royalties that they pay is then distributed
back to the artists evenly and quickly. They” promote and protect the value of
copyright” the mechanical part is when a artists music gets used the royalties
are automaticly given to the artist.
Their policies and areas of interest
- Copyright
- Collective rights management
- Digital networks, enforcement and consumer education
- Small businesses
- data and data tools
- http://www.prsformusic.com/Pages/default.aspx
PPL
PPL is a music licensing company very similar to MCPS and
PRS, it is a collective society that gives all of its profits and royalties go
to their members who would be famous music artists new artists performers and
so on. PPL licences music to hundreds and thousands of companies all over the
world, these can range from night clubs to universities. PPL licence music to
TV and Radio Broadcasting, stations and channals like heart, channel 4,
absolute radio and sky. PPL ar able to
collect their members royalties from all over the world as they have agreements
with many other companies like PPL.
http://www.ppluk.com/About-Us/What-We-Do/
Privacy law
The privacy law applied to media, stops the broadcast or
show of private information on TV or radio, information like, home addresses,
personal phone numbers, if they happen to be in the background of a film then
the producer would have to ask them if they minded being in the video and if
they do their face can be blurred out.
Copyright and intellectual property law
Intellectual Property also known as IP is something created
by the mind, this could be musical, design, artistic, visual, phrases brands
and other such things, any of these things can be copyright protected, for
example a brand logo from a company like Universal would be copyright
protected, if another company used a logo that was very similar or the same to
promote their product then that would be breaking copyright laws that protects
intellectual property like a logo or trade mark.
Media company’s assets are very important to them these are
thing like, phrases, theme tunes, trademarks, all these would be copyright
protected, a company like the BBC which has very well known assets like it
logo, if a company like ITV was to copy the style and base their logo on the
bbc’s then it would be subject to copyright laws.
Libel law
Libel law stops people writing their own opinion about say
the BBC and then saying that its fact when its actually just an opinion, If
someone went against Libel law then they would be saying an opinion but stating
it as fact say in a newspaper or news broadcast something that would harm the
reputation of a company as many people would hear this so called fact that is
actually an opinion and then they might choose not to buy from that company
their watch their programs.
Films Act 1985
The films act 1985 got rid of and dissolved many companies;
these include the British fund agency which ended the eady levy system from
1951. It got rid of the cinematograph council and the National film finance
Corporation the assets when to the new British screen finance limited. it
brought back certain points from films act 1960 – 1980 also points from the
finance act 1992 and 1994, these were then amended in “1997 by finance acts
1997 no. And 1992 no.2 and 1990”
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1051523/
Ethics
Taste – cant show something like 9/11 on tv
Could offend ertain races or cultures
No water shed for radio
Opinions of violence change over time
Media producers always benefit from doing some work on the
ethical presentation ofmatters in relationships to regulatory bodies andcdes of conduct.
Ethics - the moral
principle that define how a person acts.
Ethical isies that affect tv producers.
Trust
Impartiality
Truth
Privacy
Serving the public interest
And many more
Ethical standards that guide the bbc
ethical organization?
BBC exist to serve the public interest
Censorship or Sensitivity?
Recent news reports have criticised the BBC
for both censoring Jimmy Savile from the archive, over his removal from Desert
Island Discs, and for being insufficiently sensitive to his victims by not
erasing a Savile look-a-like from an episode of The Tweenies
1. Producers in the BBC have to
take into consideration views from both sides of an issue or argument when
writing a report or making a TV program that could contain topical issues. They have to think about guidelines that will
determine how they show or represent the subject for example “the
distinction between matters grounded in fact and those which are a matter of
opinion” “how topical the subject is”
“Whether the subjects are
matters of intense debate or importance in a particular nation, region or
discrete area likely to comprise at least a significant part of the audience”
2. How does
the BBC balance access (in the public interest) with privacy?
They make
sure that they follow their privacy guidelines when giving access to
information or video content. For example if the bbc was going to publish a
story about a crime a MP committed they would have to follow the guidelines for
public interest.
-
Exposing or detecting crime
- Exposing significantly anti-social behavior
- Exposing corruption or injustice
- Disclosing significant incompetence or negligence
- Protecting people's health and safety
- Preventing people from being misled by some statement or action
of an individual or organization
- Disclosing information that assists people to better comprehend or make decisions on matters of public importance.
The BBC does occasionally bend the
rules, only when it is called for, for example when the BBC’s watchdog program
investigated a care home, they used a hidden camera and the people in the video
didn’t know it was there, this is an infringement of their policy and
guidelines, in this case it was allowed “disclosing significant incompetence or
negligence. If you compare this to the news of the world they broke privacy
laws constantly by phone hacking.
1. 3. Does the editorial guidelines / charter
state that producers should be objective or subjective? Why is impartiality
& balance important to producers? Why shouldn’t producers be biased?
The
guidelines say that producers should be objective and only use facts, never be
biased, always make sure the audience can see the difference between a
discussion that uses facts and one that uses opinions. When the researcher is
asked to find out about a subject they have to find both sides of an argument
and not wright their own opinion, only wright facts.
Impartially
and balance makes sure that both sides of a story are seen or heard, the public
will want to hear more than one side of a story, they will want to know facts
of each side and not opinions, in section 3 from the BBC editorial it states
that they must not mislead its audience knowingly.
Producers in
the bbc have to be objective as its in the bbc’s interest to broadcast none
biased factual information to the
public, if they didn’t they would not be as respected as they are.
4. Explain the role that accuracy has in producing programmes at the BBC.
When they
produce any program they have to be 100% accurate with their information to do
this they check through their info from the source at least five times before
using it, if they don’t have the entire story they say “we will have more in
the next few minutes” or they will say that its not 100% correct and has yet to
be verified. If their program is not accurate then it would not be allowed to
be broadcast to the public as it would break everything they respected for.
5. Does accuracy relate to truth & trust?
Yes it does,
this is because the bbc would not trust a source if was not accurate and
truthful, If the BBC broadcast something that wasn’t the truth then they would
lose the public’s trust. If the BBC trusted the source then it probably would
be accurate but in the case that it wasn’t they wouldn’t be breaking section 3
of the guidelines which says “you must not knowingly mislead the public”
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