Legal responsibilities, censorship, copyright and regulation

Filming of people:
The human rights act of 1998 expresses that people cannot be filmed without clear consent, both written and verbal, and if they are this constitutes an invasion of privacy which is a clear breach of this act. However, it is often easy for people to accidentally be caught when filming on a busy street or other locations. This means that often film makers have to be very clear in stating that filming is taking place at the location.

Media Insurance:
To film in a public place then public liability insurance is needed. This is so that if any damage or injury takes place the insurance has it covered. The insurance, as a base, usually starts at £2 million, but can go up to £5 million as a starting price, depending on the area. This insurance is covered for students by the institution in which they are studying, but this must be discussed before hand.

Actors and Actresses:
All actors and actresses staring in a film will be required to sign a contract stating their pay, the hours they must work each day, and any other relevant conditions that need to be signed off. When it comes to a student then the chances are high that an actual law abiding contract will not be necessary, but a form can be completed and signed by each actor/actress.

Legal responsibilities:
My film trailer is part of an educational course, which means that most of the insurance is covered by my school, provided that the school are made aware that this filming is taking place.

Film name, fonts and connotations

I have decided to call my film 'Slaughter House'. I decided on this name because 'Slaughter' can quite often be connoted with murder, blood, rage, anger, all common aspects of the horror genre. The word 'House' in this sense relates more to family, friends and the protective feeling that a house normally has but in this case it differs quite greatly as it shows an intrusion on these feelings.

Action Plan

Risk Assessment

Initial shots

I decided, in order to get a feel for how I would potentially like my film to look. I took some photos of a subject that was hooded standing with their back to the camera. This mimics the main antagonist of the film called 'the hooded figure'. I also played around with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom in order to play with lighting settings and add different moods to the photos.

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