L04 Task 5:Ethical, legal and regulatory issues notes

Ethical- representations i.e
gender, age, ethnicity
Legal- copyright, music/soundtrack
- Cetification(age rating)
BBFC(British Board of film classification) ASA
Active media an audience that use the media for pleasure
Passive audience an audience that sit and watch the film, and based on the film theyre watching theyre influence to copy the scenes/

A) the product's impact and effect on the audience
Hyperdermic syringe, media has a negative impact on audience, mass audience believe everything they see/hear
1. Define what copyright infringement is.
2. Give two examples of things that the film would need to get copyright permission for (i.e songs/soundtrack- which record label would need to be contacted for permissions)
3. is there any offensive material in your film (sex/drugs/violence/language etc)- link to the BBFC age certificate of your film.


d) regulatory bodies
BBFC
British board of film classification
different to American classification
ASA
Advertising Standards Authority
Broadcast and non-broadcast