Legal

Legal

• Copyright
• Health and Safety

Copyright is defined as a legal right for the original owner over something such as a piece of music or photograph. This is fixed for a number of years and allows the owner to print, perform, publish, film, record, etc. Copyrighting ensures that the owner is protected from their work being 'stolen' and from another person taking credit for this piece of work.

It is important and significant to ensure that individuals involved within the production are protected and at low risk of hazards regarding health and safety during the filmmaking process. Producers need to be aware of potential dangers that could cause harm to any individual on set. Poor lighting within a filming facility such as a warehouse could become a potential hazard as it will make it difficult to determine where objects and equipment are. This could lead to a brake in the health and safety check and could become dangerous to people within the organisation.

It is important to have at least one experienced member in the organisation who has identified potential hazards and is aware of these health and safety risks. Genres such as horror and action may pose a bigger threat to the production team, therefore these risks and hazards need to be discussed before the filming begins. The producer needs to identify the issues and a resolution of how to work around these, ensuring that the members within the production are at low risk and are kept safe to the best of their ability.

The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for the health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Commission identify hazards and issues that could be a potential and serious threat to their team. After exploring these problems they provide different strategies and solutions in avoiding and working around them.