The working culture of the film industry consists of a vast amount of people in various roles, all working together to keep the production running smoothly.
This is a diagram to show to show the roles all link together within a film production.
The majority of the film industry are freelance workers, this means that most people choose to use agent representatives to manage their work prospects. This includes getting in touch with potential employers, collaborate with their clients and other parties to ensure they're happy - If it were an acting agent, the most obvious role would be to get their client an audition for a role. Each department has a team of workers in a hierarchal structure, obviously the higher you are, the more responsibility you have. The departments will have consist of supporting roles including assistants and runners who communicate between departments to keep the system and communication running smoothly. The image on the right displays how a structure in the directing department would look like.
Departments working together is key to the production process; for example, costume would have to work with other departments such as hair and makeup as they would have to communicate what look they want to give the 'character:' who they are, where they are, when they are, etc and how all of this may affect how their makeup may look in that moment.
1.2 - IDENTIFY TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS.
Before we did our film shoot, I underestimated how time would work on a film set. To only produce about 7 minutes of footage, it took us two days of filming, I didn't realise how time consuming it would be - dressing the set, the actors, getting the lighting right, moving all the equipment, setting up sound etc. On the first day, as it was my first time in a real film making environment, my time management was slightly more hectic in comparison with the second day - after the first day, I picked up the idea of how to work around effectively in that environment, I believe I was more effective and in control of time and how I used it. I realised that having good time management is important as it makes the whole production of the film run smoother, it is also economically beneficial towards the budget of the film, as the longer the production of a film runs, the more money is consumed - to pay for the actors, renting out equipment etc and to pay for everyone else's wages/salary.
1.3 - DESCRIBE THE KEY ASPECTS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY WHEN WORKING ON FILM PRODUCTIONS.
There are many contributing factors to health and safety issues on a film set.
Fatigue - when people have to work long hours and have not had enough sleep, this can cause a strain on them in terms of their productivity - this can also cause stress, and at worse, can lead to other illnesses. To prevent, make sure the work hours and the non-work hours are distributed sensibly. During work hours, give workers breaks to refresh. Those who are required to lift heavy objects as they are at risk of physically straining themselves, or even tripping over equipment such as wires. Lighting can also produce a risk for others as the electrics could harm others if not careful, or the heat produced from the lights can cause other health issues too - can even be long term harm.
On set, if any accidents occur, they should be reported as soon as possible to minimalize any harm, and for legal reasons. First aiders and safety equipment should always be present on set to ensure that any help necessary can be provided - it also helps the movement of equipment, ensuring that it is completed as safely as possible.
All equipment including safety equipment should always be checked regularly incase it is functioning incorrectly, and these checks need to be logged every time.
Risk assessments should always be done before the practical side to filming so that any potential accidents can be identified. Fire safety needs to be acknowledged - where the evacuation points and assembly points are, where safety equipment is, how and where to report a fire/emergency - phones may need to be provided if the signal in the location is poor.
Example of a risk assessment for a film production.
1.4 - IDENTIFY MATERIALS WHICH MAY BE SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT.
Including things like product brands, music or clips of films in ones film for example, if the use of the product is not granted, the creator can sue the people that use their product. The use of others products without consent breaches the Data Protection Act of 2010.
Materials subject to copyright can include:
- Literary (lyrics, manuscripts, documents, newsletters, articles)
- Dramatic (plays, dances)
- Musical (recordings and scores)
- Artistic (photos, paintings, architecture, technical drawings, maps, logos)
- Published Editions (magazines, articles)
- Sound Recordings
- Films (broadcasts and programmes)
1.5 - EXPLAIN HOW REGULATIONS MAY AFFECT THE USE OF COPYRIGHT MATERIAL.
The main rules and regulations are set out in the Copyright and Patents Act of 1988:
https://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/uk_law_summary
This law exists in order to protect the intellectual property of the creator, and also to make sure they receive fair credit on both a commercial and moral basis. Production of a film must either gain signed approval or pay for the rights in order to use any copyright materials from the creator or whoever owns the rights to the materials, or wait until copyright is no longer an issue - e.g. 70 years after the work is produced/70 years after the death of the creator. If copyright materials are used without approval, it can place the film production in potential legal trouble.
Fatigue - when people have to work long hours and have not had enough sleep, this can cause a strain on them in terms of their productivity - this can also cause stress, and at worse, can lead to other illnesses. To prevent, make sure the work hours and the non-work hours are distributed sensibly. During work hours, give workers breaks to refresh. Those who are required to lift heavy objects as they are at risk of physically straining themselves, or even tripping over equipment such as wires. Lighting can also produce a risk for others as the electrics could harm others if not careful, or the heat produced from the lights can cause other health issues too - can even be long term harm.
On set, if any accidents occur, they should be reported as soon as possible to minimalize any harm, and for legal reasons. First aiders and safety equipment should always be present on set to ensure that any help necessary can be provided - it also helps the movement of equipment, ensuring that it is completed as safely as possible.
All equipment including safety equipment should always be checked regularly incase it is functioning incorrectly, and these checks need to be logged every time.
Risk assessments should always be done before the practical side to filming so that any potential accidents can be identified. Fire safety needs to be acknowledged - where the evacuation points and assembly points are, where safety equipment is, how and where to report a fire/emergency - phones may need to be provided if the signal in the location is poor.
Example of a risk assessment for a film production.
1.4 - IDENTIFY MATERIALS WHICH MAY BE SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT.
Including things like product brands, music or clips of films in ones film for example, if the use of the product is not granted, the creator can sue the people that use their product. The use of others products without consent breaches the Data Protection Act of 2010.
Materials subject to copyright can include:
- Literary (lyrics, manuscripts, documents, newsletters, articles)
- Dramatic (plays, dances)
- Musical (recordings and scores)
- Artistic (photos, paintings, architecture, technical drawings, maps, logos)
- Published Editions (magazines, articles)
- Sound Recordings
- Films (broadcasts and programmes)
1.5 - EXPLAIN HOW REGULATIONS MAY AFFECT THE USE OF COPYRIGHT MATERIAL.
The main rules and regulations are set out in the Copyright and Patents Act of 1988:
https://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/uk_law_summary
This law exists in order to protect the intellectual property of the creator, and also to make sure they receive fair credit on both a commercial and moral basis. Production of a film must either gain signed approval or pay for the rights in order to use any copyright materials from the creator or whoever owns the rights to the materials, or wait until copyright is no longer an issue - e.g. 70 years after the work is produced/70 years after the death of the creator. If copyright materials are used without approval, it can place the film production in potential legal trouble.
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