Legal and ethical

What is the BBFC
 
The British Board of Film Classification , originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom. The BBFC rate films so that people know what films they are aloud to see and what is too old for them. It can be a useful tool for parents as they can see what films they can take their children to and what is in the film.The lord of the rings trilogy are interesting as the first movie (the fellowship of the ring) is a PG despite there is death,gore,horror and could scare younger audiences. The second and third film are both 12a despite them only have a tad more gore than the first one so they must have squeezed the company's to get the first one down so younger audiences get into it from an early age so when the next few come out they will be old enough for the other two.

Insurance

Film insurance is highly specialised with each production carrying different risks. The types of insurance needed and the level of premium will vary from film to film. At its most basic, your insurance should cover sickness, accident, death, physical loss and damage to equipment and assets, employers and public liability. Insurance is very important as it determines what you can and can't use in your film such as music or brands.To get the permission you would have to ask to use it, either asking the company or the musician. There are different types of insurance such as:

Employers' liability insurance – a legal requirement. It insures employees in the event of bodily injury, disease or death arising out of their work and must be referred to in an employee's contract.

Public liability insurance - cover for your production in respect of injury or property damage caused by the production's activities. It is usual to have cover up to £5 million.

Negative insurance - protects against additional production costs incurred through the damage or loss of stock.

Errors and omissions insurance – covers a producer in the event that a production is sued for libel, slander, breach of copyright, invasion of privacy, unauthorised use of trademarks and slogans.

Props and sets insurance – particularly important if you are filming in an historic building or hiring props and vehicles.

Hired equipment insurance – required if you hire any equipment. Without it, you will be expected to pay for a policy arranged by the hire company.

Copyright

Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. It allows an original work to be considered a property that is owned by somebody.To get music into your film you have to get permission off the artist or the record label but there are ways around by playing fifteen seconds and put in the credits whos music this actual is and you might be able to get away with it.

To obtain permission to use a work protected by copyright, you must determine who is the copyright owner of the material you intend to use, contact the owner, and request the right to use the work in the territory and format you intend, and in some cases pay the owner a fee. Often the most difficult part of this process is finding the owner to ask permission to use the work. To make that a little easier, we have provided some information about researching copyright ownership for music, with addresses of record companies and music publishers, as well as film and television producers, publishers and other entities through which you might be able to clear rights. In addition, we have provided sample permission letters for you to use in drafting your letter to the copyright owners once you have identified them.