Legal Responsibilities

Legal responsibilities

When making a film there are a variety of different legal responsibilities that need to be taken into consideration, this is so there can be no mistakes when in the process of film making that could disrupt it. One of the biggest responsibilities is plagiarism, not copying an existing original film is vital or following the storylines of TV programmes. Not only could this lose viewers because they have previously seen something the same but also the directors and production companies of that film/tv could sue you and lose money and possibly lower the reputation of the film before its even released.

Both for my film trailer and magazine, following on from my BBFC research I need to make sure that my age classification is under the right category that would appeal to my target audience. For example as my genre for the film is horror, there is possibility to be some blood and weapons that could come across offensive to the younger generation so finding the age classification that is suitable for who I wanted to read the magazine and watch the film is really important at this stage. If there were inappropriate images within the magazine and a child under the age of 13 for example brought it their parents could sue the company. 

Also with censorship I need to make sure that nothing harmful or sensitive that could offended any of my target audience or anyone reading my magazine or watching the film. This is why I have to be very careful who I promote them both. For this reason my target audience for both my film trailer and magazine will be 15 and above this is so the content within them wont be a problem to this age and they are at a suitable age to be involved with this type of media.