Ethics & Law

In this blog post. I will be looking at ethical and legal issues which is in the aspects of film industry.

Legal 

The film Human Centipede 2 had many controversies and legal issues with releasing the film into the United kingdom. In june 2011 the BBFC had refused to classify a release which meant that it could be supplied in the uk in any format, which basically means it cannot be legally supplied in the UK. Hence, for all intents and purposes, the film has now been banned in the UK and won't be able to find distribution there. It was banned because of its “sexually violent and potentially obscene”.

The main reason why it did not receive a certificate as it had compulsive like these, Martin masturbating with sandpaper around his penis; graphic sight of a man's teeth being removed with a hammer; graphic sight of lips being stapled to naked buttocks; graphic sight of forced defaecation into and around other victims' mouths; Martin with barbed wire wrapped around his penis violently raping a woman; a newborn baby being killed; and the graphic sight of injury as staples are torn away from individuals' mouths and buttocks. 

The BBFC disliked the product because of some scenes were sexually violent and potentially obscene. And therefore they did not release any certificate for this film. In October 2011, the BBFC granted the film an 18 certificate after 32 compulsory cuts totalling 2 minutes and 37 seconds were made.

Ethical

Dirty Pretty Things is a 2002 British thriller film. It has a ehtical side as it does contain organ trafficaking. This movie, set in London, features an illegal operation run out of hotel where illegal immigrants sell kidneys in exchange for passports with new identities and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. This film does present ethical reasons as it does contain organ trafficking, where it has an immigrants to sell kidneys in exchange for passport and new identies. This has been going on a debate as it does show a contrast between a situation in organ trafficking. This film had no cuts taken away and received no cuts from the BBFC, it had received a 15 rating for the film. 

  

 

 

Task 2 Media Structures & Ownership - National

Film Office 

This is a business that manages and enables film shooting in all areas of the London area. 

They currently manage filming and photography on behalf of the London boroughs of Islington, Lamberth and Tower Hamlets as well as number of private locations. They also make a process by obtaining permissions, simple and smooth and offer a fully rounded service for all productions needs, maintaining their clients interests at all times. They deal with everyone from student filming through to big budget feature films. These include permissions to film, photograph, parking requirements, unitbases, road closers, securing locations, liaison with local residents and businesses and hording, scaffolding, and crane licences. 
This business has a vertical structure as it has over 100 employees working for them, with them all performing their day to day job roles. These include elements like manager, team manager, co-worker and drivers etc. It also has elements of horizontal structure which include advertising,designers and distributors etc.

http://www.filmoffice.co.uk/ 

Task 2 Media Structures & Ownershop - International

The Mob Film Company 

The mob is a international film company which is based in these following countries London, Manchester and Los Angeles. 

The Mob produces high quality drama, commercials, documentaries and feature films for the global market, specialising in international co-production.

The Mob is part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group (a ProSiebenSat.1 Group company), head quartered in London with offices in Manchester and Los Angeles. The joint Managing Directors are Vadim Jean, John Brocklehurst and Ian Sharples.

This is a horizontal structure as it a range of media such as commercials, digital, branding, film and TV and production services, they do this as it offers the company an increase in greater sales. It is also a vertical structure as it does employ more people for specific jobs requirements such as commercial designer, director, editor and organiser etc. But these are the vertical structures for the company as well as horizontal structures as well in order to run the company in three locations.

http://www.mobfilm.com/about-us/ 

Task 2 Media Structures & Ownership - Local

Cat & Mouse 

Cat and mouse is a local company based in Crawley and Cardiff. This company specialises in live studio graphics and custom design software and technology for the entertainment industry. This organisation is a horizontal structure as it combines a range of media which includes graphics, information displays, sound, lights and other technical systems that today's complex productions demand. This company has also designed and created products to increase their sales in making money for their business, they have done this buy using advance software in which they specialise into making this the products include pokerloggng and catcall. These two products were made for the TV industry and for skype. This company also has a vertical structure as it does employ staff that have skill in the individual sectors which include lighting technician, sound mixer/recorder/editor, graphics designer etc. The business has both horizontal and vertical structures within the company.   

http://www.catandmouse.tv/ 

Task 1 Media Industry

• Publishing (novels, books etc.) -  This industry is a industry that designs and makes various of publishing books which incudes books, journals, newspapers, news agencies, magazines and business media, directories and mailing list and other information services. 
  
  

• Magazines - The magazine industry designs and make magazines for various of audiences. They make, design, create, print and write articles for their magazines.
  
  
• Newspapers - This industry prints and writes articles as well as designing the formal look of their paper. They would also distribute their newspapers to shops and businesses to buy off them.
  
  
• Animation - This industry involves you to use advanced software such as flash and photoshop etc. For this industry you will have to know how to draw animations as well as how to create it in flash and photoshop. This industry creates cartoon and film animation which is used either for film and childrens television, but it can also be used for video games as well.
  
   
• Film - This industry comes up with film ideas to film and plan out. This industry involves planning, production and post production. So, this industry films their idea as well as editing which is post production as well as to distribute the films for their audience to see.
  
  
• Television- This industry is a industry where you would have to work behind the camera weather you are recording television programmes or on live television. This industry also distributes their progammes day and date as television industrys do have their own channel station for their audience to see.
  
  
• Web 2.0 - This industry is known as new tecnology. This indusry is known as the internet where it used to create the internet using web 2.0, examples include youtube.
  
  
• Music - This indsutry popular amongst everyone, as this industry records and sign up popular artist and music groups/bands. This industry will produce and record music for their demographic to listen in to and buy. This industry will involve making ans selling music as it will involve and composer and audio editer etc.
  
  
• Radio - This industry is presented out live on radio or pre-recorded for everyone to listen into. This industry will have presenters to talk about the latest news, music, chat rooms, gossip and many more. This industry is a industry where it will have their own radio station and their own channel name. radio stations also distribute their channels via radio, online, phone etc.
  
  
• Video Games - This industry basically makes, designs, creates and distribiute games to local retailers. They will make their game designs as well as draw their own ideas. They will also distribute their games to gaming retailers and insutries.
  
  
• Facilities - Facilities, this is where we use locations and equipment for us to do our planning, production and post-production. examples include, radio station, for this we would need a radio studiowhich has the certain elements which include a mixing desk, microphone and editing suite etc. Without facilities we would not have any of these industries which include tv, film, radio, photography and photojournalism etc.