LO1 - Ethical Issues

Ethical Issues

An ethical issue is an issue that relates to peoples moral principles. Examples of ethical issues are: maintaining confidentiality and maintain someones privacy. Being ethical means doing the right/moral thing.

1) Freedom of speech (i.e. trolling, incitement, defamation)

2) Use of disturbing imagery (explicit sex, explicit violence)

3) Use of offensive materials (racism, sexism, homophobia, use of language (swearing))

Consequences

Being unethical in a media product could lead to a fine, lawsuit/ court proceedings, revoking of product, damage reputation (leading to a loss of business).

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Key Personnel in media industries

Key personnel are people who are critically important in the production of a film.

Production Stages

1. Pre-production - Creating the scripts, storyboards and schedule. Identifying necessary locations, props, cast members, costume, visual and special effects.

2. Production - This includes all the actual making of the media product. this will involve filming, photography, graphics and sound recording.

3. Post-production  -This includes any ways in which the media product is edited. This can involve the use of CGI and special effects, digital manipulation, sub-editing processes, and audio editing techniques.

LO1 - Regulatory Bodies

Regulatory Bodies

A regulatory body is a public authority that is responsible for some area of media activity; they control the output of media products. It is important to regulate media products to make sure that they aren't breaking any laws (e.g. copyright infringement, data protection act etc.). If a regulatory body doesn't approve of a product it could be banned and the production company could be prosecuted.