Front Cover Production Plan

Product: L’elegante it’s for a fashion magazine called X

Theme: Suits/Fashion

Model:

Materials: Suit and other casual smart clothing’s

Equipment Required: DSLR camera and a tripod

Budget: A DSLR camera is worth £369.99, Tripod is £32.99

Locations: College Campus/Home

Photoshoot and Front Cover Production Schedule

Photograph Date Time Materials Equipment Personnel

(Props, Costume (Cast and
and Planning Crew)
materials)
Main front cover 3rd of 10/12 The costume will Tripod, DslR The
photograph on the model, Januar be worn by the Camera photographer
with white background, the
lighting will be focused on y model, the and the model
the model, the light will be scenery will be a
bright but not too bright. It white or black
will be a side pose from a background.
medium to a long shot as,
depends which one will
look better. The model
might have sunglasses
which will have a great
contrast with the suit that
my model will be wearing.
There will be photographs
taken with or without
sunglasses, the
photographs that look
better will be taken and
used in the magazine
The 2nd photograph that The model will Tripod, tripod The model and
will be taken will be with a wear jeans and a camera the
different outfit more casual
but still elegant. long sleeve shirt photographer
Reviewing Photographs

Photographs Date for reviewing and selecting images

Post Production

Magazine Page Date Time Materials Equipment

25th
Cover February Photographs Computer
Cover lines Photoshop
Photographs Computer
Cover lines Photoshop
Photographs Computer
Cover lines Photoshop
Photographs Computer
Cover lines Photoshop

Budget: Dslr Camera, Tripod,Photoshop, SD Card

Contingency Plans: have back up booking slots, for example if model isn’t available then
set up another day.
if the model isn’t available then take the photograph another day as I don’t have a
replacement for my model.
If the camera doesn’t work then another camera will be booked within an hour
Contingency plans are effective as by having a backup plan you won’t waste time

Relevant legal and ethical issues

LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSTRAINTS

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

The law gives the creators of literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, sound recordings,
broadcasts, films and typographical arrangement of published editions, rights to control the
ways in which their material may be used.

The rights cover: broadcast and public performance, copying, adapting, issuing, renting and
lending copies to the public.

This is a CIVIL law not a CRIMINAL law.

This means it is not a criminal offence to break the law, which could result in a fine or jail
sentence.

Instead, the person who owns the copyright has to sue the person they believe has broken
the law. The case is then heard in a civil court and if the person is found guilty of breaking
copyright law then they will have to pay damages to the owner of the copyright. The amount
of damages is set by the court.

Types of work protected

Literary
Song lyrics, manuscripts, manuals, computer programs, commercial documents, leaflets,
newsletters and articles etc.
Dramatic
Plays, dance etc.
Musical
Recordings and score.
Artistic
Photography, painting, sculptures, architecture, technical drawings/diagrams, maps, logos.
Typographical arrangement of published editions
Magazines, periodicals, etc.
Sound recording
May be recordings of other copyright works, e.g. musical and literary.
Film
Video footage, films, broadcasts and cable programmes.
The Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations 1992 extended the rules covering literary
works to include computer programs.

Duration of copyright

For literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works: 70 years from the end of the calendar year
in which the last remaining author of the work dies.
If the author is unknown, copyright will last for 70 years from end of the calendar year in
which the work was created, although if it is made available to the public during that time, by
publication, authorised performance, broadcast, exhibition etc, then the duration will be 70
years from the end of the year that the work was first made available.
Sound Recordings: 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was
created or, if the work is released within that time, 70 years from the end of the calendar
year in which the work was first released.
Films: 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the last principal director, author
or composer dies.
If the work is of unknown authorship: 70 years from end of the calendar year of creation, or if
made available to the public in that time, 70 years from the end of the year the film was first
made available.
Typographical arrangement of published editions: 25 years from the end of the calendar
year in which the work was first published.
Broadcasts and cable programmes: 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the
broadcast was made.
-Application: The copyright act is a law which consists of a creator owning a product which
someone else can’t copy or take. I won’t steal anyone’s content or copy it in any way, for
example: I won’ t takes or use someone else’s photo. The only way to take a product off
someone else is to ask and negotiate for the product that you would like, in my case I won’t
need another person’s product as I am taking my own image.

Intellectual property
What intellectual property is
Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you to stop people stealing or
copying:
 the names of your products or brands
 your inventions
 the design or look of your products
 things you write, make or produce
Copyright, patents, designs and trademarks are all types of intellectual property protection.
You get some types of protection automatically, others you have to apply for.

You own intellectual property if you:

 created it (and it meets the requirements for copyright, a patent or a design
 bought intellectual property rights from the creator or a previous owner
 have a brand that could be a trade mark e.g. a well-known product name

If you believe anyone has stolen or copied your property you would sue them in civil court.
-Intellectual property is basically making sure that you have your own original idea for a
product that you are creating, by having an original idea it’s hard for people to steal it without
noticing it, because some people might copy your idea and use it at their own product. You
also need to make sure that your property won’t be stolen as you need intellectual property
protection for your product. You own the product if you have created it and bought the
intellectual property which by doing that you also need to have your own brand when
creating your product

Types of protection
The type of protection you can get depends on what you’ve created. You get some types of
protection automatically, others you have to apply for.

Automatic protection

Obscene Publications Act 1959

For the purposes of this Act an article shall be deemed to be obscene if its effect or (where
the article comprises two or more distinct items) the effect of any one of its items is, if taken
as a whole, such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to
all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it.

In this Act ‘article’ means any description of article containing or embodying matter to be
read or looked at or both, any sound record and any film or other record of a picture or
pictures.

This is a criminal law.

-Application: Don’t take pictures of anything inappropriate, this includes Cover lines,
Pictures, layout of the magazine. Obscene publication is a law where I need to follow when I
take the pictures for the magazine. I need to make sure I don’t break the law. I need to take
appropriate pictures that my viewers won’t find disturbing or obscene. Also, the cover lines
need to be appropriate and no swear words used.

Trespass
This is a civil law.
Trespass to land consists of any unjustifiable intrusion by a person upon the land in
possession of another.
Civil trespass is actionable in the courts.

Privacy
The introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998 incorporated into English law the European
Convention on Human Rights.

Article 8.1 of the ECHR provides an explicit right to respect for a private life:
Article 8 protects your right to respect for your private life, your family life, your home and
your correspondence (letters, telephone calls and emails, for example).

Privacy Law is a law which deals with the use of people’s personal information and making
sure they aren't intruded upon. These laws make sure people can't have their information
wrongly used without permission.
Anyone who believes their right has been broken can make a civil claim in the courts against
those they believe have invaded their privacy.

When applying the legal principles, the court will balance the claimant's right to privacy
against the right to freedom of expression.

If the claimant is proved to be correct this could result in an injunction banning publication of
information; damages; and return or destruction of the material gained from the intrusion.
-I won’t trespass anything, the only thing I need to do is to book a private room for my photo
to be taken, asking for permission if I can book a room which I will be taking my image in.
Trespass is where you break into someone’s private land, or enter someone’s land without
their permission, for example: Someone’s garden or house, I will also not break into
someone’s house to gain the image I need for the magazine. For example, if my images
needed an open space where I needed to enter a private land, I would need to ask for
permission.
-Privacy won’t be infringed as I won’t mention who that model is, their address or anything
to do with their privacy, not mentioning anything that is personal basically. When I take their
pictures, I won’t mention their name in the magazine, or mention their location or any private
information possible, which will break the human rights act if broken.

Ethical concerns which come into media production are things such as:
 Protecting under 18s
 Representation of age, gender, race, disability, sexuality and religion
 Using off the record information
 The power to influence public opinion
 Interviewing vulnerable people or children
 Anything that could cause offence or harm
-Ethical constrains are not legal constrains like the ones above, they are rules which were
established by society that we all follow, anything based on judgement comes under ethical
constrains for example: making a product which can offend or insult a viewer of your
magazine is seen as ethically wrong and it’s not illegal but it comes down as an ethically
wrong thing based on judgement, judgement is based on society’s opinions and responses
to certain things that has happened.

Ethical concerns which come into media photography production are basically:
Protecting under 18s
Representation of age, gender, race, disability, sexuality and religion
Using off the record information
The power to influence public opinion
Application-If these ethical constrains are broken there can be consequences such as
further investigation to be taken that can be taken to court. Also, in my magazine I cannot
copy or take information such as cover lines to be used in my front cover, or use another
people’s image.

Relevant regulatory bodies

Application-Each media industry has its own regulatory body which has a code of conduct:
which are basically rules that society has made up and chooses what is right or wrong based
on people’s responses to certain scenarios or situations. Rules that we as a society have
made.
BBFC
ASA
OfCom
IPSO
.