Trade unions:
If you want to work in the media and film industry a trade union that you can join is the DGGB - Directors guide great Britain, it's a professional organization which represents directors across all media and it was founded in 1983 by a group of leading British directors who were dissatisfied by poor representation by technical trade unions. Another is
the BECTU which is the the UK's media and entertainment union. It covers broadcasting film, independent production. theatre and the arts, leisure and digital media. The union represents staff, contract and freelance workers who are based primarily in the UK.
It's important to join a trade union if you want to work in the media because you will be able to communicate and share your opinions in the workplace which is important if you want to get your ideas and voice heard. Also if you work at a non-unionised workplace you'll earn 10 per cent less than you would if you joined a trade union. The main reasons you should join is that you'll have an independent voice to communicate and negotiate with your employer/employee. Law/right advice, support and representation. And health and safety, to make sure health and safety rules are followed and advice on these. They offer so much support for working people and provide advice and help.
If you want to work in the media and film industry a trade union that you can join is the DGGB - Directors guide great Britain, it's a professional organization which represents directors across all media and it was founded in 1983 by a group of leading British directors who were dissatisfied by poor representation by technical trade unions. Another is
the BECTU which is the the UK's media and entertainment union. It covers broadcasting film, independent production. theatre and the arts, leisure and digital media. The union represents staff, contract and freelance workers who are based primarily in the UK.
It's important to join a trade union if you want to work in the media because you will be able to communicate and share your opinions in the workplace which is important if you want to get your ideas and voice heard. Also if you work at a non-unionised workplace you'll earn 10 per cent less than you would if you joined a trade union. The main reasons you should join is that you'll have an independent voice to communicate and negotiate with your employer/employee. Law/right advice, support and representation. And health and safety, to make sure health and safety rules are followed and advice on these. They offer so much support for working people and provide advice and help.
To be a freelancer is somebody who does not work for one specific company, they are hired by multiple different companies/employers to do certain and specific jobs. They may not always have constant work coming through, its up to them to find work. The types of contacts which freelancers might have are either purely Freelance or you can have a contract that is fixed term, meaning that the job is temporary and will be for a certain amount of time but even though that's what will happen they'll still be entitled to company benefits such as employee discounts and holiday pays and sick pays and if your purely Freelance you will not get paid for having the night off because your ill, you simply need to turn up or you won't get paid.
There are different types of film or media contracts for example freelance meaning they work for a company for a specific amount of time but are not entitled to company benefits. Also fixed-term working for a company for a specific amount of time but still are entitled to company benefits. Also permanent-Full time work on a full time basis, this is usually around 40 hours per week. Permanent part time which is a fraction of a full time contract. Shift work and this means you are set to work specific hours of the day, for example 4am-3pm. Office hours and these are usually set hours Monday to Friday, traditionally these hours are 9am-5pm. Salaried this is where you are paid a specific amount of money per year, yet it is broken down and you are paid monthly, for example 20,000 annually or around 1,500 per month. Irregular/anti-social hours pay, this is like overtime, where you are paid above your normal wage for working unsociable hours such as overnight hours. On completion is where you agree with a company what jobs you need to do by a specific date or time and once the job is completed you receive the pay agreed.
Editorial guideline is a companies values and standards, these apply to all the companies content, no matter what format it is shown in, how it is shown or where it is shown.
look at the following link and summarise the guidelines for two or three of the subheadings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/
- Accuracy- Note taking: Note taking must be taken accurately and reliably. Records must be kept of all types of note taking whether this was done through electronics or written. Note taking should be kept in an order/way that allows double checking possibly by another member of the company/team.
- Harm and offence- Language: Strong language can come across in a variety of different ways, it can cause humour and if can also cause offence, causing offence through language depends on the viewers age, gender, faith, nationality, where they live, education, etc. Strong language can also have a different impact depending on how it is delivered in context, how the person says it, etc. Producers should ensure that content is checked over and that they have taken into consideration what impact it will have on their audience. They should also consider the time and channel they choose to show their programme on, as it wouldn't be a good idea to show it on a children or family channel at 4pm as many young viewers could be watching(strong language should not be aired before the watershed time).
- The law- General- There are cases where providing accurate information for the audiences interest can involve conflict with the law. There are many things that have to be considered if a break of the law arises, a few of these are: How it will effect the viewers, those involved and those concerned. How the company will be effected. How their coverage in different regions and internationally will be effected.
There are many reasons why it is important for a producer to have to work under guidelines:
- To avoid breaking the law
- To avoid causing offence
- To avoid showing inappropriate content to a younger audience for example strong language
- To avoid the company failing
- To avoid the company loosing viewers but also business
- To receive the best outcome for their programme
- To gain a profit and not a loss due to fines or a possibly sue.
BBFC
Who are they and what do they do?
BBFC are the British board of film classification. They grade or class films fit for certain audiences this is for viewer protection, for example this prevents an underage person from viewing a film that is a 15 or 18, etc.
The BBFC is a trusted guide to media content, a self-financing company that are consistent, self-regulatory classification and labelling systems in the UK.
Their mission is to:
- Protect viewers and reduce risk of harm.
- To enforce power and rules to the public and parents in order for them to make more considerate choices when choosing what to let their children or relatives view.
- Respect adult privacy and freedom.
- Reflect on behaviour and social attitude and respond to it through the use of research.
- Cost-effective service.
- Effective service.
PG:
CAN-
- Contain mild bad language such as 'bitch' however this depends on the context it is used in and how it is delivered by the actors.
- Sex references can be included as long as they are infrequent and undetailed and if a child is not likely to understand the reference then sometimes it is allowed.
- Violence is allowed as long as it is mild and not graphic, there may be blood however how the injury was inflicted will not be shown in detail.
- Drug references are allowed as long as they are not focused on or if there is a clear anti-drugs and educational message.
- Contain content which is inappropriate for a child, PG's tend to look into more effective issues such as bullying and racism.
- Cant contain detailed sexual references.
- Cant contain detailed violence or extremely strong language.
- Cannot contain drug use or drug references if they do not include an anti-drugs message that could be educational
12A:
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- Use stronger language depending on how it is delivered.
- Sexual references as long as they do not go past what is suitable for a young viewer.
- Sexual references if the impact is lessened by an innuendo or humour.
- Nudity- brief and discreet.
- Violence as long as it is not too graphic or detailed.
- Weapons as long as they are discreet and not glamorised.
- Scenes of horror as long as they are not frequent or overly disturbing to young teenagers.
- Dangerous behaviour such as suicide.
- Drug misuse as long as it is infrequent.
- Cannot use discriminatory language such as homophobic language unless it is clearly condemned.
- No emphasis on blood or injury when violence is involved.
- Weapons such as knives should not be glamorised.
- Dangerous behaviour must not be present in a way that young viewers may copy.
- Anti-social behaviour should not be endorsed.
- drug misuse should not be glamorised.
15
CAN-
- Strong violence will be allowed.
- Can contain frequent strong language.
- Will contain portrayals of sexual activity.
- Strong references to sex.
- Nudity.
- brief scenes of sexual violence of reference to sexual violence.
- Discrimination- verbal or behaviour.
- Drugs
- Strong language which is continuous and aggressive.
- Strong detail of sexual activity.
- Strong detail of nudity.
- Violence that dwells on infliction and injury.
- Strong sadistic violence.
- No sustained focus on sexualised threats.
- Drug content must not persuade or promote drug misuse.
- Dangerous substances.
- Dangerous behaviour shouldn't focus on detail or encourage it to be copied.
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