Week 3 Lectorial Reflection
As a person who has ingrained myself in popular media, I define myself by the television shows and films I watch. Understanding the copyright laws surrounding the media I create gave a clear distinction and guide on how to honour those works while not impeaching on them. For instance, I did not know that a copyright is automatic and their is no registration system or need for the © symbol. The distinction of what is and is not copyrighted was interesting as the idea for a project is not protected by copyright laws as it must have a material form such as a book, film, image, etc, for it to be protected.
Paul’s rues for ‘being cool’ on a production opened my eyes to the levels and size of the productions we as students are able to create, compared to the high school efforts of yesteryear. An important take away for me from his talk is the fact that as lead on a production I must respect and ensue the cast and crew are happy. The organisational skills required is daunting to me but Paul showed me that the first step to a happy crew is to accommodate them for without them there is no production. Some key ones he mentioned were
- Communication with all participants to ensure everyone is on the same page and understands their role in the production.
- When location shooting, arrive two hours before the cast and ensure the crew has enough time to set up the shoot before the participants arrive.
- Ensure you fill out and document the proper location and personal release forms
This last point correlates with the Donovan reading as on page 347 discusses the nature of consent in documentaries. Not ”whether it is right or wrong to gain consent” but ”what we may know and understand what constitutes ‘consent.”’ Having briefly discussed Project Brief 3, where we will have to make a portrait of someone in our lives, this debate on what constitutes consent is interesting. It makes me think outside of the mindset of a filmmaker and into the mind of the subject and they way they may want to be portrayed after giving consent to have their personality displayed to an audience.
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