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Analysis of Constraints
Analysis of Constraints
Analysis of Constraints
LEGAL – Health and safety is the protecting of I was very aware of the health and safety By ensuring that the health and safety of my
Health and employees and others contributing to the laws and always ensured that I was safe contributors were kept in mind it has enabled me
overall production against risk to health or when filming and my contributors felt to evade legal action being taken against me .
Safety safety arising out of or in connection with the safe when being filmed. So the issue of Furthermore, if my contributors had been
activities of persons at work. A media health and safety didn’t really affect my affected by issues involving my inability to carry
production must therefore ensure that they production negatively. However, if I out risk assessments thereby having an affect on
abide by the health and safety regulations didn’t monitor the health and safety of their health and safety, it would have been of
which may have an affect on the overall my contributors especially then legal great disadvantage to me especially as I would
production as particular stunts or activities action could have be taken against me have to find an immediate replacement to
may not be allowed to take place. as I would be legally responsible. ensure the three interviews of my documentary.
Furthermore, a media production will be So ensuring the health and safety of my
limited in the amount of resources available contributors allowed me to complete my
to them. A media production must carry out production.
risk assessments. There are regulations which
cover specific risks such as manual handling,
work with substances hazardous to health
and work at display screen equipment. If risk
assessments aren't carried out by a media
production team, charges will the producer
will be legally responsible.
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LEGAL – “Copyright is the set of exclusive rights In my production I used a lot of copyrighted If I had used my own material instead of
Copyright granted to the author or creator of an material like music, music videos and news paper relying on archive footage, music, and images
original work, including the right to articles in which I didn’t ask permission and may then I would have been able to copyright my
copy, distribute and adapt the work.” ‐ therefore have a big impact on the overall work in which I would be able to sell the right
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_ production. Firstly, my finished production can’t be to others. Others would have to ask for my
law The way in which this law can copyrighted as I primarily used archive footage to permission to use my original work in which I
impose constraints on a media illustrates arguments. Copyright only applies to could refuse thereby maintain my USP. Not
production is that if the rights of a ‘Original Work’ so others can take my idea and having my work copyrighted would unable
particular song or captured footage possibly use the information or re‐create the me to do so.
isn’t approved then the owner may take entire production using my concept and ideas.
legal action against them which will This will have an affect on my production’s place in
have an affect on the overall production the market as other media productions will be
as it could mean increased costs which producing similar texts to mine. Furthermore,
will inevitable have an affect on the using somebody else’s material would mean that
expenditure budget. In effect, not I’d have to pay a fee for the material and anytime
abiding by the copyright laws may being that it may be shown in the future. This referring
the production to a standstill. Before a to the YouTube videos. This would have an affect
media production is to commence, they on the overall expenditure budget which could
should carefully analyse all the have a costly affect on the whole production as I
copyrighted material in which they may not be able to pay for the replacement of
must ask permission to use. broken equipment or editing staff for example.
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LEGAL – Data ‘The Data Protection Act gives It could be argued that I disregarded the IT ensures that all the information included in my
Protection individuals the right to know what data protection act as I included a lot documentary is true and viable. More individuals
information is held about them. It information on specific individuals in my would have an interest in a documentary that
provides a framework to ensure that production through archive footage, and protects the rights of others compared to one that
personal information is handled newspaper articles. Others may take didn’t.
properly.’ ‐ offence to in proper use of their personal
http://www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_co current events. Like Maniac and Snoopy
ver/data_protection/the_basics.aspx being accused of killing a pregnant girl.
The families of the accused may feel that
their rights aren't being protected.
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LEGAL AND The law requires a media My production featured primarily one ethnic Including a variety of different ethnicities would
ETHICAL – production to respect the beliefs group which could negatively impact my broaden the overall appeal of my production as it
of others, not to discriminate and production as it may be misinterpreted by would be suitable for everyone. The idea of
Race and stereotype a race or ethnic group. audience. Featuring one ethnic group in segregation or accusation would ultimately be
Ethnicity A media production may not relation to the issue of crime in the UK may disregarded as everyone would be seen as equals in
deliberately set out to suggest to my audience that my production my production. Furthermore, it would minimise the
discriminate or stereotype others is accusing black people for the increase in chances of misinterpreted ideas as I riskily focused
but it depends on how the topic is crime. This isn’t what I was trying to portray on the concept of aggressive music and crime in the
being addressed and of how the in my documentary but it may be perceived UK which has always been stereotyped towards
audience may perceive it. For the audience. Alongside that issue, featuring those of colour (black people) and I featured them
example, a media production one ethnic will affect the appeal of my predominantly.
focusing on gun crime in the UK overall production as only those of the
may feature primarily one ethnic ethnic group would be able to adapt to the A variety would provide a balance of arguments
group with some variations. But situation and feelings of those in my and minimise the chances of an offensive persona .
the audience may see it as a form production.
of discrimination or stereotype
solely on how the topic would
have been addressed. To ensure
that the law requirements are
met, a media production would
try to involve a variety of different
ethnicities.
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LEGAL AND "Any infringement of privacy in All the information incorporated into my The fact that I respected the privacy of others in
ETHICAL – programmes or in connection with documentary was true and therefore my production has meant that legal action wont
obtaining material included in means that I can’t be accused of invading be taken against me which will mean that it will
Privacy programmes, must be warranted“ If the an individuals privacy. However, I did be suitable to be broadcasted to the general
privacy of others is ignored in a include a newspaper article of a young public.
production then others may take victim who died because of knife crime.
offence to the information obtained This could be seen as an invasion of the
about them. Possibly, if an individual victim’s and the family’s privacy as the
has information that would provide a information was for the sole purpose of
balanced argument that they feel is an being broadcasted on the BBC news. If felt
invasion of their privacy would impact passionate about, the family could take
the production. ‘A privacy policy is a legal action against me for not respecting
legal document that discloses some or the victim’s privacy. This could lead to a
all of the ways a party gathers, uses, lawsuit where a sum would be announced
discloses and manages a customer's by the courts. This would negatively
data. The exact contents of a privacy impact my product as the budget would
policy will depend upon the applicable be jeopardized thereby resulting in not
law and may need to address the being able to finish the production. Also,
requirements of multiple countries or those affected by the death may protest
jurisdictions’ ‐ to it being broadcasted which will mean
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_p that my topic wont be able to reach the
olicy audience, effectively meaning to be a
waste of time.
PROJECT www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/ I was able to under spend in relation to the Being able to meet the costs of the expenditure
SPECIFIC ‐ studentnews/03/15/financial. pretended forecasted expenditure budget. budget, with contingency expenses, would mean
glossary/index.html ‐ A plan However, if the budget was real and I were that the production would run more smoothly as it
Budget that estimates income and to over spend due to my inability to prepare would be more organised and well thought out.
expenses in order to achieve for future events I would have had to pay The fact that I considered all the areas that would
financial goals money from my own personal finance be included in the budget meant that I didn’t over
because the debts would have been incurred spend however under spend. This would therefore
Every media production will by me, not the production. allow me to film those contributors who
have a budget in which they The budget meant that I couldn’t interview requested payment like Logan Sama and Wiley
must keep to. This will more professional contributors like Wiley, which would have increased the appeal and style
include the equipment used, Bashy and Logan Sama as some requested of documentary as it would have allowed me to
the staff, food etc for some form of payment and the budget capture footage of an actual studio thereby
didn’t cover it. This therefore meant that I reducing the cost of using other people’s material
had to feature those who would be able to through archive footage. Furthermore, I filmed
Depending on far the budget do it for free or within the budget. This had Nathaniel Shereni later in the night which didn’t
stretches, it cant have a big an overall impact on product as the level of affect the quality of the shot as I had a light. But if
impact on the overall communication wasn’t of a standard that I didn't have one the footage would have been
production. A cheaper more would be understood by everyone. discoloured. A budget may have allowed me to
inextensible budget would buy a better camera. How well a production is able
have constraints on the to manage their finances will not only be an
quality of technology and the Furthermore, my production featured achievement but will allow them to improve on
skills of those employed predominately archive footage which would other areas of the production.
which would have an affect have been extremely costly since I didn’t ask
on the whole production. permission to use it. This would have affect
on the production as a percentage of the I would have liked to have filmed on more
budget would already be spent on footage supportive locations like in a studio for example
that isn’t mine. Therefore, I would be limited rather than on off road locations. The budget
to the resources that I could purchase and didn’t allow me to do this as it didn't cover those
employ. costs. But if I was able to film in a studio it would
have improved the style and appeal of my
documentary. Professionalism would have been
achieved.
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PROJECT In terms of technology in a media The availability of technology did prove The availability and the quality of the technology
SPECIFIC ‐ production, we refer to the to affect my product negatively which is used in the making of my product was what made
availability of technology and the evident in the overall quality. I used a my product successful. Firstly, the technology
Technology quality of technology in relation 3.2 megapixel which affected the times enabled me to plan thoroughly and keep records
to the overall budget. This can at which I could film as it proved to be of of the pre production stage like interview
have a great impact on a media a poorer quality during the night question, production logs and schedules, risk
production as it s success and compared to during the day. A high assessments, budgets etc. It was because of the
quality is dependent on definition camera would have been of availability of the technology which allowed me to
technology to a certain extent. great use to me as a lot of contributors organise the stages in making the whole
‘Digital rights management were willing to feature in my production. Secondly, even though the camera
(DRM) is a generic term for access documentary late at night. This did didn't compare to the quality of a HD camera, it
control technologies that can be result in losing a few contributors. Also, enabled me to successfully capture footage and
used by hardware manufacturers, the camera did have the ability to pick the sound clearly to a certain extent. Also, the
publishers, copyright holders and up the sound of the voices clearly but quality of the editing equipment and software
individuals to impose limitations there were times when the overall allowed me to achieve successful and creative
on the usage of digital content quality was muffled by the wind. A editing. The fact that good technology was
and devices. Access control is a microphone was available to me which available to me allowed my production to
system which enables an would have been allowed me to achieve successful overall.
authority to control access to the desired sound, but it was my choice
areas and resources in a given not to use it. Furthermore, the quality of
physical facility or computer‐ the editing software, Imovie, allowed me
based information system’ ‐ to create a fast paced production
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit through the use of intercutting. If this
al_rights_management wasn’t available to me, the production,
in terms of the editing, wouldn’t have
been as successful or effective. I was
able to record my voice over clearly with
the use of a microphone, but if I didn’t
have the technology available to me I
wouldn’t have been able to record the
voice over which would have meant that
I would have had to have a visual
presenter which I didn’t want.
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