Production Process Plan

Product
Magazine
Theme
Film
Photoshoot and Front Cover Production

Photograph Date Time Materials Equipment Personnel

Cover 1 22nd May 5:00pm- Bluray DSLR Zak
6:00pm Firefly tee Cameron
Tom Martin
Cover 2 24th May 1:00pm- Clapperboard DSLR Zak
1:15pm Star wars Cameron
standee Aaliyah
Cover 3 24th May 1:30- Film Camera DSLR Zak
2:00pm Cameron
Aaliyah

Reviewing Materials

Materials Date for reviewing and selecting images

Cover 1 25th May
Cover 2 25th May
Cover 3 25th May

Post Production

Magazine Page Date Time Materials Equipment

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Cover 28 May 10:00am- Photographs Computer
11:00am Cover lines Photoshop
29th May 12:00pm- Photographs Computer
1:30pm Cover lines Photoshop
31st May 2:00pm-3:00pm Photographs Computer
Cover lines Photoshop
1st June 9:00am- Photographs Computer
10:30am Cover lines Photoshop
Budget
DSLR CAMERA: £350.00
COMPUTER: £700.00
PHOTOSHOP: £240.00
Total budget= £1,290, however college supplies this so it is not applicable.

Launch Date:
July 23rd 2018, as this is when all the big blockbusters are out and the students are
out for summer who are my target audience.

Relevant legal and ethical issues

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:

To avoid this, magazine producers must make sure they produce their own content
including images and text. If they were to use an archival image from a different source,
they would have to gain permission from the owner and document it as proof.

For my magazine, I will ensure that I use nothing but my own original content, take my own
photographs for the cover, double page spread and contents page and also make sure I
conduct my interview and write it up independently. As well as this, I will review and
compare my content against existing performing arts magazines to check incase it’s
blatantly copying off any other material to avoid copyright issues and breaking the copyright
law.

Equality Act 2010

This law legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society.
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of:
 Age
 Being or becoming a transsexual person
 Being married or in a civil partnership
  Being pregnant or on maternity leave
 Disability
 Race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
 Religion/belief or lack of religion/belief
 Sex
 Sexual orientation

This is a CRIMINAL law.

Therefore anyone who is considered to be breaking the law could be arrested. It would
result in a criminal trial which if found guilty could result in a fine or jail sentence.

APPLICATION:

To avoid this, magazine producers must make sure they aren’t deliberately discriminating
anyone in the images or the text, because they very well may lose an audience off the back
of it and also get complaints from the IPSO.

For my magazine, I will ensure to avoid any negative stereotypes and discuss everything
relevant to the issue in pre-production to make sure it can be avoided when planning the
images and sensible mise en scene. Also, I will avoid stereotypes in the written content and
the image content and make sure that I censor anything remotely offensive or
discriminatory.

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 trade marks 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.

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
Protection you have to apply for
Type of Time to allow for
Examples of intellectual property
protection application
Trade marks Product names, logos, jingles 4 months
Registered Appearance of a product including, shape, packaging,
1 month
designs patterns, colours, decoration
Inventions and products, eg machines and machine
Patents Around 5 years
parts, tools, medicines

APPLICATION:

To avoid this, magazine producers must make sure all their fonts, styles, designs, ideas and
house style is entirely unique and original.

For my magazine, I will avoid this by creating my own masthead and logo, designing my
fonts, styles and house style in my original way, i will be checking back at the content to see
if it already exists, if i review the content before it’s published, this can be easily avoided.

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:
To avoid this, magazine producers must make sure they do not under any circumstances
publish obscene or corrupting content, this includes graphic violence, sexual imagery/nudity
and anything else that can be considered as obscene.

For my magazine, I will avoid this by censoring or completely cutting out any obscenities, by
checking my content and ensuring it’s 100% appropriate and safe, and by also being mindful
of what can be considered obscene or borderline offensive.