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INDEXPermissions before and after?
13 years ago - Sam Mardon
I'm going to be making a film for a 48 hour competition, but I'm a little hazy on the levels of permissions I'm going to need in terms of locations; there's some places like houses and some internal locations I can get for free, but there could be some that on a bigger film I would get/pay for proper permissions and go through the council for, but don't have the time or budget to do so for a 48hr film. If you haven't had permissions for public filming, how likely is it that trouble would come from it?
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13 years ago - Yen Rickeard
Get used to doing it! The locations you can get for free, have your release form ready and get someone to sign it. If it your house/flat/garden, you sign it. Shooting on the street - here you strike a big issue. Many councils now are demanding that you get a license. As far as I know - I am not a lawyer- no law has yet classified filming as requiring a license (though busking does). Otherwise all those tourists taking film on the phones would be in dead trouble. SO LONG AS:- you are on a public right of way (does not include malls, private areas inc some streets) AND you are not causing an obstruction AND you are not doing anything to cause public concern (like staging a fight, using weapons, being abusive, even to each other) you can film what you like. HOWEVER unless you are pure documentary, you need a release from everyone you catch on film. There are two ways of doing this. Either shoot so that you do not get a recognisable shot of anyone other than your talent OR Put up big signs saying you are fliming and that any person passing will be on film, and get EVERYONE who does get on film to sign a release. This will attract attention, some of it unwelcome.
You need someone tasked to get all these permissions. Take a big was of them. (see Shooters resources page)
Good luck with it, Yen Rickeard
Response from 13 years ago - Yen Rickeard SHOW
13 years ago - Yen Rickeard
Get used to doing it! The locations you can get for free, have your release form ready and get someone to sign it. If it your house/flat/garden, you sign it. Shooting on the street - here you strike a big issue. Many councils now are demanding that you get a license. As far as I know - I am not a lawyer- no law has yet classified filming as requiring a license (though busking does). Otherwise all those tourists taking film on the phones would be in dead trouble. SO LONG AS:- you are on a public right of way (does not include malls, private areas inc some streets) AND you are not causing an obstruction AND you are not doing anything to cause public concern (like staging a fight, using weapons, being abusive, even to each other) you can film what you like. HOWEVER unless you are pure documentary, you need a release from everyone you catch on film. There are two ways of doing this. Either shoot so that you do not get a recognisable shot of anyone other than your talent OR Put up big signs saying you are fliming and that any person passing will be on film, and get EVERYONE who does get on film to sign a release. This will attract attention, some of it unwelcome.
You need someone tasked to get all these permissions. Take a big wad of them. (see Shooters resources page)
Good luck with it, Yen Rickeard
Response from 13 years ago - Yen Rickeard SHOW