The Law and regulations
Broadcasting Act 1990:
The broadcasting act is also a law that was created by the Parliament in the UK. This act was created in order to reform the structure of the British broadcasting and British television. This act came about after the finding of the peacock committee which was a review into financing of the BBC, it was initiated by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher. This relates to the TV and film industry as they need to follow regulations to make sure they don't include anything in there programs or films that might be unsuitable to be shown to the public or anything that might be against the regulation. If they don't follow the rules and regulations of the act then the broadcasting company can be prosecuted. This can then effect the TV and the radio who works with that particular broadcasting act, there set framework would not be following their rules as they would have to have different rules and regulations before the program is aired.
Here is an example of a recent film the bbfc have classified, '3 days to kill' is a film that consists of violence, sex references, nudity and strong language. The film was classified as a '12A' this requires an adult to accompany a child under the age of 12 as some of the scenes can be inappropriate or harmful for the young viewer. If this is enforced by the cinema staff, then the cinema can lose there license if there is no adult accompaniment enforced for the children under 12.
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/3-days-kill-2014
Here is an article from 'the guardian' which talks about the the film 'The human centipede' being banned by the bbfc. When the first film came out the bbfc classified it as an 18 as it poses a risk to the cinemagoers. However the bbfc also believe it is the most horrific film ever made and have decided it cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK even DVD or download. The bbfc describe the film as having a risk to the viewers, which is why they felt like they had to make such a decision.
The thing I have been most interested in during my research is the laws and regulations. The reason why I enjoyed this is it makes you think about some of the different types of process that a film, program or an advert has to go through before it can be aired which is really interesting. By doing more research on this I am gaining more knowledge on what has to be thought thorough throughout the process.
Race Relation Act 1976:
The race relations act was founded by the Parliament in the United Kingdom. This relation is to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race. By having this act, it prevents people within the UK discriminating people within the public by there race, colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin etc. By having this act, it reassures people within the public to know they they can live free in the country without being hurt or a main target because of who and what they are. This act is a very important for the TV and film industry, as this act can easily be portrayed in a film or a program, it would have to go through he act before the production is allowed to be aired. If the production does not follow the act with there rules and what they want in the film or program, then the act have the authority to complain about anything that might consist of race, nationality or ethnic background within the film or program. By having the act complaining this can affect the film or program by being banned by being viewed to the public. In addition to this within the industry there also has to be the same equal fairness between all employers such as having staff with different coloured skin as well as ethnic backgrounds etc rather than just sticking to one race and one ethnic background. This is also other ways in which you can be breaking the relations of the act.
Within the TV and film industry this is an important law to follow, the reason for this is to make sure the industries are against any type of racial actions, it can encourage the people in the public to do the same, this can create a better living for people with different races in the UK, it would also create a fairness between the people. This is also a very beneficial law to follow as it would give the film and TV industry a wider range of audience as by not aiming at a specific audience, it can gain more views and more public attention.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_Relations_Act_1976
Within the TV and film industry this is an important law to follow, the reason for this is to make sure the industries are against any type of racial actions, it can encourage the people in the public to do the same, this can create a better living for people with different races in the UK, it would also create a fairness between the people. This is also a very beneficial law to follow as it would give the film and TV industry a wider range of audience as by not aiming at a specific audience, it can gain more views and more public attention.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_Relations_Act_1976
Broadcasting Act 1990:
The broadcasting act is also a law that was created by the Parliament in the UK. This act was created in order to reform the structure of the British broadcasting and British television. This act came about after the finding of the peacock committee which was a review into financing of the BBC, it was initiated by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher. This relates to the TV and film industry as they need to follow regulations to make sure they don't include anything in there programs or films that might be unsuitable to be shown to the public or anything that might be against the regulation. If they don't follow the rules and regulations of the act then the broadcasting company can be prosecuted. This can then effect the TV and the radio who works with that particular broadcasting act, there set framework would not be following their rules as they would have to have different rules and regulations before the program is aired.
This is a very important law as it makes sure that all the
different types of media communications stay within there certain framework,
which means it stops them from going over the rules and regulations that have
been given to them by the broadcasting company they are with. Without
broadcasting companies having this law, many programs will be aired which would
be seen very inappropriate or rude to the viewers of the public, which would
then mean the viewing ratings would then go down which would mean there would
be a decrease with their income.
Obscene Publications Act 1959:
The obscene publication was also an act that set by England and Wales in 1959. This act determines what can be shown on TV within the UK, this can consist of the certain types of shows that would want to be viewed on TV but would have to make sure anything within the show doesn't go against any of the rules that are given from the act. This act links with the TV and film industry by allowing certain stories and information to be shown on TV and films. However if they do not follow this act, then the obscene publication act have the right to make a decision if it should be allowed on TV to be shown to the public.
This is an important act, the reason for this is some of general information should not be allowed to be shown to the general public because some of the information might be distressing or unacceptable for the viewers to see, so to make sure they don't air anything that consist pain. harm or leaving there viewers angry and upset with what is on TV, it would not be aired.
The British broad of film classification also known as 'BBFC' is a company with a wider range of people who watch films that are made in order to create a certain age certificate. The BBFC are an independent company, this allows the organisation to be impartial with the decisions they make about films. The whole purpose of the BBFC is to give age certificates to different films in order to protect the younger audience from seeing scenes that consist of violence and sex scenes with the movies. The main aims for the BBFC to protect the public and keep them form any harm and risks that they might come across within the movies, this is also to make sure there is nothing in the movies that the younger audience can be influenced on that can be a risk to others or themselves.
The BBFC is very important to the film industry, the reason for this is most of the films have to be checked before they are shown to the public. If the film does consist of violence, sex scenes etc it is then given an appropriate age rating. This keeps the younger audience away from any of the harmful scenes that the films would have.
Here is an example of a recent film the bbfc have classified, '3 days to kill' is a film that consists of violence, sex references, nudity and strong language. The film was classified as a '12A' this requires an adult to accompany a child under the age of 12 as some of the scenes can be inappropriate or harmful for the young viewer. If this is enforced by the cinema staff, then the cinema can lose there license if there is no adult accompaniment enforced for the children under 12.
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/3-days-kill-2014
Here is an article from 'the guardian' which talks about the the film 'The human centipede' being banned by the bbfc. When the first film came out the bbfc classified it as an 18 as it poses a risk to the cinemagoers. However the bbfc also believe it is the most horrific film ever made and have decided it cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK even DVD or download. The bbfc describe the film as having a risk to the viewers, which is why they felt like they had to make such a decision.
Ofcom is a type of communications regulator which specialises in adverts for TV, radio, films, postal services. They make decision on adverts to see if they are suitable to , executive directors, chief executive and non-executive directors. These decision makers look at different adverts that have been created to be published, the role of the decision makers is to decide if the adverts are suitable to be aired to the public, this decision is made by the board which are non-executive chairman, non-executive directors as well as executive directors, these are just a few of the stages the advert has to go through before the advert can be aired to the public.
A company like ofcom get in regular complaints about different adverts. If anyone from the member of the public would want to send in a complaint their are a few steps in which they would have to go through in order to finalise their complaint, first you must read the guidelines which give you information on how you can file in a complaint, after that you then email the company with your complaint informing them what is wrong with the advert and giving your reasons. If you do not see a change in the advert and you are still unhappy with the advert, you can call in and speak to a member of staff within the company, this would allow you to get your point across in the clearest form, if this is still an issue with the advert then you can also get in contact with the secretary of the organisation and which they would inform you with what can be done with the complaint. By filing in your compliant to ofcom this allows the members of the public to feel they are being listened to and something would be done about their issue and complaint.
A company like ofcom get in regular complaints about different adverts. If anyone from the member of the public would want to send in a complaint their are a few steps in which they would have to go through in order to finalise their complaint, first you must read the guidelines which give you information on how you can file in a complaint, after that you then email the company with your complaint informing them what is wrong with the advert and giving your reasons. If you do not see a change in the advert and you are still unhappy with the advert, you can call in and speak to a member of staff within the company, this would allow you to get your point across in the clearest form, if this is still an issue with the advert then you can also get in contact with the secretary of the organisation and which they would inform you with what can be done with the complaint. By filing in your compliant to ofcom this allows the members of the public to feel they are being listened to and something would be done about their issue and complaint.
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