Tutor feedback for unit 2 mock legal issues and regulatory bodies

Key personnel in media industries

Key personnel are important job roles within the three stages of production when creating media.

1) Pre-production- This includes all the planning and drafting stages of a media product
2) Production- This includes all the actual making of a media product
3) Post-production- This includes any ways in which the media product is edited

LO1: Types of digital media products

1) TV production- American horror story

This TV show has to condsider copyright because of the characters that are in the show so the show needs to come up with original characters that no one has come up with so they can avoid breaching this law. If the show has some of the characters that are the same to some others then they could face consequences such as fines and prosecution. The regulator that could regulate this show could be BBFC to classify who can watch this show. This show is rated at 18 because of the violence, grapgic scenes and sexual scenes that are in this show.




2) Social media campaign- Earth hour

This campaign needs to consider the data protection act because they don't want to give out important information so they need to consider this law so they don't give out information. If they do give out important information they could face consequences such as fines and prosecution. The regulator that could regulate this campaign could be ASA because they regulate all advertisements, so this is advertised everywhere they can regulate it and deal with the complaints if people have complained about the advertisment




3) Digital animation- The Simpsons

This TV show needs to consider slander act because of what the characters might say in the show. If it is offensive to people the show can be sued, so the show needs to consider what the characters say in the show so it's nbot offensive to any people. BBFC would be appropriate regulatory body because it will classify the TV show to the right suitable age of the audience who is allowed to watch it.




4) Radio production- The Vodafone Big Top 40 With Marvin Humes

This radio show needs to consider Freedom of Information Act because the artist that the host is playing on the radio show needs their information to be protected from the public, so the host has to be careful of what information he is giving out about the artist that he is playing on the radio show. Ofcom would be a suitable regulatory body because they regulate radio shows.



5) Graphic novel- Amazing Spiderman- Family business

This graphic novel needs to consider libel because if something offensive has been written about someone in the novel, the authors can be sued because of what they wrote in the graphic novel. The regulator that could regulate this graphic novel could be




6) Digital photographic product

This digital photograph needs to consider copyright because anyone can use this image so the image needs to be copyrighted to the owner so no one is allowed to use this image only if they have permission to use this image, otherwise if they use this image without permission they can be fined or prosecuted.

LO1: Regulatory bodies

Regulatory bodies means that there is rules and guidelines for people to follow. It's about monitoring and making sure products are appropriate for their audiences and they are following the rules and guidelines.

It is important to regulate media products because it can harm repuations of the company who makes that product.