Applying for Jobs & Professional Behaviours

Applying for Jobs & 

Professional Behaviours

Task 1

In the creative media sector the best way to secure a job in it is to make sure that you have a good education so that you progress into getting your dream job. The best way to get a good education is to start at the bottom and work your way to the top. The first place you will start at is school which goes from nursery school to primary school then it ends at secondary school and after you finish secondary school you will probably be 16. Then you will have a choice for where you go next from either going to college, getting an apprenticeship or going start into a job. I think that the best option is to go to college after secondary school. When you go to college you will then have another choice to make which is what you want to learn and how long you want to learn it for. Then when you finish college you can either go to university, get an apprenticeship or get a job. I then think that the best choice for a really good education is to go to university after college. When you go to university you will the same choices like college by choosing what you want to learn. Then when you finish university you will be able to get a better job in the creative media sector. You can also do specific training that will also help to get your dream job or an even better job in the creative media sector. You will need to have your English and Maths qualifications and be prepared to undertake further training on the job.




Task 2

In the creative media sector there is a variety of ways that you can apply for the job that you want. One of the ways that you can apply for a job in the creative media sector is to make a CV and a portfolio which you will need to do so that you can do a job application which is one of the ways that you can apply for a job in the creative media sector. A CV is a document that is about you and what you do and have skills you have. Also CV means Curriculum Vitae. They are used for you to sell yourself to the person that you want to hire you for the job that you want.  Another way that you can do to apply for a job in the creative media sector is for you to do work experience in the place where you want a job in. Work experience is where you get a chance to get experience working at a real job.



Task 3

In the creative media sector you can expect different types of professional behavior's when you are working in the creative media sectors. For example attendance and punctuality is a professional behavior that you can expect in the creative media sector. Attendance and punctuality is a good professional behavior that you can expect if they have a good attendance and punctuality where they come in when they have to and they are never late. It is a good professional behavior that everyone should have when in a job in the creative media sector. This behavior is important because if you have bad attendance and punctuality then you will have a high chance of getting fired but if you have good attendance and punctuality then you will have a very low chance of getting fired. An example of a job in the creative media sector where you will have to have good attendance and punctuality is an Actor it is important for an actor to have good attendance and punctuality. 

Another example of a type of professional behavior in the creative media sector is communication skills and it is another important professional behavior that you should expect in the creative media sector. Communication skills is needed in everything and it is very important in jobs. It is important that you have communication skills so you will able to talk to people in your job so they will talk back to you. An example of a job in the creative media sector where you will need communication skills is a Director it is important that a director has good communication skills because a director needs to talk to everything so that everyone will know what they need to do so if the director has bad communication skills then no one will know what they will need to do. 

Another example of a type of professional behavior in the creative media sector is commitment and it is another important professional behavior that you should expect in the creative media sector. Commitment is also needed to do your job because if you don't have commitment to doing your job then you won't want do it and you probably won't like your job as well but if you doing have commitment to doing your job then that means that you enjoy it and you will keep doing it. Commitment is important because you will have to commit to doing your job and if you don't then you probably won't want to do it. An example of a job in the creative media sector where you will need commitment is an Actor. It is important that an actor has commitment to there job because they have to commit to their role so they get it perfect and if they don't then they will have to keep doing it over and over again until they do.

Job Opportunities in the Creative Sector

Job Opportunities in the Creative Sector

Employment Contracts

Full time contract

A full time contract is that the employee has to work full time. Full-time employment is employment in which a person works a minimum number of hours defined as such by his/her employer. Full-time employment often comes with benefits that are not typically offered to part-time, temporary, or flexible workers, such as annual leave, sick leave, and health insurance. Full-time jobs are often considered careers. They generally pay more than part-time jobs, and usually carry more hours per week.

 

Part time contract

 

A part-time contract is when the employee only works part time which is less than full time hours and you get paid less as well. Part time employees work fewer hours per work than in a full time contract. They work shifts but when they do they will remain on call while off duty and during annual leave as well. The shifts that they work are often rotational. 

 

Freelance

 

A freelancer is self-employed and is hired to work for different companies when they hire them to do particular assignments.

 

Hourly Paid

 

A hourly paid employee is an that is paid an hourly wage for their work, as opposed to a fixed salary. Hourly employee will often be found in service and manufacturing occupations, but are common across a variety of fields.

 

Piece work

Piece work is any type of employment in which a worker is paid a fixed piece rate for each unit produced or action performed regardless of time.

Areas

Creative

The creative area in media is where all the jobs are to do with creative things for you to do. An example of this is being an actor in a TV show or a Film. Also some of the creative industries in media are TV, Film, radio, animation, games, VFX, photo imaging, publishing, fashion and textiles and advertising and marketing communications. One of the job roles you could expect to be doing in the creative sector is acting.

Technical

The technical area in media is where all of the jobs are to do with the technical side of media. An example of a job in the technical area in media is a camera operator. Technical jobs consists of making sure the technology around the set or the production area is working and set up. Such as cameras and the lighting and also the sound. Some more examples of jobs in the technical area in media are boom operator, lighting and post production sound.

Editorial

The editorial area in media is where all of the jobs are to do with the editing side of media. An example of a job in the editing area is editing the TV shows and films. Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film medium used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications in various media, performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete output. Some more examples of jobs in the editing area in media are editor, title designer and assistant editor.

Financial

The financial area in media is where all of the jobs are to do with the financial side of media. An example of a job in the financial area is production accountant. Finance is the science of funds management. The general areas of finance are business finance, personal, and public finance. Finance includes saving money and often includes lending money.



Creative Sector 

The job role is an actor. The duties of being an actor is for them to bring the script that the writers make to life on the screen for people to watch and they will be the main ones in a TV show or a film. They will be working for the directors and producers of the films and TV shows. They can't work their way up to another job role because actors can't really get any higher up in job roles. 

The contract type for actors are usually part time contracts. The amount of money that they earn depends on certain things because it is sometimes different for each actor. The amount depends on what part they do, who they are and what they do in the film or TV show.

The skills that an actor would need are the ability to act in front of people, a good memory, to not get nervous, can do certain things in a film or TV show that the director wants them to do. They would usually need to take acting or drama lessons to become a professional actor.  



Another job role is a director. The duties of being a director is for them to be responsible for how the film or TV show will look and sound in its production and its technical standards. Directors don't work for anyone and you can't really get any higher up in job roles.

The contract types for directors are usually full time or part time contracts. The amount of money that directors make earns an average salary of somewhere between $72000 to $108000 based on levels of tenure.

There are no direct ways to become a director with skills or qualifications so you will have to work your way to the top and become a director. But there is ways to help by taking some training courses. 



Another job role is a producer. The duties of being a producer is for them to turn a script into a real life on screen film or TV show. Also to put together a talented and creative cast and crew to bring the story to life. Producers don't work for anyone and you can't really get any higher up in job roles.

The contract types for producers are usually full time contracts. The amount of money that producers make earns an average salary of somewhere between $72000 to $108000 based on levels of tenure.

There is no specific qualification that you will need to become a producer but it will be helpful if you take film production courses in higher education. Also you can start as a producers assistant and work your way to become a producer. 

Another job role is an editor. The duites of being an editor is for them to edit the clips and scenes from what has been shot for the film or TV show and putthem together to make a TV show or film. Editors work for the producer and director. Also being an editor is the higest that editors can get.

The contact type of an editor is usally freelance. The amount of money that editors make is an average of $91,710 per year, or $44.09 per hour.

There is no specific qualifcation that you need to become an editor but it will be helpful if you take film production courses in higher education. Also you can start as a traniee or an editors assistant which will aslo help to get an editing job.

Radio

Radio

Introduction


There is a lot of radio stations in the UK for example there is BBC Radio, Capital, heart and TFM radio. Also there is 3 different types of radio stations and they are Public, Private and Community stations. Public radio stations are for the benefit of the public rather than for purely commercial purposes. Private radio stations are commercial stations that are more focused on commercial purposes. Community radio stations are small stations that only cover a small area and they run on a not-for-profit basis.


Types of Speech Programming


There a lot of different types of speech programming such as News Packages and Factual Packages. News Packages are about information and current affairs programmes, Bulletins and longer news programmes. The purpose of News Packages are to provide in-depth reporting. The Factual Packages are about Discussions, magazines, music and documentary's. The purpose of Factual packages are to entertain and inform. These Packages are produced by either done live or they are pre-recorded to put into the speech packages for News and Factual packages.


Target Audience


In radio each radio station has a different main target audience so each station will be different which will depend on what there target audience is. For example in one of the listening diaries that I done which is the Nerd3 podcast and the target audience for that is gamers, males and females and aged 12 and over. So the content on his podcast will be mostly aimed at them. Another example from my listen diaries is one that I have done on BBC Radio World service and the target audience for that is males and females aged over 25. So the content on that will be aimed at them.

News Packages



I have done 3 different listening diaries for News speech packages. The ones that I have done is BBC radio BBC World service, Radio 1 News Beat and TFM Breakfast Show. They all have different target audiences for there shows and BBC World service target audience is males and females aged over 25, Radio 1 News Beat target audience is males and females aged over 15 and TFM Breakfast Show target audience is mostly women aged between 25 - 40. So they all have different target audiences. They are all the same genre which is News and they all have the same style which is formal. They all have different structures as well for example the TFM Breakfast show is on for the shortest time which is 3 minutes long then the BBC World service is on for 5 minutes long and the News Beat is on for 15 minutes which is the longest out of the 3. They all go straight into the news as well and starting with the most serious ones first and ending with the less serious.


Factual Packages


I have done 3 different listening diaries for Factual speech packages. The ones that I have done is Radio 2 Thirty years Man and Boy, Radio 4 23 amazing reasons this radio programme will change your life and on YouTube OfficialNerdCubbed The Nerd3 Podcast . They all have different target audiences for there shows for example Radio 2 Thirty years Man and Boy target audience is males and females aged 30 and over, Radio 4 23 amazing reasons this radio programme will change your life target audience is males and females aged 18 and over and on YouTube OfficialNerdCubbed The Nerd3 Podcast target audience is male and female gamers that are aged over 14. The Radio 2 and 4 shows genres are Documentaries and the Nerd3 Podcast is a podcast. The Radio 2 and 4 shows style is formal and informal but the Nerd3 Podcast is informal. The The shortest time out of the 3 is the Radio 4 one that is one of 37 minutes, the Radio 2 one is one for 57 minutes and the Nerd3 podcast is on for 2 hours. They all talk about different things for example the Radio 4 one talks about different facts about things that could change your life and the Nerd3 podcast is mainly about games.


Legal and Ethical


There is a lot of different legal and ethical considerations that they will have to take into account when producing a speech package. Some of the main legal and ethical considerations that they will have to take into account when producing a speech package are bias, accuracy and balance.Some of the listening diaries that I have done have considered these for example the Radio 1 News Beat has made sure that all of the things that they have talked about in the show are true and accurate. Another example is the Nerd3 Podcast where he was biased about the things that he talked about in his podcast because he was just saying his opinions about the games.

Regulation in the Creative Media Sectors

Regulation in the Creative Media Sectors

Why does the creative media sector need to be regulated?

The creative media sector needs to be regulated because some things in the media sectors are not suitable for everyone to see them. So people regulate these things by putting age resections on them which means only people that are suitable to see the things that need to be regulate can see them and for the people which aren't suitable to view them can't until they are old enough. Also they are something in the creative media sectors that shouldn't be seen by anyone so people cut them parts out of the films, TV shows and radio so that people don't know about them.

British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)

The BBFC was set up in 1912. The BBFC is an independent, non-government organisation and it is responsible for the censorship and classification of videos and films in the UK. The BBFC also has the power to cut or reject any work that is not suitable for public viewing. Since the BBFC is independent and non-government they are funded by the film industry.

The BBFC has to consider whether material submitted for classification has broken the law, and/or has the potential to harm either the viewer or society through the viewer's behaviour. When the BBFC are decideing about if they should cut anything out of the film or TV show they have to consider the legal considerations. The legal considerations are indecent images of children, animal cruelty, obscenity, racial hatred and human rights.

When the BBFC find something in a film or TV show that they think shouldn't be in their then they have consequences for them. The consequences are: If a work is found to contain material which falls foul of UK law, then it will be cut from the work. If the work as a whole is found to be in breach of the law, then it may be denied a certificate and rejected.

BBFC are also the ones that started the age classifications. The purpose of the age classifications are to protect children from unsuitable and even harmful content in films and TV shows. To give consumers information they might need about a particular film or video before deciding whether or not to view it. This independent scrutiny prior to release ensures the highest possible level of protection and empowerment.

The age classifications are:

U Universal - A film that is rated U is suitable for all ages so anyone can watch the film. U films are suitable for audiences aged 4 and over. If the film has a U rating then the film should not upset anyone that watches the film. U films should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threats or horror in the film and it should also be set within a positive framework. If the U film is suitable for pre-school children then it will be indicated be the BBFC insight.

PG Parental Guidance - PG films are for general viewing, in the PG film there may be some scenes that may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged 8 or older. Children of any age can watch PG films if they are unaccompanied by an adult but parents are advised to consider whether the content in the PG film may upset younger, or more sensitive children.

12A/12 - 12A/12 films are suitable for anyone aged 12 and over. Films that are classified as 12A/12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. If someone younger the 12 wants to watch the 12A/12 film they can't unless they are accompanied by an adult. But the adults that are planing to take children under 12 to watch a 12A/12 film then they should consider whether the film will be suitable for the child. If they can't decide then they can check the BBCF insight in advance. Also no one younger then 12 can buy or rent a 12A/12 DVD.

15 - 15 films are only suitable for anyone aged 15 and over. Anyone younger than 15 can watch a 15 film in the cinema and they can't buy and rent a 15 film.

18 - 18 films are only suitable for anyone aged 18 and over. So no one younger than 18 can watch the 18 film in the cinema and they can't buy or rent an 18 rated film.

R18 - R18 films are only to be shown in specially licensed cinemas, or supplied only in licensed sxe shops and only adults can buy them. The R18

R18 - To be shown only in specially licensed cinemas, or supplied only in licensed sex shops, and to adults only The R18 category is a special and legally-restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and video works may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops. R18 video works may not be supplied by mail order.

Office of Communications (OFCOM)

The Office of Communications commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.

Ofcom has wide-ranging powers across the television, radio, telecoms and postal sectors. It has a statutory duty to represent the interests of citizens and consumers by promoting competition and protecting the public from harmful or offensive material Some of the main areas Ofcom presides over are licensing, research, codes and policies, complaints, competition and protecting the radio spectrum from abuse.The sectors that Ofcom regulates are TV, Radio, Fixed Line Tele Communciations, Mobiles, Postal Services and Airwaves-WIFI.

The regulator was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002 and received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003.

Ofcom is differnt from the BBFC because Ofcom doesn't watch or listen to programmes before they are broadcast. They wait until they are broadcasted and people complain to Ofcom about the sectors that they regulate. People complain about if they thing they have seen or heard is breching the Broadcasting Code Complaints can be made in writing or submitting an online complaints form and each complaint is assessed against The Broadcasting Code to see if the programme was in breach.

The Broadcasting code applies to TV and Radio and it covers the standards in programmes, sponsorship, product placement, fairness and privcay. The Code was drawn up following extensive research amongst viewers, listeners and broadcasters – they received more than 900 responses to a public consultation. The broadcasting Code is made up of 10 different sectors and them sectors are:

1. Protecting under 18’s  
2. Harm and Offence
3. Crime
4. Religion
5. Due impartiality and due accuracyand undue prominence of views and opinions
6. Elections and Referendums
7. Fairness 
8. Privacy
9. Commercial References in TV programming
10. Commercial Communications in Radio programming

  Advertising Standards Authority(ASA)



The Advertising Standards Authority is the UK’s independent regulator of advertising across all media. They apply the Advertising Codes, which are written by the Committees of Advertising Practice. Their work includes acting on complaints and proactively checking the media to take action against misleading, harmful or offensive advertisements.

The ASA is important because they make sure that if people complain about adverts they will do something about it like withdrawing the advert or banning the advert if it needs to be banned. Also they make sure that all UK advertising, wherever it appears is legal, decent, honest and truthful.

ASA is split up in to 2 part one is Non-broadcasting and the other is Broadcasting. Non-broadcasting covers Magazine and newspaper advertisements, Radio and TV commercials (not programmes or programme sponsorship), Television Shopping Channels, Advertisements on the Internet, including:banner and display ads, paid-for (sponsored) search, Marketing on companies’ own websites and in other space they control like social networking sites Twitter and Facebook.

The ASA regulates UK advertising across all media and it is a mix of self and co-regulation, non-broadcast and broadcast (with Ofcom) advertising. ASA is an independent organisation that was founded in 1962 and it checks that advertisements do not lie or make false claims about a product in their adverts. But is an advert is seen as in breech of UK advertising codes it must either be withdrawn or amended. In 2012 the ASA considered 31,298 complaints about 18,990 cases which led to 3,700 being changed or withdrawn.

The ASA controls the adverts for Non-Broadcasting and Broadcasting adverts. For Non-broadcasting adverts that the ASA look at are billboards and online adverts and they need to comply with the CAP Code and if the company's doesn't comply then the most serious consequence that they can get is that all of their off-air advertising has to be pre-checked for up to 2 years. But millions of ads are published every year in the UK so it would be impossible to pre-clear them all. The adverts that the ASA check for broadcasting are TV shopping and interactive TV advert and they need to comply with Ofcom. So if an advert breaches one of the rules then it will be referred to Ofcom for sanctioning. Ofcom has a duty to maintain standards of broadcast advertising.

For TV and Radio adverts a vast majority of them are pre-cleared before they are broadcasted and they make sure that they are compliant with the UK code for broadcast adverts. So once an ad has aired on TV or the Radio the consumers have the right to complain about the ads that they have seen or heard that they think are misleading, harmful or offensive but the ASA can act on just one complaint.The sanctions for adverts that is in breach of the codes then the ad will be withdrawn or amended.


The issues that are affecting the ASA

Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO)

IPSO is the new independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK. We uphold the highest standards of journalism by monitoring and maintaining the standards set out in the Editors' Code of Practice, and provide support and redress for individuals seeking to complain about breaches of the Code. IPSO is committed to working with the newspaper and magazine industry to maintain and enhance the freedom and authority of the press through effective, independent regulation.

  

Legal constrains in the creative media sector

Why is it important for producers to have an understanding of the legal constraints when working in the creative sectors?

It is important for producers to have an understanding of the legal constraints because Legal constraints are legal laws that control the media sector and it's extremely important that you follow these laws or you could be fined and investigated by the police. Legal Constraints are laws that absolutely have to be followed and took into consideration or you can have some harsh consequences. The legal constraints are like laws in media, a constraint helps to prevent something bad happening when you are trying to do something in media where something could go bad.

Libel law

Libel Law- To publish in print ( including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, TV or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred scorn or contempt of others. It is a tort (civil wrong) making the person or entity ( like a newspaper, magazine or political organization) open to a lawsuit for damages by the person who cam prove the statement about him/her was a lie. Libel Law affects your production by making sure that the things you use will not offend or harm someone so you will have to be careful about the things that publish or use in your films. An example of Libel Law that has affected producers when working in the creative media sectors is the case that Lord McAlpine was falsely accused. In November, Conservative peer Lord McAlpine announced his intention to seek libel damages from Twitter users over incorrect and defamatory insinuations linking him to child sex abuse. The law concerning Twitter is clear - if you make a defamatory allegation about someone you can be sued for libel. It is the same as publishing a false and damaging report in a newspaper.Lord McAlpine has dropped threatened legal action against Twitter users with fewer than 500 followers and instructed his lawyers to concentrate their efforts on seeking £50,000 in damages from Mrs Bercow, in what is expected to be the first High Court Twitter libel trial. This has affected Lord McAlpine by it makes some people think that what these people said on twitter is true and they believe what they said. Also the people that believed what they said then they could not trust him or want to talk to him. This has affected him as a producer by if people believed the comments then no one would want to work for him or no one would want him to work for  them.  

Privacy Law

Privacy Law- May be defined as the right of the individual to determine when, how, and to what extent he or she will release personal information. A reasonable expectation that an individual may proceed  on the assumption that the government may only violate this right by recording private communications on a clandestine to the satisfaction of a detached judicial officer that an offence has been or is being committed and that interception of private communications stands to afford evidence of the offence. Privacy Law affects your production by you will have to know how much information you can say about someone and not to talk about someones private life when you publish or are making a film. An example of Privacy Law that has affected producers when working in the creative media sectors is the News of the World phone hacking. The phone hacking was in 2006, and News of the World was facing various allegations of its phone hacking scandal and investigations revealed that News of the World not only hacked celebrity phones’ voice mail but also those of ordinary people. This has affected them as producers by that they can't be trusted so no one will want them working for them and that the people that did the phone hacking have been jailed and sued for hacking peoples phones. 

Obscene Publications Act 1959 

Obscene Publications Act 1959- The law makes it an offence to publish, whether for gain or not, any content whose effect will tend to "deprave and corrupt" those likely to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it. This could include images of extreme sexual activity such as bestiality, necrophilia, rape or torture. Relating to the publication of obscene matter, to provide for the protection of literature and to strengthen the law concerning pornography. Obscene Publications Act affects your production by you will have to make sure that you will not include anything that is obscene in your production. An example of Obscene Publications Act that has affected producers when working in the creative media sectors is the Human Centipede 2. The Human Centipede 2  is a 2010 horror film in which a scientist stitches kidnap victims together, was proudly touted as "the most horrific film ever made". The film was so horrific the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has denied The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) an 18 certificate for fears it poses a "real risk" to cinema goers. This has affected the producer by that the film was banned in the UK and the BBFC refusal means it cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK – even on DVD or download.

Copyright and Intellectual Property law

Copyright and Intellectual Property Law- Intangible rights protecting the products of human intelligence and creation, such as copyright able works, patented inventions, and trade secrets. Although largely governed by federal law, state law also governs some. Describes a wide variety of property created by musicians, authors, artists and inventors. It is intended largely to encourage the development by granting certain property rights to all artists, which include inventors in the arts and the sciences. These rights allow artists to protect themselves from infringement, or the unauthorized use and misuse of their creations. Trademarks and service marks protect distinguishing features (such as names or package designs) that are associated with particular products or services and that indicate commercial source. Copyright and Intellectual Property Law affects your production by you can't make a profit on background music if it is copyrighted and you will have to ask for permission when you want to use something that is copyrighted. An example of Copyright and Intellectual Property Law that has affected producers when working in the creative media sectors is that BuzzFeed was sued for $3.6 million football photo. A photographer who failed to see the funny side of a Buzzfeed post on "The 30 Funniest Header Faces" is suing the site for $3.6m (£2.3m) over claims it breached his copyright. This has affected them as a producer by that they have been sued for using the photo and that they wouldn't be allowed to use the photo.

Official Secrets Act 1989

Official Secrets Act- Regulates both primary disclosure of information by former and current public employees, including members of the security and intelligence services, the civil service and the armed forces, as well as secondary disclosure by anyone else. The Act differentiates among the penalties these various groups face if they engage in disclosure of information as well as the defenses  available to civil servants who engage in such disclosure. Official Secrets Act affects your production by making sure that if you know any secrets such as information from the armed forces then you should not put it into your production. An example of Official Secrets Act that has affected producers when working in the creative media sectors is that Edward Snowden he has revealed himself as the source of the NSA revelations published that week in the Guardian and the Washington Post on 9 June 2013. The Snowden files reveal a number of mass-surveillance programs undertaken by the NSA and GCHQ. This has affected Edward Snowden as a producer by doing what he did makes him not trust worthy. 

Health and Safety Act

Health and Safety Act-Everyone has a duty to comply with the Act, including employers, employees, manufacturers, suppliers, designers, important of work equipment. The act places a general duty to 'ensure so far as is reasonably practicable the health, safety and welfare at work of all their employees'. Health and Safety Act affects your production by you will have to make sure you that you consider everything about your employees health and what to do to keep them safe in your production. An example of Health and Safety Act that has affected producers when working in the creative media sectors is that on Deadly 60 Steve Backshall  required stitches after a caiman crocodile clamped its jaws around his leg while he was wading through water in Argentina. This affects him as a producer by he won't be able to go on any more adventures until his ankle has fully healed.

Why is it important for producers to understand the ethical considerations when working in the creative sectors?

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It is important for producers to understand the ethical considerations when working in the creative sectors because if the producers understand the ethical considerations then they won't do anything that doesn't follow the producers guidelines so that they don't get finned or have their broadcasting license took off them. So it is very important that producers have a good understanding of the ethical considerations. Also  it is very important that all producers have a good understanding and need to be aware of the ethical issues as well.

Privacy

One of the ethical issues is privacy which is a very important ethical issue that producers have to follow. Privacy is one of the Ofcom Broadcasting Codes and it is section 8. Privacy is what every needs so that they can have their right to be free from intrusion or interference by others. All individuals have privacy interests in relation to their bodies, personal information, expressed thoughts and opinions, personal communications with others, and spaces they occupy. A very important thing about privacy is the right to control information about oneself. An example of privacy being breached in a media sector is the Sachsgate case. The case is about Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand calling Andrew Sachs and verbally abused him which was put onto the radio. When this was put on the radio 2 people complained then more people heard it and it resulted in over 37,000 complaints. So the consequences for Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand were that Jonathon Ross was suspended without pay for 12 weeks and BBC was fined £150,000 from Ofcom.

 
Harm and offence

Another ethical issue is Harm and Offence which is another very important ethical issue that producers have to follow. Harm and Offence is also one of the Ofcom Broadcasting Codes and it is section 2. Harm and Offence 

example Frankie Boyle

Protecting under 18's

Another ethical issue is Protecting under 18's which is another very important ethical issue that producers have to follow. Protecting under 18's is also one of the Ofcom Broadcasting Codes and it is section 1. Protecting under 18's















Producer Guidelines

There is guidelines that producers have to read, understand and follow so that they can produce shows. It is really important for producers to adhere to them when working in the creative sectors. There is two main and really important guidelines that producers have to follow and they are the Ofcom Broadcasting Code and the BBC Editorial Guidelines.