In filming teaser trailers there are a variety of features in your clip which will need to be carefully looked over, there are legal issues such as copyright and defamation. Copyright is dangerous territory in any industry now a days and you have to be carefull even making a film clip for a project that you avoid infringement. Defamation also known as slander is the communication of a statement that makes a claim which could give any individual, product, goverment etc a negative image. A famous case of defamtion and libel is the case of 1735 when John Peter Zenger a journalist for New York Weekly journal published a write up which criticised William Cosby (Governor of New York 1735), Zenger was taken to court but the case was eventually decided as not-guilty as Zenger proved that his supossed 'seditious libel' was correct.
Filming in the Uk publically is legal, but in non-public places which restrict commercial filming and photographing sometimes a permit is needed. On a more radical degree, if when filming there is likely to be any explosions or fire arms used then Uk police need to be fully informed and consulted, also permission is needed to portray any police personel.
In America the 'Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)' declared that theatrical trailers should not exceed the length of 2.30, but major production companies are allowed to overrule this term just once per annual year. Internet and home made trailer are excluded from this rule. Green and Red bands are a simple colour code scheme to explain to the audience the approval content of the film. Green bands signify the film has been approved for all audiences. This contributes to broadening target audiences. Red bands symbolize explicit content only for restricted or mature viewers.
Filming in the Uk publically is legal, but in non-public places which restrict commercial filming and photographing sometimes a permit is needed. On a more radical degree, if when filming there is likely to be any explosions or fire arms used then Uk police need to be fully informed and consulted, also permission is needed to portray any police personel.
In America the 'Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)' declared that theatrical trailers should not exceed the length of 2.30, but major production companies are allowed to overrule this term just once per annual year. Internet and home made trailer are excluded from this rule. Green and Red bands are a simple colour code scheme to explain to the audience the approval content of the film. Green bands signify the film has been approved for all audiences. This contributes to broadening target audiences. Red bands symbolize explicit content only for restricted or mature viewers.
In a contract between actors and producers there is a section which states film posters should include a billing block, a billing block is a highly condensed block of writing commonly situated at the bottom of the poster. Having highly condensed writing allows the fit the required writing in, whilst leaving space for detail.
In terms of legal restraints, don't forget you are making a teaser trailer. You could also explore copyright in terms of music etc and when/where certain trailers can be aired (e.g. you wouldn't be able to put an 18 on a U DVD). Well done on your blogging - you are obviously putting a lot of time into this which demonstrates excellent time management skills.
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