Production Process Plan

Product

A fashion spread for a teenage lifestyle magazine Teen Spirit

Theme
Urban Nightlife

Locations
Onion factory in Burtonwood
The Burtonwood Roundabout

Photoshoot and Fashion Spread Production

Photograph Date Time Materials Equipment Personnel

1 17/05/19 9-9:20 Blue jumper, Camera and Me and
trainers, and tripod arran
jeans
2 17/05/19 9:25- Jeans, Camera and Me and
9:45 trainers, and tripod arran
windbreaker
3 17/05/19 9:50- Trainers, Camera and Me and
10:10 trackies, tripod arran
jumper, and
jacket
4 17/05/19 10:15- Trainers, Camera and Me and
10:25 trackies, and tripod arran
fleece

Reviewing Materials

Materials Date for reviewing and selecting images

Photographs for fashion spreads 20/05/19
Post Production

Magazine Date Time Materials Equipment

Page
Spread 21/05/19 9-10 Photographs Computer
page 1 Cover lines Photoshop
Spread 21/05/19 10-11 Photographs Computer
page 2 Cover lines Photoshop
Spread 21/05/19 11-12 Photographs Computer
page 3 Cover lines Photoshop
Spread 21/05/19 12-2 Photographs Computer
page 4 Cover lines Photoshop

Budget
Camera= £500
Tripod= £30
Adobe Photoshop= £16.24 a month (for students)
Computer= £478

Contingency Plans
If a photoshoot had to be cancelled or one finished and when I reviewed the images none
were useable I am prepared to do another photoshoot on the 20/5/19.
In case of rain I would try and continue the shoot but if it was too heavy I would wait it out at
my friend’s house which is close by to both locations for the spread. If the rain didn’t stop
then I would do the shoot another day.
If the model had to cancel last minute then I would re schedule to do the shoot on another
night but if that isn’t possible then I would get another model.
Relevant legal and ethical issues

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

The law gives the creators of literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, sound recordings, broadcasts,
films and typographical arrangement of published editions, rights to control the ways in which their
material may be used. The rights cover: broadcast and public performance, copying, adapting,
issuing, renting and lending copies to the public.

This is a CIVIL law not a CRIMINAL law. This means it is not a criminal offence to break the law,
which could result in a fine or jail sentence. Instead, the person who owns the copyright has to sue
the person they believe has broken the law. The case is then heard in a civil court and if the person is
found guilty of breaking copyright law then they will have to pay damages to the owner of the
copyright. The amount of damages is set by the court.
Application:
This applies to my photos/spread because if I use someone else’s image and not my own then I
would be breaking the law, therefore I will only use my own original images. It also applies because I
will have to use my own unique title and style, this includes: fonts, colours, and positioning of text.

Equality Act 2010

This law legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society.
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of:
 Age
 Being or becoming a transsexual person
 Being married or in a civil partnership
 Being pregnant or on maternity leave
 Disability
 Race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
 Religion/belief or lack of religion/belief
 Sex
 Sexual orientation

This is a CRIMINAL law.

Therefore anyone who is considered to be breaking the law could be arrested. It would result in a
criminal trial which if found guilty could result in a fine or jail sentence.

Application:
As to not break this law my photos and spread will not present people as negative stereotypes of
any of these social groups, additionally I will attempt to use models that represent a range of these
social groups to ensure that there is equal representation of all social groups.

Obscene Publications Act 1959

For the purposes of this Act an article shall be deemed to be obscene if its effect or (where the
article comprises two or more distinct items) the effect of any one of its items is, if taken as a whole,
such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant
circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it.
In this Act ‘article’ means any description of article containing or embodying matter to be read or
looked at or both, any sound record and any film or other record of a picture or pictures.
This is a criminal law.

Application:
My images will be suitable for the target audience of the magazines which is teens, therefore none
of the images will deprave or corrupt viewers. Additionally the spread as a whole will be suitable as
it will use

Trespass
This is a civil law.
Trespass to land consists of any unjustifiable intrusion by a person upon the land in possession of
another.
Civil trespass is actionable in the courts.

Application:
I will not enter private property to take photos and if I do I will get permission first.
Privacy
Privacy Law is a law which deals with the use of people’s personal information and making sure they
aren't intruded upon. These laws make sure people can't have their information wrongly used
without permission.

Application:
This applies to my photos because if I included peoples personal details in the images for example
there number plate for their car or street name I would be breaking the law, to avoid doing this I will
attempt to not include personal details in any imagery and if I do I will blur it out in post-production.

Ethical Constraints
Rather than legal constraints, ethical issues are based on judgement. They are what society
considers as morally acceptable.

If something is seen as ethically wrong, then it is first investigated to see if it is breaking any laws.
However, if it is not in violation of any of these laws then it comes under ethical issues.

This means that no law has been broken, however the public may see it as offensive or controversial.
Many ethical concerns are raised by groups of specific people. These groups may find the publication
offensive, due to how the minority are represented.

Ethical concerns which come into media production are things such as:
 Protecting under 18s
 Representation of age, gender, race, disability, sexuality and religion
 Using off the record information
 The power to influence public opinion
 Interviewing vulnerable people or children
 Anything that could cause offence or harm
 Presenting an individual or their views as being representative of an entire group or people
 Running premium rate phone lines
 Using hidden microphones
 Making a product which offends or insults a viewer/listener/user
 Falsifying information
Relevant regulatory bodies
Each media industry has its own regulatory body which has a code of conduct and rules which all
media practitioners follow:
BBFC
ASA
OfCom
IPSO
Application:
Protection of under 18s applies to my photos as they could contain content that is unsuitable. To
protect under 18s I will ensure that all of the content is suitable for them by not having graphic
imagery.
To ensure that there is representation of age, gender, race, disability, sexuality and religion, I will use
attempt to use a mix of people from the different groups and won’t use negative stereotypes.
To avoid causing offence or harm I will ensure that the images won’t be offensive or harmful. I also
will have the images checked over by other people to check that it isn’t offensive or harmful.
As to not present an individual or their views as being representative of an entire group or people, I
will try to not use stereotypes and if I do they will only be positive ones.
To make sure that I don’t offend or insults a viewer/listener/user, I will have all of the content
checked over by multiple people.