LO1: Understand the factors that need to be considered during the planning of a media product

Question 1

what are the factors that need to be considered during the planning of a media product?

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Answer 1

1. Type of Media product
2. Financial constraints
3. Revenue streams
4. Time constraints
5. Personnel involved
6. Impact of legal issues
7. Impact of regulatory issues
8. Impact of ethical issues

Question 2

how could the type of media product being made cause a problem?

Answer 2

• different types of media products have they’re own requirements E.g. websites are very different to movies

Question 3

What are some Financial constraints?

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• Staffing
• premises
• location
• legal costs
• transport
• resources

Question 4

what is a revenue stream?

Answer 4

A method of raising money for a project

Question 5

what are some of the different types of revenue streams?

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Answer 5

• sponsorship
• crowdfunding
• coporate finance
• advertising
• franchising

Question 6

what is a sponsorship?

Answer 6

money paid for a brand to be associated with the final media production

Question 7

what is crowdfunding?

Answer 7

finance generated by amateurs or professionals for a project/idea through public contributions. Usually through social media networks (such as kickstarter)

Question 8

what is coporate finance?

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an investment with a business. the business must be convinced that they will recieve more money back in the long run from their investment

Question 9

what is advertising?

Answer 9

money in return for product placement

Question 10

what is franchising?

Answer 10

A person or group of people the right to market a product or service using the trademark or trade name of another business

Question 11

name the 6 legal constraints
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Freedom of information
intellectual Property rights
data protection act
copyright
slander
libel

Question 12

what is the freedom of information act?

Answer 12

Provides public access to information held by public authorities

Question 13

What is the intellectual property act?

Answer 13

if you have worked to produce a piece of work such as an image, script, article or graphic then it is your intellectual property. If someone wants to use it, they require your permission. If you produce the work while working for an organisation, you do not own the intellectual property of that time, the organisation does.

Question 14

What is the data protection act?

Answer 14

Everyone responsible for using personal data must make sure the information is: used fairly, lawfully and transparently

Question 15

What is the copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988?

Answer 15

Gives creators of digital media the rights to control how their work is used and distributed

Question 16

What is slander?

Answer 16

The action of crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation

Question 17

What is libel?

Answer 17

A published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation

Question 18

What is media regulation?

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The control or guidance of media content by governments and other bodies. This means media production and consumption are monitored

Question 19

Name the 5 regulatory bodies

Answer 19

BBFC
IPSO
ASA
Ofcom
PEGI

Question 20

What is the BBFC and what does it stand for

Answer 20

The British Board of Film Classification who regulate media content and classify films that are distributed in the UK

Question 21

What is IPSO and what does it stand for?

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The Independent Press Standards Organisations regulate the content that is in print format such as newspapers and magazines

Question 22

What is the ASA and what does it stand for

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The Advertising Standards Agency regulate all broadcast and non-broadcast content across the UK

Question 23

What is Ofcom and what does it stand for?

Answer 23

The Office of Communications regulate all broadcasted content across UK television channels.

Question 24

What is PEGI and what does it stand for?

Answer 24

Pan European Game Information have classified all video game content in the UK.

Question 25

What is Censorship?

Answer 25

This is when content is considered harmful by regulators and is then cut or edited from media products for the benefit of the consumer

Question 26

What is incitement

Answer 26

It’s the action of provoking unlawful behaviour or urging someone to behave unlawfully