Regulatory and professional bodies within the Creative Media Sector

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Unit 2 Task 1 Be able to extract information from written sourcesUnit 7 Task 3 Understanding the regulation of the media sector

Task 1: Be able to extract information from written sources

Be able to extract information from written sources

Written sources: e.g. books, journals, websites, magazines, newspapers, handouts

Reading: with concentration; skim-reading: scanning; using index; using word search; using phrase search

Extract information: e.g. write notes, summarise, highlight text, annotate document, underline passages,

British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)

The British board of film classification are a company that make sure that a film has got the appropriate material for the audience it is aimed at. This is why they apply age restrictions to films because there are certain things in movies such as language, violence and drug use this is why the films with this contain in are generally for 18 year olds and above. What the BBFC do is they watch clips of a film and decide which bits are appropriate and which bits need cutting, and if the film needs banning.

The websites I used :

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/ , http://www.theguardian.com/uk

British Video Association

The British video association represents the interests of publishers and rights owners of video entertainment. The British video association is a company that sees what dvds can be released, which bits need to be cut or added so the dvds are appropriate for every age , genders, and lifestyles. The British video association was established in 1980. The bva’s members account for some 90% of the £2 billion + in the film and tv industry

http://www.bva.org.uk/about-us/

Film Distributors Association

The film distributors association is a company which checks different films to see if they have the appropriate content for each film and they decide if the films should be banned or not because some of the scenes can’t put out to the public because they are too gruesome or scary.

Video Standards Council (VSC)

The vsc was established in 1989, the two things that the vsc is for is:

It is a standard body for the video and video games industries and has a code of practice designed to ensure that both industries show a duty of care in their dealings with customers and public generally.

Also it acts as an administrator of the PEGI system of age rating for video games. PEGI is used in over 30 countries, it is the UK regulator responsible for the age rating of videos supplied in the UK.

Office for Communication (Ofcom)

Ofcom is a communications regulator in the UK. They regulate the radio and TV sectors, fixed lines telecoms, mobiles, postal services,plus the airwaves over which wireless devices opperate.

Trading Standards Central

The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) is a professional association which represents trading standards professionals working in local authorities, business and consumer sectors and in central government in the UK and overseas.

Press ComplaintsCommission (PCC)

They look at what the press have to say about the film, because if the press complain about the film and the public read it they are not going to go watch the film because they are going to think that the film isn’t good. So this is why the press complaints commission is there so they can check what each complaint is.

Advertising Standards Authority(ASA).

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the self –regulatory organisation of the advertising industry in the united kingdom. The ASA is a non statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legist ration.