Clearances

Clearances:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/content-clearances

What does 'cleared' mean?

Content Clearances

- Products, Logos and Brand Names
- Clips, Stick footage, Tape and Images
- Font, Text and Designs
- Famous Works and People
- Script Clearances

In order to administer and be able to screen your short film in public you will need to ensure that everything is 'cleared'. This means that you will have to have written consent allowing you to use the following; script, brand names, logos, stock footage, images and music. 

It is essential that you can make clearances as you go along, as soon as you can otherwise you may be caught up with it in the end, meaning you may encounter some unexpected problems trying to get clearances. Also if you cannot obtain a release for anything, then simply just use a subtitle instead. 

http://saperlaw.com/2007/06/13/film-clearance-basics/

Define Film Clearance: (2007) - SaperLaw

- Film clearance is the process of achieving the appropriate permission for all aspects of a film production. The additional clearances can include the following; sets, actors and extras, music, stock film, art, posters, products and brands, books, broadcasts, computer programs, dramatic works and photographs etc. Several different parts of clearances are essential the three most important and in general fall under three categories property, people and locations. Film clearance is necessary to avoid liability and to acquire Errors and Omissions insurance. Also to avoid any accustomed copyright and or trademark issues.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/checklist

Clearances for showing my short film on a public platform such as Film Network

Ensure your short film is 'cleared'

Clearances checklist:
- Script 
- Content 
- Music 
- Location 
- Actors and Contributor's 
- Products, Logos and Brand Names
- Clips, Stick footage, Tape and Images
- Font, Text and Designs

(All need to be ensured that they have all been cleared, meaning that they have no control over the short film, and have given permission for all aspects of a film production.) 

Otherwise if you submit your short film to Film Network, it is your own responsibility to ensure that you have obtained all clearances which are necessary in writing. If somebody were to claim that your short film breaches their copyright for example you have used them or their identity/their work in some way without receiving their consent, it will be you as well as the BBC, who are liable. Also if you have breached copyright, at the very least you will not have access to your short film and will not be permitted to share your short film and could potentially end up being sued. It is crucial that you have double checked that you have obtained clearance on everything in which is needed. This could include internet use such as all media which covers internet as well.