Legal & Ethical

Libel

The video obviously was not to show BADC in a dereogatory way, portraying, as it should, both the college and Skillset event in a positive light. We invited Barking College students to view the edit before finalising it, so as to ensure that they were happy with how their college was shown on-screen. Once they had seen it, prior to the competition screening, we showed it to some of BADC's officials who were given the opportunity to accept or reject the video. They had no quarrels with how their campus was shown and thus it was allowed to be entered into the competition.

Ethical

The video had to be honest, yet balance the client's own needs of 'elaborated truth' per say.

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All interviewees were not fed any lines to say; their responses to questions were honest and genuine. It was also made clear to them that, if they didn't want to, they didn't have to provide an answer to a question.

Legal

We were unable to print permission forms, but we ensured that all interviewees were happy being interviewed on camera before filming them. It was also made clear to them the purpose of the video and where it potentially could be screened and shared. If they felt uncomfortable being interviewed, they were under no obligation to do so. Each place we filmed, we obtained permission from the relevant challenge leader, as well as noted any restrictions (for example, a particular area we were unable to access as it would obstruct the activities) and any participants who didn't wish to be captured on camera.