Archive Clearances: Everything You Need to Know... with Ben Green

A practical session covering the essentials of sourcing and clearing the rights in TV and Film Archive. Using practical examples and clips to demonstrate points, with interactive sections (like archive programme paperwork) for students to consider issues they will be faced with. Designed to give attendees an introduction to how archive audio-visual material may be sourced, researched and cleared for the various rights within it.

Who it's for

Producers/Assistant Producers, Production Managers and Co-Ordinators, Programme Assistant staff and anyone needing to know more about rights and permissions to Television and Film Archive material, and/or who has to negotiate rights for this material on a regular basis.

What it covers

• Archive Sources – where to find it (Free & Commercial), and the risks around ‘lifting’ from social media
• Permissions, Rights & Forward Licensing (and the layers to consider)
• What will it cost? (And ways to make it cheaper…)
• Paperwork – Why this is critical…
• Top Tips on what to avoid / watch out for (e.g. Compliance, duty of care to contributors)
• Creative Re-Use of archive and Moral Rights issues
• Examples of ‘gold-standard’, award-winning archive use

 

This event is supported by the ScreenSkills Television Skills Fund which invests in training for the freelance television workforce thanks to contributions from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5. 

It is part of a ScreenSkills programme managed by the Indie Training Fund to support freelancers to upskill and stay connected, helping keep the industry resilient in these difficult times. 

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘get ticket’ to reserve your place: you must login or register before you are able to get a ticket for this event. A booking confirmation with a joining link to the session will be sent to you via email. 

If you are no longer able to use your ticket, we ask you to please contact support@screenskills.com so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.