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- Live Action Production (Introduction)
- How To Behave On Set
- Set Protocol
- Safety Practices During Production
- Working with Electricity
- Working in Heat
- Shooting on/near Streets and Roadways
- Cars and Other Moving Vehicles
- Elevated Work Platforms
- Fire and Open Flames on Set
- Smoke, Fog, and Lighting Effects
- Power Tools
- Glass
- Production Trucks
- Prop Weapon Usage
- Stunts and Coordination
- Animals in Film
- Desert Insects / Animals
- Water and Boats
- Makeup and Prosthetic Materials
- Filming in the Rain
- Film shoots on Campus
- Student Project Application
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- Contracts, Release, & Forms (Introduction)
- Call Sheet Template
- Cast/Crew Release
- Cast/Crew Sign In Sheet
- Cigarette Release
- Crowd Notice Area Signage
- Crowd Notice Audience Signage
- Emergency Medical Information
- Emergency Phone Numbers
- Event and Performance
- Extra Release
- Insurance Request Form
- Location Contract
- Minor Release
- Musician/Composer Release
- Nudity/Simulated Sex Act Rider
- One Sheet Example
- Post-Production Questionnaire
- Prop Weapons Use Notice
- Reception Request
- Right of Publicity Agreement and Copyright
- Safety Inspection Form
- Safety Meeting Attendance
- Special Skills Crew Release
- Thesis Project Assessment Checklist
- Vehicle Release
- Weapon Release Form
- MFA Thesis Packets (For MFA-2 Students)
- Winter Break Equipment Checkout
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Logos, Brand Names, and Trademarks
- Student Handbook
- Copyright and Clearances
- Logos, Brand Names, and Trademarks
When distinctive personal property that is identifiable with any person or entity (a logo like the Nike “swoosh” or a brand name) is filmed in a scene, you may need consent in writing to use such property.
Most importantly, you may not photograph any trademark or logo that presents a company or entity represented, or its product, in a detrimental or defamatory way. To do so would expose you to a lawsuit for slander and/or libel.
If the property is non-distinctive background, you most likely do not need permission to film it.
For example, if you are filming an exterior street scene and the McDonald’s arches can be seen indistinctly in the background, but no reference (either direct or implied) is made to that company, then you do not need their permission.
Sources of cleared printed material (labels, posters, signs, etc.) are:
Earl Hays Press
(818) 765 -0700
SGI Studio Graphics
(818) 951-5615