Legal & Ethical

Copyright
Copyright protects a range of things, including music and lyrics, photographs, architectural structures and T.V programs. It is there primarily to protect the applied product from fraud and plagiarism.

Defamation
Also known as slander, Defamation refers to a statement that makes a claim, implied to be factual, that gives an individual business, product, group, government, religion or nation a negative or inferior image.

BBC Editorial Guidelines
The guidelines apply to any content published or broadcast by the BBC and anyone who filmed or contributed to it. The guidelines set out the expected standards of everyone making or presenting the BBC's output, and are in place to help with difficult editorial duties.

Certification
Certification details the rating of any media product, whether it be film, DVD, game, or media directly streamed to the internet. The importance of this is to indicate to any viewers or a target audience the approved age rating of the product.


High Crimes
As a film made by an official company, High Crimes is subject to the copyright guidelines, as the film is officially a product of Warner Bros studios.
The copyright guidelines are there to protect the film and any related media products (Movie posters/products, etc) from being copied and sold illegally or being subjected to copying by other companies.

Several elements in the film fall under the copyright guidelines, including the script, written by Yuri Zeltser and Grace Bickley, the certification (the film being classified as a 12 in both the UK and USA), and the music rights (the soundtrack was written by Graeme Revell).

As an officially produced film, High Crimes received an official certification before it's release.
This does two things, the first being simply to indicate the specified target audience to the viewers, and to serve as a guideline to ward off any who don't conform to the age rating.
The second purpose the certification serves is to categorize the film for future reference, whether it be for an award or simply to ensure that it is not dispensed to the wrong audience by retailers.


The One Show
As an official BBC product, the One Show has been tailored to meet the BBC editorial guidelines, to make it as appropriate as possible for the BBC's viewers.
This prevents any inappropriate content from reaching the wrong audience.
The editorial guidelines also narrow the program's content down so that it fits into the schedule of programs.

The One Show is also subject to copyright guidelines. These are mostly covered by the BBC editorial guidelines, but still apply to the show's premise in order to protect the show from being streamed illegally or sold as something else.

Certification is already covered by the BBC editorial guidelines. As a BBC production, the One Show is streamed on national television according to the time of the watershed, so that the content is seen by the appropriate audience.
Defamation is also covered by the guidelines, as all BBC products are copyrighted by the corporation.
This protects the show, and the BBC as a whole, from slander.


Doctor Who
Like the One Show, Doctor Who is an official BBC production, and thus is subject to the guidelines.
As one of the longest running programs in the BBC's history, Doctor Who has seen a lot of changes in the guidelines, but has always been jealously guarded in terms of the guidelines.
As one of the most popular BBC shows, Doctor Who has been tailored to the expected standards perhaps a little more than other shows broadcast by the BBC.

Although this is covered by the editorial guidelines, Doctor Who is also subject to copyright guidelines, to prevent it from being sold or downloaded illegally.
As with all media products, the copyright guidelines cover a wide array of things, such as the script (written by various people, including Douglas Adams), the music rights (current composer is Murray Gold), and even the show's title.

As well as being a popular show, Doctor Who also has a large franchise of merchandise, ranging from downloadable computer games to action figures. This makes it even more important to protect the brand, as the Doctor Who franchise is protecting a lot more than just a T.V show.

Although it does not have an official certification, like the One Show, the time at which Doctor Who is broadcast indicates it's certificate.
When the series first made it's comeback in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston, the show was broadcast at seven in the evening, well before the watershed.
When Matt Smith took over from David Tennant in 2010, the show had been moved to the later time of eight pm, and sometimes 8.30.

Job Roles

Stunts - A good majority of stunts in the film were vehicle-based stunts.
These are probably most likely to unclude cheaper replicas of the cars involved, as well as stunt drivers and doubles for the cast.
A prime example of this is when Claire drives her car into a river.
The shots are engineered so that we never get a clear shot of Claire from the outside of the car, meaning that the scene can be engineered to keep the cast safe and keep the film consistent.

Unit Production Manager - Also known as a UPM, they are hired by film producers to manage the regulation and production of the film, its costing and budgeting, and to ensure that the film is delivered to the target audience at the expected principal.

Art Director - The art director's job is to supervise and oversee the artists who create individual sets, ideas, concepts or scenes, in order to ensure that the film communicates visually what the director wants, stimulates the correct moods and feelings, and also that it appeals to the target audience.

Set Dressing Buyer - Effectively the same as a set dresser, the set dressing buyer's only additional job is to buy materials and props needed for the set to look realistic and authentic.
Apart from this, a set dressing buyer's job differs in no way from that of a set dresser.

Storyboard artists - Specialising in visualising scenes, storyboard artists are able to convey the director's vision through quick, accurate sketches portraying the idea and how the scene ought to look.

Stedicam Operator - The steadicam operator's job is to maintain a special brand of camera mount that keeps the camera stable, providing for a smooth, flawless shot, even when moving quickly or on uneven surfaces.

Camera Loader - Also known as a Second Assistant Camera, the Camera Loader's job is to load the raw film stock into camera magazines, operate the slate at the beginning of takes and marking the actors as necessary, and generally filling in paperwork for the camera department.

Script Supervisor - Also known as a continuity supervisor, the script supervisor's main function is to maintain the film's internal continuity, and to record the production unit's daily progress in the shooting of the screenplay.

Boom Operator - The primary function of the boom operator is that of microphone placement, usually using a microphone attached to the end of a boom pole (or fishpole), to get a microphone as close to the actor as possible without it getting into the frame.

Cheif Lighting Technician - The head of the electrical team, the cheif lighting technician's job is to oversee the team of technicians involved in rigging stage and location sets, as well as controlling artificial and electrical light techniques.

Rigging Gaffer - The rigging gaffer is in charge of lighting the stage and ensuring the camera rigging is constructed in accordance with the directions of the cinematographer.

Best Boy - Best Boys are usually in charge of the day-to-day operation of the lighting and grip departments, their responsibilities include hiring, scheduling and management of the crew.

Key Grip - The key grip is the head of the grip department along with being the chief rigging technician on the set.

High Crime (film analysis)

The Film
High Crime is a crime thriller set mostly in a military institute in the United States.
The film revolves around a Law Attorney, Claire (Ashley Judd) and her husband Tom (James Caviezel), the latter of which is accused of the murder of nine people by a military court.
The film fits well into the category of a classical thriller, using suspense, mystery and the constant pressure the main character is under throughout the film to prove her husband's innocence.
The plot has a tendency to turn throughout the film, throwing viewers off and taking an opposite direction to the one expected.


Music & Sound
Nearer to the start, the music is rather slow and melodic, setting the film with quite a positive atmosphere, hiding the darker nature of the film's plot beneath a cheery, 'sugarcoated' opening.
Over the music, the audience can clearly hear a radio broadcast being played, this lends the opening a semblance of normality, staunchly denying the audience any hint of the film being a crime thriller.
Once launched into the main plot, both digetic and non-digetic sound become  more militaristic, music tends to include drums and brass instruments expected in a military parade march.
Music plays a large part in setting the mood of specific scenes, and ranges over a wide variety from dark, intimidating music to the lighter, slower themes experienced nearer the start of the film.
There is often a deliberate absence of music whenever Claire and Tom interact for prolonged amounts of time, such as when Claire is speaking with Tom in an interrogation room.
Despite the darker turn the film takes, a good majority of the tracks and themes used are lighter than perhaps most people might expect.

Camerawork
A good majority of the camerawork used is in static frames, with the camera being fixed in one single place and panning to follow a character or object.
This is perhaps a little more appropriate for the setting and plot, as the film is mostly set in/around a military base and courtroom.
A few tracking shots are seen throughout the film, though these mostly include shots following vehicles, and are mostly utilized in the film's few fast-paced scenes.
Camerawork in the more fast-paced scenes usually includes more quick cuts and deliberately shaky shots, to portray feelings of panic or adrenaline.
Low-angle shots seem to center around specific characters in the film, such as the judge in the courtroom.
This is probably to relate a sense of power in the figure, as well as a sense of authority over his peers.
The character of Claire is also shown in a position of power at specific points in the film, usually when she has the upper hand in an argument or whenever the character portrays a sense of pride.
Equally, Claire can be portrayed in a vulnerable state through high-angle shots, looking down on the character.

Age range & gender of cast
For the most part, the cast appear to be predominantly male, keeping with the film's setting of a military base.
The few female characters encountered are non-military personnel, the most prominent being Claire and her sister Jackie.
The film's setting places large restrictions on the cast, making the majority military officers, and placing the age range of the cast between the ages of twenty and fifty years old.


Representation
Character representation throughout the film ranges between characters, even going so far as to feature some stereotypes, such as with the military officials, many of which embody the US military as corrupt and unfair.
The plot represents a common theme in thrillers, that of the falsely accused protagonist, in the form of Claire's husband Tom, who is accused of the mass murder of a small settlement.
Claire, as the main protagonist, is seen as being physically weak and rather fragile, but mentally tough and stubborn.
This is seen through her constant harassment of Military officials for details to prove her husband's innocence.
Charlie Grimes (Morgan Freeman), an estranged ex-military attorney, is portrayed as the proverbial "wise man" of the film, knowing all the secrets and tricks behind military politics and helping Claire to understand them.
Terrence Embry (Adam Scott), a military attorney assigned to defend Tom, is portrayed in the film as a youthful, inexperienced character who has little actual experience in his field.
This representation could be meant to complement the older cast members with a more youthful face.
The last of the main cast is Claire's sister Jackie (Amanda Peet), who is portrayed as an irresponsible child when compared to Claire's more mature nature.