Friday 5 December 2014
I researched the laws to film in the general public, and it's not against the law to film random people so long as the footage is not used in any way to defame or sabotage their reputation, i.e. is i was doing a news item about obesity and i was to film someone without their consent to include them in on that show then i could be held liable. But for what ARMA news is covering a story on, which is social media, if we were to film people using their phones in the public, such as sitting at a cafe that would not be deemed illegal or defaming of that persons character.
The type of shots I'm looking to go for will be either out of focus shots, or shots primarily focusing the use of people on their handheld devices.
Where it's Dickens festival this weekend, there should be a lot of people out filming the various performances happening and also posting about it on social media.
Here's some information on the legislation regarding filming in public
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ManageContent/ViewDetail/ID/3217/Is-it-okay-to-film-people-in-public-places-21-August-2013.aspx
http://www.richmond.gov.uk/what_to_consider_when_filming_people.pdf
