Planning: Copyright

We plan on using some per-recorded footage of an actual Nuclear Explosion due to the fact that we can't actually make a nuclear explosion for obvious reasons. This clip will be edited to make it shorter and it is in the public domain and can be found at Archive.org

We have also sent a few emails to certain music publishers requesting the use of music within our production. Here is a basic blue-print of the email we have sent.

My name is "......" and I am currently studying A level Media, amongst other subjects, at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Sixth Form in Rossendale, Lancashire. At present, my group and I have been tasked with creating a trailer that we soon decided should be a post-apocalyptic thriller. During the storyboarding process we all agreed that the use of the song ‘’whatever song’’ by ‘’whoever’’ would be the optimum accompaniment to the trailer as it will create the ideal melancholic ambience we are seeking/ as it will embody the grit and action that we plan to implement in a fast paced action montage subsequently followed by a crescendo. This will also exhibit the degree of planning we have put into this coursework and prove we aren’t just throwing in just any song into the mix. This is where we need you. The mark scheme highlights that no copyrighted music is allowed in the production, other than music that has been permitted by the publishers and has been shown to do so. So ultimately, in accordance with the mark scheme rules, this email is just myself, and my group, formally enquiring over permission to use the aforementioned song in ‘’whatever section of the trailer’’ in our A2 level coursework trailer. Of course, we will mention the songs contribution to our final piece with full regards to copyright owners and publishers. In the event that your company does not govern the rights of usage for this said song then any help in navigating us in the right direction would be highly appreciated.

Thank you for your time to read this e-mail.

Yours faithfully,

"......"

We sent an email to the BBC requesting permission to use a copy of their Nuclear Bomb script, however it was met without the script being sent.

They responded however giving us a link to a different website. Although the link provided footage which cost money, so we was unable to use it.

We also sent an email to the band "If These Trees Could Talk" requesting the use of the song 'Malabar Front' in which they responded with this email giving us permission to use it.