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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
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Do I need release forms for "streeters"
I recently shot a small documentary, I have releases for all principles involved. We shot much of the footage at a public event and order to provide context and background I shot a bunch of streeters, man on the street interviews. Do I need a release form for each one of these little interviews
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Belfast, UK
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Re: Do I need release forms for "streeters"
Where ever possible you should get release forms signed, it's standard practice on everything apart from news. I know production people who get worried if they haven't signed everyone off, it gives confirmation to any broadcaster etc who buys it that everything has been cleared.
You do get individuals who refuse. one well known paramilitary here always refused to sign, but it was thought unlikely he would sue, because he was maintaining his image. |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Los Angeles
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Re: Do I need release forms for "streeters"
Not sure about Canada's laws, but in the U.S. we get release forms signed by anybody prominently featured on camera. That includes on the fly/man on the street interviews and even broll if we are obviously focusing on select individuals.
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Re: Do I need release forms for "streeters"
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Poof. Always get releases whether you think you need them or not. It's the right way to do it.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: NYC Metro area
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Re: Do I need release forms for "streeters"
What about "camera lice", i.e. those folks who you don't want in the shot but position themselves behind the subject just to be in the video, even though they have no idea where it's destined, or that they may well be forcing a re-shoot?
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