music video being submitted for broadcast, should i blur clothing labels and logos?

[Johnny Utah]

I shot a music video a few months ago, told the artist not to wear anything with logos on it, but his co artist pretty much rocked logo'd clothing for the entire shoot. they want to submit the vid for broadcast and is it going to be an issue or should i just blur the logos out?

 

[Johnny Utah]

bump

 

[Inprogress]

I'm speaking completely out of lack of experience, but I would contact a local broadcast agency or production company for advice cause I think the rules/laws differ slightly from country to country and the broadcaster might just ask you to do it once you submit it.

 

[MichaelP]

You can always have both versions ready for submission depending on the requirements.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I would do both, but it is going to cost 400+ for the beta transfer & closed captioning, so it' pretty much has to be one or the other. It's silly that an "ed hardy" logo can possibly cause such a hassle but it tv and film begging for forgivness can end in a lawsuit. My advice to everyone, don't do rap videos. lol

 

[MichaelP]

Put both versions on the same beta tape separated by black and a title card indication the version, duration and program start time.

Michael

 

[Steve House]

My opinion, and it's only an opinion, is that this whole blurring thing has gotten way out of hand, generally due to lawyer's paranoia. If you have a character hold up a can of soda and say "Drinking this cola poisoned my brother" then you better use a fake name. But if your character is walking down the aisle of a grocery and happens to walk past a shelf of colas, it's just palin silly (and annoying to the audience) to blur the labels. It just looks dumb to see a scene in "Cops," for example, where all the shirts are a mass of blurs. We seem to be getting to the point that the only things in focus are the faces of the principles and I'm getting fed up with it. It destroys the illusion of reality the filmaker works so hard to craft.

 

[David W. Richardson]

Out of hand or not, the question is legality and liability. You risk the potential for lawsuits. Be smart -- consult a qualified attorney.

 

[Efexone]

I submitted a music video for broadcast (VH1 soul) about a year ago and didn't think twice about blurring brands, ect. it should not matter, and in my case, the video was picked up and featured on that channel 3 months later. To blur out brands is a lot of work and fairly ugly too. check the with the network before you put in the time.