Week 4- Ethics

Today we looked at some performances in the public realm and considered some ethical issues that they might raise and how these could have been addressed. We looked at the three C's of ethics: Consent, Confidentiality and Conduct. For my final project and my proposal I will be thinking about these three aspects.

Firstly I will need to consider Consent. I learnt that before including anyone in my project I must fully explain the aims of the project and notify them of any risks such as the possibility of them being on film and having their names included. Consent can be verbal but I plan to get my participants to sign consent forms to that I have written confirmation of their willingness to participate.

In terms of Confidentiality I have learnt that an individual always has the right to keep their identity private and confidential. I will need to explain to all of my participants that in my project their name may be used and they may be filmed so they are fully aware and may choose not to participate or ask that their information is not included in the performance.

I will also need to consider Conduct. I need to behave in a disciplined and professional manner throughout the whole process of creating my performance and during it. I will always be on time to any interviews or meetings I may have scheduled and I understand that is unacceptable to be rude or disrespectful and that I will always need to be polite.

After discussing ethics I took part in a video editing workshop where I learnt the basics of video editing using the programme final cut pro. I also had a chance to use the video recording equipment and learnt how to upload footage to the editing programme.