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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2014 0:25:09 GMT
What filming laws apply when non-commercially filming on TFL's buses? Any important advice to use for filming on buses?
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Post by snoggle on Mar 20, 2014 22:21:35 GMT
What filming laws apply when non-commercially filming on TFL's buses? Any important advice to use for filming on buses? I am not sure TfL really distinguish between commercial and non commercial filming. I think they deliberately use vague wording to give them scope to flex the rules if they feel they need to. TfL adviceI have not done video filming on a bus and have only very rarely used a SLR camera inside a bus. When I have it has been when the bus was empty or very nearly empty. I try to avoid taking a picture of anyone's face as people can get wound up by having a camera pointed at them. I have snapped the backs of people's heads though! It is generally less conspicuous to use a camera phone if you can get a half decent image with it for stills. From the few videos I've watched they tend to be done at the back of buses with the camera position being such that it is easy to hold / balance and you can view the bus but not really any of the passengers. |
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Post by ilovelondonbuses on Mar 22, 2014 23:26:17 GMT
I have always wanted do videos of my bus journeys but I chicken out lol. I'm a fan of some brilliant bus videos on YouTube. I wonder hiding their camera yet getting a good shot.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 21:43:19 GMT
Law states that you are allowed to film in a public place so public members cannot do anything unless it's harassment but TFL standards don't usually allow people to film inside the bus but some people still do (even myself,) but nothing is stated on the website apart from flash and the use of tripods which are forbidden. Also if you have a phone with a good video camera, just use that, it's less obvious.
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Post by snoggle on Jan 2, 2015 23:17:54 GMT
Law states that you are allowed to film in a public place so public members cannot do anything unless it's harassment but TFL standards don't usually allow people to film inside the bus but some people still do (even myself,) but nothing is stated on the website apart from flash and the use of tripods which are forbidden. Also if you have a phone with a good video camera, just use that, it's less obvious. A bus clearly is not a public place - it's a private asset owned by a private company (usually) used for the carriage of fare payers / pass holders. The use of said vehicle on Tfl routes is governed by legislation and TfL's conditions of carriage. People who take the "engine noise" videos do so in a way where the public are rarely visible and not identifiable. While I suspect it is against some rule or another to take a video like that there is very little upset that can be visited upon another passenger or the driver. I doubt anyone would know it's being done other than a revenue inspector checking tickets on the bus. I suspect TfL are much more concerned about film crews / TV being on the transport network because of safety and crowding concerns, the desire to charge them an arm and a leg for the privilege of filming (kerching  ) and the desire to protect TfL's reputation and its intellectual property. |
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) and the desire to protect TfL's reputation and its intellectual property.