Filming Around Kids

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Morning All....

Bit of a strange subject here. Firstly, I'd like to say I only make videos for my own YouTube channel. When I've filmed local country parks, I've always avoided kids and play areas - especially if I get the drone out. The last thing I want is a mob of angry parents.

Anyway, after filming a video earlier in the year of a charity walk my mum was in, I was contacted by one of the organizers of the charity. In her spare time she is part of an operatic society and asked if I'd film a small trailer for a musical they have later in the year. No cash, simply just something for me to go along and do my own thing.

I got there, spoke with some of the committee etc and waited for things to get going. Someone then mentioned filming wasn't allowed due to kids (at this point I hadn't even switched on a camera). The chairperson believed she had consent, but this other person mentioned the consent doesn't cover publications to social media. Which is fair enough. We simply waited for the kids to go home, and then film the just adults (kids are there 18:30-20:30 and adults 19:30-21:30 so there's an hours cross over with the lot).

Other than that, no real issues. The chairperson said she'd send an email out to all parents and get consent from the parents before I go back and film again.

What I want to know is, do I need to have a copy of the consent forms? What do you guys do in regards to filming around kids?
 
It's a real fragile issue with some people this one and I've had mixed responses when filming. Our primary school has no problems what-so-ever. The teachers are great and the parents are all pretty much decent intelligent people and as a result there's never been a ban on photos or filming - this is how it should be I think. For some reason, many people think that there's a kiddy-catcher on every street corner these days and anyone using a camera in the vicinity of children then must simply be a p**** (?!?!). The world is going mad!

Have a look through these for some guidance from the amateur, professional and NSPCC perspectives:

http://www.theiac.org.uk/resourcesnew/filming-in-public/filming-in-public.html
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/safeguarding/photography-sharing-images-guidance/
http://www.channel4.com/media/documents/commissioning/LEGAL/GuidelinesForWorkingWithUnder18s.pdf
 
I think that's what some of the committee thought too. They thought it was crackers and a bit OTT. I think part of what was going around in their heads is that I was there for 1 night and they probably thought they'd wasted my time. However, I did say I'd come back as many times as needed to grab plenty more footage - and if we have to wait for consent, then so be it.
 
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