Production management essentials - budgets, schedules and commerical thinking

Taking a production management perspective, the session will talk about budgeting and scheduling an idea from development through to first series, and stepping through the evolution as it returns to become a successful brand. Using the prism of BBC Two's 'Hospital', we'll also explore what factors impact decision making and how to work successfully as a production manager with the senior editorial team to deliver their creative aspirations.

Who it's for

This session is for experienced production coordinators through to production managers who have some understanding of budgeting and who want to gain a broader understanding of production finance with a practical programme framework to refer to.

Speaker

Jo Taylor is head of production at Label1 where she assumes joint responsibility for company strategy, as well as overseeing the operation of Label1's London and Bristol offices. She also oversees all of the company's output including Channel 4's Five Guys a Week, BBC Two's The Family Brain Games, and six series of Hospital.

This event is supported by the ScreenSkills Television Skills Fund which invests in training for the freelance television workforce thanks to contributions from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

It is part of a ScreenSkills programme managed by the Indie Training Fund to support freelancers to upskill and stay connected, helping keep the industry resilient in these difficult times.

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘get ticket’ to reserve your place: you must login or register before you are able to get a ticket for this event. A booking confirmation with a joining link to the session will be sent to you via email.

If you are no longer able to use your ticket, we ask you to please contact support@screenskills.com  so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.