Production management for unscripted TV

This intensive course gives confidence to production co-ordinators and junior production managers to make the step up to become a production manager. By the end of the course you will understand what the role of a production manager is and how to effectively lead a team whilst keeping on budget and schedule.

** This is not an entry-level course. Please look at the production co-ordination for unscripted TV course we offer which is entry level for those wishing to pursue a career in production management **

Course content:

• How to create a schedule
• How to create a budget
• Broadcaster contracts
• Insurance
• Hiring crew
• Contracts/employment law
• Policies/protocols
• How to manage a team
• Maintaining a cost manager
• Reviewing a call sheet / schedule
• Creating and reviewing a risk assessment
• What to do when things go wrong
• Clearances/release forms
• Compliance
• Post production
• Delivery/distribution

It's a full A-Z on what is required from a production manager on an unscripted production.

 

Tutor

Hannah Gosney is an experienced Head of Production/senior production manager. She has extensive knowledge and experience of looking after productions from start to finish across a variety of genres such as factual, factual entertainment, sports, commercial/corporate, music and arts and natural history, with a specialism in foreign filming.

 

Course duration

Three days - 10:00 - 17:30 each day

Location

Online - via Zoom

Class size

5 - 15 people

Cost

£450

Next course

23 April / 30 April / 7 May 2026*

*You must be available to attend all of the training days

Bursary applicable

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About this listing

This training course is not funded or commissioned by ScreenSkills, but has been reviewed to ensure it is meeting agreed standards such as industry-led diversity targets, appropriate business insurance, and evidence of previous quality training provision.