Workshop: The challenges of remote production management during a global pandemic

This panel will explore the complexities of production management during a global pandemic. From health and safety to budgeting and from filming to talent challenges, they will give an insight on how to keep your production on budget and keep everybody safe.

The session will be chaired by Kirstie McLure who has delivered over 1000 hours of high end content to channels worldwide and now runs The Televators.

They’re an organisation of operational experts working remotely - all you need is a good idea, a desk, a good WIFI connection and a commission and The Televators provide the rest. 

This session is part of our spotlight on production management week of insight & training.

Speakers

Ulla Streib is Group Director of Operations at Tin Roof Media, overseeing Blink Films and Outline Productions. Blink and Outline have been producing programmes throughout lockdown, both finishing shows, putting shows on suspension, continuing filming and starting new commissions.

Isa Campbell is the production exec for Outline Wales, her team has worked through lockdown on a series for Channel Four and is about to restart a series for BBC 2 that had to be paused.

Charlotte Valetta is production manager at Blink and has just finished filming a food series with a well known chef which was shot in a production bubble. That production is now in post and will premiere in August

Chair: Kirstie McLure is former MD of the Tinopolis Group’s Pioneer Production, a leader in specialist factual content. Kirstie introduced innovative new formats including fast-turn-around docs, live specials, and returnable UGC series as well as establishing a joint venture in Asia. She’s also a massive proponent of new technology, in production and distribution.

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.