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'As Live' production: Production manager roles

What is Production management?

- Production management is the organising of the overall production, whether it be the location, guests and sound for the show, and relays the information to the producer and director
- They also take care of the budget for the whole show
- Create a schedule and make sure everyone follows it
- Sort out the risk assessment and health and safety paperwork

Production mistakes

- Leaving things to last minute
- Not delegating enough
- Over delegating to much
- Hoarding information
- Not knowing the role
- Not working with their team
- When they think that they know best

Production Do's

- Make a schedule and stick to it
- Create Call sheets
- Risk assessments/ Safety paperwork
- Release forms
- Contact lists/ book staff
- Are you on budget?
- Communicate with team
- Collating floor plans, lighting plans etc
- Tech specs

Filming on location

- Access/ have you got the right permission?
- Is there any other conflicting events happening on the filming day?
- Will they sign a release form?
- Can you rig lighting/ add props etc?
- Are there any sound issues such as air con/ flight path/ fridges/ music playing/ other ?external noises?

Filming abroad

- Baggage allowance - Bane on ones finances
- Book flights as far as you can in advance
- The more you prep, the easier it is - organise tech recces ( these are budget dependent )
- Always make each day count - filming is expensive - check you have correct insurances

Studio hire

- Can be very costly, and are variable due to things like dry hire or wet hire
- Dry hire ( No crew )    Wet hire ( Crew provided )

Budget

- Staff costs - Crew, producers, directors, researchers, editors etc
- Studio costs - Wet/ dry hire
- Editing/ animation costs







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