Overview

This standard is about producing production schedules that allow sufficient time for objectives to be met, and for resources to be used efficiently.  

It involves making allowances for factors likely to delay production and keeping accurate and up to date plans and schedules. These could include contract agreements and compliance with regulations, access requirements, religious and cultural holidays, cultural differences, the geographical climate and available shooting hours.

You will need to have a strong understanding of what the Director’s vision is and how they intend to capture that for the production.

This standard is for those involved in planning and scheduling a production, including production managers.

 

Performance Criteria 

You must be able to:

  1. allocate time to each stage in the production process to enable objectives to be met and for effective use of resources
  2. identify the responsibilities, duration and sequence of activities and tasks to deliver productions within budget and on schedule
  3. identify and confirm the geographical base for shooting and production
  4. collaborate with other departments to determine the main elements and timescales required to meet creative briefs
  5. check and confirm when cast, crew and contributors are available for work
  6. use planning tools to devise shooting schedules
  7. develop plans and schedules taking account of factors which may cause delays to production activities
  8. make contingency plans to deal with any delays which may arise
  9. verify that necessary permissions and clearances have been obtained
  10. check that production plans and schedules are accurate and contain required information
  11. present plans and schedules in agreed formats
  12. distribute plans and schedules to designated people without delay,
  13. encourage them to identify and express any concerns they have about the feasibility of plans and schedules
  14. suggest solutions, when difficulties in implementing plans are identified
  15. communicate changes to schedules to relevant people without delay
  16. create or approve risk assessment documents
  17. deal with any access requirements
  18. check and confirm that schedules take account of health and safety of cast, crew and contributors
  19. store production schedules securely in line with legislation, regulations and organisational requirements

 

Knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:  

  1. allocate time to each stage in the production process to enable objectives to be met and for effective use of resources
  2. identify the responsibilities, duration and sequence of activities and tasks to deliver productions within budget and on schedule
  3. identify and confirm the geographical base for shooting and production
  4. collaborate with other departments to determine the main elements and timescales required to meet creative briefs
  5. check and confirm when cast, crew and contributors are available for work
  6. use planning tools to devise shooting schedules
  7. develop plans and schedules taking account of factors which may cause delays to production activities
  8. make contingency plans to deal with any delays which may arise
  9. verify that necessary permissions and clearances have been obtained
  10. check that production plans and schedules are accurate and contain required information
  11. present plans and schedules in agreed formats
  12. distribute plans and schedules to designated people without delay,
  13. encourage them to identify and express any concerns they have about the feasibility of plans and schedules
  14. suggest solutions, when difficulties in implementing plans are identified
  15. communicate changes to schedules to relevant people without delay
  16. create or approve risk assessment documents
  17. deal with any access requirements
  18. check and confirm that schedules take account of health and safety of cast, crew and contributors
  19. the implications of legislation and regulations and organisational requirements for Data Protection