Introduction to post production for production managers in unscripted TV

• Part One – Wednesday 5th June – 10:00-13:00
• Part Two – Wednesday 12th June – 09:30-12:30

As part of the Mind your business strand, we're offering training in in a range of areas related to business management & development, production finance, legal & business affairs, rights, and compliance, giving individuals the tools needed to thrive in their chosen field in unscripted TV.

A practical course covering the essentials of post production for production managers. The first session provides an oversight of the post production process from starting post to workflows to viewings to tech specs and delivery (this session will also include SPs on the Intro to Post for SPs course).

The second session will cover scheduling post; getting and negotiating post quotes; managing multiple edits; common curveballs including moving schedules and viewings and checking/querying post invoices.  

Who it's for

Production managers, junior production managers and production co-ordinators in unscripted TV keen to learn more about the post process.

Trainers

Viki Carter has over 20 years experience in unscripted production management, currently working as a freelance production consultant / trainer. She has worked across multiple genres ranging from feature documentaries to live studio to entertainment to archive to competition formats. Viki has significant experience in post production including overseeing multiple edits, fast turnarounds and delivering up against TX. She also worked for a short time as a post producer at an edit house.  

Kirsty Painter has over 20 years experience in factual and entertainment production, working on headline hitting, award winning series' for the likes of RDF, Endemol, Ricochet and ITV. With hundreds of hours of edit experience under her belt and having recently moved from series edit producing to post production business development, Kirsty brings a wealth of knowledge to this course.

The majority of the USF online short course offering is for those at early career stage and above. As a result, we generally require applicants to have at least three credits (unless working in a traditionally uncredited role). If you strongly feel you would still benefit from the training, please email USF@screenskills.com so we can assess if an exception should be made.

We are committed to ensuring all our courses are accessible to everyone. This course is designed to be as interactive as possible. Please email the above address if you have any access requirements and we will be delighted to help, be that clarifying the form such interaction is likely to take or discussing reasonable adjustments.

How to apply

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘apply now’ at the top of the page and follow the instructions to apply for your place: you must login or register before you are able to complete your application.

If you need additional support to complete your application or require the application form in an alternative format please contact USF@screenskills.com

Places on these free online courses are limited and applications are often highly competitive. To stand the best chance of securing a place, please be sure to consider the following:

• When asked to list your three most recent credits, please include the programme title and your job role
• When asked what you hope to gain from the course, please be concise but ensure you cover the specific elements of the topic you would like to gain knowledge of and what gaps in your skillset you believe the course may address
• A rewording of the course title or a general comment on career progression does not tell us much about how this course would benefit you

If you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to please use the 'decline ticket' function on the right hand side of the page 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.

This session is supported by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters, SVoDs and production companies.

This course would normally cost participants to attend, but thanks to this support, we are able to offer it to you for free. If you fail to attend, we reserve the right to request reimbursement of costs, unless your place can be taken by someone else.