I’ve seen a lot of changes during my 40 years in TV, and it comes as no surprise to me that production management roles are increasingly hard to fill, but why has this happened? Over the years I’ve seen production management become increasingly marginalised, and I’ve seen the job become far less attractive than it used to be. The nuts and bolts logistics that are a vital part of getting creative ideas to air are given too little consideration now, and often not seen as part of the... Read more
I’ve seen a lot of changes during my 40 years in TV, and it comes as no surprise to me that production management roles are increasingly hard to fill, but why has this happened? Over the years I’ve seen production management become increasingly marginalised, and I’ve seen the job become far less attractive than it used to be. The nuts and bolts logistics that are a vital part of getting creative ideas to air are given too little consideration now, and often not seen as part of the creative process at all.
This has left some in the industry with the mistaken perception that production management is just a bit of admin, and that is incredibly unfair on the people who work hard to facilitate the sometimes crazy notions of the creative brains.
The path through the industry has changed so much that there are now two discrete streams - ‘editorial’ and ‘production’. I have always struggled with this notion, because to me it’s all one thing. It should be obvious that everyone is in it together working to the same end, some have a creative focus and others have a logistical and practical one. Splitting and separating these equally valuable elements was a big mistake in my view. It has pushed production management further away from the content over the years until in many cases it’s practically invisible, even to the creative team.
It wasn’t always like this …
Read on
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sXwca6LKNorBEYfHGeAfZ47QVlFpvf9l/view?usp=drivesdk
This has left some in the industry with the mistaken perception that production management is just a bit of admin, and that is incredibly unfair on the people who work hard to facilitate the sometimes crazy notions of the creative brains.
The path through the industry has changed so much that there are now two discrete streams - ‘editorial’ and ‘production’. I have always struggled with this notion, because to me it’s all one thing. It should be obvious that everyone is in it together working to the same end, some have a creative focus and others have a logistical and practical one. Splitting and separating these equally valuable elements was a big mistake in my view. It has pushed production management further away from the content over the years until in many cases it’s practically invisible, even to the creative team.
It wasn’t always like this …
Read on
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sXwca6LKNorBEYfHGeAfZ47QVlFpvf9l/view?usp=drivesdk
I couldn't agree more. Thanks for sharing. We are keen here at the TM to support the push for parity. it's long overdue