Production Management Course

The Production Manager Course, supported by the New Zealand Film Commission, is an exclusive Screen Industry specialized training course with a focus on excellence, designed for committed and hard-working individuals who want to take their career to the next stage and learn about Production Management in Film & Television.


Course Overview

  • The role of the Production Manager

  • Production Managing for Commercials

  • Production Managing for Non-Scripted Content

  • Production Managing for Scripted Film & Television

  • Engaging & Managing Crew

  • Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace

  • NZ Screen Production Grant

  • Managing the Budget

  • Responsibilities during Prep, Shoot, Wrap

  • Production Insurance

  • Cast & ATL

  • Environmental Policies

  • Post Production Workflow

  • Clearances/Releases

  • Crew Health, Safety, and Wellbeing

  

WHEN & WHERE

The course will take place over three days.

Day 1: Sunday 31 July 2022, on Zoom, between 9am-5pm.

Day 2-3: Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 August 2022, in Tauranga, between 9am-5pm.

If you need assistance with travel and accommodation related expenses, please reach out to your Regional Film Office or the New Zealand Film Commission as they may be able to provide some support.

 

PRICE

$350 + GST

 

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

Apply using the application form here

Applications close Wednesday, 20 July 2022

Applicants will be shortlisted and interviewed, with successful participants being notified by Wednesday 27 July 2022.

 

PRE-REQUISITE: MOVIE MAGIC BUDGETING COURSE

To attend the Production Manager course, you must attend the preceding Movie Magic Budgeting course.  The applications for the Movie Magic Budgeting Course have closed. Please contact Share The Knowledge if you would like to register for this course at info@sharetheknowledge.co.nz.

 

Course Leaders

BONNIE BLAKE - HEAD COURSE LEADER

Bonnie Blake (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) has had a career in the screen industry spanning 15 years. 

With a focus in Production on feature film and television series’, Bonnie’s experience extends from large budget international productions for studio’s such as Disney, Netflix, and Warner Brothers, through to independent, New Zealand stories.   

Bonnie also has a breadth of experience in both on and off set roles across the Accounts, Assistant Directing, Transport, and VFX Departments, with crews from around 20-2000 people, across New Zealand and the Pacific.  She has completed vocational training in Drama Production Management at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School, as well as a UPM internship on The Meg, and Mulan.   Her recent Production Management credits include Reunion, Wellington Paranormal, and Juniper.

Bonnie was also selected to attend the Share The Knowledge: Line Producer Training Course in 2020.  Having benefited from various initiatives for industry training, she is excited to host the Production Manager Course and help others in the industry to up-skill.

 

DESRAY ARMSTRONG - COURSE LEADER

Desray Armstrong (Te Aitanga-ā-Hauiti, Ngāti Porou) is an independent producer with a diverse slate of credits. From 2007-2011, Desray and producer/director Chelsea Winstanley ran production company 'StanStrong' with a focus on creating compelling, conscious and informative content with a Māori worldview. Since then, Desray has built up a mass of physical production experience, predominantly in feature film.

Credits include Reunion, Mulan, Mortal Engines, A Wrinkle in Time, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Rehearsal, The Light Between Oceans, Z for Zachariah, Slow West and What We Do In The Shadows. 

She has produced award-winning short films including Meathead by Sam Holst (Cannes Film Festival 2011, Berlin Film Festival 2012 Crystal Bear Winner), Ellen is Leaving (SXSW Film Festival 2013 Best Narrative Short Winner), and Bats (NZIFF & Melbourne 2018) by Michelle Savill, Snowmen by Jonathan Brough (Show Me Shorts 2014) and recently completed Jessica Sanderson’s Ways To See. She has produced visually rich music videos for Aaradhna, Shapeshifter, and Tama Waipara directed by Jessica Sanderson and two seasons of Mike Minogue’s comedy web series The Watercooler released on NZME’s platform Watch Me.

In 2018 she released two passion projects; Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Yates’ hit mockumentary television series Wellington Paranormal and Dustin Feneley’s debut feature film Stray. Her first feature film as lead producer, Stray had its world premiere at Moscow International Film Festival in April 2018 where it was awarded Best Actor. It subsequently went on to have a successful domestic theatrical run, screening for 10 weeks in over 40 cinemas around the country.

Recipient of the 2016 WIFT Woman to Watch, 2018 SPADA Independent Producer of the Year and the 2019 Te Kai Ngakahi Melissa Wikaire Award, Desray has served on the boards of industry guilds Ngā Aho Whakaari (Māori in Screen Production) and Women in Film & Television and is active in creating pathways for more women and Māori to step into key creative roles with the feature film landscape.

 

FAQS

WHO CAN APPLY?

To apply for the Production Manager course, you must have first completed the preceding Movie Magic Budgeting Course presented by Share The Knowledge.  Participants of both courses should have some experience in budgeting in either excel or MMB, and have at least an intermediate level of knowledge and experience in the screen industry.  It is best suited for people who wish to pursue Production Management roles in film, television, and commercials.

 

WHEN AND WHERE WILL THE COURSE BE HELD?

The course will be held over 3 days:

Day 1 is Sunday 31 July 2022, online via Zoom, approximately 9am-5pm.

Day 2 & 3 is Saturday 6 August – Sunday 7 August 2022, in person in Tauranga (venue TBC), approximately 9am-5pm.

 

IS THERE ANY SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION COSTS?

Travel & accommodation expenses will at the cost of the participant, however you can contact your Regional Film Office or the New Zealand Film Commission to apply for travel and accommodation support. 

HOW MANY SPACES ARE AVAILABLE?

There are 12 spaces available for this course, and we are looking for people from all over New Zealand to attend.

 

WHAT IS THE APPLICATION PROCESS?

1.     Fill out the application form found here. Applications close Wednesday 20th July, 2022.

2.     Interviews for shortlisted candidates from Wednesday 27th July, 2022.

3.     Final participant list announced Friday 29th July, 2022.

 

IS THERE A COST TO THIS COURSE?

There is a fee of $350 + GST for course participants.  The course fee of $150 + GST for the MMB course is in addition to this, so the total cost for both courses is $500 + GST.

If the course fees are a barrier for applying, please contact us directly and we will see how we can help.

 

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE HOSTING THE COURSE?

This course is hosted by Bonnie Blake, and will include a panel of guest speakers.  Please see the Course Leaders section for more information.

 

DO I NEED TO BRING ANYTHING WHEN ATTENDING THE COURSE?

Please bring something to take notes with. Feel free to bring a laptop if you choose, but it is not essential.

 

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE COURSE?

The group will have access to the ‘Inner Circle’ – this is a closed forum where we can network, share information, ask and answer questions, and provide support to each other.  We also post any suitable job opportunities in this forum.  Share the Knowledge are committed to providing ongoing support to all their alumni wherever possible.

 
 

This course received funding from Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission’s Screen Sector Capability Fund

The fund supports the New Zealand screen sector to develop the business and technical capability to meet the challenges of a COVID-19 and post COVID-19 environment and is part of the New Zealand Government’s Screen Sector Recovery package.