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SUMMARY:Northern Ireland: Communication and Time Management Strategies For high-end TV production and crew
DESCRIPTION:Training (88)\nScreenSkills (77)\nHETV (62)\nFilm (45)\nUnscripted (32)\nExperienced (14)\nFreelancing (14)\nChildren's (14)\nEarly Experienced (10)\nScripted (8)\nCareer stage Early (5)\nAge +18 (5)\nFor Approval (5)\n Northern Ireland: Communication and Time Management Strategies For high-end TV production and crew Applications Closed 0000Days00Hrs00Min00SecThis free-to-attend course is designed to offer training and support in a wide range of Communication and Time Management strategies that are essential for production office and crew. Whether you are in the early stages of your career or stepping up to manage team members\, this course is tailored to assist you in further developing your communication and time management abilities. \nWhether you work in production office or as crew\, you understand first-hand how crucial it is to communicate clearly\, and to effectively manage your time. Effective communication is essential\, especially when conveying complex messages and managing regular changes. Proper time management ensures that projects run smoothly and efficiently\, minimizing delays and maximizing productivity. \nThis course aims to support 20 HETV professionals in enhancing their communication and time management strategies. The course is broken down into a series of modules covering different aspects of communication and time management. \nThe training style is interactive with scenarios and role plays\, alongside taught materials. The modules will cover: \nCommunication StylesPrioritisationDelegationGiving and Receiving FeedbackNegotiation SkillsDealing with Difficult PeopleMotivation through CommunicationSelf and team careApplications Closed The course is open to those living and/or regularly working in Northern Ireland who have a minimum of one years’ professional experience and at least one HETV production team credit. \nThis course is free to attend. \nPlease note that the duration of this training is split across two days and will take place in-person in Belfast. Eligible applicants will already be living and/or working in Northern Ireland so participants will be responsible for arranging their travel to and from the venue and\, if necessary\, any accommodation. In order to make this course accessible to the widest possible audience\, there is some limited support available to contribute to these costs. Evidence of hardship will be requested. \n \nWHO IS THE COURSE FOR?\nWHO IS THE COURSE FOR?  \nThis training course is aimed at those who are working in the production office or as part of crew in HETV. You will have a minimum of one year's experience and could be working in any HETV department. \nWe also wish to encourage those looking to return to work following a career break who have HETV experience and would like to refresh their skills and knowledge. \nCOURSE DATES\nThe training will take place in person over a weekend. Attendees must be available for both days of training. \n\nMonday\, 8th January 2024: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm\nTuesday\,  9th January 2024: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm\n\nTraining will take place in a Central Belfast location. \nCOURSE OUTLINE\nCOURSE OUTLINE\nPrior to attending all participants will be expected to have completed ScreenSkills e-learning modules in: \n\nTackling bullying and harassment\nMental health awareness\nInclusive hiring\nUnconscious bias\n\nBY THE END OF THE COURSE...\nBy the end of the 2-day course participants will have developed their communication and time management strategies and feel more confident to use them in the workplace. They will have a series of strategies and tactics\, as well as a padlet of useful resources\, that they can deploy in different situations including: \n\nAn understanding of different communication styles and why this matters in communications\nPrioritisation strategies\nEnhanced time management tactics\nConfidence to delegate without micromanaging\nStrategies for giving feedback and bad news\nConfidence to negotiate effectively with suppliers and crew\nRecognising challenging behaviours and how to deal with them\nRecognising when you and/or your team need support\n\nCOURSE TUTORS\nThis course is delivered by Film and TV Industry Professionals and sector experts\nAlison Grade | Course Director\nAlison runs Mission Accomplished and regularly delivers training for ScreenSkills. She is an experienced Line Producer and Production Manager as well as a Nesta Accredited Creative Enterprise Trainer. She regularly delivers training that enables creatives to take their careers to the next level. \n\nAddie Orfila | Course Tutor \nAddie has extensive production experience spanning over 25 years including ITV\, All3Media and BBC. Starting as a trainee\, Addie worked her way up as 3rd AD\, 1st AD\, PM and Head of Production. She has worked on all four of the big UK serial dramas and was HoP at Hollyoaks and Production Manager at Coronation Street. Having worked on shows such as Heartbeat\, Touch of Frost\, Countdown\, My Parents are Aliens\, Emmerdale\, Barking and Jinx\, Addie has a wealth of experience to draw from\, is a mentor for Women in Film and Television\, was a member of Channel 4's Mentoring Diversity Network as well as trainer on the pan-industry Project Diamond Diversity monitoring scheme. Addie set up her own training company 7 years ago\, delivering bespoke training nationally and internationally for production companies\, broadcasters\, studios\, ScreenSkills\, the Film and TV Charity\, PACT\, The Production Guild\, Netflix\, BBC\, ITV\, TRC\, BECTU\, Screen Yorkshire and others. \n  \nABOUT OUR FUNDERS\nThis programme is supported by the ScreenSkills HETV Skills fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions. \n  \nPlease note:\nThis course would normally cost participants £400\, but thanks to funding from the ScreenSkills HETV Skills fund\, it is currently being offered to you for free. \nIf you fail to attend\, we reserve the right to request reimbursement of costs\, unless your place can be taken by someone else. \nApplications Closed
URL:https://www.mission.guru/event/ni-high-end-tv-communication-skills-for-production-office-team-members-2/2024-01-08/
LOCATION:W5\, The Odyssey\, 2 Queens Quay\, Belfast BT3 9QQ\, Belfast\, BT3 9QQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Age +18,Early Experienced,Training,ScreenSkills,HETV
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SUMMARY:Unscripted: Step Up to Development Producer
DESCRIPTION:Training (88)\nScreenSkills (77)\nHETV (62)\nFilm (45)\nUnscripted (32)\nExperienced (14)\nFreelancing (14)\nChildren's (14)\nEarly Experienced (10)\nScripted (8)\nCareer stage Early (5)\nAge +18 (5)\nFor Approval (5)\ncourse 2 APPLY BY13th December 20230000Days00Hrs00Min00SecCalling all Development APs!\nAre you an experienced Development AP?Are you ready to make the Step Up to Development Producer?Would you like to enhance your creative\, professional and commercial skills?If you answered yes\, then Step Up to Development Producer is the course for you. \nStepping up to a Producer role can be daunting. As a Development Producer\, your approach and thinking needs to develop as you begin to lead a team and take on significant extra responsibility for winning commissions and keeping the production pipeline flowing. \nLed by expert development consultant\, Sophie Morgan\, with guest speaker sessions from a range of exciting industry experts\, this training course is designed to: \n\nEquip you with innovative tools and knowledge to develop commission-winning ideas. \n\nOffer practical and actionable leadership and management strategies to build a vibrant and motivated and resilient creative team. \n\nBuild your confidence in taking on a new challenge and thriving in a Development Producer role. \nFollowing the training\, each participant will be matched with an industry expert mentor for a six-month mentoring relationship (approximately 1 hour per month). \nThe course is open to a total of 30 people and will run twice with two cohorts of 15 people. On applying\, you will be asked to confirm your availability for the fixed dates and you are expected to be available for the duration of your chosen set. \nTo attend this training programme\, there is a fee of £250 + VAT (£300 inclusive of VAT)\, payable upon acceptance to the course. For freelancers self-funding the training and those not currently on contract with a production company\, we can support up to 50% of participants with FREE bursary places on this training. \n If you would like to apply for a bursary please check the bursary box on the application form. \n \nPlease note this training is in a hybrid format\, with approximately 50% delivered live online and 50% live in-person in Birmingham. The training will take place during office hours\, so it is expected that you have the support of your current company to attend.  \nParticipants (or their company) will be responsible for paying the course fees and arranging any travel / accommodation costs incurred attending the training. In order to make this course accessible to the widest possible audience\, there is limited support available to contribute to travel and accommodation costs on top of bursary support for course fees. Evidence of hardship will be required.  \nClosing date for applications to course 1: 10th October 2023\, 11:5am \nClosing date for applications to course 2: 13th December 2023\, 11.59pm \nThis programme is supported by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from BBC\, Channel 4\, Sky\, A+E Networks UK\, Discovery UK\, Channel 5\, Netflix\, ITV\, Amazon\, UKTV and S4C matched by production companies. \nWe welcome applications from all individuals. If you would like support completing the application form and/or would like us to send it to you in an alternative format\, please email training@mission.guru \nWHO IS THE COURSE FOR?\nWHO IS THE COURSE FOR? \nThis course is open to participants in the UK who regularly work in development and have: \n\n2+ years’ experience in an Unscripted Development AP role\, OR\nHave less than 6 months experience as a Development Producer\nAre looking to return to work following a career break who have equivalent development experience\n\nCOURSE DATES\nCOURSE DATES \nGroup 1: \n\nTuesday 24th October 2023; 12-4pm (Zoom)\nFriday 10th November 2023; 12-4pm (Zoom)\nMonday 13th November 2023; 10.30am-7pm (In-person\, Birmingham\, The Bond)\nTuesday 14th November 2023; 9am-4pm (In-person\, Birmingham\, The Bond)\nFriday 24th November 2023; 12-4pm (Zoom)\nFriday 1st December 2023; 12-4pm (Zoom)\n\nGroup 2: \n\nFriday 12th January 2024; 12-4pm (Zoom)\nFriday 19th January 2024; 12-4pm (Zoom)\nMonday 22nd January 2024; 10.30am-7pm (In-person\, Birmingham\, The Bond)\nTuesday 23rd January 2024; 9am-4pm (In-person\, Birmingham\, The Bond)\nFriday 2nd February 2024; 12-4pm (Zoom)\nFriday 9th February 2024; 12-4pm (Zoom)\n\nFollowing the training\, each participant will receive mentoring of approximately 1 hour per month for 6 months from an industry mentor. We will work with participants to identify and secure industry mentors. \nCourse 1 \n\nFinal closing date for applications is 8th October 2023\nAll applications will be reviewed at this time (for both courses)\nApplicants will be notified by 13th October 2023\n\nCourse 2 \n\nFinal closing date for applications is 13th December 2023\nApplicants will be notified by 20th December 2023\n\nWe anticipate both courses will be heavily subscribed we therefore recommend that you submit an application as early as possible as we will be reviewing all applications submitted across both courses at the first deadline. \nCOURSE OUTLINE\nCOURSE OUTLINE \nThe full course outline is currently being finalised. Please check back for further details\, including confirmation of our extensive list of guest speakers! \nSessions include: \n\nKnowing Yourself and Building your Creative Identity\nKnowing Your Buyer: Channels\, SVoDs and How to Crack Them\nReading the commissioning landscape\nIdeation and Upscaling Your Creative Processes\nUsing AI as a creative tool for development\nAccess\, Assets and Selling Yourself\nGetting the Best from You and Your Team\n\nBY THE END OF THE COURSE...\nBY THE END OF THE COURSE… \nBy the end of the training course\, participants will: \n\nUnderstand the role and responsibilities of a Development Producer\nHave the skills and knowledge to take on a role at Development Producer level\nKnow themselves and their creative identity\nKnow their buyers (channels / SVODs) and how to crack them\nUnderstand the need to look at ideas afresh and be continually challenging their thinking\nHave developed Leadership and Management skills needed for the role\nHave developed their brainstorming and ideation skills and upscaled their creative processes\nUnderstand access\, talent\, their assets and how to sell them\nHave strategies and tactics for managing a development team and a slate\n\n MENTORING OUTLINE\nMENTORING OUTLINE \nFollowing the training\, each participant will receive mentoring 1 hour monthly from an industry mentor. This process will happen for six months. \nMission Accomplished have extensive a networks of production companies and expert developers across the country and will support in matching each participant up with one person who will be able to support them. \nParticipants may recommend their own mentor\, if they already have somebody who is willing to support them. We recommend that these mentors do not work within your current organisation\, to encourage more objective support. \nCOURSE TUTORS\nThis course is delivered by Film and TV Industry Professionals and sector experts \nAlison Grade | Course Director \nAlison founded and runs Mission Accomplished. The company regularly delivers training courses for ScreenSkills. Alison is an experienced Line Producer and Production Manager as well as a Nesta Accredited Creative Enterprise Trainer. She regularly delivers training that enables creatives to take their careers to the next level. Alison is the author of Penguin published book\, The Freelance Bible and offer many workshops and training programmes to support freelancers. \n \nSophie Morgan | Course Tutor \nSophie is a BAFTA nominated and RTS award-winning film and TV producer and commissioning editor. As Head of Development for production companies like September Films\, Cineflix and World of Wonder she has developed\, pitched\, won and exec produced hundreds of hours of TV content for all major broadcasters across all genres with credits that include series Star Lives (ITV Saturday night Entertainment)\, European Nightmare (BBC Daytime)\, Pete Burns Unspun (Channel 4 Popular Docs)\, Haunted Homes (ITV2 Entertainment)\, Clubbing On The Frontline (Channel 4 Current Affairs) as well as originating and exec producing Channel 4's first digital content This is a Knife. She also set up and ran September Films' LA Development Department and ran LA-based indie World of Wonder's (Ru Paul's Drag Race) UK division. As Commissioning Editor for Living TV\, she commissioned and Exec Produced the channel's two highest rating series of Britain's Next Top Model and Jade: With Love following Jade Goody's battle with cancer. Sophie is a vocal champion of neurodiverse talent in the industry and a ScreenSkills mentor for neurodiverse talent. \n  \nAPPLY NOW
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