This Guiding Principles of Departmental Budgeting course is designed to provide HETV professionals the skills and confidence to prepare departmental budgets, so that productions have access to a highly skilled workforce.
Please note: this course has been updated for 2023/2024 and is now offered as on-demand learning followed by a live Zoom class.
If you answered yes to these questions and are an HETV professional who:
- has 3+ years’ experience in HETV
- works in Art, Costume, Hair & Make-up or Locations Department
- is a craft/technical co-ordinator or an HOD
- lacks experience and/or confidence in budgeting
- would like to develop their skills and learn how to put together a departmental budget; that can be backed up with credible and consistent assumptions
If this sounds like you, then book your place now on this free-to-attend ONLINE course.
This training is supported by ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions.
We welcome applications from all individuals. If you would like support completing the booking form and/or would like us to send it to you in an alternative format, please email training@mission.guru.
This course would normally cost participants £400, but thanks to funding from ScreenSkills, it is currently being offered to you free. If you fail to attend, we reserve the right to request reimbursement of costs, unless your place can be taken by someone else.
This course is for HETV professionals in:
Art Department
- HODs
- Craft/technical co-ordinators
- Professionals with 3 or more years’ experience in the department
Costume
- HODs
- Craft/technical co-ordinators
- Professionals with 3 or more years’ experience in the department
Hair and Make-up
- HODs
- Craft/technical co-ordinators
- Professionals with 3 or more years’ experience in the department
Locations
- HODs
- Craft/technical co-ordinators
- Professionals with 3 or more years’ experience in the department
We also welcome applications from those looking to return to work following a career break who have equivalent experience.
The on-demand modules are available to do at a time to suit you now. Once you have completed Module 1 you will be sent the details for the live class you have selected which is department specific.
The live sessions will run in 2 blocks January and March 2024.
- Monday 8th January: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Hair and Makeup
- Tuesday 9th January: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Art
- Monday 15th January: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Art
- Monday 15th January: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Locations
- Monday 22nd January: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Costume
- Monday 4th March: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Hair and Makeup
- Wednesday 6th March: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Costume
- Thursday 7th March: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Art
- Tuesday 12th March: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Locations
- Thursday 14th March: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Art
The training will be provided through a mixture of on-demand and live content sessions. The on-demand modules will be made available to participants as soon as they have been accepted onto the course.
COURSE OUTLINE
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MODULE 0 OPTIONAL – USING SIMPLE SPREADSHEETS (60 MINUTES) |
An interactive guide in using simple spreadsheets; with downloadable templates to use alongside the learning.
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MODULE 1 – On-demand The Guiding Principles of Departmental Budgeting |
This module is a series of on-demand lessons which guides participants through creating and tracking a departmental budget. It is divided into 4 lessons.
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MODULE 2 – Live Zoom class – Everything you ever wanted to know about budgeting for your department. |
These sessions are live and department specific. The live class follows the completion of on-demand Module 1. Participants will be given the opportunity to learn first-hand from an experienced Head of Department, relevant to their department, about the specifics of budgeting for their department. This module will be hosted by the trainer, Addie Orfila, and includes a structured conversation with a HOD, using real life examples from productions. |
This course is delivered by Film and TV Industry Professionals and sector experts
Addie Orfila | Course Tutor – LIVE SESSIONS
Addie 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. Addie 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.
Caroline Ball | Course Tutor – ON DEMAND SESSIONS
Caroline Ball is a Line Producer, based in Northern Ireland, who is known for being the driving force behind productions and bringing editorial vision into practical reality. She holds a Masters Degree in Production Management and has over 20 years’ experience working in the production office. Caroline has worked across numerous genres in television, radio and online, most recently working in scripted tv and film. She has experience of designing and delivering training courses. As a Training Executive for eircom, she was responsible for training new and experienced staff in a range of skills, including communication, time management and dealing with others. In the BBC, Caroline planned and delivered workshops to staff with a view to improving ways of working and increasing collaboration among teams.
BY THE END OF THIS TRAINING COURSE PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE LEARNED:
- How to use existing information to create and estimate budgets
- How to use a spreadsheet to keep track of your budget and forecast actual costs
- How to estimate materials costs
- How to estimate labour costs
- How to update your estimates as the production moves forward
- How to communicate your budget and associated assumptions to line managers
- The benefits of a peer support network
- By the end of this course, participants will have the knowledge and confidence to prepare and present their own departmental budgets.
