National Occupational Standards - Production (Film and TV)

Sep 12, 2026

National Occupational Standards for Production (Film and TV) define the skills and knowledge required to work effectively across film and television production roles. The standards cover the full production process from idea generation and securing content and scripts, through planning, copyright management, health and safety risk considerations, and logistics, to shooting, post-production, delivery, and completion. They are developed through ongoing industry consultation and support consistent industry terminology for new entrants and experienced practitioners.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages89

Reading Time31 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Production Process

Core Standards by Area of Competence

Sectoral Use

Film and Television Production Standards Format

Supporting Suites

P1 Generate Ideas for a Film or Television Production

P2 Secure Content for a Film or Television Production

P3 Deliver a Script for Film or Television Production

P4 Contribute to the Drafting of Scripts, Cues, Links or Written Content in Television Production

P5 Secure Financial Resources for the Film or Television Production

National Occupational Standards Production (Film and TV) National Occupational Standards TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 PRODUCTION PROCESS 6 CORE STANDARDS BY AREA OF COMPETENCE 8 SECTORAL USE 10 FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION STANDARDS FORMAT 12 SUPPORTING SUITES 13 P1 GENERATE IDEAS FOR A FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION 14 P2 SECURE CONTENT FOR A FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION 16 P3 DELIVER A SCRIPT FOR FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION 17 P4 CONTRIBUTE TO THE DRAFTING OF SCRIPTS, CUES, LINKS OR WRITTEN CONTENT IN TELEVISION PRODUCTION 18 P5 SECURE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THE FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION 20 P6 IDENTIFY AND NEGOTIATE COPYRIGHT ISSUES 22 P7 CLEAR COPYRIGHT MATERIALS 23 P8 ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS AND CODES OF PRACTICE 25 P9 ASSESS THE VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISTRIBUTORS AND SALES AGENTS 28 P10 RESEARCH IDEAS FOR A FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION AND PRESENT FINDINGS 29 P11 OBTAIN ARCHIVE MATERIAL FOR PRODUCTION 31 P13 CONTROL THE OVERALL PLANNING OF THE PRODUCTION 35 P14 SELECT CREW AND SUPPLIERS TO MEET PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS 37 P15 ORGANISE PRE-PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES ON A FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION 39 P16 CO-ORDINATING PRODUCTION RESOURCES – KIT AND EQUIPMENT 41 P17 CONTROL PRODUCTION MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 43 P18 CO-ORDINATE ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION PERSONNEL 45 P19 CO-ORDINATE PRODUCTION PAPERWORK 47 P20 IDENTIFY AND RECOMMEND CONTRIBUTORS AND AUDIENCE FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION 49 P21 IDENTIFY AND SELECT SUPPORTING ARTISTES FOR A FILM OR TELEVISION DRAMA PRODUCTION 51 P22 BRIEF CONTRIBUTORS DURING SHOOTING OF A TELEVISION PRODUCTION 52 P23 CO-ORDINATE LOGISTICS FOR CAST AND CREW AT UNIT BASE 53 P24 CONTROL THE SHOOTING SET ON A FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION 55 P25 ASSIST MANAGEMENT OF THE SET 57 P26 PRODUCE A LOCATION SHOOT FOR A TELEVISION PROGRAMME 59 P27 ASSIST DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTIONS 61 P28 MANAGE THE CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE ON A FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION 63 P29 MONITOR AND CONTROL THE PROGRESS OF THE FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION 64 P31 ASSIST LIVE MULTI – SOURCE PRODUCTIONS 67 P32 CONTROL PRODUCTION EXPENDITURE 69 P33 SUPERVISE THE POST-PRODUCTION PROCESS 71 P34 ASSIST WITH THE POST-PRODUCTION PROCESS 72 P35 SUPERVISE THE EDIT OF A TV PRODUCTION 74 P36 PROVIDE RELEASE MATERIAL FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTION 77 P37 DELIVER A FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION UPON COMPLETION 78 STANDARDS WHICH COVER MORE GENERAL ACTIVITIES 79 GW1 DEVELOP BUDGETS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES 79 HSS1 MAKE SURE YOUR OWN ACTIONS REDUCE RISKS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY 81 HSS2 DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO SAFELY CONTROL WORK OPERATIONS 84 HSS6 CONDUCT A HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT OF A WORKPLACE 87 Introduction Film and television production play a critical role in the UK creative industries. These are rapidly evolving sectors, operating in a global marketplace, often leading the way with cutting edge technology and innovation. These industries provide entertaining and informative content for both the cinema and home viewer. Production of this content creates many opportunities and challenges to practitioners and consequently skills and knowledge bases need to be regularly updated and assessed. This suite of Production Standards has been created with ongoing industry consultation to capture the necessary skills and knowledge required to work effectively in a production environment. They define what you need to know and what you need to be able to do. Production covers a wide array of expertise and job roles, across a range of different formats and sectors. These Standards capture all these within the key stages of the production process. Each Standard has been written using language that is as industry specific as possible. This is critical to secure industry engagement, but also because these documents provide the necessary terminology required of those working in the industry. This is of particular importance to new entrants and those at

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Production (Film and TV) National Occupational Standards?

They capture the skills and knowledge needed to work effectively in a production environment and define what practitioners must know and be able to do.

Which stages of production are covered by the standards?

They cover key stages from generating ideas and securing content and scripts, through planning, copyright and regulatory compliance, production management, and post-production delivery.

Why does the document emphasize industry-specific terminology and language?

Industry-specific wording supports engagement and provides the necessary terminology for those working in the sector, especially new entrants.

Sep 12, 2026

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