Productions and Personnel

TV and Film

There are many different types of production each with different personnel requirements. Budgeting and the quantity of work will affect the number of make-up staff required.

image  News items and bulletins. A news and current affairs department often has a permanent staff, if just one or two people, depending on the hours of transmission. They are likely to have to employ freelance personnel for programmes above their normal output, such as during elections.

image  Documentaries. These programmes don’t usually require ...

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