ScreenSkills update Manchester Skills Forecasting Roadshow 28 November 2018
Introduction Dr Caterina Branzanti Head of Research
Agenda Kaye Elliott - Director of High-end TV 17:03pm – 17:13pm Overview of ScreenSkills (ScreenSkills) Presentation introducing the Caterina Branzanti - Head of Research 17:13pm – 17:28pm Skills Forecasting Services, its (ScreenSkills) rationale, purpose and strands Presenting the findings of the Mark Spilsbury - Economics and Labour 17:28pm – 17:48pm barometer findings Market Specialist ( Work Foundation) 17:48pm – 17:58am Q&A Caterina Branzanti - Head of Research 17:58pm – 18:00pm Close the session (ScreenSkills) Kaye Elliott - Director of High-end TV 18:00pm – 19:30pm Drinks networking reception (ScreenSkills)
Kaye Elliott Director of High-end TV
Screen industry skills gap The UK’s screen -based industries – film, television, VFX, animation and games – are booming. Total UK spend on feature films in 2017 was £2 billion with 29 big budget features of more than £30 million. Nearly 100 high-end television productions saw a UK spend of £985 million with video games adding a further £132 million, animation television £62 million and children’s television £55 million. “More than ever, industry needs a strong, independent body to lead the drive for skills. I have been impressed by ScreenSkills’ s new screen -based vision, with renewed industry leadership through it’s Board and Advisory Councils. I have seen first-hand that the organisation is committed to continuous improvement, ensuring that it’s products and services are relevant and responsible.” - Iain Smith, Producer, Applecross Productions and Film Skills Council Chair -
Screen industry skills gap The revenue impact is positive, but the negative is that the pace of growth is outstripping the development of skills and talent. There are skills shortages UK-wide. This means: • Delays in crewing up • An increase in ‘ show - jumping’ practices where in -demand talent and crew leave productions early to take up another job • Pay inflation Factors influencing planning for the future include: • An estimated need for more than 10,000 new entrants by 2020 • Brexit and the impact of the loss – over time – of skilled European workers in areas such as VFX • Technological developments such as VR and AR • The need to improve diversity • The impact of skills shortages on growth in the nations and regions
ScreenSkills: Industry-owned and led Strategic priorities INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL ENTRY-LEVEL DIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT AND WORK-READINESS INFLUENCING Targeted CPD Careers information Industry-informed skills Industry quality mark, Industry-specific foundation skills, forecasting including education including BFI Academy partnerships Lobbying to shape skills Trainee and Apprentice Finder agenda Regional excellence hubs Support for new entrants Mentoring and bursaries Rebranded as ScreenSkills in October 2018 New ScreenSkills website (incorporating ITF and Hiive) and newsletters
Our approach is: • Industry-informed and owned: shaped by business intelligence and industry demands. • Efficient: direct industry input delivers skills and training to meet priority needs • Partnership-led: harnessing the expertise of trade bodies, agencies, guilds, broadcasters, indies and other including the Royal Television Society, BAFTA and British Film Institute. • Inclusive and accessible: embedding diversity in the workforce we help build. Our revenue includes: • Contributions paid by industry through levies to the skills funds. • National Lottery funds awarded by the British Film Institute (BFI). • Funds from key UK broadcasters and independent production companies. • Awards from partner organisations such as Arts Council England.
What we deliver in high-end TV Since 2013: Invested over £11 million in HETV skills Invested in 1715 individuals since April 2017 on productions such as Outlander, Victoria, Come Home, Peaky Blinders, Pennywise, Poldark, Game of Thrones, Killing Eve, Curfew, No Offence, Bodyguard. This includes: • 172 trainees across 155 placements as part of Trainee Finder • 123 individuals across 75 productions via Make a Move, which includes step up funding for accountants, producers, costume, line producers, production managers and coordinators • Investment in five new producers , 20 directors, 24 production accountants and 17 line producers, 16 location managers, four grips via UK-wide training programmes • 500+ new entrants attending HETV industry insight evenings and boot camps in Bristolx2, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, Nottingham • Leadership and Management training supporting 280+ heads of department and managers to upskill in managing crews effectively, deal with bullying and harassment recognise bias
New and ongoing HETV programmes 2018/19 • Social inclusion – In-house runners • Writers - Returning series bursaries; Welsh programme writers programme; Established writers mentor programme • First Break – social inclusion outreach • Leadership and management • Producers mentor programme • Regional boot camps • The Skills Passport Online resource to • Nations bespoke step-up training and access grade specific training and bursaries regions professional development for crew • Production accounts • Post-production - Colourist fund; High dynamic range and wide colour training; Post • Location manager and VFX return to work programme • Script editor placements • Trainee Finder expanding to support 120 in • Craft & tech : inc grips, electricians 2019 • Directors - Step-up/shadow programmes • Bursaries for freelancers supporting 60+ • Disability awareness training
What we deliver in television Other television The TV Skills Fund has invested more than £10 million since it was established in 2006. The current contributors are BBC, Channel 4 and Five. Schemes supported include: • Production coordinator: more than 560 new coordinators for TV have undergone training in London, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Glasgow • Commissioner programme: funded with Creative Diversity Network to boost diversity in all TV genres • Series producer: year-long programme for new or aspiring series producers who have at least three years’ experience as producer/director in factual, features and entertainment. • The 2016/17 cohort included two promoted to commissioner or assistant commissioner, three who have become heads of department and nine who are series producing.
What we deliver in film Film Skills Fund More than £13 million has been collected and invested since 1999 through the Film Skills Fund – commonly known as the film levy – with record receipts of £937,000 in 2017/2018. More than 450 people received training through the fund in the last year. The majority of productions paying in also used trainees supported through the fund, including Mike Leigh’s new film with Film4, Peterloo , Disney’s Artemis Fowl, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald from Warner Bros . Film Trainee Finder Trainee Finder for film has launched the careers of more than 350 film production professionals since launch five years ago, with trainees working on movies including Wonder Woman, Jurassic World, Calibre , Stan and Ollie, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and Lady Macbeth . Last year, 76 trainees, from more than 1,100 applications, experienced 177 placements equating to 1,434 weeks of training. The selected candidates were: • 66% women • 60% from outside London • 20% black, Asian and minority ethnic
What we deliver in film Bursaries Bursaries were awarded to applicants from London, the South East, South West, East of England, East and West Midlands, the North West and Yorkshire and Humber as well as Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The fund supported career development courses in many in areas of skills shortages or high demand including: • Production management • Pro-level make-up effects and prosthetics • Steadicam operators workshop • Film location sound recording • Production buying and props training. Other training and development has been supported by the British Film Institute. In December 2017, ScreenSkills was awarded a £19 million contract to deliver the BFI’s new Future Film Skills action plan.
Skills Forecasting Service Dr Caterina Branzanti Head of Research
Context
Context £ 14.5 billion in GVA generated by the screen industries, excluding games (ABS 2016) +16% employment growth in the screen industries (2013-2017) +7% employment growth across the UK economy (2013-2017)
Context Implications: • Demand for skills in the UK screen industries is greater than ever • Industry skills needs are changing in response to external factors
Skills Forecasting Service (SFS)
Skills Forecasting Service (SFS) • Reliable, up-to-date and forward looking labour market information • Granular UK-wide data on skills gaps and shortages • How industry trends will affect future workforce
Skills Forecasting Service (SFS) Purpose: • Support employers’ skills investment planning • Inform education and training • Demonstrate our industry skills needs to policy makers • Give appropriate information to career advisers • Enable learners’ informed decisions
Research methodology
Research methodology The scoping phase was industry-driven and involved: • Consultation with stakeholders • Review of literature and existing data
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