Why Experience Can Be The Biggest Risk On a Shoot
The biggest risks on a production aren’t always created by inexperienced people. Sometimes the risk comes from people who know exactly what they’re doing. Experienced crews know the format. They… read more
What it actually takes to plan a stunt that looks spontaneous
The best moments in factual TV are often the ones that look like they just happened. A car finds the perfect line through a corner. A drift kicks off at… read more
What should a TV production risk assessment include?
A TV production risk assessment should include eight core sections Use this as a production risk assessment checklist before your next shoot: The level of detail in each section should… read more
Risk assessments for remote filming locations
You’ve done risk assessments before. Plenty of them. So putting one together for a shoot in a remote location overseas shouldn’t be so different, right? It’s very different. Thinking otherwise… read more
How to Write a Risk Assessment for a TV Production
Staring at a blank document wondering where to start is one of the most familiar feelings in production risk management. You know you need a risk assessment that fits the… read more
Global TV Production Risk Management at Scale
Operational lessons from a multi-continent premium factual series. As premium factual becomes more ambitious, production risk becomes more complex. Larger budgets, remote environments, specialist activities and globally recognised talent all… read more
Risk Assessment for Filming: What Productions Need to Know
Every shoot carries risk. The job of a risk assessment for filming isn’t to eliminate that risk — it’s to identify it clearly, think through the controls, and make sure… read more
SKYSCRAPER LIVE: THE DECISION-MAKING THAT MAKES “IMPOSSIBLE” TV POSSIBLE
Live, high-profile stunts have a habit of looking deceptively simple on screen. A person climbs. Cameras follow. The world watches. What you do not see is the decision architecture, the… read more
Running out of time? Here’s how to build a production risk assessment fast.
Not every production has the luxury of time. Schedules shift. Locations change. Editorial moves quickly. But the expectation stays the same: a clear, structured production risk assessment that reflects the… read more
Why judgement still sits at the heart of production risk
In high-risk television production, risk management is often discussed as process: documentation, sign-off, compliance. In reality, it is something far more dynamic, a discipline that exists to enable productions to… read more