INTRODUCTION PRODUCTION 100


SURVEY


Shine’s MasterChef


Objective’s Feel Good


RISING INFLATION Compounding the budget crunch, producers say they are working in a climate of galloping wage inflation for crew and facilities. The rush back into production


V ITHENDUSTRY IS HERY OVER- WEATED


CITH FEWREW AND TALENT AVAILABLE


TOP INDIE


£223M THE TOP 10


£779M


Turnover of the 10 biggest producers (41% of total)


Autumn 2021 P08


Turnover of Avalon, the biggest indie in the Production 100


after lockdown has meant a big bottleneck as shows look to get made. As a result, experienced crew are thin on the ground, while facilities such as studios are booked up well in advance and equipment is difficult to source. All this has conspired to push up prices for talent and facilities. Pulse Films talks about hyper-inflation in rates: “The industry is very overheated with few crew and talent available.”


TALENT SHORTAGE “The most challenging aspect of the business this year is unquestionably staffing,” says Bandicoot Scotland. “There’s an enormous shortage of experienced talent at every level.” Sid Gentle Films, meanwhile,


says that one of the biggest challenges it has faced “is finding available crew with adequate experience.” Leopard Pictures says the boom


in UK production has caused an industry wide shortage of talent, studios and equipment. “With a backlog of high end production and increased investment from


televisual.com


the major content players, we anticipate continued pressure on all aspects of production over the next 12 months.”


BREXIT ISSUES Brexit has compounded the issue for several indies. “The amount of work happening in the UK at the moment is very healthy, but we are struggling to find crew,” says Wildseed Studios. “Brexit has been a real problem, especially in animation where so much of the talent that we seek to employ is from France and other EU countries.” Footstep Productions explains


that Brexit has had more impact than Covid on its output. “We have worked regularly for European broadcasters, but they are not commissioning because of uncertainty as to how the rules will work.” A Productions adds that


Brexit is having a real impact on recruitment. “Key talent is returning to the EU or unable to move here due to prohibitive costs for the employer in terms of sponsoring.”


PRODUCTION STAFF Many cite the worrying shortage in production management staff – production managers, line producers, production execs and


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