BMP 2903 Production Management for the Cultural and Entertainment Industries

BMP 2903 Production Management for the Cultural and Entertainment Industries

Course code: 
BMP 2903
Department: 
Communication and Culture
Credits: 
30
Course coordinator: 
Terje Gaustad
Course name in Norwegian: 
Produksjonsledelse for kultur og underholdningsbransjen
Product category: 
Executive
Portfolio: 
Executive - Bachelor of Management
Semester: 
2022 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Bachelor
Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
Associate course
Introduction

In recent years, most entertainment and cultural industries has experienced increasing professionalization, as well as significant transformations due to technological developments and the Covid-19 pandemic. This has created new demands for skills and knowledge for everyone with some sort of leadership responsibility within a production team. 

There is a growing demand for managers who do not only understand the technical and artistic processes, but who can also carry these out within a framework of economic and management understanding and knowledge.

This program provides participants with a tailored theoretic fundament in economics, project management and communication, and the theory is applied to a industry-specific context of production management in film, TV and stage productions.

The program is theoretically grounded, but taught with a practical orientation. It is offered by BI in collaboration with The Norwegian Film and TV Producers' Association, the Norwegian Association for Performing Arts, The Private Theatre Producers' Association and Nordic Stories.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

To develop the participants' knowledge to include:

  • to be familiar with key relevant principels for organization and management of projects;
  • to be familiar with key relevant principels for costing, budgeting and cost reporting for projects;
  • to understand the special circumstances for value creation found in creative industries;
  • to be familiar with key relevant principels for negotiations and managing conflicts;
  • to be familiar with key relevant pincipels for handling uncertainty and risk
  • to be familiar with key standard agreements employed in film, TV and stage productions.

 

Learning outcomes - Skills

To develop the participants' skills so that they can manage film, TV and stage productions, including:

  • the ability to manage a production in a manner that service both creative and economic value;
  • the ability to manage unpredictable events in a way that leaves the production as little harmed as possible;
  • the ability to cost and budget-adjust a production and use this as a management tool;
  • the ability to manage negotiations, contracting and conflict settlement towards creative and administrative staff as well as suppliers;
     
General Competence

Finally, after completing the program participants should be able to:

  •  reflect on ethical dilemmas commonly found in the creative production processes,
  • reflect on how choices made in the production process may contribute to more sustainable production
  • reflect on special requirements for international co-productions, and
  • reflect on how new digital technology may be applied and how technology may alter production processes.
Course content

About half of each module will cover topics in project and resource management. In addition, each module will cover in depth:

1st course module – Production Management for Film, TV and Stage

  • The role of the production manager within film, TV, commercials, theater, opera, concerts and events
  • Value creation in creative projects
  • Interdependence between creative and economic considerations

2nd course module – Organization and Management of Creative Projects

  • What is special about the production manager? What do I manage and how?
  • Which methods and techniques can I utilize as production manager?

3rd course module – Negotiations and Conflict Management

  • Effective interorganizational communication
  • Negotiation techniques

4th course module – Risk and Crisis Management

  • Risk analysis
  • Risk management
  • Crisis management

5th course module – Deals, Contracts and Financing

  • Industry agreements and standard agreements
  • Practical contract application in productions
  • Project financing
Teaching and learning activities

The students for this course is assigned for lectures to each semester; the first semester is named BMP 2904 and the second BMP 2905.

The programme is conducted through a combination of seminars on campus and digital modules. There are 5 seminars of 3 days each, and digital modules containing a mix of individual and group learning activities. The sum of campus and digital elements equals a total of 150 lecturing hours continuing during two semesters.

In all BI Executive courses and programs, there is a mutual requirement for the student and the course responsible regarding the involvement of the student's experience in the planning and implementation of courses, modules and programmes. This means that the student has the right and duty to get involved with their own knowledge and practice relevance, through the active sharing of their relevant experience and knowledge.
 

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Qualifications

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Disclaimer 

Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this. 

Required prerequisite knowledge

No particular prerequisites are required to take part in the Bachelor Program, but participants should have a basic understanding of film, TV or stage production.

Exam categoryWeightInvigilationDurationSupport materialsGroupingComment exam
Exam category:
Submission
Form of assessment:
Written submission
Exam code:
BMP 29031
Grading scale:
ECTS
Grading rules:
Internal and external examiner
Resit:
Examination when next scheduled course
40Yes3 Hour(s)
  • Simple calculator
Individual The students are evaluated through a term paper, counting for 60% av the main grade and an individual written exam, counting for 40 % of the main grade. Both evaluations must be passed to obtain a certificate for the program. The term paper is written in groups of minimum two and maximum four persons.
Exam category:
Submission
Form of assessment:
Written submission
Exam code:
BMP 29032
Grading scale:
ECTS
Grading rules:
Internal and external examiner
Resit:
Examination when next scheduled course
60No2 Semester(s)Group/Individual (2 - 4)
Exams:
Exam category:Submission
Form of assessment:Written submission
Weight:40
Invigilation:Yes
Grouping (size):Individual
Support materials:
  • Simple calculator
Duration:3 Hour(s)
Comment:The students are evaluated through a term paper, counting for 60% av the main grade and an individual written exam, counting for 40 % of the main grade. Both evaluations must be passed to obtain a certificate for the program. The term paper is written in groups of minimum two and maximum four persons.
Exam code:BMP 29031
Grading scale:ECTS
Resit:Examination when next scheduled course
Exam category:Submission
Form of assessment:Written submission
Weight:60
Invigilation:No
Grouping (size):Group/Individual (2-4)
Support materials:
Duration:2 Semester(s)
Comment:
Exam code:BMP 29032
Grading scale:ECTS
Resit:Examination when next scheduled course
Type of Assessment: 
Ordinary examination
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
120 Hour(s)
Lectures and instructions will mainly take place on campus. (15 days)
Examination
140 Hour(s)
Examination
3 Hour(s)
Prepare for teaching
200 Hour(s)
Student's own work with learning resources
217 Hour(s)
Submission(s)
95 Hour(s)
Group work / Assignments
25 Hour(s)
Sum workload: 
800

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 30 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 800 hours.