Training We Offer
You do NOT need to be a member of the PMA to take part in this training.
We normally provide a variety of workshops and training sessions countrywide. Currently all training is taking place via Zoom.
At Production Manager level we offer topics ranging from legal issues such as compliance and music licensing, to Health & Safety and tax issues. We also cover technical topics relating to production and the current pandemic situation.
For more junior people, we offer a variety of entry level and limited experience sessions, which are open to all - bursaries are sometimes available via Screenskills.
Training events are FREE to members with fees charged for non-members. Prices vary from session to session. Places are limited according to each type of event.
See upcoming session below:
Step by Step of Music Clearance for TV Programming
Wednesday 26th September 2018 From: 6.30-9pm
Venue 01zero-One,
Hopkins Street
London
W1F 0HS
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Step by Step of Music Clearance for TV Programming
Evening Workshop
Speaker: Duncan McEwan, PRS for Music
Date: Wednesday 26th September 2018
Time: 6.30pm (refreshments served) for a 7pm start
Venue: 01zero-One, Hopkins Street, London, W1F 0HS
Ever struggled with music clearance? Or maybe you've never had to do it before. If so, then this workshop is ideal for getting to grips with all you need to know. Bring along your questions about those tricky situations or obstacles you have encountered and discuss with Duncan how to tackle them effectively.
The workshop will cover:
- A step by step look at the process of music clearance
- What you need to know if making a programme for indivudual broadcasters such as BBC and Channel 4
- A look at how music has been used in TV and what rights need to be cleared directly and under a PRS licence
Cost: free to members
£30 to non members (payable to Co-Operative Bank, Account no: 65213803 Sort code: 08-92-99)
Please email [email protected].uk to reserve your place.
PRS for Music represents the rights of over 130,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK. As a membership organisation it ensures creators are paid whenever their music is played, performed or reproduced in public, championing the importance of copyright to protect and support the UK music industry.
The licensing of MCPS rights is handled by PRS for Music. MCPS Production Music offers quality production music written by professional songwriters and composers.
Our Sponsors
The PMA is sponsored by a variety of companies in the film and television industry. We have a long-standing relationship with many of them dating back to the PMA’s inception in 1991.
PMA members benefit from the information and services that our sponsors can provide, while sponsors gain access to the upper echelon of Production Managers in the UK who are major purchasers for the industry.
Become a sponsor
We only have one sponsor per area of business but occasionally opportunities to become a sponsor of the PMA do arise.
Sponsors get the chance to meet our members several times a year, host parties, explain their services and write for our magazine The Bottom Line.
For more information on sponsorship, please contact us.