Skillset/UK Film Council Feature Film Production Workforce Survey 2008

3.5 Working patterns by gender

There were few statistically significant differences between men and women in terms of their working patterns, although men tended to have worked on more feature film productions in the past twelve months with an average of 2.9 compared to 2.5 for women. 

Women were more likely to have worked 13 or more hours on an average day on a recent feature film, and were more likely than men to have been involved in the pre-production phase of feature film work.  Men were more likely to have worked on film documentaries, commercials, music promos and web based media in the past year, while women were more likely to have worked in the theatre.

Table 3.5.1 How many feature film productions have you worked on in the past twelve months?

Table 3.5.2 For about how many weeks did you work on the production?

Table 3.5.2a Hours worked on an average day on the production

Table 3.5.3 Which stage or stages of the production were you involved in?

Table 3.5.4 How much time did you spend working on feature film productions in the past year?

Table 3.5.5 Have you worked on any of the following types of production in the past year?

Table 3.5.6 Have you been unemployed and seeking work at any time during the past year?