Skillset/UK Film Council Feature Film Production Workforce Survey 2008

1.2 Background to the survey

Effective production monitoring systems and the regular collection of reliable statistics on employment and skills issues were key recommendations to emerge from the Bigger Future- The UK Film Skills Strategy. Monitoring and data collection are required to:

• ensure access to public funding is based on real need
  
• help counteract the lag between production cycles and skills deficiencies, which has historically distorted or hidden gaps and shortages at different stages of the cycle
  
• provide a true picture of workforce diversity in order to address actual and perceived issues in a targeted way.