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A '''{{lc:{{PAGENAME}}}}''' is not a [[production assistant]] or a [[production runner]]. Instead, a PMA has much more to do with administration, rather than actual production. They are much closer in function to | A '''{{lc:{{PAGENAME}}}}''' is not a [[production assistant]] or a [[production runner]]. Instead, a PMA has much more to do with administration, rather than actual production. They are much closer in function to a [[production secretary]]. Indeed, in the early years of [[BBC Wales]] ''Doctor Who'', it was common to see the combined credit, "production/script secretary", and the job description seen on a [[2011]] BBC advert seems to indicate that the job of the production/script secretary was being definitively split. According to BBC Vision — the branch of the BBC that ultimately produces ''Doctor Who'' — a PMA: | ||
*books travel and accommodation | *books travel and accommodation | ||
*does basic purchasing | *does basic purchasing | ||
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The term came into use during [[series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]], and its close relationship to the script/production secretary position is made clearer by the person who actually received the credit. [[Clare Thomas]], who had previously been credited during the [[RTD]] era as a [[script secretary]] was suddenly a PMA under [[Steven Moffat|Moffat]]. | The term came into use during [[series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]], and its close relationship to the script/production secretary position is made clearer by the person who actually received the credit. [[Clare Thomas]], who had previously been credited during the [[RTD]] era as a [[script secretary]] was suddenly a PMA under [[Steven Moffat|Moffat]]. | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[category:Production team titles]] | [[category:Production team titles]] | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 31 October 2011
A production management assistant is not a production assistant or a production runner. Instead, a PMA has much more to do with administration, rather than actual production. They are much closer in function to a production secretary. Indeed, in the early years of BBC Wales Doctor Who, it was common to see the combined credit, "production/script secretary", and the job description seen on a 2011 BBC advert seems to indicate that the job of the production/script secretary was being definitively split. According to BBC Vision — the branch of the BBC that ultimately produces Doctor Who — a PMA:
- books travel and accommodation
- does basic purchasing
- processes expenses
- books meetings and resources
According to this 2011 definition, then, there was very little distinction between a production secretary and a PMA.[1]
The term came into use during series 5, and its close relationship to the script/production secretary position is made clearer by the person who actually received the credit. Clare Thomas, who had previously been credited during the RTD era as a script secretary was suddenly a PMA under Moffat.
