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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 [[production secretary]]. Indeed, in the early years of [[BBC Wales]] ''Doctor Who'', it was common to see the combined credit, "production/script secretary". 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: |
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". 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: |
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According to this [[2011]] definition, then, there was very little distinction between a production secretary and a PMA.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/vip/ 2011 advert by BBC Vision for PMAs]</ref> |
According to this [[2011]] definition, then, there was very little distinction between a production secretary and a PMA.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/vip/ 2011 advert by BBC Vision for PMAs]</ref> |
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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]]. |
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Revision as of 05:22, 21 June 2012
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". 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.