In January 2025, Amelia Knott, Human Rights Lead for the TV Industry Human Rights Forum, published Let’s Fix It in Post: Why broadcasters and production companies can and should address human rights risks in post production. The report explored working conditions across post production, and how budgets, schedules, communication and everyday working practices can have a real impact on the people behind the work.
Its findings highlighted issues including excessive working hours, insecurity, poor payment practices, inadequate working environments, bullying and blame cultures, and a lack of clear accountability. It also showed how many of these challenges can be influenced by decisions made long before a project reaches post.
Jess Hartley, co-founder of Post Super, first met Amelia in 2025 when she delivered a talk with The Film and TV Charity. After reading the report, Jess was keen to continue the conversation and explore what its findings could mean for the wider production community. Amelia’s research also became a key inspiration behind our Principles of Post for Heads of Production course, created to help address some of these issues by giving production leaders a stronger understanding of post and the impact that production decisions can have on post teams.
In this interview, Jess and Amelia explore the research behind Let’s Fix It in Post, the root causes of the challenges it identifies, and, importantly, where responsibility for change sits. As Amelia makes clear, these are not issues that individuals working in post should be expected to solve themselves. Meaningful change needs to come from companies, production organisations and those making decisions around budgets, schedules, workflows and working practices.
That is where we hope our Principles of Post for Heads of Production training can play a part. By helping HOPs better understand the post process and the pressures faced by post teams, we hope to give production leaders the knowledge they need to make better-informed decisions and help build more effective systems around post.
The report is an important resource for anyone working across production, particularly those involved in production management and decision-making. We hope this conversation encourages you to take the time to read it, reflect on its findings and consider what organisations can do differently to create better working conditions across the industry.
Our Principles of Post for Heads of Production training is designed to be part of that change, helping HOPs build a stronger understanding of post and recognise how decisions made earlier in a project can have a knock-on effect on post teams and working conditions. The course is open to individuals looking to develop their knowledge, but we also encourage production companies and organisations to consider the training for their staff as part of their wider investment in better working practices.
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About Principles of Post for Heads of Production…
Designed specifically for Heads of Production teams working in film and television, Principles of Post provides a practical understanding of how post-production works and how production decisions can impact workflows, schedules, budgets, and delivery requirements.
This self-paced course follows the complete post-production journey, from workflow planning and media management through to editorial, picture finishing, sound post-production, quality control, delivery, and archive. Designed for those who need a broad understanding of post-production rather than specialist technical expertise, it will help you communicate more effectively with post teams and make more informed decisions throughout a production.
This self-paced course follows the complete post-production journey, from workflow planning and media management through to editorial, picture finishing, sound post-production, quality control, delivery, and archive. Designed for those who need a broad understanding of post-production rather than specialist technical expertise, it will help you communicate more effectively with post teams and make more informed decisions throughout a production.
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