Communications manager
Filming inside a company means people, sites and statements that each need permission.
What this is about
A production inside a company runs through a second rulebook that has nothing to do with film: data protection, works agreements, site safety, and a spokesperson whose calendar was already full when the shoot was booked.
Every department needs the same plan in a different view. That is exactly where document collections fail: they only ever serve one perspective well.
What runs differently here
In planning terms, that means:
- Everyone recognisable in the frame needs a consent that still holds after they leave the company
- Screens, whiteboards and desks in the background are published information
- An executive interview is a calendar problem first and a lighting problem second
What the plan has to deliver
A production plan is useful to this role when it provides the following:
- Consent forms and works council agreement settled before the shoot date
- Site access, safety briefing and escort clarified with the location
- Interview slots confirmed by the people who will sit in them
- A named approval path for statements and for the final cut
Common pitfalls
What most often goes wrong in practice:
- Filming in an operating area without a safety briefing in the plan
- Collecting consent after the shoot, when someone has already left the company
With TillyGen
TillyGen carries consent, access and approval steps as dated tasks in the plan, so the shoot day is not the place where they are discovered.
Change one constraint and the consequences travel through the whole plan: affected shots are flagged, the call sheet is regenerated, and nobody keeps working from yesterday's version.
Frequently asked
What consent do employees on camera need?
Written, voluntary, and specific about where the film will run and for how long. A signature collected under time pressure on a shoot day is the weakest version of all of it.
Who has to approve a corporate film?
Fewer people than the distribution list suggests, and all of them named before the shoot. An unnamed approver appears at the final cut with a fundamental question.
How do we film in production areas safely?
With a safety briefing, an escort from the site, and cable routes agreed with the plant. The crew works to house rules, and those rules are known in prep, not at the gate.
How long does it take to get started with TillyGen?
A first project takes under an hour to set up. There is no configuration phase in which templates and fields have to be defined before the tool produces anything.
Can the results be exported?
Yes — as PDF for the crew, CSV for downstream systems and through the API for anything automated. The plan stays the source; the exports are views of it.