FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
PURPOSE
To collect economic data about businesses mainly engaged in film and video production. As well as being of interest to users of cultural data (because this is a cultural industry) this survey may be of interest to users of sport data as it provides information on the production costs and hours produced of sport programs produced for television, compared with other sorts of programs produced for television.
DESCRIPTION
The Film and Video Production collection was conducted as part of Service Industries Surveys in respect of the financial year 2002-03. Its scope was all employing businesses mainly engaged in the production of motion pictures on film or video tape for theatre or television projection. These included businesses mainly providing production services such as casting, film editing and titling. The collection sample was selected from units listed on the ABS business register with ANZSIC Class 9111 Film and video production. The survey was conducted by mail-out questionnaire.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Irregular
DATA ITEMS
Number of businesses
The number of businesses mainly engaged in film and video production as at the end of the reference period.
Employment
The collection classifies the employment of film and video production businesses into a number of categories. These are each in turn classified by sex. The categories are:
Working proprietors and partners
Permanent full-time employees
Permanent part-time employees
Casual/temporary employees
Income
The items which make up the income of film and video production businesses are:
Production of films and videos
Provision of production services to other businesses
Provision of post-production or film laboratory services to other businesses
Interest
Other income
Production of films and videos
The items which make up income from production of films and videos are:
Feature films
Television programs
Commercials
Training and marketing videos
Music videos
Other productions
Commissioned works
Indicates the proportion of the value of income from production of films and videos which was sourced from commissioned works.
Provision of production services to other businesses
The items which make up income from the provision of production services to other businesses are:
Producers' fees and line production
Directors' fees
Cinematography
Other production services
Provision of post-production or film laboratory services to other businesses
The items which make up income from provision of post-production or film laboratory services to other businesses are:
Dubbing and sub-titling
Editing
Duplication
Film laboratory services
Other post-production services
Expenses
The items which make up the expenses of film and video production businesses include:
Wages and salaries
Employer contributions to superannuation funds
Workers' compensation costs
Fringe benefits tax
Payroll tax
Payments to other businesses for production services
Payments to other businesses for post-production or film laboratory services
Royalties expenses paid to Australian businesses or individuals
Royalties expenses paid to overseas businesses or individuals
Rent, leasing and hiring expenses
Travelling, accommodation and entertainment expenses
Purchases of film stock and video tape stock
Amortisation of productions
Other expense items
Business size
The size of the business in terms of its number of employees. This can be grouped into ranges such as:
0-4 employees
5-9
10-19
20-49
50-99
100 and more
Operating profit (loss) before tax
The value of the profit or loss made by the business before tax and extraordinary items.
Production costs
Costs incurred in producing film or video productions.
Types of production
The types of film or video production made by the business. The types are:
Productions made specifically for television
Productions other than for television
Commercials
Number of commercial broadcast hours
The number of hours of productions, specifically for television broadcast, which were made during the reference period. The number of hours includes any time taken for advertisements.
Types of television production
The types of productions which the business makes specifically for television. The types are:
Drama
Situation and sketch comedy
Documentaries
Quiz, panel and game shows
News and current affairs
Sport
Light entertainment and infotainment
Other television productions
Classification of television production
Indicates the audience segments for which television productions are especially made. The classifications are:
Children (C)
Preschool (P)
All other classifications
Number of productions other than for television
The number of productions, other than for television, undertaken during the reference period.
Types of production other than for television
The types of productions which the business undertakes other than for television. The types are:
Feature film
Short film
Documentaries
Corporate/marketing/training videos
Music/video clips
Other productions
Market for which commercials primarily made
Indicates whether the commercials produced by the business were primarily made for the Australian or overseas markets.
Source of funds
Records the amount of funds provided to the business, from various sources, for feature film production work undertaken during the reference period. The sources are:
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Other Federal Government
State/Territory Government
Australia non-government
Overseas non-government
Geographic area
Data are available for Australia, while some data are also available for States and Territories.
HISTORICAL DATA
The collection was previously conducted in respect of 1993-94, 1996-97 and 1999-2000.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Television, Film and Video Production, Australia, 2002-03, Cat. no. 8679.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $23.00. Also available as Film and Video Production and Distribution, Australia for 1993-94, 1996-97 and 1999-2000.
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Manager
Service Industries Surveys
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone: Canberra 02 6252 5633
Facsimile: Canberra 02 6252 7004
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
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