Keith Toms Production Manager/APM

Also available for accounting work. Please see training below.

I worked on hundreds of television commercials both as a First Assistant Director and a PM before transitioning to long format work. I have a thorough understanding of Production Budgeting, Canadian Tax Credit Regimes and Funding Bodies, Production Cost Projection and Reporting, Production Scheduling, Collective Agreements (IATSE ACTRA DGC), ACTRA Payroll, Health and Safety Compliance and Production Sustainability practices.

Selected Work:

Producer, Business Affairs, Development and Budgeting, Pearl Street Films Ltd. Current and ongoing.

Production Manager, Bike, Six Episode Series, 2023 streaming on Bell Fibe, Pearl Street Films Ltd, Terrance Odette, Director; Arthur Cooper CSC, DOP.

Production Health Supervisor, Fairview, HBO, Reapers Image Productions Ltd. 2023. Head of Department. Managed an $8,000,0000 budget and a crew of 6. LP: Anna Beben, PM: Lisa Perone.

Covid-19 Production Liaison, Titans, Season 4, Warner Brothers, Toronto. 2021-2022. Head of Department. Managed a crew of 7. LP: Michael Wray, PM: Camile Verschooris.

Covid-19 Production Liaison, Titans, Season 3, Warner Brothers, Toronto. 2020-2021. Head of Department. Managed a crew of 10 including 3 DGC LPA’s and an IATSE Driver. LP: Michael Wray, PM: Camile Verschooris.

Live Theatre Technical Director and Commercial Film Production, Toronto, Canada and London, UK, 2012-2019

Director, ELBOW GREASE, Comedy Web Series with Juno Rinaldi. 2016.

Production Manager, Second Unit Director, Under Fire: Journalists In Combat, JUF Pictures Inc. Toronto. Winner of the 2013 Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. CBC Documentary Channel.

Production Manager, Remaking The Shroud, Cinenova Productions Inc. Produced for National Geographic Channel, VisionTV and ITV Global Studios 2009-2010 Shot in Canada, USA and Italy.

Production Manager, Air-Crane, Cinenova Productions Inc. Produced for National Geographic Channels US and International, and CanWest Broadcasting. 2008-2009 Shot in B.C., Nevada and Sardinia.

Production Manager and 1st AD, Commercial Production, Toronto, 1984-2008. 

Training and Certifications:

The Osgoode Certificate in Entertainment Law

Film and Television Production Accounting Certificate, Centennial College

 

JHSC Certification Levels I and II, Refresher 2024.

Hoisting and Rigging Certification: rigging inspection, safe working loads, site safety.

Mobile Elevating Work Platforms

Working at Heights

EP Canada Training:

Production Accounting 101, 201

Smart Accounting 101

MMScheduling

MMBudgeting

Smart PO

Smart Start

DGC Member Training:

Accounting Fundamentals 

1AA Series: How to Start and Wrap A Show

1AA Series: Trail Balance, Bank Reconciliation and Journal Entries

A/P Fundamentals: Petty Cash and PCards

Excel I, II, III, and Excel for Accountants

Safety Series: Structural/Engineering Safety with Jeff Archbold

Production Caucus Professional Development Day: Water, Fire, Structural and Heights

The APM Series

3rd AD Training: The Art of Setting Background

Leadership in the Workplace For Supervisors

2nd AD Mini Session: The Prep Schedule

2nd AD Mini Session: AD & Background Budgeting

ACTRA IPA 101

Labour Relations: Where does the DGC fit in.

The Scheduling Series: Introduction to Movie Magic Scheduling

Writing to Budget

Budgeting Concepts

Sustainability Fundamentals

Other Training:

PACT Cultural Awareness Training, The National Screen Institute and The Shine Network.

St. John Ambulance - Emergency First Aid - CPR A - AED

Ontario Ministry of Labour – Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Certificate of Completion

Albert Sustainable Production Training

Ontario Greenscreen Sustainability Training, Carbon Calculator

Software: MM Budgeting, MM Scheduling, Excel, Word, Scriptation, DPO, Cashet, Smart Accounting, Scenechronize, Smart Start, Quickbooks, Photoshop.

Valid Passport and G Licence.