Narelle Lewis

November 2024

Studies

Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping
Robina TAFE
On target to graduate in June 2025, I completed my first semester in November 2024 with 100% on all assessments. This course will certify me to work as a bookkeeper, accounts clerk, payroll officer, or BAS agent. It covers how to use Excel and Xero, how to prepare and lodge business activity statements, prepare financial reports, establish payroll systems, and advise taxpayers on activity statements.

Screen Onboarding, Coomera TAFE (Complete)
In this intensive four-day course led by industry experts, I learnt::

• Who’s who on a production (including the hierarchy from key creatives down to entry-level roles and all about the different departments)

• What happens in pre-pre-production, pre-production, during production, on a shoot, and in post production (including details on rushes, timeframes, VFX, delivery items)

• How to be a valued member of the team (etiquette, communication skills, attitude, protocols, chain of command, and how to earn your stripes)

• How the different departments and teams work together (including art, production, accounting, assistant directors, unit and script supervising teams, locations, camera, sound, visual effects and special effects, director of photography, camera, lighting and grip crew)

• Résumé writing for the screen industry.

Experience

Production Accounting
Earlier this year, I was awarded a Screen QLD attachment placement to work in the production accounting department on the Stan TV series, Good Cop/Bad Cop. Initially funded for six weeks, the production department opted to extend my contract for up to three months.

During this experience I learnt how to audit petty cash claims, set up trade agreement accounts, monitor, file and respond to the department inbox and assist in maintaining the department’s Dropbox.