Sargent-Disc’s Okta roll out is coming soon! We previously sent out guides on how to download the Okta Verify app and how to recover your passwords, if you missed these, check the links below!
In the below guides you will learn how to log in for the first time and set up the Okta Verify app. For full Okta Knowledge base guides click here
Okta, an integrated identity and mobility management system, allows users to connect to applications securely from any devices 24/7 using multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Please see below guides for how to log in for the first time and set up the Okta Verify app.
For a short video on Okta and how to install the app check out the below video or click here
A: Okta, an integrated identity and mobility management system, allowing users to connect to applications securely from any devices 24/7 using multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Okta supports the following web browsers: Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari and Chrome.
This new sign–on process is security that relies on more than just your password, and is similar to what most financial institutions employ to protect your personally identifiable information. In short, MFA is a better way to secure your account.
Yes, MFA is an important part of Sargent-Disc’s commitment to security and protection of your documents and is required to access your account beginning September 22, 2024. MFA adds the additional necessary security that is necessary to protect your account against today’s sophisticated cyber threats.
You will receive a message to say your account has been locked and will be automatically unlocked after 30 minutes.
Okta Verify is a multifactor authentication (MFA) app that allows users to confirm their identity when they sign in to their Okta account.
To install Okta Verify, please refer to the below video/ guides:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZu–diVQCg
Apple: https://support.sargent-disc.com/portal/en/kb/articles/review-2-downloading-okta-verify-app-apple
Android: https://support.sargent-disc.com/portal/en/kb/articles/review-2-downloading-okta-verify-app-android
If you’ve forgotten your password when migrating your account to Okta, please refer to the following guide:
If you’ve forgotten your password when logging in (after account has been migrated) refer to either of the following guides:
Forgot Password with Okta Verify app installed: https://support.sargent-disc.com/portal/en/kb/articles/review-2-forgot-password-with-okta-verify-app
Forgot Password without Okta Verify installed: https://support.sargent-disc.com/portal/en/kb/articles/review-2-forgot-password-without-okta-verify-app
Correct! A password will no longer be needed to sign into SD applications if you have the Okta Verify app installed with biometrics enabled.
Want to know how to install the app / setup biometrics? Refer to FAQ: What is Okta Verify app / how do I install this?
On the SD login page, click the ‘Forgotten username’ tab and enter the required fields to be sent an email to recover your username.
Yes! Follow the guide on how to setup Okta Verify once logged into your account: https://support.sargent-disc.com/portal/en/kb/articles/review-2-setup-okta-verify-app-later-after-account-has-been-migrated
Please contact our Customer Support team for further assistance. Our Customer Support team can be reached by calling 01753 639007 or emailing support@sargent-disc.com
For any errors received during migration or sign in process, please contact our Customer Support team with the error code.
Okta allows you to have more than one device linked to your account. You can setup additional mobile numbers / additional devices on Okta Verify.
Refer to the following guide: https://support.sargent-disc.com/portal/en/kb/articles/review-2-link-additional-devices-to-account
When migrating your account via your mobile device, you will be given two options to setup Okta Verify (via email and text). It is important you have the Okta Verify app installed before going through this process.
Sargent-Disc’s Okta rollout is coming soon! It is important to recover and save your passwords in advance to a ensure a smooth migration. Below, you will find links to guides for the most commonly used password managers, browsers and operating systems to help you through this process
At Sargent-Disc we understand the production process and the pressure on production accountants to deliver accurate results, on time, every time. For over 35 years, Sargent-Disc has been proud to support their efforts as they work hard to bring us the best in global film and television.
Today, as part of Cast & Crew, we deliver a full range of integrated production payroll and accounting solutions including CrewStart™, Digital Purchase Order and PSL+ to productions at the forefront of the entertainment industry. These solutions save time when breaking out timecards, sending and approving contracts, onboarding cast and crew, approving expenditure, and cost reporting efficiently and securely.
Alongside this we are committed to investing in and supporting the film and television community at home and abroad. We are a member of the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT), a major patron of the Royal Television Society (RTS), a business partner of the Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB), and work with them to inform and educate their members.
This year also marks the 10th year of Sargent-Disc being a proud sponsor of two Production Management Diploma at the National Film and Television School (NFTS). The John Sargent Scholarship was also setup to support production accounting new entrants. Working with the film school is just one of the ways we strive to support emerging filmmakers.
Looking to the future, together with Cast & Crew, we value the importance of continuing to develop our offering and believe that technologies will increasingly allow us to make intelligent solutions that can take even more of the stress out of production accounting.
Contact the team to discuss how our solutions can streamline your production workflows.
The rise in prominence of Scottish film and TV production has been helped in no small part by the ongoing backing of companies such as Sargent-Disc, a Cast & Crew company
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CrewStart™, part of Sargent-Disc’s Digital Production Office®, is designed to help your team automate the processing of contracts, start forms, daily rate vouchers and timesheets.
We have enhanced CrewStart to allow invoices to be captured and approved as part of the timesheet process in our latest release.
The new Pact/Bectu TV Drama Agreement came into effect on 1st January 2023 following a period of discussion sparked from Bectu submitting a request to review the previous agreement in May 2021. The original agreement dating back to 2017 lasted 5 years, whilst the new one has a term of 3 years and will provide some stability for the industry during a time of economic changes.
The agreement sets out terms and conditions and best working practices for those working in TV drama; aimed at improving work/life balance and altering the harmful long hours culture.
With the introduction of the new agreement, UK scripted TV producers need to know the new terms and conditions. The table below indicates the key comparisons between the 2017 agreement, and the new 2023 document.
2023 Agreement | 2017 Agreement | |
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Working day type | Introduced additional contracted hrs for select department to replace existing Prep and wrap time concept.
Shooting Day • SWD = 10 hrs + 1 hrs unpaid break • CWD = 9 hrs + no formal break • SCWD = 9:30 hrs + 00:30 hrs break Shooting Day – Select Department • SWD = 10 hrs + 1 hr unpaid break + 1 add cont. hr • CWD = 9 hrss + no formal break + 1 add cont. hr • SCWD = 9:30 + 00:30 hrs break + 1 add cont. hr Non-shooting crew • SWD = 10 hrs + 1 hrs unpaid beak CrewStart Feature: Checkbox feature has been introduced in the time report to manage the additional contracted hour feature which will add 1 hour of extra pay for required crew members. | Working day types with option to choose prep and wrap time. |
Overtime & Penalty | • Introduced overtime & enhanced overtime by eliminating existing Camera and non-camera overtime. • Overtime to calculate at 1.5 T of hourly rate • Enhanced overtime to calculate at 2T of hourly rate • Revised min overtime rate to 35 and maximum overtime rate to 70 • Overtime & penalty calculation to follow 15 min increment • Introduced condition to calc. overtime rate beyond maximum cap of 70 if hourly rate is more than 70. | Camera & non-camera overtime calculated separately with Min 35 and max capping of 45. Overtime multiplier at 1.5 T. Overtime & penalties following 30min and hourly increment logic. |
6th Day & 7th day rate | • Shooting day to be paid at 1.5T of daily rate • Non-shooting day Less than 6 hrs = 1T of daily rate More than 6 hrs = 1.5 of daily rate • 6th day on bank holiday = 2T of daily rate • 7th day rate = 2 T of daily rate • Overtime on 6th & 7th day to calc at 15 min increment | 6th Day rate = 1T of daily rate 7th Day rate = 2T of daily rate |
Night work | • Night work cut off revised to 23:00 instead 00:00 earlier • Night work calculated at 15 min increment • Night work paid at 1T over existing pay rate | Night work considered from midnight 00:00 onwards
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CrewStart, Sargent-Disc’s onboarding platform, uses Pact/Bectu compatible timesheets. See the screenshot above where new ‘Working day type’ and Additional contracted hour’ fields are visible.
Contact the team at sales@sargent-disc.com for more information on how CrewStart can streamline your production’s onboarding processes.
Reducing the carbon footprint of financial processes that help deliver high-profile international shows has been an increasing priority for film and high-end TV productions in past years, and the global pandemic has only accelerated the uptake of paperless procedures.
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As a leading supporter of BAFTA albert, Sargent-Disc has been at the forefront of guiding the screen industry towards a carbon-neutral future.
In 2021, albert marked a decade as the screen industry agency for environmental sustainability in the UK, the same year that saw the world leaders journey to Glasgow for Cop26.
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In the third instalment of our ‘Tell Me More About’ series, we’re exploring envelope tagging within CrewStart™, Sargent-Disc’s onboarding application.
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