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Camera Foundation · Record

Your record.

Finish every lesson and your online record is ready. The end-of-course self-test is optional practice. Next: a short competency check with us, online or in person.

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Lesson by lesson

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Progress in each lesson
Lesson	Watched	Check	Task
1. Safety in the camera department	–	–	–
2. The camera department: who does what	–	–	–
3. Camera prep at a rental house	–	–	–
4. Building the camera, and caring for kit	–	–	–
5. Slates, marks and camera reports	–	–	–
6. Media handling: cards, offloads and checksums	–	–	–
7. Lenses, T-stops and depth of field	–	–	–
8. Focus marks, and a first pull	–	–	–

Demo reviewer buttons show what a trained reviewer does in the pilot. A learner never marks their own work.

Self-test10 questions · ≥3 safety

End-of-course self-test

Optional practice for the competency check · 10 questions drawn from all 64 in the course · aim for 8 of 10, with every safety-critical question right · 3 attempts in 24 hours

Practice taskTime · 45 minutes

Camera Foundation practice task

Optional practice for your competency check: a person marks it if you send it. It uses the kit list and slate log below. Some details are wrong on purpose: find them.

How it's marked

Report: slates 71 (1-3), 72 (1-2, end board on 72/1), 73 (mute insert), 74 (1-4, boom in shot on 74/4); lenses and stops right; circled takes marked
Finds the seeded errors: missing end-board note on 72/1; the mute insert logged as 72/3 instead of a new slate 73
Bag list is practical and includes safety items (torch, gloves, scissors or a multitool), labelling kit (tape, pens), cleaning kit (blower, brush, tissue, fluid), and personal kit (water, layers, waterproofs)
Clear, readable, corrected with single lines

Model answer (for reviewers)

Part 1: 71/1 32mm T2.8; 71/2 good, circled; 71/3; 72/1 50mm T2 end board; 72/2 good, circled; 73/1 75mm T2 mute insert, good; 74/1 25mm T4; 74/2; 74/3 good, circled; 74/4 boom in shot. Part 2: 72/1 needs 'end board'; the insert is a new set-up, so it's slate 73, take 1, not 72/3; set-up 4 then becomes slate 74. Part 3 (example): camera tape in two colours, paper tape, marker pens, Sharpies, pencil, report book, slate pens and cloth, blower, lens brush, lens tissue and fluid, microfibre cloth, small torch, multitool or scissors, tape measure, gloves, rain covers, bin bags, spare batteries for the slate, cable ties, water, snack, layers and waterproofs.

Your record

Online learning record · Online

Demo learner

Camera department Foundation, version 1.0 (pilot, 11 Nov 2026).

Status: Not yet complete
Date: –
ID: Issued on completion

Futures in Film confirms that [name] completed Camera department Foundation (version 1.0 (pilot, 11 Nov 2026)) online on [date], including all lessons, checks and set tasks. This is a record of learning completed online. It is not a qualification. It is not a certificate.

An online learning record shows you completed the lessons, passed the checks and had your tasks marked. The FIF Certificate comes only from an in-person practical with us. Credentials from other bodies, such as a safety passport or first aid, are shown as self-reported. Both are awarded by Futures in Film CIC. Neither is a qualification, accredited, or endorsed by ScreenSkills or any awarding body. Our outcomes are mapped to ScreenSkills skills checklists, which are guides, not accreditation.

What happens next

Book a competency check, online or in person.
Do the practical on our unit.
The trainer signs off your FIF Certificate.

Check a record · Records and the certificate

What next

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