Get help now Watch Apply
SearchApply or register interestContactGet help now

Learn / Learning paths

Watch and Learn · 38 learning paths

Learning paths.

Free films put in the order you'd learn them on a set. Start at lesson one, tick them off, then come and do it for real with us.

Start with your first day on setBrowse Watch and Learn

On the floor

5 paths

Start here if you've never been on a set: safety, the calls, then lighting, grip and sound.

Camera

6 paths

From trainee to DoP: slates and reports, focus, operating, data and drones.

Story and the look

5 paths

Writing, directing, design and costume: everything the camera points at.

Production

5 paths

The office, the AD department, budgets, schedules and locations.

Post and VFX

5 paths

The edit, the grade, the workflow and visual effects, including LED volumes.

Shooting on film

5 paths

Super 8 to IMAX, and what happens at the lab.

AI in film and TV

6 paths

Tools, prompting, rights and consent. Each lesson carries the date we last checked it.

How learning with FIF works

Learning path. Free films in teaching order, for one craft. Watch, tick them off and test yourself. It's practice that prepares you for an Academy course.

  1. Learn onlineFree films, paths and Academy coursesYou are here
  2. Competency checkA short check with us, online or in person
  3. In-person practicalOn our unit at Pinewood or 3 Mills
  4. FIF CertificateFrom the practical only

The FIF Certificate comes only from the practical. How it works · Book a competency check

How the paths work

Free films in teaching order: basics, then craft, then how it works on a real set. Tick each lesson off. Progress stays on your device, no account, and you can download it for a trainer.

Every path ends with a short self-test: real situations from a set. It's practice, not pass or fail. Then it points you to the Academy course that comes next.

The films come from manufacturers, guilds, schools and working crew. Each one is credited, with a link to the original. If a film stops working, tell us at [email protected] and we'll replace it.