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Watch and Learn.
Free film education from the people who do the job. Everything plays here.
Watch and Learn
Learn the job from the set.
Free, from people who do it. Craft lessons from working crew, makers and the bodies that train them, picked for UK sets and put in order.
Behind the scenes
How the films you know were made, from the studios and broadcasters who made them.
Free films to study
Full films, free and legal, from film archives, broadcasters and makers. Watch for one thing at a time.
AI in film and TV
What works, what is changing, and the honest debate about consent, credit and jobs.
Learning paths
A free film school, step by step: Day One, Foundation, Practice, then kit and specialism.
Futures in Film's own reel: the production unit at Pinewood Futures Festival.
Pick a department
18 departmentsEvery department, from first job to head of department. Safety comes first in each.
Camera, 1187 films
Lighting, 252 films
Grip, 147 films
Sound, 214 films
Virtual production New, 118 films
AI tools New, 83 films
Art department, 149 films
Costume, 94 films
Hair and make-up, 54 films
Assistant directors, 54 films
Production, 654 films
Locations, 84 films
Script supervision, 108 films
Editorial and post, 469 films
VFX, 218 films
SFX, 20 films
Stunts, 32 films
Health and safety, 73 films
Today’s picks
4 itemsFour to start with.
Learning paths
38 pathsStep by step.
Camera · New to set to working crewCinematography (Director of Photography)Telling a story with images: exposure, lenses, composition and lighting, and how a DoP works with the director and crew.17 lessons · about 4 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crewCamera operatingFraming and moving the camera: shot sizes, coverage, heads and wheels, dollies, hand-held, Steadicam and gimbals.18 lessons · about 3.5 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crewFocus pulling (1st AC)The focus puller's craft: depth of field, measuring and marking, wireless follow focus, lens mapping and camera prep.18 lessons · about 4 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crew2nd AC, clapper loader and loading filmThe clapper loader's job: slating, marks, camera reports, film stock, loading 35mm and 16mm mags, and the camera trainee basics.20 lessons · about 3 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crewDIT and data managementProtect every frame: offloads with checksums, backups, camera formats, log and LUTs, on-set colour and dailies.14 lessons · about 3.5 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · Working crewDrones: flying legally for film in the UKUK drone rules from 1 January 2026, checked with the Civil Aviation Authority on 11 November 2026: Flyer ID from 100g, Operator ID, class marks, Remote ID, the A2 CofC and GVC, and flying for a production. Then drone cinematography. Rules change: check caa.co.uk before you fly.16 lessons · about 2.5 hours · freeStart path 
Lighting · New to set to working crewLighting (gaffer and sparks)Safety first: power, heat and the department. Then how light behaves, the units sparks use, and how to shape and motivate it on a UK set.18 lessons · about 3.5 hours · freeStart path 
Grip · New to set to working crewGripSafety first: stands, sandbags, loads and working at height. Then the kit and craft: flags and frames, dollies and track, and jibs, cranes and car rigs at awareness level.19 lessons · about 2 hours · freeStart path 
Sound · New to set to working crewProduction soundClean dialogue on set: boom operating, radio mics, recorder levels, timecode and the sound department's day.19 lessons · about 3 hours · freeStart path 
Editorial and post · New to set to working crewEditing in DaVinci ResolveCut picture and sound in free DaVinci Resolve, import to export, and the craft that makes an edit work.18 lessons · about 7 hours · freeStart path 
Editorial and post · New to set to working crewColour gradingCorrect and grade in DaVinci Resolve the way colourists do: scopes, building a look, delivering HDR.18 lessons · about 5.5 hours · freeStart path 
Editorial and post · New to set to working crewPost-production workflows and the assistant editorRushes to delivery: the assistant editor's job, proxies, offline and online, conform, turnovers, sound post, deliverables and QC.19 lessons · about 7 hours · freeStart path 
VFX · New to set to working crewVFX basicsVFX foundations: the pipeline, shooting for VFX on set, and keying, tracking, roto and compositing in Fusion, Nuke and After Effects.21 lessons · about 5.5 hours · freeStart path 
Script supervision · New to set to working crewScreenwriting and storytellingWriting for the screen: logline and outline, scenes, dialogue, rewrites and a finished short script.17 lessons · about 6.5 hours · freeStart path 
Production · New to set to working crewDirectingThe director's process: breaking down a script, planning shots, blocking, choosing coverage with your DoP, running a short-film shoot.13 lessons · about 4 hours · freeStart path 
Production · New to set to working crewDirecting actorsWorking with actors: playable choices in the script, rehearsals, notes on set and running a casting.15 lessons · about 3.5 hours · freeStart path 
Production · New to set to working crewProducing and developmentWhat producers do: developing and pitching, UK financing (BFI, tax relief, investors) and producing a short start to finish.10 lessons · about 7 hours · freeStart path 
Production · New to set to working crewBudgetingHow film budgets are built and tracked: top sheets, above and below the line, fringes, UK rates and tax relief, cost reports, and a realistic budget for a short.12 lessons · about 4 hours · freeStart path - Assistant directors · New to set to working crewScheduling and the AD departmentThe AD's craft: breakdowns, stripboard schedules, call sheets, and running the floor as part of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd AD team.18 lessons · about 3.5 hours · freeStart path
Production · New to set to stepping upThe production officeHow a production office runs: the PM and coordinators, runners, the paperwork that keeps a shoot legal, and basic health and safety admin.12 lessons · about 3.5 hours · freeStart path 
Locations · New to set to stepping upLocationsThe locations job: finding and scouting, recces, permission and releases, and looking after a location properly.13 lessons · about 1.5 hours · freeStart path 
Art department · New to set to working crewProduction design and the art departmentHow an art department turns a script into a world: design, drawings, set dressing, props, construction and scenic art.21 lessons · about 3 hours · freeStart path 
Costume · New to set to working crewCostume, hair and make-upHygiene, patch tests and dignity in fittings first. Then how costume and hair and make-up design, fit, keep continuity and create effects for the screen.19 lessons · about 3.5 hours · freeStart path 
Editorial and post · New to set to working crewAI tools in film and TV productionWhat AI is changing in UK film and TV now (November 2026), the main script, post, generative and voice tools, and where consent, copyright and the unions draw the lines. Last checked 11 November 2026.18 lessons · about 3 hours; refreshed monthly · freeStart path 
VFX · New to set to working crewPrompting and directing AI shotsDirect generative video like a film-maker: one prompt skeleton, shots driven by reference, continuity from assets, and hybrid live action. Last checked 11 November 2026.18 lessons · about 2 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crewAI for camera departmentsWhat AI changes for DoPs, operators and ACs: smart focus, AI previs and virtual scouting, plates for hybrid work, AI-assisted images in post. Do the camera and lighting paths first. Last checked 11 November 2026.12 lessons · about 3.5 hours · freeStart path 
Editorial and post · New to set to working crewAI in postThe AI already inside Avid, Premiere, Resolve, Boris FX, Topaz, iZotope and ElevenLabs: editing, roto, generative fixes, colour, sound and dubbing. Last checked 11 November 2026.16 lessons · about 1.5 hours · freeStart path 
Production · New to set to working crewAI for producersWhere AI saves time and money in development, prep and delivery, what it costs, and the consent, copyright, disclosure and union rules UK producers must follow. Last checked 11 November 2026.12 lessons · about 8 hours · freeStart path 
Production · New to set to working crewRights, consent and disclosureWhat UK makers can and can't own, use, copy or fake with AI, and what unions, broadcasters and streamers expect you to disclose. Last checked 11 November 2026.11 lessons · about 3 hours · freeStart path 
Virtual production · New to set to working crewVirtual productionHow LED-volume and in-camera VFX shoots work, who does what on a VP stage, and the Unreal Engine skills to start with.18 lessons · about 5.5 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crewSuper 8 and 8mmShoot, expose, process and scan Super 8 and 8mm, and why filmmakers still choose the smallest gauge.15 lessons · about 3 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crew16mm and Super 1616mm and Super 16, Bolex to ARRI 416: loading mags, exposure, stocks and the workflow to a finished film.15 lessons · about 3 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crew35mm cinematography35mm the way features and commercials shoot it: ARRI and Panavision cameras, mags and threading, Kodak stocks, metering, film to digital.15 lessons · about 3 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crew65mm, 70mm and IMAXLarge format: 65mm capture, 70mm and IMAX prints, the cameras, the lab and the projection booth, through the DoPs who use it.16 lessons · about 4 hours · freeStart path 
Camera · New to set to working crewThe film labFilm after the camera: processing, push and pull, bleach bypass, rushes, scanning and telecine, prints, film-out and restoration, with UK labs as the model.17 lessons · about 3.5 hours · freeStart path - Health and safety · New to setYour first day on setEverything a new runner or trainee needs before a first UK shoot: who's who, how the day runs, radio and slate calls, call sheets, safety, wellbeing, and finding and keeping freelance work.19 lessons · about 3 hours · freeStart path
- Health and safety · New to setStunts, SFX and armoury: awareness for everyone on setAwareness only, never how-to. How UK sets plan action and effects safely, who's in charge (stunt coordinator, SFX supervisor, armourer, medic), the British Stunt Register, and what you do as a bystander. Checked 11 November 2026.19 lessons · about 4.5 hours · freeStart path
Learning path · step-up → proStep up: your first time as HoD or supervisorFor working crew stepping up to run a department: budgets, your team, crewing up, hard days, the next job. Five short guides, each with a watch list.18 lessons · about 6 hours · freeStart path
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Last reviewed 11 November 2026