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Careers · Starting out

Learn the job on a working unit.

Free courses, simulations and placements for people 18 and over, taught by crew who do the job.

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Who
18+. No degree, showreel or kit needed
Cost
Free. Ask about travel and access costs
Where
Pinewood Studios and 3 Mills Studios
When
Dates are sent to registered learners first, then here. Places are limited and not guaranteed

How learning with FIF works

Learn online, then a short check with us, then a practical on our unit, then the FIF Certificate. The certificate comes only from the practical.

  1. Learn onlineFree films, paths and Academy courses
  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

Four ways in

A trainee operates a gimbal camera in a café while a mentor and group watch.Never been on a setDay One online: the floor, the radio and the call sheet. Then a short check with us and a live run on our unit. Two women rig a cinema camera on a mount beside a car on a studio stage.A department in mindCamera, lighting, sound, production office and story. Trainees lean in to inspect a camera head on a stage.Ready to hold a positionSimulation week: a crewed unit at working pace. A sound trainee in headphones holds a boom pole on set.Under 18Through your school or college, or the Pinewood Futures Festival.
What is a Call Sheet — What Goes On It and WhyStudioBinder Academy · original on YouTube

You work in grade

A call time, a position, and a head of department giving notes, on current camera, grip and stabilised kit.

Starting out on the unit

Learn it free firstLearning paths, from your first day on set to shooting on 35mm. Other routes inSchemes, funds and organisations that help. Need support now?If you need help rather than training.

Getting your first job

Start on a working unit

Not sure where to start? Start Day One, free.

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