Get Into Film and TV Bootcamps
Duration: 8 weeks
Ready to make your mark in the exciting world of film and TV? Join our Get into Film and TV bootcamps, programmes designed to refresh your existing skills/experience or support your entry into the film/TV sector. Gain insider knowledge, hands-on skills and kickstart your career behind the scenes. Get ready to shine in this dynamic, fast-paced industry!
Who is it suitable for?
These courses are for you if are looking to refresh your skills and experience or to enter the film & TV sector.
- Production Assistant
- Post-Production Assistant
Learners from the course have gone on to work on productions such as Slow Horses (Apple TV) and employers such as BBC and ITV.
Course content
Key elements:
- Working freelance – finding and keeping work
- The business of your business – dealing confidently with taxes, banks and other aspects of money
- Career progression/options, becoming a Production Coordinator and other opportunities
- Contributing to the production process, monitoring budgets and resources and adapting to operational changes as required
- Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to plan and develop productions
- Maintain production documentation and/or programme logs
- Research, identify and suggest resources, logistics and equipment taking into consideration constraints
- Provide technical support to colleagues for audio and visual productions
- Shooting a music video (actually doing it)
- Post-production led by our friends, experts Post Super [post-production courses only].
Delivery
The course will be delivered over 8 weeks, with workshops held in person at venues in London and Watford two days a week. Some additional activities will be held live and online via Teams.
Eligibility
To be eligible for funding, you must be aged 19 or over and live in Hertfordshire or London. This course is supported by is funded by the Mayor of London, Hertfordshire Futures and the Department for Education (Skills for Life campaign).
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“As a result of The Bootcamp, I have gained freelance full-time employment and broadened my prospects. This began with achieving roles as a production assistant for a variety of commercials and music videos.I have since gained employment as an assistant buyer and in scripting. Most recently, I have directed and edited shorts, which are commissioned by museums.
The Bootcamp enabled me to successfully develop my ideas and enhanced my awareness of the skills that can support this. I am now able to network with professionalism, and therefore have gained invaluable advice and continual professional development opportunities. All of which widen my visibility to prior and prospective employers.”
“The training has made a profound difference to my life, both professionally and personally. Since securing my role at Drool Productions, I’m not only working in a job I love but also feeling much happier overall. Working in the film industry has always been my dream, and now that I’m doing something I’m passionate about, [the Skills Bootcamp has] had a positive impact on my well-being. The sense of fulfilment and excitement I feel each day at work is something I hadn’t experienced in years, and it has greatly improved my mental and emotional health.”
