Online education for UK Camera Trainees
Online education for UK Camera Trainees
Online education for UK Camera Trainees
Learn before you step on set.
Not while you're on it.
Learn before you step on set.
Not while you're on it.
Learn before you step on set.
Not while you're on it.
Learn what to do, when to do it, and how to do it right, at a time that suits you — taught by crew who've worked on Peaky Blinders, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones
Learn what to do, when to do it, and how to do it right, at a time that suits you — taught by crew who've worked on Peaky Blinders, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones
Learn what to do, when to do it, and how to do it right, at a time that suits you — taught by crew who've worked on Peaky Blinders, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones
Watch this video to see how you can learn the role of a camera trainee.
Watch this video to see how you can learn the role of a camera trainee.
The current way to learn is broken.
The current way to learn is broken.
The current way to
learn is broken.
With YouTube, there are no in-depth ‘how-to’ guides. You’re left still in the unknown about what to do, when to do it, and how to do it right.
With YouTube, there are no in-depth ‘how-to’ guides. You’re left still in the unknown about what to do, when to do it, and how to do it right.
Trainee schemes are great... if you can get in. They attract hundreds of applicants each year, making selection extremely unlikely.
Trainee schemes are great... if you can get in. They attract hundreds of applicants each year, making selection extremely unlikely.
As a trainee, you're not expected to be an expert. But every mistake costs you something — time, trust, or the chance of being asked back
As a trainee, you're not expected to be an expert. But every mistake costs you something — time, trust, or the chance of being asked back
There was no way simple way to learn the fundamentals before stepping onto a real set. So we built one.
There was no way simple way to learn the fundamentals before stepping onto a real set. So we built one.
An afternoon to learn it.
A year to make it second nature.
An afternoon to learn it.
A year to make it second nature.
An afternoon to learn it.
A year to make it second nature.
On average, you’ll spend 1-2 years working as a camera trainee.
Spend 1-2 hours learning the fundamentals — all covered below.
On average, you’ll spend 1-2 years working as a camera trainee.
Spend 1-2 hours learning the fundamentals — all covered below.
On average, you’ll spend 1-2 years working as a camera trainee. Spend 1-2 hours learning the fundamentals — all covered below.
Camera Trainee Routine
Monitors
Battery Management
Equipment & Consumables
Camera Reports
Radio Communication
Toolkit of a Camera Trainee
Ins & Outs
How to Slate
Prep Days
Camera Trainee Routine
Camera crews rely trainees who already know what to do — not ones who need telling. This lesson covers exactly what to handle throughout the day, from morning setup to wrap
Camera Trainee Routine
Monitors
Battery Management
Equipment & Consumables
Camera Reports
Radio Communication
Toolkit of a Camera Trainee
Ins & Outs
How to Slate
Prep Days
Camera Trainee Routine
Camera crews rely trainees who already know what to do — not ones who need telling. This lesson covers exactly what to handle throughout the day, from morning setup to wrap
As a camera trainee, you tend to work with the same camera teams, job after job. Step onto set not knowing what to do, and that team moves on to someone who does. Being keen gets you noticed. Being competent gets you hired again and again.
As a camera trainee, you tend to work with the same camera teams, job after job. Step onto set not knowing what to do, and that team moves on to someone who does. Being keen gets you noticed. Being competent gets you hired again and again.
10 bitesized lessons • watch at your own pace
10 bitesized lessons • watch at your own pace
Meet your mentors
Lauren Byrne
2nd Assistant Camera
Lauren Byrne
2nd Assistant Camera
Sean Beasley
1st Assistant Camera / Camera Operator
Sean Beasley
1st Assistant Camera / Camera Operator
Productions our mentors have worked on
Questions? Answers.
What is the Camera Trainee Masterclass?
What if I have no experience?
How is this better than film school, university,
or trainee schemes?
How does early access actually work
What do I get in the Camera Trainee Masterclass?
What if I'm already a camera trainee?
Do I need to live in a major city to make it as
a camera trainee?
Still have questions?
What is the Camera Trainee Masterclass?
What if I have no experience?
How is this better than film school, university,
or trainee schemes?
How does early access actually work
What do I get in the Camera Trainee Masterclass?
What if I’m already a camera trainee?
Do I need to live in a major city to make it as
a camera trainee?
Still have questions?
There’s still time to get access
Only a limited number of people get early access to the Camera Trainee Masterclass. Once those spots are gone, they're gone
10 in-depth video lessons
Taught by crew who've worked on Peaky
Blinders, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones
Built specifically for how UK sets run
Lifetime access — come back to it
whenever you need to
There’s still time to get access
Only a limited number of people get early access to the Camera Trainee Masterclass. Once those spots are gone, they're gone
10 in-depth video lessons
Taught by crew who've worked on Peaky
Blinders, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones
Built specifically for how UK sets run
Lifetime access — come back to it
whenever you need to
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