Education / Behind the scenes
Explore the roles that bring a production to life. Understand the work, discover a route in and put your skills into practice.
Develop the idea, shape the script and guide the creative vision.
Bring together the resources, paperwork and practical planning behind the shoot.
Keep the production office organised and informed.
Join up the people, paperwork and logistics.
Make the production plan work in practice.
Balance the ambition with the available resources.
Coordinate the filming day, connect the departments and keep cast and crew informed.
Help the set stay informed and ready.
Help cast move smoothly from base to set.
Keep the floor connected to the wider plan.
Get tomorrow ready while today is still filming.
Turn the script into a practical shooting day.
Find the right places and make them work for filming.
Prepare the equipment and create the images that tell the story.
Learn the workflow behind every shot.
Understand where each camera responsibility sits.
Keep the camera workflow organised between takes.
Keep the image technically ready and in focus.
Build the film’s visual language.
Shape the light and support the movement of the camera.
Support the lighting crew and learn safely.
Turn the lighting plan into a working setup.
Lead the lighting team behind the image.
Learn the support systems behind camera movement.
Capture the dialogue and sound that the film will need.
Research, design and build the physical world on screen.
Create and maintain the details of each character’s appearance.
Organise the material and bring the finished story together.
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Introductory guides for UK film and scripted TV. Responsibilities vary by production. Explore practical first steps, exercises and resources inside each guide.
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