Launching in November · Limited to 15 spots · Free early access

Launching in November · Limited to 15 spots · Free early access

Launching in November · Limited to 15 spots

Learn before you step on set. Not while you're on it.

Learn before you step on set. Not while you're on it.

Online video lessons for aspiring UK camera trainees on what to do, when to do it, and how to do it right. Taught by crew who've worked on Peaky Blinders, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones.

10 bite-sized lessons • built for UK sets

10 bite-sized lessons • built for UK sets

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The current way to learn is broken.

The current way to

learn is broken.

YouTube videos rarely go deep on the real day-to-day: radios, reports, setting up monitors, battery management etc. You still don’t know what to do when it matters.

YouTube videos rarely go deep on the real day-to-day: radios, reports, setting up monitors, battery management etc. You still don’t know what to do when it matters.

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 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 time, trust, or the chance of being asked back.

So we built something simpler. Structured video lessons teaching the fundamentals, taught by working crew, so you can hit the ground running on your next job.

So we built something simpler. Structured video lessons teaching the fundamentals, taught by working crew, so you can hit the ground running on your next job.

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 on 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 on 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

Camera crews rely on 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

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Camera Trainee Routine

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.

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.

10 bite-sized lessons • watch at your own pace

10 bite-sized lessons • watch at your own pace

Launching in November · Limited to 15 spots · Free early access

Launching in November · Limited to 15 spots · Free early access

Launching in November · Limited to 15 spots Free early access

Meet your mentors

Meet your mentors

Lauren Byrne

2nd Assistant Camera

Lauren Byrne, 2nd Assistant Camera and Camera Trainee Masterclass mentor

Lauren Byrne

2nd Assistant Camera

Lauren Byrne, 2nd Assistant Camera and Camera Trainee Masterclass mentor

Lauren Byrne

2nd Assistant Camera

Sean Beasley

1st Assistant Camera / Camera Operator

Sean Beasley, 1st Assistant Camera / Camera Operator and masterclass mentor

Sean Beasley

1st Assistant Camera / Camera Operator

Sean Beasley, 1st Assistant Camera / Camera Operator and masterclass mentor

Sean Beasley

1st Assistant Camera / Camera Operator

Productions our mentors have worked on

Productions our mentors have worked on

Questions? Answers.

Questions? Answers.

What is the Camera Trainee Mini 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 Mini 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 Mini 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 Mini 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 Mini 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 Mini Masterclass?

What if I’m already a 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 Mini Masterclass. Once those spots are gone, they're gone

10 bite-sized 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 Mini Masterclass. Once those spots are gone, they're gone

10 bite-sized 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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