Careers / Trainee pathway
Set Ready. Onto real sets, paid for the work.
About six months, alongside our crew on live jobs for brands and agencies. Three tracks, a mentor, £150 for every working day, and a place on the freelance roster at the end if the work is there.
A rolling intake, two or three trainees at a time, and never more than one on a set.
Three tracks
Choose where you want to end up.
From runner to coordinator: call sheets, schedules, locations and the day itself.
Kit handling, assisting, lighting set-ups, and operating on smaller jobs.
Assisting in the edit: ingest, syncing, organising, versioning, then cutting.
The pathway, stage by stage
Set etiquette, safety, kit handling, and how we run a production.
Observation only. You watch and ask questions; you are not asked to work.
Runner, camera or lighting trainee, or assistant editor, on live jobs.
Paid £150/dayYou operate or edit a smaller job yourself, with an experienced member of the crew supervising.
Paid £150/dayA written reference, footage for your reel, and an invitation onto the extended roster.
Induction and shadowing are short and unpaid, and you are not asked to do any work on them. From the first day you work on a live job, every day is paid at £150 for a 10-hour day.
What you get
- £150 a day for every working day (a 10-hour day)
- A mentor from the crew
- Hands-on time with professional kit
- Credited work for your portfolio, and a reference
- A clear route onto the roster
Who it’s for
- New entrants with no industry experience
- Graduates of film, media or related courses
- Career changers of any age
- People who can get to jobs around St Albans and North London
No experience needed and no age limit. Tell us why you want to do this, and show us anything you’ve made if you have it.