On Location: Film Training

Location
Tower Hamlets Town Hall 160 Whitechapel Road London E1 1BJ
Category
Free to attend, Workshops and activities
Date(s)
Monday 23rd June 2025 (09:00-17:00)
Contact
Get involved 

Please apply via the online form by the deadline of 6 June 2025

Applicants must be 18+, resident in Tower Hamlets and available for the full day.

Light lunch will be provided.

Description
film training

Participants from last year

Calling the stars of the future!!

Run in partnership with Tower Hamlets Council and The Films Office, this free course aims to support and develop new talent and workforce in the film industry.

What will you learn? 

On this one-day course participants will gain key skills and knowledge of on-set location filming from our experienced industry trainers, including:

  • Film Industry overview
  • How a film production works
  • Set knowledge and key essentials
  • Crew roles and responsibilities
  • Advice on CV’s / finding paid on set work
  • Networking and work experience

Participants will receive a copy of the course handbook containing a guide to call sheets, movement orders, CV writing, cover emails, radios and a glossary of terms as well as access to online resources/industry contacts.

Following successful completion of the course candidates will join a Film Office database of CV’s in order to secure paid work on productions filming in the borough, allowing practical on set experience and the opportunity to network within an active production and experience life on a real movie set, On Location.

The Film Office Ltd is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment, both within its workforce and externally in industry,  and especially welcomes applications from under-represented communities and backgrounds.