Set Ready Training

SetReady Website is Now Live

Please visit the new SetReady website for more information.

 


Objectives of Set Ready / Developing Local Talent

The objective of Set Ready is to provide stepping-stones for new entrants into the Film Industry, and create a bridge between the capital’s communities and high-profile film and TV production. The programme is aimed at entry level talent aged 18+ and includes masterclasses, participatory seminars and Q&As with industry professionals who will provide insight into the industry across a range of disciplines.

Set Ready aims to establish a more joined-up, strategic approach while harnessing local partnerships, to connect talent with opportunities and create training, networking, and learning pipelines. This in turn helps to develop a more inclusive and representative film and TV industry, with its next generation of production talent reflecting the diversity of London’s population.

What Can You Expect / Learning Key Skills

The first pilot training sessions, with 43 participants from across London communities, was led by Matt Gallagher from The Callsheet, and Jude Winstanley, Line Producer and MD of The Unit List. There was practical on set training from Unit Manager Guy Bishop (Maleficent, Bullet Proof) and Location Manager Amie Tridgell (Paddington 2, Rocks, Rush, Wild Rose).
Set Ready has been designed to give entry-level talent the key skills and building blocks to hit the ground running. The learning modules are currently delivered through virtual classroom-based sessions (due to Covid restrictions) and include these key areas:

● Job profiles – Crew/Departments – Hierarchy on set
● On set glossary of terms – “the lingo”
● Getting the job and “pencilling” etiquette
● Booking, payments and call sheets
● Radios and on set communications
● What to expect, runner/marshall tasks
● On set behaviour – industry do’s and don’ts
● Communication confidence, building resilience

Participants were introduced to how the film industry works and how a film set runs and got the chance to meet experts who have worked on films and receive freelancing and CV advice. Equipped with the confidence that these new skills give them, the aspiring industry talent will become familiar with what they can expect from being on set – and what will be expected of them.

Life After Set Ready/ Training Leads to Industry Jobs

On completion of the programme FilmFixer worked with Industry Partners at Netflix, Disney, Apple TV and an array of Indy Production companies to secure paid daillies, and substantive entry level crew positions for the first trained cohort. This offered meaningful and sustainable stepping stones determining a pipeline of opportunity into the Industry.

Set Ready lead and Training Manager at FilmFixer, Sue Russo added: “It is not about who you know, it’s about who knows you – and making yourself visible with confidence. Set Ready will equip new entrants with the language, knowledge and key skills to secure their first jobs and navigate their first steps and days on set”.

Latest FilmFixer Training News

  • Set Ready in South London

    “What’s it really like working on a set?” “Who will I meet?” “What will I actually be doing? And what […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Set Ready

    Have you always wanted to work in TV and film production but don’t have the experience, industry contacts or qualifications? […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Set Ready in Liverpool

    Last week we had the honour of hosting another Set Ready training course. This time we had the pleasure of […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Set Ready in Waltham Forest

    Set Ready’s production skills training program took us to the London borough of Waltham Forest where we were training young […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Set Ready in Northern Ireland

    We were delighted to welcome a full house for the first-ever delivery of our Set Ready programme for Northern Ireland […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Set Ready website launches

    We are delighted to announce the new Set Ready website www.setready.co.uk ​ ​Set Ready is a non-profit training and employment […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Set Ready – December Update

    FilmFixer’s final Set Ready training programme of the year rolled out just recently, and we wanted to take a moment […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Set Ready – Suffolk & Marshals

    Last week FilmFixer completed our 5th roll out this year of the Set Ready Programme taking it on tour again, […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Bond is Back

    Bond is back and it’s one of the most hotly-anticipated new movies in recent times! We are proud to report […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Set Ready – Twin Cities

    FilmFixer has taken the Set Ready training and employability programme on tour, to equip the next generation of Screen Industry […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Set Ready Training – 21st to 24th June

    Update – Course Now Fully Booked! Are you looking for a career in TV and film? Our new ‘ Set […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • The Big Marshal Mixer

    FilmFixer proudly sponsors the locations professionals of the future!

    Last Thursday evening we went along to the Big Marshal Mixer, hosted by the creative industries union BECTU. The event […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Behind Alice’s Eyes in Islington

    Upcoming Netflix thriller Behind Her Eyes (pictured above) has been the standout production in Islington recently, not least for giving […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • ScreenSkills’ production co-ordinator London training programme – now open

    ScreenSkills’ production co-ordinator training programme is now open for applications for the London-based part of the scheme.  The end goal is very […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • CharlesRoskilly

    Charles Roskilly’s further success at Lime Pictures

    FilmFixer encouraged Lime Pictures to take on some talented local runners when they filmed in Camden last year. Sue Russo, […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Riordan Tyson c. Max Healey

    Riordan Tyson aspiring film editor

    Riordan Tyson is a Bexley resident and aspiring film editor who had found it difficult to secure work placements within […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Megan Bussey on the set of Gangs of London

    Southwark resident Megan Bussey is a talented film student on the BA Film Practice course at the London College of […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • CharlesRoskilly

    London film jobs for Londoners

    Camden local Charles Roskilly lands a full-time role with Lime Pictures. With the support of FilmFixer’s training manager, Sue Russo, […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • Helping new talent gain a foothold in the industry

    London’s ongoing film and TV production boom shows no sign of slowing.  With current levels of production there is an […]

    Posted on

    Read more

  • MotherFatherSon, BBCSteve SchofieldMatt Burlem

    Community Benefits from Filming MotherFatherSon

    MotherFatherSon, starring Richard Gere, is on BB2. FilmFixer manages the film office service for 16 London Boroughs including Southwark, Kingston, […]

    Posted on

    Read more

Events

BECTU Find Your Future 2020

FilmFixer Training & Development Manager, Sue Russo, will be giving advice at BECTU’s Find Your Future event. You’ll find her […]

Posted on

Read more