Camera Trainee

What the department does, who is in it, and what you actually do all day as the most junior member of it.

1. readWhat the camera department does, and who is in it8 min
2. readA trainee's day, hour by hour8 min
3. checkCheck: the department and the day4 min

The five skills the guide lists and how to get each now, the kit to be fluent in, the phrases, the ten tips, and an honest self-audit with a score.

1. readThe skills and the kit7 min
2. readThe language of the floor and the ten tips6 min
3. taskTask: your skills self-audit7 min

Where camera experience really comes from, the rules on pay, unpaid work, hours and safety, and three routes you find and start this month.

1. readWhere experience really comes from7 min
2. readThe rules: pay, unpaid work, hours and safety6 min
3. taskTask: find three routes this month7 min

Why a CV beats a showreel, the title that keeps it out of the bin, what goes on the page, the email that goes with it, and how to approach people without annoying them.

1. readThe Stage 1 camera trainee CV, the email and the approach8 min
2. taskTask: draft your CV outline7 min
3. checkCheck: the CV and the approach5 min

The map: rental houses, manufacturers, labs, the neighbouring departments, the guilds and the union, the three-year plan, and what the two people in the case studies did.

1. readThe map: companies, bodies, the path and the case studies8 min
2. resourcesThe camera trainee's library7 min
3. checkCheck: the map and the path5 min

The plan you take away, the five statements that tell you when you are ready for Stage 2, and what to do next on MFJF.

1. plannerYour Stage 1 plan10 min
2. readHow you know you are ready for Stage 26 min
3. checkCheck: ready for Stage 24 min