We run this · Camera Department
The camera department, on the working package, ending with a scene shot at unit pace.
Camera bodies, a Cooke S4 prime set, matte boxes, follow focus, monitoring and transmission, taught by practitioners in camera departments now. There is no qualification, ticket or card for a camera trainee or a 2nd AC in the UK. Competence is credits, references and who vouches for you, which is why this is taught on kit by people who are working.
Who it is for
For people who want to be a camera trainee, then a 2nd AC.
Camera trainees already working
Not yet trusted with the mag, the slate or the report.
People who have done Set Ready
Or who know how a floor works and want a department.
Photographers, and graduates with a showreel
Your eye is not the problem. Department protocol is.
What it covers
Build, prep, slate and mark, media and reports, then a shooting day.
Each day ends with a timed drill. On the last day the drills are combined and run at unit pace.
Who it is not for
Not a cinematography or lighting design course.
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What you leave with
A Crew Card entry, your own paperwork, and written feedback.
A Crew Card entry
Naming what you were seen to do: camera build, lens changes, slating, marking, media handling and camera reports.
Your own paperwork, and written feedback
The prep checklist and camera report from the shooting day, with feedback plain enough to show somebody.
A certificate naming what you were seen to do
The course, and the competences you were seen to perform.
Apply
Register your interest.
Tell us which course and we come back with dates, cost and what support may be possible. If you have never been on a unit, say so.
