Check out our upcoming events and register your interest. Allowing our courses to be experienced in real-time, our events offer practical training for hands-on skills essential for Below the Line work.
Communication is the key for a successful, happy team. The basis of that can be what’s known as a “production bible” – which can be appropriate regardless of the scale of the production or the team you are leading. We’ll go through templates for those and distribute them to make your production life easier.
Let’s talk more about how we deal with bad behaviour in our team. How do you define “bad behaviour” appropriately? We’ll go through some techniques to help handle this behaviour – from serious to annoying. What resources should you have to call on? How to get the help you need to deal with it.
When you’re ready to step up this day long course will cover the key aspects of the role – both practical, technical, and soft skills. You’ll learn about budgets and schedules, practice negotiation and problem solving, discover how to handle difficult conversations and improve your time management and communication skills.
The screen industry recruits through friends and recommendations. The good news about this is that everyone, initially, doesn’t know anyone. We’ll cover how to create a screen ready CV, the role of crew agencies, credits and how to find work.
Disclaimer: This course is delivered by AFTRS and NOT by Screen Careers. Please note that Screen Careers does not endorse this course; we are merely sharing the information. AFTRS has partnered with WA Screen Academy at Edith Cowan University to provide a new training opportunity in Western Australia. Learn the fundamentals of being an Assistant Director in this two-day […]
This workshop will introduce you to the work that the Locations Department and its various members do. You’ll gain an understanding of location sourcing, contracts, filming permits and how to take recce photos. You’ll also discover how to find work if you’re interested in starting a new career.
Let’s get practical about how you make productions culturally safe for all your team. We’ll consider specific examples of systems that have worked and provide some cheat sheets to help you create a culturally safe workplace.
This fast paced 2 hour event will bring you up close and personal with people who work in the crew roles. You’ll hear about the range of jobs available, from the people who do them and have the chance to talk to them directly to see if they might be of interest to you. Our […]
