Physical Resilience Workshop

Workshop Participants raise their arms whilst standing on one leg to practice balance.

It was great to welcome an enthusiastic crowd to our Physical Resilience for Crew workshop on Saturday. Led by Osteopath, Andrew Patterson, the session covered the challenges of either sitting or standing for long periods of time and the compound impacts of that over the course of a career. Andrew shared practical strategies for building […]

Get Set Go 2024

A group photo of participants with one in the centre holding the BECTU Vision clapper board

Due to the high demand for places on our Hit the Ground Running course, in June we held Get Set Go training courses in Edinburgh and Glasgow and an online session designed to equip participants with an overview of working in scripted film and television. The workshop was packed with lots of hints and tips, […]

Hit the Ground Running 2024

Group of attendees at hit the ground running. One person holds a BECTU Vision clapperboard, two others have yellow BECTU Vision and HTGR arrows

We Hit the Ground Running in May with our intensive, 2-day training course for new entrants which focuses on entry level roles in the Production, Assistant Director and Locations Departments on scripted productions. Designed for those at the start of their career who have been trying to secure their first job or have a couple […]

BECTU Vision’s Freelance Foundations at BAFTA Guru Live

We had great fun joining BAFTA Scotland at Glasgow School of Art in April for this year’s BAFTA Guru Live Scotland. The event is a festival for new entrants in Film & TV and the day had a programme of sessions for emerging talent designed to build networks and hear from the best in the […]

BECTU Vision: Careers Behind the Scenes

BECTU New Entrants base BBC

Our free Careers Behind the Scenes event at BBC Scotland’s Pacific Quay in March gave members of the public the opportunity to meet the crew who bring film and TV to life! Part of the BBC Bring the Drama Festival, our department stations gave an opportunity for attendees to find out more about the roles […]