We hope work is starting to pick up for everyone – we are certainly hearing of more and more productions talking to crew, so if you aren’t on something yet it hopefully won’t be too long.  WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO PETTY CASH BUYING with THE CLASSIC PROP HIRE CO. We had another great group at our Petty Cash Buying Course with The Classic Prop Hire Company . They looked at all aspects of the job, getting great advice from Assistant Buyer Jocelyn Puddephatt, spent time touring the

Spring is definitely on its way as we gallop towards it in the new Year of the Horse! Snowdrops are out and productions are picking up. We hope to see more being greenlit over the next few weeks and are hopeful that more people will be getting started on jobs soon. WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO STEPPING UP TO SUPERVISING ART DIRECTOR Our Supervising Art Director  course came to an end with an in-person networking event. It has been a really informative 5 weeks for a great group of en

We hope 2026 has started well and productively for you, whatever that looks like. It does still feel a little quiet out there- although, production levels are higher than we would expect at this time of year – but this is all to be expected for January. It will get busier as more projects are greenlit – use the time to reset and get ready.  WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO STEPPING UP TO SUPERVISING ART DIRECTOR Its’s been great to get our Stepping up to Supervising Art Director  progra

We hope you are enjoying the prospect of some much needed and deserved time off. It’s been a year of ups and downs and feels busy one moment and quiet the next. The industry has always been a rollercoaster and it is likely that there will be more of that next year – so make sure the break is a restful and restorative one! WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO We had a lovely evening with our Talking Point members, mentees and new trainees at our Autumn Networking event in November. Huge than

That feeling of trying to get everything done before the crazy season starts is well and truly upon us! Although great to see that there are still productions crewing up – a much more positive end to the year. Here’s to that continuing into 2026. WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO It’s been a bittersweet couple of weeks as we have wrapped up our Getting Started in Set Decorating and Props  course, delivered with support from ScreenSkills. This has been a great group, all engaged and keen

Happy Halloween! Hope your weekend is full of pumpkin carving, hot chocolate and scary films! We have been delivering and planning some new courses and working with new entrants getting started on their first productions.  WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO GETTING STARTED IN SET DECORATING AND PROPS We have completed 3 of the 6 sessions of this course and have really enjoyed working with this fantastic group of trainees. So far we have looked at the Art Department, Set Decorating and Pro

It certainly feels like Autumn is around the corner with leaves turning colour and summer shoots wrapping up. There are more productions...

Hoping everyone has had some moments of relaxation over the last month – and are also busy on productions – the endless freelance...

There’s been good news in terms of government support for the Film and TV industry this month - the government’s Industrial Strategy...

It’s been a productive month – we’ve delivered some short courses, wrapped up two of the longer programmes and been consulting for...

Hope you all had a lovely Easter break and have come back to work or looking for work with a renewed energy! We have lots going on over...

Spring is finally here and the longer days are very welcome. We hope work is feeling more positive for you and there are interesting...

INDUSTRY SESSION - MICKEY 17 Saturday 26th April 10:00 - 12.00 Zoom Production Designer Fiona Crombie  and Set Decorator Alice Felton...

Spring is on the horizon, the days are getting lighter and the number of films starting up is very promising. We have had a very positive...

Welcome to 2025! Hope everyone had restful breaks and has come back with renewed energy! There are signs that production levels will be...

It’s the final newsletter of 2024, a year that has been challenging for so many but also seen some real success stories. We hope...

Hope you have all had a chance to relax and enjoy the good weather and some sundowners over the last month. Lots more people are working...

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine and getting back onto productions now. It feels more positive month on month and the weather...

The sun is finally out! And what a difference it makes (although now, everyone is too hot!). And production levels are picking up both...

We are being asked regularly about production levels and what is coming up. April has been considerably busier production wise – a lot...