Film Bang

19/01/2024

🌏 Good Energy Stories 🌏

With less than three percent of scripted TV and film content currently including any reference to climate change, come and learn easy and exciting approaches to weave climate into any storyline, across every genre, in entertaining and artful ways, on our brand-new training course.

Aimed at those who work in Film & TV script and story such as Writers, Script Editors, Storyliners, Producers and Executive Producers.

Apply here 👉 https://bit.ly/goodenergy24
Application deadline: 9am, Friday 26 January 2024

19/01/2024

📃 UNDERSTANDING SAG-AFTRA PAPERWORK 📃
Thu 25 Jan // 0930 - 1300 // Online

Calling all Producers, Line Producers, PM’s, PC’s and AD’s, working on productions past, present and future with SAG-AFTRA cast.

Join us for our online session to understand the paperwork and key areas to be aware of when reporting to SAG-AFTRA including:
- Types of SAG Actors
- Contract Elements
- SAG Enrolment
- Cast Info Sheet / DOODs
- Station 12
- SAG Contracts (Daily, Weekly & Stunts)
- Exhibit Gs
- Cast List
- Data Reports

Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/SAG-AFTRA-Paperwork
Registration open until 9am, Thursday 25 January 2024

19/01/2024

Applications re-open for the ScreenSkills and Media Career Advice Production Assistant Training Programme for Unscripted TV - apply by 9th Feb!

11/01/2024

🧰 Manual Handling Awareness 🧰
Friday 2 February // 0800-1200 // Glasgow

⚠️ Calling all Camera, Costume, Grips, Locations, LX, Props, Stagehands, Riggers & Runners. This course is for anyone who has to lift equipment and heavy loads. ⚠️

The Manual Handling Awareness training course allows film & TV practitioners to gain an understanding of regulations as well as a practical knowledge of lifting and moving.
You will be able to identify potential hazards and risks and determine the safest method of manual handling without injury.

This course has both theory and practical instruction. There will be a short written assessment at the end of the course.
Participants will receive an approved supplier certificate after successful completion.

Apply here 👉 https://bit.ly/BV-MHA-2024
Application deadline: 9am, Friday 19 January 2024

30/11/2023

Applications are now open for the National Film and Television School Certifcate in Location Management for Film & TV!

Could you find the next location for a TV show or film?

Discover the unique roles you can train for in Location Management at our upcoming online open day with NFTS Scotland!

Join us on Monday 4th December at 12-1pm
Book your free place: https://bit.ly/3NbFzPh

10/11/2023

Fantastic opportunity with Screen Scotland: Development & Operations Officer - Scripted 📃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Application close Monday 27th November at 12pm. More details below 👇

Screen Scotland has an ambitious remit to develop and grow the film and TV sectors. This role will be to assess and make recommendations on funding applications and coordinate (or lead where appropriate) relevant activities, programmes and projects.The role is within the Screen Scotland team and wil...

06/11/2023

03/11/2023

Our Introduction to the Film and TV Art Department short course is back!

Running in person in Glasgow from 11th - 15th December, this popular short course provides a general introduction to the Art Department and the role it plays within film and television productions.

With practical creative exercises throughout, you will leave this course with the confidence and creative skills to take the next steps in your career.

APPLY NOW: https://nfts.co.uk/introduction-film-and-tv-art-department

02/11/2023

Our Jobs Board is Live and Active! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎬

In August we were excited to announce that we have been working with BECTU Vision to help improve recruitment processes within film and television production in Scotland.

With support from Scottish Enterprise and Screen Scotland, we created our Jobs Board which will enable film and television productions to list job opportunities and for practitioners to be notified when roles are available.

We are delighted that we have already had a number of fantastic opportunities listed.

Anyone can list production jobs on the new Jobs Board free of charge, by creating a log-in account on the Film Bang website and Film Bang members can view jobs and opt-in to receive notifications of new job listings via their account profile: https://www.filmbang.com/jobs

As always we welcome any feedback and questions, send us an email to [email protected], we look forward to hearing from you!

26/10/2023

Thank you so much to everyone who has renewed their listings with us for the 2024 Film Bang directory!

We are very proud to have supported so many incredible Scottish Crew, Facilities and Production Companies for almost 50 years and will continue to do everything we can to help you be seen and get hired!

Look out for the 2024 printed directory when it is released in January and check out our website now www.filmbang.com!

05/10/2023

**POSTPONED**
Watch our channels for the new date to be announced.
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MATERIALS REUSE IN THE SCOTTISH SCREEN SECTOR
Saturday 7 October 2023, 1000-1130 // online

🌎 Have you got props, costumes, stationery, consumables, or any general production materials that you’d like to see getting put back into reuse on other screen productions, or into other creative industries across Scotland? ♻️

To celebrate the newly launched Film Bang Reuse Hub we're hosting a knowledge exchange to share existing infrastructure and routes of redistribution across Scotland. All welcome.
More info 👉 https://bit.ly/Reuse-KX

26/09/2023

REUSE HUB LAUNCH
We’re working with BECTU Vision to help make film and television production in Scotland more sustainable. With support from Scottish Enterprise and Screen Scotland, we’ve created a Reuse Hub to help crew to source, sell, and share materials across film and television productions in Scotland.
https://www.filmbang.com/reusehub
🌏🎬♻️

14/09/2023

Less than Two Weeks left to Renew! ⏱️

Renew your listing by the 25th September to make it into the 2024 printed directory!
Click on our website www.filmbang.com/login and log in to renew your listing or if you haven't before, sign up with us now!

Listing with Film Bang allows productions to find the skills and companies they need for Film and TV in Scotland and beyond!

We are the longest running and best known Film & TV directory in Scotland, and are supported by Creative Scotland, BECTU and frequently used by the BBC, STV and many other production teams to find and hire crew, facilities and production companies.

Be Seen and Get Hired 🎬☎️
Renew or sign up now to join us!

06/09/2023

There’s Still Time to Renew Your Listing for Film Bang 2023/2024! ⏱️

Renew your listing BEFORE the 25th September to make it into the printed directory! Click on our website www.filmbang.com/login and log in to renew your listing or if you haven't before, sign up with us now!

Listing with Film Bang allows productions to find the skills and companies they need for Film and TV in Scotland and beyond!

We are the longest running and best known Film & TV directory in Scotland, and are supported by Creative Scotland, BECTU and frequently used by the BBC, STV and many other production teams to find and hire crew, facilities and production companies.

Be Seen and Get Hired 🎬☎️
Renew or sign up now to join us!

28/08/2023

It's Time to Renew Your Listing for Film Bang 2023/2024! ⏱️

Renew your listing BEFORE the 25th September to make it into the printed directory! Click on our website www.filmbang.com/login and log in to renew your listing or if you haven't before, sign up with us now!

Listing with Film Bang allows productions to find the skills and companies they need for Film and TV in Scotland and beyond!

We are the longest running and best known Film & TV directory in Scotland, and are supported by Creative Scotland, BECTU and frequently used by the BBC, STV and many other production teams to find and hire crew, facilities and production companies.

Be Seen and Get Hired 🎬☎️
Renew or sign up now to join us!

25/08/2023

The New Film Bang Jobs Board is Now Live!

For the past 4 years, as well as emailing job opportunities directly to our members, we have run the Film Bang Drama Jobs Facebook group and are delighted with how successful it has been in connecting crew with opportunities and widening access to jobs.

We are now excited to announce the launch of a new Jobs Board on the Film Bang website which will take over this function and provide a central space for recruitment of film and television freelancers in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎬

To receive Jobs Board email notifications, simply log into your Film Bang account, go to your profile and select the Jobs you would like to be notified about https://www.filmbang.com/login

To post a job our our website, log in and complete the form to add a new Job Listing. Once approved, it will be live on our Jobs Board which all active Film Bang members will have access to, as well as receiving an email notification straight to their inboxes.

We can’t wait to see our Jobs Board up and running and hope it brings even more opportunities and success for our members!
As always we welcome any feedback and look forward to hearing from you!

19/08/2023

Content Tabs Course outline What you'll study Fees and funding How to apply Delivered over five weekends (16th /17th September, 30th September/1st October, 14th/15th October, 28th/29th October and 11th/12th November), this course teaches you three essential crafts required to work in the Film and TV...

17/08/2023

Do you want to understand the benefits of ACES, and the processes involved at various stages of production?

We're delighted to be offering ACES Training for Broadcast TV, supported by ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions.

Online | 21st and 22nd September 2023 | 1.5 days

Apply now to secure your place
>> https://nfts.co.uk/aces-training-broadcast-tv

13/06/2023

Need to know more about Virtual Production, how it works and how your department and role interacts with it? Sign up for this free introduction to Virtual Production day for HODs and those in mid-to-senior roles in High-end TV

Glasgow, Monday 3rd July 🗓️

Funded by the High-end TV Skills Fund, this all-day training session aims to provide a foundational understanding of the growing world of virtual production, the possibilities of its use and the considerations for crew roles within it.

ScreenSkills

25/05/2023

Shaping the Shadows is now available on special offer from The National Library of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Mark Littlewood’s fantastic autobiography shares his journey from aspiring film maker to BAFTA winner for Outstanding Contribution to Scottish Film!

A must read for any other aspiring film makers out there! Check it out now!

Shaping the Shadows This is the true story of how a shy, timid boy, debilitated by severe asthma, made his way through life, including fifty years of

24/05/2023

Content Tabs Course outline What you'll study Fees and funding How to apply The good news is that we live in a time when it's incredibly easy to just go out and shoot a documentary. The bad news is that most peoples' efforts are unwatchable and unsellable. On this intensive 5 day course you will lea...

18/05/2023

📣 Interested in working behind the scenes in film and tv drama but don’t know where to start? The BECTU Vision Roadshow is here to help ! Join us in selected venues and come hear more about roles in Film & TV.

It’s FREE to attend and we'll be sharing insight on:

⭐️What roles exist within a film crew
⭐️What it's like to work on a film/television drama production
⭐️How crews are hired and what employers are looking for
⭐️Practical signposts for support available to help with your next steps

🚌🎬 Each fun and informal Roadshow consists of a 1-hour presentation followed by an opportunity for coffee and a mingle where we'll have industry professionals on-hand to share their experience and advice.

We will be coming to Aberdeen, Inverness, Dumfries, Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Find an event near you and register now 🎟️👉 bit.ly/bv-roadshow23

21/04/2023

💬 Shorter Working Hours Survey 💬

We are developing a blueprint for how to create and deliver a shorter working hours production and we need insight from crew across the UK who have experience working on scripted productions to find out how important working reduced hours is to you, what would it look like and what the trade-offs are.

If you are a crew member of scripted productions in the UK please complete the survey here
👉https://bit.ly/ShorterWorkingHours_Survey

The survey will be open until midnight, Sunday 23rd April 2023. If you have any queries about the survey or work we are doing please contact [email protected]

06/03/2023

Brilliant night at the Glasgow Film Festival Scottish Premiere of The Origin!
What an incredible film, huge congratulations to everyone involved! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎬

Scotland’s original independent cinema is the home for film and film lovers in Glasgow.

07/02/2023

This training is supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions. The course runs for 1.5 days. Do you want to understand the benefits of ACES, and the processes involved at various stages of production?

02/02/2023

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02/02/2023

The 2023 edition of the Film Bang directory is out now and we are wishing all of our members a busy and successful year ❤️

This year we are delighted to feature fantastic drama The Control Room from Hartswood Films and the BBC on our cover!

20/01/2023

This course provides those attending with an introduction to the principles and practices of the role of a Factual television production coordinator. Participants will learn what the core responsibilities are for a coordinator in factual television and how to apply them to different types of product...