Theatre, Talks & TV – Volunteering with Free Film Training
Worldwrite
Help the charity WORLDwrite make films for public benefit while developing film production skills.
This is a volunteer opportunity for would be film & TV makers to make film & video for public benefit. No prior skills are required. Our spring 26 train and shoot volunteer package is designed to help you make factual programmes with us. A dynamic blend of online and face-to-face sessions, all volunteers receive immersive camera training using WORLDwrite’s top-end film equipment and invaluable hands-on experience behind the lens. This opportunity is open to everyone, regardless of your level of experience, whether you’re a seasoned Hollywood director or have never touched a camera.
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Basic IT skills - internet & email
An ability to keep in touch with the crew and access Zoom for crew meetings, otherwise no skills required.
As well as developing new skills and understanding what a film or TV production involves, volunteers gain end credits on all productions, references where required, a chance to meet new people, free lunch at training and on shoots & travel expenses to shoots. Don’t miss this exciting chance to: • develop your skills, • enhance your CV, • contribute to a major project, • understand the slave revolts in Haiti and Hackney’s local stories • join a passionate volunteer team creating videos for public benefit.
One Wednesday evening meeting via zoom per week, 3 face to face camera training days & 3 shooting days at weekends, one session helping to prepare for a major Saturday celebration. All the session details and dates and times are on the website at https://www.worldwrite.org.uk/volunteering/
E5 0AL
WORLDwrite Volunteer Centre at 201 Millfields Road E5 0AL is where all camera training and some shooting takes place. As we'll be filming Hackney History festival we will be shooting at further venues in Hackney including Sutton House, the Roundhouse and Chats palce which are all near by.
The WORLDwrite Centre, 201 Millfields Road is in Clapton in Hackney, London E5 0AL. It can be a bit difficult to find us as the street numbers make no sense and are probably best ignored! We are RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF MILLFIELDS ROAD OPPOSITE OSWALD STREET The 242 Bus does stop right outside our black gate on Millfields Road. We are in a red brick detached building with a power station on one side and former environmental services on the other. There are also a lot of buses which stop at the top of Millfields Road at Clapton pond. From Clapton pond you need to walk all the way to the other end of Millfields road to get to us (about 15mins). The Silverlink train which runs west east also stops not far away at Homerton station or Hackney Central from where you can jump on a 242 bus which will take about 10 mins and drop you outside our centre. These details are not comprehensive so do check online with TFL or Google maps to find the quickest way to get to us from where you are. If you are driving you need to enter the lower half of Millfields Road from Chatsworth Road as the top side is blocked off. There is roadside parking in all streets around us which is free at weekends and we’ll provide you with a voucher on week days.
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