Six Month Training Course

Launched in 2006, the Assistant Location Manager Training (ALMT) is a six month, part-vocational training programme developed by Film London, with support from Skillset.

The scheme offers a blended learning programme - with a mixture of classroom, practical, mentor and online supported training - taking place over six weekends between January and July. The course covers a range of skills and knowledge relevant to that of a location manager, from planning and managing locations to photography, map-reading, health and safety, employment and law.

Mentored by a working location manager, students are required to work through homework, culminating in a set assignment of planning a shoot at a National Trust property. Since 2006, 30 trainees have completed the scheme and 16 more are due to complete the course by July 2010.

The deadline has now passed for applications to our six month Assistant Location Manager Training for 2009/10 and the course is now closed for any further queries. If you would like to find out more about other training or funding opportunities please sign up for the Film London email newsletter.


'Working in Locations' One Day Workshop

Do you work in the TV, commercial and film industries and want to know more about filming safely and legally on location? Then this one day workshop is for you.

Film London runs a one day workshop for those who are not yet experienced enough to make locations a career, but are interested in finding out more.

Led by two experienced location managers, Paul Howard and Harriet Lawrence, topics covered will include:

• The Brief
  Script breakdown, budgeting, unit size, art department, special effects and sound requirements
• Research
  Scheduling, using libraries and books, and working with estate agents and film offices
• Recce-ing
  Camera, tide times, traffic patterns and light studies
• Pre-production
  Contracts, responsibilities, security, health and safety, and risk assessment
• Shoot
  Traffic control, police, dealing with the public and paparazzi, and protecting the location

To register your interest in our next one day workshop please email tessa.inkelaar@filmlondon.org.uk.  

To find out more about the various occupations within the locations sector use the job profiles search on the Skillset website.