DIGITAL RESOURCE GUIDE

THE COAST TO CREDITS DIGITAL RESOURCE GUIDE

Building a successful career in the screen industries is about knowing where to look, who to connect with, and how to find the right opportunities. This guide is your toolkit for navigating your career in the film and TV landscape in Yorkshire.

THE FIRST STEPS: WHERE TO START

If you only bookmark four websites today, make it these:

ScreenSkills: The ultimate hub for job profiles, e-learning modules, industry training, and a dedicated jobs board.
Screen Yorkshire: The gateway to the region's industry and for training opportunities, access to their crew database, and the trainee hub.
The Film & TV Charity: Keep this number saved. They offer a free, 24/7 support phoneline for anyone working in film and TV.
TripleC: A vital gateway organisation supporting deaf, disabled, and/or neurodivergent (DDN) creatives. Sign up for their newsletter to access their jobs board.

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

Need to bridge the gap between education and your first paid set? Look into these targeted training and trainee schemes:

Screen Yorkshire Schemes: Look out for the Yorkshire Screen Diversity Programme (formerly Beyond Brontës Bootcamp), Local Landscapes, Global Horizons and the Screen Craft and Digital Skills Course. (As one trainee noted, these schemes are vital for building a network and landing roles like Floor Runner or Production Assistant! )
ScreenSkills Trainee Finder: An essential database matching trainees with productions. Also check out their Getting Into the Screen Industries online training programme, their new Screenskills Training Passport, Freelance Toolkit and other opportunities. If you're not sure about the difference between a Best Boy and a Foley Artist, they have a useful role directory. And a bursary scheme for financial support and a brilliant online Freelance Toolkit for a reminder of the nuts and bolts business side of things.
Film Hub North: part of BFI NETWORK, offers a range of training programmes for filmmakers across the North of England - Northern Directors, In Development: Producer Lab, Animation Development Lab, Script Lab
Channel 4 Production Training Scheme: Excellent for those looking to break into broadcast.
Netflix runs an apprenticeship scheme with the London Screen Academy but you have to sign up to be a member of Film London's Equal Access Network (it's free to join but tends to be mainly London based, for now)
Other key training hubs: Creative Access, MAMA Youth Project, TRC Media, BBC's Get In! and ThinkBIGGER!.

HOW TO FIND THE WORK

Jobs in film and TV aren't always listed on standard job sites. You have to be proactive. Here is how you find them:

The Direct Approach: Contact Heads of Departments or crew members whose work you admire. Ask for a quick coffee and send your resume.
Word of Mouth: Attend events, networkers, and film festivals (like Coast to Credits!). Meet people and explicitly let them know you are looking for work. Film Hub North regularly host networking events (just like this one)
Industry Job Boards: Bookmark the official careers pages for the BBC, ITV, Creative Access Jobs Boards, Triple C and Channel 4 (4Jobs / 4Skills).

THE "HIDDEN" JOBS BOARDS (FACEBOOK GROUPS)

A huge percentage of crew calls happen on Facebook. Join the groups that make sense for your specific location and department:

Key Northern/Regional Groups:

Essential UK-Wide Groups:

People in TV: Runners (Facebook)
TV/Film Crew Availability (Facebook)
Film Crew UK (Facebook)
Film/TV Industry Networking Group (Facebook)
UK Film & TV Jobs - Loving Your Work (LinkedIn)
ukfilmwork (Insta)
Film & TV Production Crew UK (Facebook)

ORGANISATIONS & SUPPORT NETWORKS

The industry is changing, and these organisations are leading the charge for a more inclusive, healthy, and supportive environment.

The Talent Manager & Talented People: Essential databases for freelancers to host their CVs and find production work.
Women in Film and TV (WFTV): A fantastic networking and support resource.
Solas Mind: Provides professional, bespoke therapeutic support and mental health services specifically for production companies, crew, and freelancers.
BAFTA & RTS Futures: Great for early-career development, getting started guides, and high-level networking. Also Prince William BAFTA Bursary offering financial support to help assist junior creatives with the costs of progressing their career in film, games and TV.
BECTU ratecards info for a handle on rates and new entrant guide.
Call Time run a free service for productions to book experienced crew.
The King's Trust free business resources and templates and The Enterprise Programme (for 18-30 year olds) - free business workshops, mentoring and start-up grants and loans.
Filming In England: Funded by the BFI and managed by Creative England, the site offers bespoke, comprehensive production support to feature film and high-end TV looking to film in England, outside of London (for London see Film London). It's worth getting their New Entrant Handbook - it's a useful starter pack. They have a Crew Directory here.
LinkedIn - set yourself up with a professional profile on LinkedIn, it's used a lot in the creative industries.
Gov.uk's essential guide to setting yourself up as a sole trader.
Diversity & Inclusion Networks: Keep an eye on organisations like Gritty Talent, DandI, Media Trust, and The TV Collective for targeted opportunities and community support.

SHOW ME THE MONEY!

Here's a very quick guide to writing an invoice (copy and paste this into a Word Doc, fill in your details, save it as a PDF, and email the PDF to whoever you need to send it to. Never send a Word Doc invoice!). Alternatively, click on the 'download free invoice template' button below and you can save a Google Doc copy.

INVOICE

From:

[Your Full Name]

[Your Address]

[Your Phone Number]

[Your 'Professional' Email]

UTR Number:

[Your Unique Taxpayer Reference, if registered with HMRC]

To:

[Production Company Name]

[Company Address]

[Name of the person who hired you]

Invoice Date:

[DD/MM/YYYY]

Invoice Number:

[e.g., 001 - Always number your invoices!]

Description of Services:

Role:

[e.g., Floor Runner / Camera Trainee]

Project Name:

[Name of the Film, TV Show, or Commercial]

Dates Worked:

[e.g., 25th April - 27th April 2026]

Rate:

[e.g., 3 Days @ £120.00 per day]

TOTAL DUE:

£[Total Amount]

Payment Details:

Please make payment via bank transfer within 30 days to:

Account Name:

[Your Name as it appears on your bank]

Sort Code: [XX-XX-XX]
Account Number: [XXXXXXXX]

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