BECTU Vision

🎬 #BECTUVision #Playgroup 🌟
Thurs 26 Feb // 1030 - 1230 // Kelvin Hall Soft Play

Come along with your little ones for some soft play and a catch up with fellow #Freelance #FilmandTV parents & carers.

Free entry and tea & coffee provided.

Register ➡️ bectuvision.org/events/glasg...

💛 Unions Week - 3 months free @bectu.bsky.social membership 🎬

Not a member? Sign up this week, during #HeartUnions Week (9-15th Feb) with the code HUW26 and get 3 months of free membership.

For more information and to sign up, visit: bectu.org.uk/join/

#BectuVision #FilmandTV #FilmProduction

On Saturday, we met a group of Primary & Secondary School teachers who are shaping the new Screen Curriculum in #Scotland🎥

We shared an overview of crew roles, unpacking some of the #entrylevel routes into #FilmandTV, and explored the challenges and benefits of working #freelance.

#BECTUVision

🧘 #Wellbeing in #FilmandTV 🎥

The screen industry’s long working hours and high pressure environments can take a toll on #MentalHealth & #PhysicalHealth.

Download the posters for tips on managing stress, and some warm-up exercises to do on location: bectuvision.org/support/well...

#BectuVision

🎬 Police Uniforms from Script to Screen👮‍

Costume practitioners came together to explore how to research, find, fit and manage #PoliceUniforms on set.

Thank-you to #CostumeDesigner April MacTavish for leading the session & to Alastair Dinsmore, Glasgow Police Museum Curator for his presentation.

It was a lovely evening of networking and catching up with colleagues and industry crew, past and present – and even some faces who featured in the very first Film Bang directory back in 1976! #FilmProduction #Scotland #FilmCrew

🎬✨What a night! Thank-you to everyone who came along on Friday to mark 50 years of the #FilmBang directory!

We were delighted to co-host the special celebration with Amy and Marianne at Film Bang, in partnership with Screen Scotland.

Cheers to 50 years of Film Bang 🥂

#BECTUVision #FilmandTV

🎬 Kickstart your #career in #FilmandTV 🎥

Our New Entrants Base offers free support and advice to people in Scotland in the early stages of their Film & TV career including.

➡️ bectuvision.org/training/new...

🌎 That’s a wrap! 🎬

Last week, we hosted a 2-day course on Becoming a #ScreenSustainability Coordinator presented by CCScotland's Sara Hamilton and Romane Boyer.

The course explored where emissions come from on set and highlighted strategies for each dept to reduce their environmental impact.

Here's some of the course feedback:

💬 "This was so much fun! I expected to develop my knowledge around tax and managing money but I didn't expect to enjoy the experience. Thank-you!"
💬 "Excellent and insightful course that all freelance workers should take."

📈 Finance for Film & TV Freelancers 🎬

On Wednesday, we hosted one of our foundation courses - a guide to managing each of the major financial aspects of being freelance, covering record-keeping, understanding tax and national insurance, and building a business mindset.

#Finance #Freelancers

A huge thank-you to everyone who came along to the 'Introduction to Cleaner Power on Location' event last week with We Are ALBERT and CCScotland⚡🎬

Explore our resources on sustainable screen production in Scotland here: bit.ly/Screen-Susta...

Resources for #JobSharers in #FilmandTV👥💼

🔸 Our job-sharing handover fund, supported by Screen Scotland, can cover the cost of the weekly handover day.

🔸 The Take Two Job-sharing blueprint offers support on finding a partner, setting up the job-share and applying for roles.

👉 bit.ly/3YGJgl9

Here’s what the participants had to say about the session:
💬 "What a lovely course! Very engaging and gave me a broad understanding of the subject."
💬 "Wonderful, friendly and inclusive environment."
💬 "Really comprehensive and practical overview of chaperoning."

#FilmandTV #SkillsDevelopment

A huge thank-you to everyone who joined us, and to Child Psychologist Cynthia McVey and practitioners Stuart Cadenhead and Penny Davies for their contributions 👏

First course of 2026✅

Last week, we hosted Anthony Docherty's insightful training course on Child-Centred Chaperoning.

Participants learned about the accredited training standards, interpreting production paperwork, understanding on-set etiquette & keeping the child at the centre of all decisions.

📄 Understanding SAG-AFTRA Paperwork ✅
📅 20 Jan | 0930 - 1130 | 📍 Online

We're hosting a session designed to support Production teams working with SAG-AFTRA cast.

The session will be delivered by Unit Production Manager, Steven Johnson (Maleficent, Star Wars, & The Beekeeper).

👉 bit.ly/4pufUBi

📢 Closing soon!

Our free online workshop on managing #jobsharers in #FilmandTV focuses on skills that benefit managers of all teams.

Participants will explore how to:
🔸 Build good communications skills
🔸 Give feedback to team members
🔸 Lead teams effectively

Apply 👉 bit.ly/44VtBlt

👋 Hello Bluesky!

We're BECTU Vision, and our aim is to make Scotland's Film & TV workplaces safer, fairer and greener.

We host events, training & networking opportunities so we'll be sharing details for each session as well as some snippets of what we're up to.

Drop us a follow and say hello 🎥💬