Script Supervisor 2-day workshop

The forthcoming Script Supervisor workshop is designed as a 2 day introduction, which will equip attendees with sufficient knowledge to enter the industry as a trainee.

Number of attendees:  20 max

Equipment you’ll need

·       Stopwatch or mobile phone stopwatch

·       Notebook or laptop

·       Pens/pencils

You will be shown what it is to be a script supervisor.

Tutor's bio

Sarah Hayward is an experienced Film and HETV Script Supervisor, who has worked in the UK and abroad, most recently on a D.C. Comics feature to be released later this year.

She has run courses in Script Supervising for CMS, the GBCT, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, LAMDA, the London Film School, UCA Farnham and the NFTS. She is a trained Assessor for the Level 4 UAL Diploma in Script Supervision.

Start time of course:  9:30am for a 10am start until 5pm each day

Venue:  Panavision UK, Bristol Road, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8GD

Course fees:  £350 for 2 days

Date:  23-24 June 2026

Register your Interest under the Training page for this course and send your CV to info@gbct.org.

If selected, you'll be contacted for payment

Deadline to register: 8 June

This course is open to those interested in script supervision including from other departments, who have worked in production who wish to better understand the role.

Please bring your own lunch.

Bursaries:If you are unable to pay the full cost of the course, you may qualify for a bursary c/o ScreenSkills

Fundamentals of Focus Pulling 2-day workshop - 27-28 May

This 2-day invaluable workshop is open to the following GBCT and non-GBCT crew:

1. Who have stepped up

2. Who have experience but want to up their skills

3.  2nd Assistant Camera, who have step-up days as a focus puller

Date: 27-28 May, 9am start 'til 6pm

Location: Sunbelt Rentals, Wembley

Workshop fee: £350 incl VAT

Limited no. of workshop places: 12

(Attendees will be divided in to groups)

Tutor Bio:

Dean Thompson is a well-respected features focus puller, who has worked with many well-known and established cinematographers and directors. His knowledge is invaluable and learning from him is not to be missed.

Please register your interest under the Training tab by sending your CV to info@gbct.org

The Deadline to register your interest is:  Friday 15 May

To: Pact and all UK streamers, studios & broadcasters - End long hours culture in film & TV

“I cried at work from pure exhaustion, it was humiliating. I never see my family, I neglect most of my personal life to be able to keep up with the hours.”Anonymous

Behind the glitzy image of film and TV is a workforce pushed to the limit. Workers are routinely asked to "break turnaround".

A worker is considered to have ‘broken turnaround’ when they are required by their employer to return to work within less than 11 consecutive hours in each 24-hour period. This is in breach of workplace rights.

Freelancers across the industry are routinely working 14-16 hour days, often with little rest, few breaks, and no meaningful increase in pay. Long hours culture is the norm.

Bectu's Broken Turnaround survey revealed widespread breaches of basic turnaround times, alongside testimonies that expose a culture putting workers at risk.

Despite years of promises, the industry has failed to act.Talk of work life balance means nothing without real change. Enough is enough.

We are calling on the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (Pact) and the wider industry to:

• Enforce safe working hours and proper rest periods

• Guarantee regular, protected breaks

• Make overtime voluntary, not expected

• Apply premium penalty rates to minimise its use

• Commit to collective agreements that protect crew

SIGN THIS PETITION to demand safer, fairer working lives for everyone behind the camera.

Why is this important?

Long hours are dangerous. Fatigue leads to accidents, harms mental and physical health, and puts lives at risk on set.  Enough is enough.