First Break - The Devil's Hour S3: Open Doors event

GET YOUR FIRST BREAK IN TV DRAMA

Series 3 of Amazon Prime's The Devil's Hour is filming in Surrey!

• Are you aged 18+?
• Do you live within a 50 minute commute of Shepperton studios?
• Would love to be a crew member on a TV drama but have no prior experience?
• This is not for individuals who have worked in production at any level previously in high-end TV, paid or unpaid.

Join our free online event to find out more about the First Break programme. ScreenSkills’ First Break has opportunities for you to get paid work experience on the third series of The Devil's Hour.

You’ll get to meet the crew, the chance to apply for a training session explaining what to expect and the opportunity to apply for a paid placement on the production. 

You could work in a range of different departments. For example, make-up, costume, art, production, assistant directing, locations, camera, sound or lighting.

We are looking for people who are keen to learn, who are enthusiastic, hardworking and who are passionate and interested in working in TV drama.

We welcome applications from career changers or those currently not in employment.

Come along, meet the crew and see what it’s all about.

To find out more about the kind of roles involved in making a TV drama, look at our film and TV job profiles.

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ScreenSkills is committed to embedding inclusion in everything we do. If you have any accessibility requirements or further questions before booking, please contact us. The event will be hosted on Zoom. Please let us know if you need support accessing Zoom. Feel free when joining the Zoom meetings to include any preferred pronouns in your meeting ID name.

The event will start with an introduction in the main Zoom area before dividing participants into Zoom breakout groups to chat with members of the production. 

We can provide live captioning and a BSL interpreter upon request. Please let us know if you require these services or any other access support. 

Email: firstbreak@screenskills.com

Or call Vicki Ball: +44 (0)20 7713 9808. 

Who it's for

You must be 18+ and not be in full-time education. 

You must be based within a 50 minute commute of Shepperton Studios.

Please note First Break opportunities are not for:

• Actors - this is a support programme to find crew and is not for those looking to develop their on-screen career.
• This is not a role for individuals who have worked in production at any level previously in high-end TV, paid or unpaid. Find additional support for your developing career here.

What it covers

How does First Break work?

The first step is to apply through this page to attend our First Break Open Doors online event.

Stage one: Open Doors event

Held online on Tuesday 30th January

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Meet members of the TV production crew and ask them about their different departments and find out about their jobs. Find out who makes the sets you see on TV, who chooses the locations, and how filming works.

Stage two: TV 'Need to Knows' training day

Held in person on Saturday 10th February at a venue in Surrey to be confirmed at a later date.

Participants who attend the Open Doors event will be given information and invited to apply to attend the one-day training session.

It will introduce you to how the TV drama industry works and key skills for working on a TV set.

Stage three: three-week paid work experience

Shooting primarily out of Shepperton Studios but also at locations along the M3 corridor.

The three-week work experience would be from Monday 11th March onwards.

Participants will be given the chance to apply for the three-week paid work experience where they will have the opportunity to spend time in three areas (technical or craft or organisational).

The work experience placement is paid at National Living Wage. 

Applications for the work experience will open after attendance at the TV 'Need to Knows' training day.

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After the work experience placement, ScreenSkills will provide the participants with support to develop a career in high-end TV.

ScreenSkills has developed five free e-learning modules called Getting into the screen industries to support people who want to get their first job in screen. You may want to take these modules.

How to apply

To participate you will need to set up a ScreenSkills profile online. Please follow this link to do so before you book your place. You will only need to do this once and you should keep your login details in a safe place so that you can access them when you need to.

Click get ticket to book your place and find out if a career in TV drama could be for you.

Contact information

Name: Vicki Ball
Phone: +44 (0)20 7713 9808
Email: firstbreak@screenskills.com