Documentary Filmmaker (Student Placement )

Some people can point a camera at a stranger and come back with a story. That is who we are looking for.

The Lyceum Clinic is a mental health practice in West London. We are building a documentary-style series about how people in this city think, feel and cope, led by our clinicians and shot on the streets, in cafés and in our consulting rooms. We want a placement student with the eye and the nerve to capture it.

What you will do

• Plan and shoot short documentary pieces and interviews: Londoners talking about everyday pressures, and talking-head sessions with our Clinical Director.
• Set up simple kit, put people at ease, ask good questions and get properly signed consent.
• Shoot b-roll that gives a piece atmosphere, not filler.
• Hand over organised, labelled footage, or cut your own pieces if your course wants you to.

You might be right for this if

• You have made something you are proud of: a student film, a short doc, a channel. Send links.
• You have a point of view about how a story should look and feel, and can explain it.
• People open up to you. You listen more than you talk.
• You handle sensitive subjects with care and know when to stop filming.

Likely courses: BA Film Production, Film and Television, Documentary Film, Media Production, Digital Film, Photography and Moving Image; Level 3 or T Level Creative Media Production at college.

What you get

• A named placement lead, two short check-ins a week, and a consent and safeguarding briefing before your first shoot.
• Kit provided or funded. Published work for your showreel. A written reference and placement reports in your institution's format.
• Travel and agreed expenses reimbursed.

Good to know: you will not film clients or have access to client information. Everything is approved by our Clinical Director before publication.

To apply: email [email protected], subject "Placement – Filmmaker", with: your institution, course and placement module (and confirmation it is required); your placements tutor's name and email; two or three links to your work; and short answers to (1) a documentary or interview you admire and what you would borrow from it, (2) how you would approach filming a stranger talking about a hard week, (3) your placement dates and weekly hours.

Pay: From £150.00 per week

Work Location: Remote