TheCapture:PaidPlacementOpportunityfromHeydayTelevision,UniversalInternationalStudiosandBBC
Heyday Television, Universal International Studios and BBC are offering a paid placement opportunity for a Full or Associate member of Directors UK. Selected by the production, the successful applicant will gain invaluable production experience, joining the director for a block of The Capture during the prep, shoot and post stages of production. The placement intends to offer access to the whole organisational and creative process.
The main production offices/set are based in Harlesden, London.
About the placement
Offered by Heyday Television, this opportunity is open to Full and Associate members of Directors UK who already have professional directing experience and are looking to develop knowledge and confidence in leading complex television productions.
The successful candidate will have no more than two blocks of continuing drama directing credits, and/or a minimum of three short films, and/or a low budget feature, or is actively transitioning from Factual to Drama. Please provide details in your covering statement and clearly display your directing credits in your CV.
Potentially, the placement director could have the opportunity to gain Second Unit/Splinter Unit experience. Please note, this is not guaranteed.
Dates and Details
This placement is scheduled to begin on Monday 26 May and will finish on Friday 18 July 2025. In addition, there will be two ad hoc weeks across the post-production period which overall is scheduled to take place until end of March 2026.
Please ensure you can commit to the prep and shoot schedule dates at the point of application. Post-production dates are optional and can be discussed nearer the time.
The production aims to interview shortlisted candidates between 13-16 May.
This a paid opportunity, the details of which will be finalised at interview stage.
How to Apply
Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV, your showreel, and a covering statement supporting your application to [email protected] with the subject line, 'The Capture Placement'. Eligible applications will be sent to the production for their consideration.
The production would like you to demonstrate how your skills and experience are specifically suited to this opportunity at this point in your career, and would like you to explain what appeals to you most about working on The Capture. The production requires this information in order to shortlist candidates. Applicants who do not provide the requested information in their covering statement cannot be considered by the production for this opportunity.
The deadline for applications is 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 6 May.
Please note, eligible applications will be sent to the production for their consideration shortly after this deadline.
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Access and Inclusion
Applications are welcome in whichever format is most accessible to you, whether that's written in the body of an email, or a Word document, via a video in BSL or English, or as an audio file. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any access requirements.