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The Assistant Editor's Toolkit Launches
What is the Assistant Editor’s Toolkit? The Assistant Editor’s Toolkit is our new resource to support Editorial Trainees and Assistant...
Jul 14, 20234 min read


We Gotta Get Outta This Place - Thoughts on Editing in Lockdown
A huge amount of work is going on at the moment behind the scenes to come up with scenarios whereby we might continue to make TV and film...
May 6, 20209 min read


Remote Working for the Post-Sound industry during the Covid-19 pandemic
The ability to work remotely during the sound editorial process is fundamentally dependant upon the stance of the production company with...
May 6, 20204 min read


IR35 Meeting Dates & Venues
Due to popular demand further IR35 meetings have been scheduled ahead of incoming changes in April. Information for meetings can be found...
Feb 1, 20202 min read


Pensions and Tax talk by Tony Lennon
At our last general meeting on February 7th 2018, Tony Lennon, BECTU’s Research Officer and all-round tax guru very kindly came along to...
Feb 7, 20185 min read


Meet The Assistants
‘Meet the Assistants’ was an event for assistant editors, trainees and runners to participate in panel discussions with experienced...
Mar 1, 20175 min read


BAFTA Education Scheme - Being a Mentor
Hey, it's James (not his real name) thanks so much for calling I'm really excited to talk to you. And so starts my first conversation...
Nov 1, 20162 min read


Cutting to the Bone - A Look at the Long Hours Culture in Film & TV Drama Editorial
“Recently I worked 27 hours straight on a high budget feature. I did not receive full paid overtime for this. I also recently worked 20...
Oct 16, 20169 min read


What Has Bectu Done For Me?
My last couple of jobs have been very long contracts, and I haven’t had to agree pay for over a year. Before starting my most recent job,...
Aug 1, 20161 min read


Assistant to Editor with Katie Weiland
How long were you an Assistant? I started out in a commercials company. I was assisting for four very valuable and educational years but...
May 5, 20165 min read


A Leap of Faith
I think it's safe to say the majority of assistants get in to Post Production to eventually edit. It's true not all do, there are career...
Jan 1, 20166 min read
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