Case studies / Industry experiences
Pinewood
Futures Festival.
A live set.
A way into film and television.
THE IDEA / A FIRST VISIT THAT MEANT SOMETHING
A film set.
You could step into.
We asked what we’d want from a first visit to a film studio.
To touch the professional equipment, use it with guidance and see a scene being made. That became the brief.
THE CHALLENGE / A WORKING SET. A PUBLIC EVENT.
Ready before
the doors opened.
The freedom to take part depended on careful preparation behind the scenes.
01 / Prepare the space.
With studio facilities, we readied the floor and pre-light rigs before visitors arrived.
02 / Keep the set moving safely.
Experienced crew managed health and safety and visitor movement through heavy foot traffic, with a Technocrane also in the studio.
03 / Connect the production.
With Sunbelt Rentals, we coordinated equipment delivery, setup and prep. Actors Studio helped cast and direct flexible scenes that could run again for each group.
The set became a place to learn by doing. We broke down its structure, gave students key positions and guided them through how a scene comes together.
LEARN BY TAKING PART
Every role.
Part of the picture.
Around the camera.
Students took key camera positions, using professional equipment with guidance from the crew.
Camera operator · 1st AC · 2nd AC
Shaping the scene.
We explained the set’s structure, then gave students directing and assistant-directing positions to experience how decisions move through a crew.
Director · Assistant director
Inside the action.
Cast actors performed flexible scenes around the ambulance. Each reset gave a new group the chance to take part in the action.
Actor · Supporting artist · Props management
GUIDED BY WORKING FILMMAKERS
People make
the learning real.
Our experienced crew guided visitors through each scene, explaining the decisions behind the image and helping them take part with confidence.
Delivered together.
THE EXPERIENCE / BUILT TO GO AGAIN
One scene.
New crew each time.
Atlas Medical’s ambulance gave the scene its central action point.
With Actors Studio, we cast and directed scenes that could reset and adapt as new participants joined.
Watch the festival reelTHE FESTIVAL / IN CONTEXT
4,500+
festival visitors
50+
exhibiting organisations
2
days at Pinewood Studios
Festival-wide figures, not attendance at the Crew Studio set. Source: Pinewood Group, February 2026.
“Crew Studio is committed to bridging the gap between emerging talent and the industry. Collaborating with Pinewood Studios put that ambition into practice. Seeing so many people get hands-on, ask questions and learn was the real reward.”
Nathan Caselton
Founder & Director, Crew Studio Group
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