Could you create a hit format like Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice or Gogglebox? Would you like to direct a rock band in our multi-camera 4K TV studio or shoot your show on location?
This innovative course is designed to fast-track students into the TV entertainment industry.We run our course like a production company –we are either in pre-production, shooting or in post-production – with our students pitching, producing and directing their own TV shows.
Students are taught by top industry professionals on location and in our state-of-the-art studio. In recent years, our students have sold entertainment formats to Warner Brothers Television and ITV and graduation projects have won prestigious awards from the New York Television Festival and the Royal Television Society.
This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.
All NFTS students can attend Masterclasses. Recent guests include David Fincher (Fight Club), Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave), Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Louis Theroux, Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), Sam Mendes (1917), Asif Kapadia (Senna), Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir), Russell T Davies (Doctor Who) and Ricky Gervais (The Office).
This intensely practical course focuses on major entertainment genres. Students learn to develop, script, direct and produce their own entertainment programmes either in the TV studio or on location – with all production costs met by the school.
Students experience the full production cycle from the brainstorming of an idea right through planning, budgeting, shooting and post production, with specifically tailored modules taught by top television professionals. Students also get to pitch their entertainment ideas to broadcasters, including SKY and the BBC.
This is an environment where students will be challenged and supported by staff and fellow students.
Beaconsfield, 2 Years, Full-Time
Online, 10 Months, Part-Time
Londond, 18 Months, Part-Time (Tuesday Evenings)
Learn the art of casting on our award-winning course.
London/Online, 6 Months
Gain a 360 degree understanding of film production.
London/Online, 6 Months
Leeds/Online, 6 Months
Train to scout and manage the perfect location for your productions.
Beaconsfield, 12 Weeks
Be a part of the new wave of highly-trained in-demand Post-Production professionals.
London/Online, 6 Months
Discover your own individual voice and become a better screenwriter.
UK Wide, 6 Months
Train to keep film and TV productions running smoothly in this integral on-set role.
Beaconsfield, 3 Months
Give yourself the skills and know-how to create a high-end television drama series.
Beaconsfield, 8 Weeks
Work with high-end broadcast sound equipment to bring great TV shows to life.
Beaconsfield, 1 Year
Want to produce state-of-the-art sports and live events coverage?
Beaconsfield, 1 Year
Train as a vision mixer in live and pre-recorded TV.
Beaconsfield, 1 Year
Build your skills as a 2nd and 1st Assistant Cameraperson.
Beaconsfield, 1 Year
This part-time Diploma equips students with the knowledge required to become a Commercials Director.
London, 1 Year
This unique course gives students the expertise to succeed in this demanding but exciting role.
Online, 8 Months
The most comprehensive vocational programme in script development in the UK.
London/Online, 14 Months
Get the professional training you need to kickstart your career in a world-leading UK Industry.
Beaconsfield, 1 Year
Hone your skills to become a confident and versatile comedy writer.
London, 18 Months
Could you write an award-winning film, TV drama or animation?
Beaconsfield, 2 Years
All the training you need for a successful career as an Assistant Director and/or Floor Manager.
Beaconsfield, 1 Year
Hone your skills from grading, finishing, through to delivery.
Beaconsfield, 1 Year
A comprehensive program which will prepare you for a career in location sound recording.
Beaconsfield, 15 Months
Launch your model/prop making career with a specialist course.
Beaconsfield, 1 Year
Launch your career as a film and television graphics designer.
Beaconsfield, 1 Year
Give yourself a head start launching your career in film or TV production.
Beacosfield, 1 Year
Train to create music that will emotionally drive productions across genres.
Beaconsfield, 2 Years
Gain the expertise needed to direct science and wildlife productions.
Beaconsfield, 2 Years
An unparalleled creative and dynamic learning experience in animation.
Beaconsfield, 2 Years
Gain the skills and confidence to become a successful documentary maker.
Beaconsfield, 2 Years
Make high quality films and develop your own distinctive voice.
Beaconsfield, 2 Years
Develop your skills as a narrative and technical editor.
Beaconsfield, 2 Years
Launch your career in film exhibition, programming, criticism or archival work.
Beaconsfield, 2 Years
Could you develop, finance and produce a feature film or high-end TV drama?
Beaconsfield, 2 Years
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