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Course Type: Short course
NFTS Scotland: The Art of Multi-Camera Directing
Designed to develop the skills of potential studio or Outside Broadcast directors
  • Location-Glasgow
  • Duration-5 days
  • Course dates-Register your interest
  • Application Deadline-Register your interest
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Course Type: Short course
NFTS Scotland: The Director's Prep Online
Demystifying the process of preparation for Film or TV drama production
  • Location-Glasgow
  • Duration-2 days
  • Commitment-10.00 - 16.30
  • Course dates-Register your interest
  • Application Deadline-Register your interest
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Course Type: Short course
NFTS Scotland: Working with the Streaming Platforms: Strategies for Pitching & Producing Online
Ever wondered how you go about approaching platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime?
  • Location-Glasgow
  • Duration-2 days
  • Commitment-10:00 - 17:30
  • Course dates-Register your interest
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Course Type: Short course
NFTS Scotland: Writing the TV Pilot Online
Write the next hot TV drama with us 
  • Location-Glasgow
  • Duration-10 days
  • Commitment-10.00 - 16.00
  • Course dates-Register your interest
Course Type: Short course
Observational Filming
Aimed at self-shooters who wish to become more proficient in their observational shooting.
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-5 days
  • Commitment-10:00-17:30
  • Course dates-Coming Soon
Course Type: Short course
Pitching Your Feature Documentary to Streamers
Feature Documentaries - creating unique stories that sell!
  • Location-Online
  • Duration-2 hours
  • Commitment-18:30-20:30
  • Course dates-Book Now
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Course Type: Short course
Pitching Your Feature Documentary to Streamers
Feature Documentaries - creating unique stories that sell!
  • Location-Online
  • Duration-2 hours
  • Commitment-18:30-20:30
  • Course dates-Book Now
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Course Type: Short course
PodCast Lab: Fact v. Fiction
Equipping writer’s with the skills to develop an idea through from pitch stage to script
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-6 days
  • Commitment-10:00-17:30
  • Course dates-Register your interest
ShortCourses@NFTS
Course Type: Short course
Production Co-ordinators
So, what is a Production Co-ordinator?  What does one do, how, why, when? 
  • Location-Online
  • Duration-3 days
  • Commitment-10:00-16:00
  • Course dates-21 Sep 2022 - 23 Sep 2022
Bolex
Course Type: Short course
Rosemary and Time: An ecological 16mm film workshop using Bolex cameras
Using H16 Bolex clockwork 16mm cameras in an ecologically and economically friendly way
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-2 days
  • Commitment-10:00-17:30
  • Course dates-07 Oct 2022 - 08 Oct 2022
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Course Type: Short course
Running Your Own FILM Production Company
Aims to help you set up business as a freelancer or as a small production company
  • Location-London
  • Duration-2 days
  • Commitment-10:00-17:30
  • Course dates-01 Dec 2022 - 02 Dec 2022
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Course Type: Short course
Running Your Own TV Production Company
Aims to help you set up business as a freelancer or as a small production company
  • Location-London
  • Duration-2 days
  • Commitment-10:00-17:30
  • Course dates-19 Jan 2023 - 20 Jan 2023
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Course Type: Short course
Scheduling on Movie Magic
For production personnel who need to breakdown scripts and schedule using Movie Magic
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-1 day
  • Commitment-10:00-17:00
  • Course dates-05 Sep 2022 - 05 Sep 2022
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Course Type: Short course
Script Development Workshop
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-3 Days
  • Commitment-10:00 17:30
  • Course dates-Coming Soon
Course Type: Short course
Script Development for Independent Film
Do you want to write the script for a festival-winning feature film or a genre-breaking micro-budget movie? Could you create the next great independent movie
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-2 Days
  • Commitment-10:00 - 17:30
  • Course dates-Coming Soon
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Course Type: Short course
Script Editing Today
Exploring and understanding the role of the script editor in TV Drama today
  • Location-London
  • Duration-10 Days
  • Commitment-10:00 - 17:30
  • Course dates-10 Oct 2022 - 21 Oct 2022
ShortCourses@NFTS
Course Type: Short course
Scriptwriting for Film & Television
Aimed at writers who would like to improve their chances of gaining commissions to write scripts for feature film and television drama
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-6 days
  • Commitment-10:00 - 17:30
  • Course dates-Register your interest
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Course Type: Short course
Sculpting In Time (Without A Camera): A 16mm Cameraless Film Workshop
Create experimental and animated films without a camera
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-1 day
  • Commitment-10:00-17:30
  • Course dates-Coming Soon
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Course Type: Short course
Short Film Lab
Arrive with an idea and leave with a script!
  • Location-Online
  • Duration-8 weeks x 3hrs
  • Commitment-Wednesday 18:15-21:15
  • Course dates-Coming Soon
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Course Type: Short course
Sitcom Writing for TV and Radio
Get your sitcom idea onto the page and into the hands of broadcasters
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-5 days
  • Commitment-10:00 - 17:30
  • Course dates-Register your interest
Sound
Course Type: Short course
Sound We Can See: An Experimental Optical Sound Workshop
Recording optical sound directly onto 16mm film
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-1/2 day
  • Commitment-4 hours
  • Course dates-Coming Soon
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Course Type: Short course
Sports Replays: Editorial & Storytelling
Acquire the knowledge and best practices for storytelling using action replays
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-4 days
  • Commitment-10:00 - 17:30
  • Course dates-Coming Soon
Course Type: Short course
Starting The Script: 1-2-1
  • Location-Online
  • Duration-90 minutes
  • Course dates-Book Now
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Course Type: Short course
Storyboarding for Animators
An introduction to storyboarding for animated TV series
  • Location-Online
  • Duration-3 weeks
  • Course dates-Coming Soon
  • Application Deadline-25 Apr 2022
Course Type: Short course
Storytelling for Business:- ONLINE
Use the power of storytelling to communicate your message and win support from stakeholders
  • Location-Beaconsfield
  • Duration-1 day
  • Commitment-10:00-17:30
  • Course dates-Register your interest
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