Directing Commercials

1 Year Part-time

London In person

Application deadline 25 Sep 2025

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Directing Commercials

COURSE OVERVIEW

Want to become a Commercials Director?

Delivered in partnership with D&AD (the global association for creative advertising and design), our part-time Diploma aims to equip students with the knowledge required to become a Commercials Director. 

In partnership with D&AD

Quotation marks

The opportunity to work with real clients really sold the course to me. The guidance and support was fantastic. I came away fully understanding how the industry works and a showreel that I couldn't have made without the NFTS."

David Graham
Course graduate

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Working as a director in commercials involves a unique skillset. Not only does it require you to have creative vision and technical knowledge but as a successful director you will need an understanding of how to successfully negotiate working in a commercial environment in a highly collaborative way. 

This Diploma course gives you the tools to improve your career prospects by gaining an unrivalled knowledge from Industry professionals, and an invaluable list of industry contacts, alongside practical experience and your own showreel of work to leave with.

 

COURSE FACILITIES

You will have access to Industry standard production and post production facilities and equipment, including stages for shoots and top-of-the-range cameras.

Tutors

Student Showcase

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Burts Bees - Bee True To Your Nature - commercial 

Director: Constança Rodrigues

Winner of the Best Student Commercial at the Young Arrow Awards 2023, dedicated to recognising and rewarding emerging talent.

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Adventure 001 Falconry Experience Commercial 

Director: Max Bach

Winner of the Best Student Commercial at the Young Arrow Awards 2022, dedicated to recognising and rewarding emerging talent.

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"Turn Your Phone Off" Cineworld Commercial

Director: David Graham

NFTS Directing Commercials students took on compelling brief from nationwide cinema chain Cineworld. They were tasked with creating a 10 second high quality film asking cinema-goers to turn their phones off before the start of a movie.

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Stella McCartney Commercial 

Director: William Markarian-Martin

Commercials created on the course will be for live clients, often these have been about the world of fashion or focussing on a charity.

Graduate Success

Directing Commercials students and graduates are highly sought after in the Industry. They are frequently nominated and win awards including the Young British Arrows and Art & Technique of the Commercial (AICP) Awards.

Recent credits and successes include...

Constança Rodrigues

Winner of Student Commercial of the Year Award for Burt’s Bees, Be True to Your Nature.

This is the second year in a row that an NFTS graduate has won this award and the second consecutive year we have received 11 of the 12 nominations.

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Graduate Success

Directing Commercials students and graduates are highly sought after in the Industry. They are frequently nominated and win awards including the Young British Arrows and Art & Technique of the Commercial (AICP) Awards.

Recent credits and successes include...

William Liney

Director and Editor at Creative Listening, producers of content for education, brands and children’s media.

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Graduate Success

Directing Commercials students and graduates are highly sought after in the Industry. They are frequently nominated and win awards including the Young British Arrows and Art & Technique of the Commercial (AICP) Awards.

Recent credits and successes include...

Xavier Carbó

Film and Commercials Director, who has has shot for brands including Samsung, Google, Puma and Tate Modern.

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