About the Summer Sessions
We are excited to announce the return of our popular Access NFTS Summer Sessions for 2026!
These FREE hands on sessions are open to young people aged 11–16 and will run throughout August at our Beaconsfield campus. Each week, participants can choose from at least four different 2 hour workshops, each exploring a unique career pathway in the Film, TV and Games industries.
The AD Takeover: Assistant Directing & Crowd Control
Who actually runs a live Hollywood film set? Hint: It isn't the director.
Assistant Directors (ADs) are the bosses who control the chaos, command the crew, and manage hundreds of background actors. In this workshop, you will grab a radio headset, step onto a busy "set", and learn how to keep a multi-million-pound shoot from completely crashing.
Here is your production schedule:
Part 1: Radio Bootcamp & The Stranger Things Challenge
Comms check: Learn professional headset lingo and master the Walkie-Talkies just like real industry pros.
Spot the background: Re-watch a famous scene from Stranger Things. This time, stop looking at the main stars and analyze what the Supporting Artists (SAs) are doing
Part 2: Direct the Crowd (The Live Game)
Call the shots: Step up as an Assistant Director, draw a random crisis scenario from a bowl, and grab the iPad to film.
Control the background: Take charge of your peers as Supporting Artists, raid the props department, and cue the background action perfectly to make the scene look real.
Part 3: Script Breakdown & Crisis Scheduling
Deconstruct the page: Learn how to read a raw script like a producer and pick out every hidden prop, actor, and costume needed.
Save the schedule: Solve live production disasters to reschedule your shoot on the fly without blowing the budget
No experience needed. Just bring your loud director's voice and sharp focus.
Click on the Book Now button above or contact outreach@nfts.co.uk if you have any queries.
