NFTS Short Courses

NFTS Short Courses deliver all short courses for the National Film and Television School, running courses at Beaconsfield, London or online.

Our industry-renowned courses are aimed at professionals in film and television as a means of furthering their careers.

From a two-day course in self-shooting, to one day catching up with Movie Magic software in budgeting or scheduling, our courses have gained a huge reputation within the industry. Practitioners can choose to spend a week discovering how to shoot a documentary, three days learning how to edit on Avid, or less than a week understanding how to cut film to music.

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Explore all our courses listed in chronological order

Main Campus 25 Mar/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 17:00pm 1 day Full-time

Leeds 10.00am - 5.00pm 1 Day Full-time

Short course

Budgeting on Movie Magic

Main Campus 26 Mar/25 Places Available! Wednesday Evening - 6.30pm to 8.30pm 8 weeks - one evening a week Part-time

Short course

Director Prep Lab

Main Campus 27 Mar/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:00pm 2 days Full-time

Short course

Head of Production

Main Campus 03 Apr/25 PLACES AVAILABLE 10am to 4.30pm each day 2 days Full-time

Short course

Introducing AI for Storyboarding, Pitch Decks, Gaming and Creative Media

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Full-time

Main Campus 09 Apr/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 3 days Full-time

Short course

Composing for Film and TV

Main Campus 09 Apr/25 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 3 days Full-time

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Full-time

Scotland 29 Apr/25 Places available 10.00 - 17.00 3 days Full-time

Short course

Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer

Main Campus 23 Apr/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 4:00pm 3 days Full-time

Short course

Production Coordinators

Cymru Wales 02 Jun/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time

Main Campus 24 Apr/25 PLACES AVAILABLE 10:00am - 5:30pm 2 days Full-time

Scotland New Dates coming soon! 09:30am-5:00pm 2 days Full-time

Short course

Self-Shooting - Introduction

Main Campus 28 Apr/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 5 days Full-time

Short course

Craft Editing

Main Campus 28 Apr/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 2 days Full-time

Short course

Maximising Your Festival Strategy

Main Campus 30 Apr/25 COURSE CURRENTLY FULL- email us to be added to Reserve List shortcourses@nfts.co.uk 7:00pm-10:00pm 10 weeks - Wednesday evening Part-time

Short course

Feature Film Lab

Main Campus 01 May/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:15pm 2 days Full-time

Cymru Wales 13 Mar/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 day

Scotland 24 Apr/25 Places available! 9:30-17:30pm 2 days Full-time

Short course

Fundamentals of Documentary Storytelling

Coming soon

Main Campus COURSE CURRENTLY FULL- email us to be added to Reserve List shortcourses@nfts.co.uk 10.00am - 5.30pm 2 days Full-time

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time

Short course

Camera Trainee Workshop

London Places Available! 10.00am to 5.30pm

Short course

Directing Actors

Main Campus Please mail shortcourses@nfts.co.uk to be sent dates once released 10.00am - 5.30pm 5 days Full-time

Short course

Drama Directing

Leeds 02 Jun/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 Days Full-time

Main Campus Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 3 days Full-time

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Part-time

Scotland Register your interest 10.00 - 17.00 3 days Full-time

Short course

Introduction to Editing on Adobe Premiere Pro

Main Campus Places Available 10.00am to 5.30pm 5 days Full-time

Short course

Introduction to Filmmaking on a Microbudget

Main Campus 10:00am - 5:30pm 3 days Full-time

Short course

Introduction To Working In Comedy

Main Campus Places Available! 5 days Full-time

Short course

Location Sound Recording

London Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 2 days Full-time

Scotland Register your interest 10.00 - 17.00 3 days Full-time

Short course

Running Your Own TV Production Company

Leeds 10.00am - 5.00pm 1 Day Full-time

Main Campus Places Available 10:00am - 17:00pm 1 day Full-time

Short course

Scheduling on Movie Magic

Main Campus Places Available 10.00am - 5.30pm 5 days Full-time

Short course

Sitcom Writing for TV and Radio

Main Campus Places Available! Evening session - 6.15pm to 8.45pm 8 weeks - one evening a week Part-time

Cymru Wales 11 Jun/25 Evening session - 6.15pm to 8.45pm 13 weeks - one evening a week Part-time

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NFTS Short Courses