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NFTS Short Courses

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.

FREE Taster Days as part of BFI Metro London Skills Cluster Training 

For hair and make-up courses, visit the Iver Makeup Academy page on our website.  

in association with BBC Academy

Explore all our courses listed in chronological order

Main Campus 20 Jan/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:15pm

Scotland Register your interest 10.00 - 17.00 5 days Full-time

Short course

Directing the Documentary

Directing the Documentary

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days

Main Campus 03 Feb/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 2 days Full-time

Scotland New Dates coming soon - early 2025 09:30am-5:00pm 2 days Full-time

Leeds 27 Feb/25 Application deadline 26 Feb 2025 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time

Short course

Self-Shooting - Introduction

Self-Shooting - Introduction

Main Campus 13 Feb/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5.15pm 2 days Full-time

Short course

Working With Actors

Working With Actors

Main Campus 12 Mar/25 Places Available! 6.15pm - 9.15pm 8 weeks - Wednesday evenings - 6:15pm-9:15pm Part-time

Short course

Creating The Short

Creating The Short

Main Campus 13 Mar/25 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 2 days Full-time

Cymru Wales 27 Mar/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time

Short course

Camera Trainee Workshop

Camera Trainee Workshop

Main Campus 17 Mar/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 6 days Full-time

Short course

Documentary Shooting

Documentary Shooting

Leeds 22 Jan/25 Application deadline 21 Jan 2025 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 Days Full-time

Main Campus 17 Mar/25 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

Introduction to Editing on Adobe Premiere Pro

Leeds 10.00am - 5.00pm 1 Day Full-time

Main Campus 24 Mar/25 Places Available 10:00am - 17:00pm 1 day Full-time

Short course

Scheduling on Movie Magic

Scheduling on Movie Magic

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

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

Director Prep Lab

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

Short course

Head of Production

Head of Production

Coming soon