COURSE OVERVIEW
Do you want to work with high-end broadcast sound equipment to bring great TV shows to life?
This unique 12-month Postgraduate Diploma course aims to prepare you for a successful future as a sound operator/mixer in live and recorded multi-camera studio television production. It is run in partnership with Sky, the UK’s largest pay-TV broadcaster.
Content Tabs
You will closely collaborate with students on other courses to shoot multi-camera TV productions in our state-of-the-art 4K television studio, training to mic and mix multiple genres including sport, music and drama. Our studio is equipped with a Studer Vista sound mixing desk and during your six week internship at Sky, you will train on other industry standard equipment including CalRec desks, whilst working on current Sky productions.
Sound for Television Production is a specialism within our Cameras, Sound and Vision Mixing for Television Production Postgraduate Diploma.
Sky guarantees to employ at least one eligible graduating camera operator, sound recordist or vision mixer each year.
- Learn how to choose and place microphones for the best results for a variety of shows including live music.
- Train to use ‘Fisher booms’ - in great demand for sitcoms and soaps - to pick up drama dialogue.
- Mix studio sound in real time using sophisticated broadcast desks.
- Enhance the show with spot effects, music cues and audio processing to create atmosphere and energy.
- Learn how to manage TV comms including studio talkback systems allowing key production team members to communicate and collaborate effectively.
A proven interest in multi-camera production and television entertainment plus a willingness to work as part of a team are essential. We are looking for people who are practically minded and who have a good general education although there are no specific educational requirements for this course.
While many applicants will have a degree from a British or overseas university, we will consider applicants who do not have a degree if they have an impressive portfolio, a creative track record or an alternative qualification.
International students Visa and English language requirements
If you have any questions, please email info@nfts.co.uk
The following item(s) should accompany your online application:
- A description of a television production. Please tell us about a television production that you have been involved with or that you have observed. Please detail some of the technical production challenges which were faced in realising the project and in what ways you may have done things differently or enhanced the production. Include information on what preparation the production team would have needed to undertake. If you have not worked on or been involved in a television production, then please describe how you think a television show would be made. This can be a show of your choice and you should include technical aspects such as how many cameras you think are used, what the sound requirements would be, any technical challenges that may be faced etc. (Approx. 500 words).
- Samples of your audio recording and/or mixing work. They should demonstrate your own, clearly identified sound work. You may supply audio files on digital media or URL links.
We are happy to receive applications until the midnight of the application deadline date.
Funding Available
The NFTS awards more scholarships and bursaries to British students, relative to the size of our student body, than almost any other educational institution in the UK. If you’re successful at gaining a place on the course, you will be contacted by our funding team with details on how to apply for one of these scholarships.
Tutors
Student Showcase
Hear from our students specialising in Cameras, Sound and Vision Mixing for Television Production and take a look inside our on-site 4K Television Studio and TV Stage.
Graduate Success
Sound for Television Production graduates go on to work as sound professionals in key roles for television, including sound recordists, mixers and supervisors.
Recent credits include...
Sam Stubbs-Benbow
Sound Supervisor at Sky
Graduate Success
Sound for Television Production graduates go on to work as sound professionals in key roles for television, including sound recordists, mixers and supervisors.
Recent credits include...
Lucy Ashburner
Sound Engineer at EMG UK
EMG is a leading global provider of broadcast services and media solutions for live sports, entertainment and events.
Graduate Success
Sound for Television Production graduates go on to work as sound professionals in key roles for television, including sound recordists, mixers and supervisors.
Recent credits include...
Palani Bala
Sound Supervisor at Warners Bros. Discovery
