media business

Introduction to Final Cut Pro 7 (FCP 101)

Start with basic video editing techniques and work all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features.

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

This course provides an introduction to the professional imaging workflow. It covers Photoshop’s main tools and application features.

Leading Creative Workshops

This two day workshop will cover all the essential skills of combining words and pictures to tell compelling stories. It will combine clip analysis and examples of best practice from recent output with a number of intensive, practical exercises. The aims of this course are to develop the skills and techniques to write creatively and effectively for television, and to know how to write a script to enhance viewer engagement, understanding and enjoyment. By the end of this course participants will have the skills and confidence to tell more interesting stories on television and rediscover the pleasure of creative writing.

Campaign Planning – Getting your message heard

The media planning course teaches the basics of the range of marketing and public relations techniques required for effective promotion, including dealing with outside media, planning and preparing advertising and producing simple brochures and other publicity material. It helps participants understand how to plan a campaign to promote a particular cause or communicate a specific message.

Techniques for Creative Thinking

Creativity is at the heart of content production. Making distinctive programmes, developing fresh approaches to websites, delivering exciting on-air promotions or setting trends for new services on mobile: whatever your goals you will need to take creative risks. This courses will help you to generate new ideas, find new ways to solve problems and keep on doing it.

CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) course

The CompTIA CTT+ is an industry recognized, vendor-neutral certification that covers core instructor skills, including preparation, presentation, communication, facilitation and evaluation in both a classroom and virtual classroom environment. It is a widely accepted qualification throughout the IT sector, however success in the CTT+ certification provides a springboard for any technical trainer.

Techniques for Creative Thinking

Creativity is at the heart of content production. Making distinctive programmes, developing fresh approaches to websites, delivering exciting on-air promotions or setting trends for new services on mobile: whatever your goals you will need to take creative risks. This courses will help you to generate new ideas, find new ways to solve problems and keep on doing it.

Television Production Co-ordination

This core skills introductory course aims to develop knowledge of the tasks required to ensure the successful co-ordination of a production, including monitoring costs. Course members will gain the core skills required for production co-ordination

Newsroom Management

This course is designed to help journalists make the transition to good leaders or managers. It helps them understand the dynamics of the companies they operate in and to master the mechanics of planning, budgeting and managing staff. They also gain skills in researching, presenting and gaining support for projects or ideas and of organising and motivating teams for success. Latest technological developments and current challenges and opportunities in media are explored.

Television Production Management

This core skills introductory course aims to develop your knowledge of the management, leadership, scheduling and budgeting skills required to successfully manage a factual television programme and production team. The aims of this course are to equip production staff with the core skills needed to successfully manage a factual television programme and develop their financial and team management skills. By the end of this course delegates will have gained the core skills required to successfully manage a television production and its staff which they can then augment by attending additional specialist skill courses.