Brand New Free Short Courses
We’re really excited to announce three brand new free short courses we are running for ScreenSkills!
These will be ‘Post Production for Production Teams’, ‘Post Production for Editorial Teams’ and ‘Essential Kit Knowledge for PCs and PMs’.*
We’ll be continuing our collaboration with Gorilla Academy for the ‘Post Production for Production Teams’ and ‘Post Production for Editorial Teams’ short courses, with Paul Hawke-Williams from Gorilla Academy and Head of Production, Viki Carter running the training sessions which have been developed through our company Media Career Advice.
‘Post Production for Production teams’ and ‘Post Production for Editorial Teams’ will be 2hr sessions covering:
· The timeline for post production
· Post production workflows
· The importance of communication with the editorial/production teams and the post production house
· Embracing new technology and the use of AI
· Considerations around final post production
· Managing overspends in post production and money saving tips
Whether you work in editorial or production, the course is tailored to your role, helping you understand how to collaborate more effectively with the production/editorial team and your post production house to keep your projects running smoothly.
“Post Production is such a crucial stage in the production process, which if you don’t get right has a huge impact creatively and on your budget and schedule. I’m really pleased to continue our collaboration with Gorilla Academy to provide this post production overview with lots of great tips and insight from industry experts Paul Hawke-Williams and Viki Carter” – Hannah Gosney, Company Director – Media Career Advice
“Gorilla Academy are delighted to be able to partner with Media Career Advice on this ScreenSkills session covering post production for production teams and post production for editorial teams. Its ability to combine both production skills and tech and workflow information from both sides of the field make it such an encompassing programme and we couldn’t be happier to support Hannah and Viki in its delivery.” – Paul Hawke-Williams, Gorilla Academy
The course will run on the following dates:
Post production for production teams
· Friday 10th July – 10am – 12pm
· Tuesday 6th Oct – 10.30am – 12.30pm
· January – date TBC
To find out more about and apply for the Post production for production teams course, click here
Post production for editorial teams
· Thursday 16th July – 10.30am – 12.30pm
· Friday 16th October – 10.30am – 12.30pm
· January – date TBC
To find out more about and apply for the Post production for editorial teams course, click here
Films@59 have facilitated 1000’s of hours of content using their kit since their launch in 1990 and are approved suppliers for the major streaming platforms and channels worldwide. They will be collaborating with Media Career Advice to run the ‘Essential Kit Knowledge for PCs and PMs’ sessions.
Run by experienced Head of Production Hannah Gosney and Head of Rental Dave Wride, the sessions will introduce trainees to the various elements of filming kit across unscripted genres and why your team has requested them. It will also provide tips on how to work with your kit house to balance kit requests with your budgetary constraints to make the best programme/series possible and how to avoid common mistakes. It will cover:
· A breakdown of typical kits for each unscripted genre
· Types of lenses
· Making sure you have all of the accessories
· Sound kit
· Tripods/rigs
· Lighting
· Drones
· Working with your kit house
Questions and contributions are welcomed so that trainees leave with a good knowledge of what items make up a filming kit, what they look like and what your team mustn’t leave base without.
“We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Films@59 to offer these free training sessions. Managing kit requirements within budget constraints can be challenging, but these sessions are designed to demystify crew kit requests, providing context on why specific equipment is needed and exploring alternatives for productions with tighter budget, as well as how your kit house can support you throughout the process. Films@59 will provide their expertise across all unscripted genres, from low-budget to high-budget productions, while experienced Head of Production Hannah Gosney will bring a production management perspective, sharing practical insights on budgeting, logistics and making informed kit decisions.” - Hannah Gosney, Company Director – Media Career Advice
"We're delighted to be delivering this training alongside Media Career Advice. We want participants to come away feeling more confident around equipment and rental houses, with a clearer understanding of what's available to them and how to make the most of it on their own productions." – Millie Baxter, Project Manager – Films@59
The course will run on the following dates:
· Tuesday 21st July – 10.30am – 12.30pm
· Friday 24th July – 10.30am – 12.30pm
· October x 2 sessions – dates TBC
· January x 2 sessions – dates TBC
To find out more about and apply for the Essential Kit Knowledge for PCs and PMs sessions, click here
* These sessions are supported by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters, SVoDs and production companies.