MA COURSES
Producing and Directing Television EntertainmentCurriculum
Our intensely practical and pioneering Television MA course curriculum aims to train the entertainment directors and producers of tomorrow.Students are taught by NFTS staff and visiting Industry professionals and have hands-on experience of a variety of production roles.
Other crucial areas covered include how to pitch original programme ideas to broadcasters and how to set up an independent production company. Students also undertake a week-long module on business and legal affairs supervised by top Industry lawyers Lee & Thompson. Placements with leading production companies like Hat Trick, Objective and talkbackTHAMES or broadcasters like the BBC are an integral part of the course.
By the time students graduate they have the craft, skill and confidence to produce and direct both in the studio and on location. They also have a thorough understanding of the television production process encompassing everything from the creative to the technical and the business aspects.




