directory of MITA members
providing training for industry professionals
Experienced practitioners, both freelancers and employees, who are employed in the film, TV and audiovisual industries.
ShortCourses@NFTS
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks
HP9 1LP
01494 677 903
what we do
ShortCourses@NFTS is the professional training arm of the National Film and Television School. We offer over 70 courses in every discipline from Research to HD Lighting. We offer a number of Skillset-supported courses as well as comprehensive training for the film and television industies. Our courses include: Production Managers' Diploma (one year); the Directors Series (4 one-week modules); week-long courses in DV training; and a range of bespoke courses.
training offered
- Business support
- Continuing professional development
- Non-formal learning
learner profiles
- Companies
- Industry professionals
- New entrants
progression
Students from ShortCourses@NFTS are looking for the following opportunities:
- Freelance employment
- Full-time/part-time employment
- Ongoing education
Skills Channel TV
Innovation House
23 Carriage Drive
Kettering
Northamptonshire
0845 837 7763
what we do
Skills Channel TV offers highly interactive and practical personal and business development activities with the aim of moving people and businesses forward. We offer tailor-made courses and events in creative industry leadership and management skills, business development, handling the media, training the trainer, coaching for managers and team building. As one of the UK’s leading media training consultants, we work with a wide range of UK and international brands – just trying to make a difference.
training offered
- Business support
- Continuing professional development
- Mentoring
- Non-formal learning
learner profiles
- Companies
- Industry professionals
- Under-represented groups
progression
Students from Skills Channel TV are looking for the following opportunities:
- Production, commissions and funding opportunities
- Work experience
SPACE Media Arts
129-131 Mare Street
London E8 3RH
020 8525 4330
what we do
SPACE media arts runs a wide variety of media arts training courses for artists, young people, local people and communities. We have gained a reputation as a high-quality, low-cost training centre.
We offer a constantly expanding and diversifying programme of still and moving image training, including film and video editing (Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, After Effects), digital imaging (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), animation and web2.0 technologies.
In addition to this, SPACE media arts produces an increasing number of community facing, media-based educational projects for young people, with a focus on those who are disadvantaged due to social, cultural or economic circumstances. Working almost exclusively with new emergent technologies, such as mobile phone, bluetooth and web2.0 broadcasting platforms, these programmes promise to facilitate grass-roots access to the means of media production and promote community self-empowerment.
training offered
- Accredited training (internal validation)
- Artform development
- Business support
- Continuing professional development
- Non-formal learning
learner profiles
- Companies
- Industry professionals
- New entrants
- Young people
progression
Students from SPACE Media Arts are looking for the following opportunities:
- Freelance employment
- Full-time/part-time employment
- Ongoing education
- Work experience
TAPS
Shepperton Studios
Studios Road
Shepperton TW7 0QD
01932 592 151
what we do
TAPS’ workshops focus on different areas of writing for film and television – with an emphasis on helping writers to develop the skills and contacts to place themselves in the industry. TAPS is unique in producing a professionally performed and filmed showcase of the selected writers’ work. These can be used as calling cards for the writers and are distributed by TAPS to a network of industry professionals.
training offered
- Artform development
- Continuing professional development
- Mentoring
- Non-formal learning
learner profiles
- Industry professionals
- New entrants
progression
Students from TAPS are looking for the following opportunities:
- Freelance employment
- Full-time/part-time employment
- Internships
- Production, commissions and funding opportunities
The Film and Video Workshop
Hungerford School
Hungerford Road
London N7 9LF
020 7607 8660
what we do
The Film and Video Workshop is an educational charity dedicated to helping people use multimedia as a creative tool for communication. We aim to work with as wide a range of people as possible and especially focus on those who are disadvantaged due to social, cultural and economic circumstances. We facilitate a large variety of courses for about 500 people a year. These range from introductory to advanced and some are accredited through LOCN. Current courses include: Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, DVD studio Pro, After Effects, Maya, Motion and Illustrator. We have a modern purpose built training centre and a wide range of software and equipment. A few of our courses are based on bursaries which provide students with a production budget and equipment. Currently there are three animation bursaries. We run the London International Animation Festival, the largest screening of animated shorts in the UK. We also facilitate projects for Tate Modern, Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery.
Our Education Department runs projects for approximately 800 young people a year, mostly in schools but also in youth clubs, prisons, and community centres. We are the largest producer of young-people-made animation in the UK.
training offered
- Accredited training (external validation)
- Accredited training (internal validation)
- Artform development
- Basic skills training
- Business support
- Mentoring
- Non-formal learning
- Production experience
- Work placements
learner profiles
- Companies
- Industry professionals
- New entrants
- Pre-entrants
- Under-represented groups
- Young people
progression
Students from The Film and Video Workshop are looking for the following opportunities:
- Apprenticeships
- Freelance employment
- Full-time/part-time employment
- Internships
- Ongoing education
- Work experience
VET
Lux Building
2-4 Hoxton Square
London N1 6US
020 7505 4747
what we do
Built on over 20 years of successful delivery, VET is one of Britain’s top training providers in the craft and technical grades of moving image and sound on all platforms. Our practical and student-focused courses are taught by working professionals who know how to demystify cutting-edge technology and care about facilitating learning for all.
VET is a Skillset approved training provider and a training delivery partner of Avid, Panasonic and Sonic Solutions and is a 'preferred supplier' for the provision of training and development to the BBC. As the sole Avid Authorised Education Centre in the UK we offer a range of certified courses leading to Avid accreditation. We also offer industry-standard short courses and bespoke training including: High Definition (HD); videos for Internet TV, mobiles and handheld; broadcast technology; Final Cut Pro; digital camera operation; and tapeless post production workflow.
Delivered in state-of-the-art facilities located in sun-kissed studios overlooking Hoxton Square, VET’s courses address the skills and knowledge gaps of a range of media practitioners, from independent filmmakers and artists to broadcasters.
In addition to training, we have a production arm and offer post-production services, including editing, audio dubbing, IPTV, mobile and DVD.
training offered
- Accredited training (internal validation)
- Artform development
- Continuing professional development
- Production experience
learner profiles
- Industry professionals
- New entrants
- Under-represented groups
progression
Students from VET are looking for the following opportunities:
- Freelance employment
- Full-time/part-time employment
- Ongoing education
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