We run this · Production Sound
Poles, radio mics, a mixer and the paperwork, on a live floor where the lights buzz.
Taught by a working recordist and a boom operator. Nobody certifies production sound in the UK: AMPS is a craft guild that asks for six years of credits before full membership, and the only substantial formal route is the NFTS’s fifteen-month MA. Entry routes below that are thin, which is what this course is for.
Who it is for
For people who listen, and can stand still with their arms up for a long time.
Musicians and live sound engineers whose ears are trained but who have never worked a floor. Podcast and radio people who can record dialogue in a controlled room, which a drama unit is not. Camera and AD crew who want to know why the recordist objects to the generator.
What it covers
The boom, then radio mics and the mixer, then reports and the unit.
Who it is not for
Production sound, not post sound and not music.
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Somebody else runs these
The formal routes in production sound, and what they ask of you.
National Film and Television School (opens in a new tab) · the formal route
MA Location Sound Recording for Film and Television: fifteen months full time at Beaconsfield, and the NFTS’s published fee is £14,450 for home students. It awards a degree. Our course is not a substitute for it and does not lead to it.
AMPS (opens in a new tab) · the guild
The Association of Motion Picture Sound is a craft guild. Its published terms ask for a minimum of six years’ experience, credits in a recognised role, and nomination by two existing full members. It publishes no certification scheme.
What you leave with
The tracks you recorded on the final scene, and the sound report you wrote against them.
Sound is judged on the recording, so the evidence is objective. Plus a Crew Card entry and a certificate, each naming only what you were seen to do.
Apply
Register your interest.
Tell us which course and we come back with dates, cost and what support may be possible. If you have never been on a unit, say so.
