Post Production Pathways: Your Way Into TV

This course is currently accepting applications!

Application deadline: 26th November 2026

Itching for a career in TV?

Bristol is one of the leading hubs for Unscripted (Factual) TV in the UK and globally. It’s home to the world-famous Natural History Unit at BBC Studios and a multitude of award-winning Independent Production Companies. If, like so many, you’re finding that breaking-in is hard to do, then you’ve landed in the right place! Our fully funded Skills Bootcamp is designed and delivered by Industry Professionals and brought to you in partnership with the leading Post Production Facilities in Bristol. We’ll prepare you to confidently apply for and step into entry level Post Production roles and Production Runner roles.

This takes more than enthusiasm. It takes technical know-how, industry insight, and the confidence to navigate changing production schedules and manage competing priorities. As a Runner, you’re the first rung on the ladder, and how well you understand the production landscape, the workflows and the people around you, can shape the rest of your career.

Over five packed days, you’ll build the practical skills and industry connections needed to step confidently into a Runner role, with a particular focus on data wrangling, which is the technical management of filmed material in preparation for Post Production. It’s a highly sought after skill for entry level positions within the TV Sector, alongside the client facing skills you will develop on this course. Designed for those entering the industry for the first time, or pivoting from early-stage careers in other creative sectors, this programme combines technical training, shadowing placements and opportunities to meet with and gain valuable insights from current industry professionals and previous bootcamp alumni who have gone on to secure jobs.

Through expert-led sessions, hands-on training, and time spent inside real Post Production facilities, you’ll learn how to:

Familiarise yourself with the structure of a Post Production company and the roles and career pathways within it
Understand the “life cycle of a file” from shoot through to final programme delivery
Learn how to offload data (media) securely using industry-standard software
Explore camera card architectures, metadata protocols, and safe management of drives
Embrace the runner’s critical role in media workflows and production teams
Work confidently and inclusively with clients, colleagues and creatives
Gain real experience through two full days shadowing experienced runners and craft specialists in Bristol-based post production facilities
Build the business skills every freelancer needs from CVs, LinkedIn, and interview techniques to time management and finances
Plan your next steps with a personalised career action plan

You’ll also hear directly from Post Production professionals, Bootcamp alumni, and industry experts from a variety of disciplines giving you a genuine feel for the many pathways available once you’re through the door.

This programme is practical, immersive, and grounded in the realities of working life in Post Production. You’ll be supported by experienced tutors and industry partners who understand exactly what it takes to succeed and who are invested in helping you take that crucial first step into the industry.

Dates: 07/01/2027, 08/01/2027, 11/01/2027, 18/01/2027, 21/01/2027, 28/01/2027, 04/02/2027

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What is a Skills Bootcamp?

A Skills Bootcamp is a government funded employability training offer. Subjects are varied but respond to skills gaps identified from working with employers. A Skills Bootcamp is a minimum 60hr course and open to residents of the UK who are over 19 years old and have the right to work in the UK.

What is an apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is just like a normal job but apprentices spend 20% of their contracted hours training to equip them for their role and future career.

Is it really free?

Apprenticeships are free to the learner, the employer may contribute a small amount to the training.
Skills Bootcamps are also free to the learner – if the learner works full time then their employer contributes 10% of the training if they are a small organisation and 30% if they are a large organisation.