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Introduction to News Camera Operation 

Date: 6th - 8th April 2020
Location: BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA

Description
Get to grips with the current news cameras for gathering stories 

Course Content
Supported by Progressive Broadcast Hire, Glasgow, this intensive course is aimed at participants who have some filming experience but want to move into news-gathering.

An intensive 3-day training course, practical based, covering all aspects of filming short news pieces, sots, interviews and vox pops. The course aims to help you get to grips with the current cameras used for gathering news stories. 

The course covers: 

- Camera set up and operation
- Shot composition
- Framing and shot styles
- Interview set ups
- Sound for single camera operation
- Lighting techniques and tricks

Tutor
The course is led by Mark Hampshire, a freelance lighting cameraman with over 25 years’ experience. Having been a senior cameraman at Reuters, Mark moved into current affairs and spent many years on the major BBC and ITV current affairs programmes. Mark has worked on dozens of prime time documentaries and also worked on ITV as a live cameraman for daytime. He has worked all over the world from war zones to Hollywood and has in recent years trained dozens of self-shooting producers for both ITV and BBC.

Fees:

Freelance Rate: £565
Corporate Rate: £1080

Once you have been accepted on the course we will invoice you, by email, for the full amount of the fees. We must receive your payment 5 working days before the course at the latest. Your place on the course is not confirmed until we have received full payment from you, or you have received written confirmation that you have been awarded a bursary.

Application and deadlines
This course is currently open for applications.

If you are intending to apply for a bursary the deadline is Monday 23rd March 2020 at 9 am. 

Bursaries
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, discretionary bursaries may be available to those who are eligible. Bursary information is available from www.nfts.co.uk/scotland and on each course information page. Please contact scotland@nfts.co.uk if you have a bursary query.

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