BECOME A CHILDREN'S TV PRESENTER
with BAFTA winning Producer & Director Helen Sheppard BBC/ITV/CH5
Children's TV Presenter Course
£252 - Saturday TBC| 9am - 4pm | 1 Day course
If you've ever dreamed of becoming
children's TV Presenter we have a once in a
lifetime opportunity to get trained by
multi-award-winning and
BAFTA-winning Director & Producer
Helen Sheppard.
Helen has directed and produced for
the BBC, ITV & Channel 4, her credits
include Mr Tumble, Justin's House &
Art Attack. In 2019 Helen won a BAFTA for
Cbeebies 'Get Well Soon Hospital' which she
produced. As a Producer and Director Helen
knows exactly what she is looking for from
upcoming presenters and will pass her knowledge onto you so that you stand out and get booked.
Spending the day with Helen you will learn;
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How to be engaging, natural and confident when talking to children and the camera.
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How to work with autocue & green screen
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Ad-libbing
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Co-presenting with a co-host
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*How you can bring puppets to life in a believable way to entertain your audience
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The core principals of working in a TV studio that you will be expected to demonstrate in an audition of screen tes
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How to have a successful career in children's presenting
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Film PTC's to camera
The best way to get seen by the right directors and avoid common mistakes to get your first presenting gig.
Helen loves spending 1:1 time with students and therefore places are limited, so don't miss this opportunity.
This Presenting course is ideal for people wanting to become a CBBC Presenter and is suitable for all levels as no experience is needed. You must be 16 years or older to attend this courses. There is no upper age limit. Courses are run at various locations; Wembley Studios, Oxford, Pinewood Studios & 3 Mills Film Studios.
ONLY 1 SPACE LEFT
HOW THE DAY RUNS
Introductions then straight into the training. Each training module is explained and discussed and then each presenter will be filmed, directed and guided before a re-take.
Module 1: How to become an expert on-screen communicator
Exercise 1: Filming brand you.
Review and feedback
Module 2: How to ad-lib
Exercise 2: Filming PTC to camera
Module 3: How to make your Autocue/teleprompter delivery seamless
Exercise 3: Filming PTC with teleprompter
Review and feedback
Module 4: Co-Presenting techniques, working with another talent and *Puppets
Exercise 4: Filming Co-Presenting ident & Working with Puppets
Review and feedback
At the end there will be a Q&A session with CBBC Director Helen Sheppard and an open discussion on how to find work, market yourself and take your career forward. You'll also be given all your raw filmed clips from the day for your show reel.
*Working with puppets is optional.
What's included?
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Full days in-person training in front of the camera
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1-1 Feedback from Helen
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Q & A session with Helen on how to have a successful career as a children's presenter
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Raw filming footage from the day for your showreel
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Access to modules 1-3 on our online presenter diploma course with includes video and audio tutorials, reading material and quizes
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Presenter step-by-step career strategy e-book
Do you need any prior experience?
The course is reasonably fast-pased. No previous presenting or performance background is needed, we give you all the training you'll need but you will need passion and dedication to be successful. You need to be a minium of 16 years to join (under 18's need parents concent), there is no upper age limit.
By the end of the day you'll be able to
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Present confidently & engaging to camera with the correct energy for a children's audience
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Read naturally from a teleprompter
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Work with green-screen
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Ab-lib to the camera
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Present with a co-host
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Bring puppets to life to entertain your audience *optional
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Know the core principles of working in a TV studio
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Know how to brand and market yourself as a childrens presenter
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Know where and how to look for work and to apply for castings, tips for creating your showreel/YouTube channel
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How to break into children's presenting to have a successful career.
BOOK NOW
FULL TRAINING-FILMING-WITH FOOTAGE
£252.00
NEXT DATE: Saturday 11th December 2021 9am-4pm
LOCATION: Oxford Studios, Oxford, OX2 6XA
BOOK NOW BECAUSE PLACES ARE VERY LIMITED
ONLY 1 SPACE LEFT!
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* Please note as this is a specialist course, due to the limited availability bookings are non refundable.
*You must be 16 years upwards to attend this workshop, there is no upper age limit.
*Courses are run over the year but are subject to Helen's availability which is very much in demand hence why spaces are limited!
* Covid-19 update
Should this course be postponed due to Covid-19 or Government restrictions we will reschedule the physical training to a later date. Should a student have to cancel their training due to COVID 19 we will offer free transfer to a future date
*The safety of students and staff is paramount and every precaution will be taken to minimise risk.
All TV Training Academy staff have completed COVID-19 safety awareness training to ensure the safety of our team and attending students.
For more information on our Covid-19 Protocols please click HERE.
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