Talking Point.

Career training in Film & HETV drama.

Whether you are taking your first steps or are an established freelancer, we can help you progress your career in physical production with purpose and confidence.

We provide industry focused training, mentoring, and guidance designed to support your career in Film and High End TV drama.

By keeping our groups small and our approach personal, we can offer practical, honest, and insightful support drawn from real industry knowledge and experience — helping you progress, excel and succeed.

For wherever you are on your journey:

Getting in to the industry

Courses and programmes that help you take your first steps into Feature Film and High End TV drama production with confidence. Learn the essentials, understand how the industry works, gain insight and build connections that open doors.

Moving up in the industry

Designed for those already working in the industry or returning after a break. Build new skills, refresh your knowledge and strengthen your professional network so that when the time comes you are able to come back or move up successfully.

Support in the industry

For those looking for ongoing guidance, mentoring and management support. Stay connected, identify solutions to challenges and continue to grow in your career, from mid level to Head of Department positions.

About Talking Point:

We are an established Film and TV skills organisation with over 25 years experience of working in the industry and alongside large scale productions. We know how the industry works, what is expected and how you can succeed.

We provide the information you need so that you can make the best impression and create successful career steps.

We demystify the unknown and make access easier. Our community of talented and skilled freelancers offers support and information so that it all becomes a little less daunting.

Our work is trusted in the industry and is rooted in collaboration and experience. This is why so many of our trainees and mentees are now firmly established in their chosen department.

If you are looking to get started or move up and not sure how, we can help.

Our Partners:

We maintain strong relationships with leading film studios, streaming platforms, broadcasters, and production companies. Combined with our trusted network of highly experienced crew, this gives our participants unparalleled and direct access to real industry insight and opportunities.

Guidebooks and useful resources:

Explore our resource library for longer form information about our industry.

We’ve written two digital guidebooks that provide you with some of the industry knowledge and guidance you need to get started. Written in collaboration with established and reputable freelancers, they give you the foundations and inside information to build a successful career.

it’s like having an industry bible in your pocket

  • "Talking Point is the backbone for introductions in the industry and has been instrumental for so many joining production departments. They attract the best technicians to support mentoring and seminars and are an invaluable part of the film eco-system."

    Muffin Green | Prop Master (Eldon Ring, Hamnet, Paddington in Peru)

  • "If you want to learn from the best in the business - go on a Talking Point training programme."

    Tommy Gormley | Producer Ghostwriter, Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  • How lucky are we to have this amazing training organisation to help us in this turbulent filmmaking world; to guide, steer and inform us, to make this seemingly impenetrable world more feasible and open. Talking Point demystifies the magical and makes it possible for us to make it magical again… the art of filmmaking!”

    Sarah Greenwood | Production Designer (Jack of Spades, Barbie, Atonement)

  • "Not only do I feel I now have a great set of tools to use in my own career, I feel better equipped to offer constructive advice to colleagues going through these scenarios."

    James Axford | Action Props (The Batman 2, House of the Dragon 1-3)

  • “I know that I would not be where I am today without the presence of Talking Point throughout my career, and that is the reason I recommend them to anyone who expresses interest in working in the film industry."

    Emily Britton | Props Stores (Starfighter, Hamnet, Fountain of Youth)

Work with Talking Point.

We work alongside leading production companies, studios and streamers to deliver bespoke programmes, consultancy and workshops that meet real and current industry need.

If you need expert training for your team or production or require research and consultancy work, please get in touch to explore how Talking Point can support.