Talking Point courses.

Talking Point offers professional training, mentoring and support for people at every stage of their Film and TV drama career. Our courses are led by experienced industry professionals who focus on practical learning, honest guidance and advice that helps you move forward with confidence.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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”

Digital Guidebooks
Digital Guidebooks

  • "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)

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