Story for Video Games

Production accounting will take you right to the heart of a production, where an understanding of story is as important as competency working with numbers. This practical, industry-focused training is preparation for a communications-led role to break into the industry. Working through real-world scenarios you will gain an understanding of the role, career progression and the know-how to get your first role. Taught by experienced freelance financial controller Lucy Drake, who started as a Drama Production Accountant at the BBC, before Numerous HETV dramas, films and documentaries in the UK and worldwide. Including The Witcher, Blood Origin and Our Girl.

Get ready to step up to a more senior role. Gain the knowledge to advance to production accountant or financial controller with expert tutor Lucy Drake and leading industry guests. This is an intensive deep-dive into the roles, systems and purpose of the accounting team on a UK film or TV production. Take part in real-world scenarios with input from people actually doing the job. Get trained up in the essential skills every financial controller or production accountant needs to master, from managing the finances of a production through to the indispensable leadership skills that win you trust and respect.

Whether a documentary, unscripted show, format or corporate video, all factual stories share an underlying structure. This practical, online, industry-led training from BAFTA-winning storyteller John Yorke is based on his bestselling book on story structure, Into The Woods – with practical exercises based on everything from popular series like Grand Designs to Oscar-winning documentaries. Explore the essential elements every factual story needs, whether you’re working in unscripted TV, on podcasts, documentaries or factual content for business. Discover why some stories resonate with audiences worldwide – and how to fix those that don’t – and come away with industry skills for pitching original ideas.

Discover the essential elements every story needs to transfix an audience on this online professional development course from BAFTA-winning storyteller John Yorke – and how to apply the principles to your own drama scripts. This practical industry-led training is based on John Yorke’s bestselling book on story structure, Into the Woods. John has trained some of the industry's most successful screenwriters (working on shows from The Crown to Killing Eve). They have nominations and wins for a range of awards, including an Emmy, Oscar, and BAFTA.

This practical, industry-focused training is for professionals wanting to work in script development – for TV, films, theatre or games. It is based on BAFTA-winning storyteller, exec producer and consultant John Yorke’s bestselling book on story structure, Into the Woods. Our online professional development course will give you the tools to work effectively with established and upcoming writers, develop more ambitious stories within a team and diagnose and fix script problems. John has trained some of the industry's most successful screenwriters who have been nominated for and won a range of awards, including Emmys, Oscars, and BAFTAs.