38 Narrative courses

Are you passionate about the business side of film? Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset and ambitions to pave a career in a fast-growing creative industry? The BA (Hons) Film Business & Production degree reflects current demands for professionally ready graduates equipped with the vital creative, business and entrepreneurial skills to navigate the modern film, screen and media environment.

Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP)® Business Relationship Management (BRM) embodies a set of competencies (knowledge, skills, and behaviors) to foster an effective business value-producing relationship between a service provider and its business partners. The BRM Discipline rests on solid research-based foundations verified and enhanced over a decade of successful implementations in leading organizations across the world. Proven to be equally effective for shared services including Human Resources, Finance, Legal, external service providers and others, BRM practices have enjoyed widespread adaptation in IT. The Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP) training and certification program provides a foundational understanding of business relationship management (BRM) for individuals at every experience level, with the training and certification designed to provide a solid baseline level of knowledge. In other words, this course provides the 'why' and the 'what' - 'why' business relationship management is important to your organization and 'what' a BRM capability does to add value to your organization. This interactive course, with discussions, partnering activities, and periodic knowledge checks, will provide you with the opportunity to apply learning to your unique organizational situations, creating solutions that you can use immediately upon returning to your workplace. This practical knowledge will allow you to demonstrate immediate value in your role, as well as prepare you for the BRMP Certification exam. What You Will Learn This course provides a foundational understanding of Business Relationship Management. Upon completion of the BRMP® course, participant will be able to demonstrate their understanding: Explain what business relationship management is and the value it provides to an organization Articulate the need for an organization to move beyond traditional goals of profit and products to encompass those that are appropriate for a relationship-centered organization Describe the importance of integrating business relationship management into every element of their organization Define the importance of educating their organization that a mature BRM capability will evolve culture, build partnerships, drive value, and satisfy purpose Apply business relationship management to their organization's triple bottom line of people, purpose, and planet Explain the basic knowledge, skills, and mindsets of the business relationship management role Clarify the core business relationship management approaches, tools, and templates used to achieve results Illustrate the value and impact the BRM capability has on an organization by completing a draft of the BRM Capability Workbook BRM Introduction - The Bigger Picture Why BRM = why now? Relationship-centered organization Theory of 'relationshipism' Triple bottom line BRM defined Activity domains BRM challenges BRM Capability BRM capability framework Organizational purpose and strategy Now-to-new Evolve culture Build partnerships Drive value Satisfy purpose Limitless growth and improvement BRM Capability - Evolve culture Evolve culture framework Purposeful narrative Desired behaviors Influential relationships Personal growth BRM Capability - Build partnerships Build partnerships framework BRM role competency model Relationship maturity and quality Partnering mindsets Relationship discovery Relationship nurturing BRM Capability - Drive value What is value? Types of value Sources of value Drive value framework BRM role competency model Value discovery Value realization Value results BRM Capability - Satisfy purpose Satisfy purpose framework BRM role competency model Through the BRM capability Through the triple bottom line Social value BRM Capability - Wrap-up Evolve culture capability framework Build partnerships capability framework Drive value capability framework Satisfy purpose capability framework BRM Role Our purpose and what we believe Role clarity Single point of focus BRM Code of Ethics BRM Role Competency Model BRM mindset Scope of BRM role BRM role with organizational factors BRM Team Our purpose and what we believe BRM team definition BRM team purpose, mission, and vision Assessing the value of a BRM team Organizing a BRM team Leading a BRM team Transition management Coaching BRMs Closing - BRM Key Learnings Key learnings from each module Closing - BRMP Course Wrap-Up What to do in the next 30/60/90/365 days Digital badge After passing the exam Recap learning objectives Review learning objectives Review expectations Course feedback

CRRUK equips professionals with the concepts, skills and tools to build conscious, intentional relationships, and to coach relationship systems of any size.

Join us for a May bank holiday storytelling session on Monday 31st May, brought to you by Flavour Like Fancy.

During this two-day workshop, you will learn how to tell a compelling story via photographs. Participants will gain the tools for conceiving of and crafting their own projects, with pointers on how to find ideas, develop your vision, and self-edit. We will cover a broad range of themes, including subject interaction, ethical dimensions, natural light usage and composition. There will also be practical guidance on financing projects, and where to place finished work.Between the two sessions there will be an assignment, intended to provide a practical application of newly acquired skills – this will be reviewed in our second meeting.This workshop is perfect for those with a good understanding of digital photography, seeking to hone their storytelling abilities and push the boundaries of documentary photography.Day 1:– Introduction to photographic storytelling.– Case study of Michael’s work in relation to the practicalities involved with funding, organising and producing a documentary project.– Discussion on the work of inspirational photographers, film makers, and artists.– Consideration of the ethical challenges encountered when producing documentary photography.– Introduction of practical task, and review of images.There will be a practical assignment to be carried out before the 2nd session.Day 2:– Photo story workshop and discussion on style.– Editing: how to select the right pictures to suit narrative objectives.– How to work within time constraints.– Practical task– Portfolio review of work produced during the workshop.– Presentation on opportunities, competitions, and publishing documentary photography projects.   Courses are subject to minimum enrolment. Please register early, within five days of the start date, to reduce the likelihood of course cancellation. Please read our cancellation policy before booking. Students, anyone over the age of 65, and those in receipt of any form of benefits can claim the concessionary price, offering a 10% discount on the full course price. Valid proof of eligibility must be produced on the first day of the course. Please use the code CONCESSION when prompted at checkout.

Screen and Film School invites you to get creative with this degree course, a course which has everything you will need to succeed in the fast-moving world of design within the screen and film industry. Talented individuals with these skills are in high demand, and we’ll give you the exact launchpad you’ll need to succeed upon graduating. This degree course has been developed to reflect the recent huge surge in demand for professional, technically skilled production design graduates who are equipped with vital creative, logistic and production skills, who are ready to enter into the industry. Fundamental to the delivery of this course is the teaching of production design within the broader Film School environment. This unique shared arrangement will enable you to hone specialist design skills in the classroom and test them out in live film projects. You will also gain an understanding of your place within film production and build a network of peers, alongside whom you can progress throughout your education and then on into the workplace.

Over six weekly sessions, you'll learn improv comedy via engaging activities, stories, short scenes and discussion. Discover the fun of letting go of perfectionism, creating spontaneously and playfully building confidence.

Do you want to become a make-up artist or hair stylist within the film and TV industry? Are you a hands-on, creative individual who is looking to collaborate with TV crews and filmmakers at a professional level? Our BA (Hons) Hair and Make-Up for Screen and Film degree has been created to provide you with the strongest possible technical and creative skills to work in this flourishing industry.

CRRUK equips professionals with the concepts, skills and tools to build conscious, intentional relationships, and to coach relationship systems of any size.

This very practical two-day workshop analyses the content and implications of key MoD terms and conditions of contract. The programme explains the principles and terminology of the contractual aspects of defence procurement as well as considering a number of relevant policies and initiatives. The course covers key components, constructs and methodologies associated with any commercial venture entered into with the UK MoD. Starting at the MoD organisational level the workshop sets the scene by looking at the acquisition process and organisation, detailing the various roles and responsibilities of MoD personnel. The workshop provides an in-depth examination of MoD DEFCONs and many narrative terms, setting them in the context of the organisation and its structures. The workshop helps participants to gain an understanding of the content and purpose of the range of MoD DEFCONs and narrative conditions commonly used throughout the acquisition lifecycle. It includes a review of Part 2 of the Defence Reform Act 2014 regarding Single Source Pricing, which comes into effect in 2015 and is already starting to be applied to significant contracts. On completion of this programme the participants will understand the terminology associated with the MoD terms and conditions of contract and will have an accurate view of their relevance, usage and their legal basis and how they can affect contractual and commercial decision-making. They will have gained an insight into defence acquisition contracting and they will be more commercially aware. DAY ONE 1 The commercial environment Key roles and responsibilities of the MoD organisations at the heart of the acquisition process 2 Tendering to MoD An appraisal of some of the obligations placed upon contractors when they are submitting a proposal to the MoD pre-contract 3 Standardised contracting MoD have introduced non-negotiable standardised contracts for certain levels of procurement. This section considers their use and relevance to defence contracting 4 Pricing, profit, post-costing and payment The parameters specific to a costing structure and the differences between competitive and non-competitive bidding The role of the QMAC, the profit formula, the requirements for equality of information and post-costing Different types of pricing and issues surrounding payment 5 Defence Reform Act - Single Source Pricing Single Source Pricing under Part 2 of the new Defence Reform Act Changes from the existing position, how contractors are affected and the compliance regime that accompanies the new requirements 6 Delivery and acceptance Specific requirements and the significance and impact of failing to meet them Acceptance plans Non-performance and the remedies that may be applied by the Customer - breach of contract, liquidated damages and force majeure DAY TWO 7 Protection of information and IPR Contractor's and MoD's rights to own and use information How to identify background and foreground intellectual property Technical information and copyright in documentation and software How to protect IPR at the various stages of the bidding and contracting process 8 Defence Transformation and Defence Commercial Directorate Widening and increasing roles and functions of the Defence Commercial Directorate Background to the Defence Reform Act 2014 9 Legal requirements Terms used in MoD contracts to reflect basic legal requirements Records and materials required for MOD contracts and therefore the obligations, responsibilities and liabilities that a company undertakes when it accepts these conditions Overseas activities 10 Subcontracting and flowdown Understanding the constructs required by the MoD for subcontracting Which terms must be flowed down to the subcontractor and which are discretionary 11 Termination Termination of a contract for default Termination for convenience How to optimise the company's position on termination 12 Warranties and liabilities Obligations and liabilities a company might incur and how they might be mitigated MoD policy on indemnities and limits of liability 13 Electronic contracting environment Electronic forms of contracting Progress toward a fully electronic contracting environment