Duration:
1 year full-time

Location:
Confetti London

This Event Production postgraduate course will prepare you for working in a growing industry where the technology and infrastructure that support it are always changing.

Just like the professionals working in the live event industry, you’ll use PA systems from manufacturers including L’Accoustic, Nexo, and EV; lighting technology from Martin, Robe, Clay Paky and Chauvet; and digital and mixing consoles by DiGiCo, Allen & Heath, and Midas.

You’ll get countless opportunities to add to your portfolio, both at Confetti and through external projects and events.

Your tutors are all industry professionals still out there working in the industry whilst also being qualified lecturers – so you’re learning from people that live it! 

This course is for you if:

  • you enjoy the technical aspects of events, such as lighting design, sound system design, broadcast and visual effects
  • you are good at working with others to support and run events with technical competency and efficiency
  • you are excited by the technical and scientific principles of event equipment and techniques

This programme is open to graduates with a degree or experience associated with the technical set up and running of events, including sound, lighting, and broadcast platforms.

Entry & admission criteria:

  • A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or an appropriate equivalent, i.e. a professional qualification, from a recognised British or overseas institution, in a related subject, such as Technical Theatre, Technical Events, Live Sound, Event Production, BSc Audio and/or Sound related, any degree with ‘Lights’ or ‘Live Broadcast’ in the title
  • If you do not hold a relevant degree, you should include a link to related industry assets you have been involved in making: eg recordings or gigs, lighting designs, video mapping documentation and links to commercial work if available. Write a short statement on the techniques you used to create them.
  • Non-standard applicants with at least three years’ industry experience are also welcome to apply.
  • Applicants who do not fully satisfy the general criteria will be considered if they are able to demonstrate that they are capable of successfully undertaking and completing the programme at the required standard. Eligibility may be determined by means of an interview for some applicants.
  • Applicants who have been taught and assessed in languages other than English should have an English language equivalent to IELTS 6.5.

  • A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or an appropriate equivalent, i.e. a professional qualification, from a recognised British or overseas institution, in a related subject, such as Technical Theatre, Technical Events, Live Sound, Event Production, BSc Audio and/or Sound related, any degree with ‘Lights’ or ‘Live Broadcast’ in the title
  • If you do not hold a relevant degree, you should include a link to related industry assets you have been involved in making: eg recordings or gigs, lighting designs, video mapping documentation and links to commercial work if available. Write a short statement on the techniques you used to create them.

Personal statement

You should include in your personal statement why you want to study this course and a summary of your experience of live sound, lighting design and/or operation, live video broadcast. Please also detail any experience of organising people or relevant projects.

International qualifications

We accept qualifications from all over the world – check yours here:

English language entry requirements

You can meet our language requirements by successfully completing our pre-sessional English course for an agreed length of time, or by submitting the required grade in one of our accepted English language tests, such as IELTS:

Would you like some advice on your study plans?

Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.

To apply for this course, you will need to complete an application through NTU’s Applicant Portal.

Your application will include a personal statement, and you’ll need to provide a reference.

Preparing for the financial side of student life is important, but there’s no need to feel anxious and confused about it. We hope that our fees and funding pages will answer all your questions.

We offer a 20% discount to most current Confetti and Nottingham Trent University students, and recent alumni.

Research Project (60 credit points)

In an ever-shifting and more complex creative industry, the need to source, analyse and process knowledge has never been more important.

Research is an essential skill in the toolbox for any creative practitioner wanting to have an extensive and rewarding career in a brave new world of opportunity and challenge.

The Research Project module enables you to collaborate with other creative cohorts and formulate life-long robust research practices. You will learn the essential skills necessary to investigate and synthesise information in order to develop informed conclusions and new and exciting practices.

The module will enable you to take a deep dive into your own specialist areas of interest to deliver a large research project. The project can be delivered in media that most closely align with your creativity, with outputs that could include a whole range of audio, visual or webspace artefacts.

Creative Entrepreneurial Approaches (Event Production) (60 credit points)

This module is designed to reflect the entrepreneurial nature of practices in the sector. Through appropriate negotiated research avenues, you will critically examine current ways of working most applicable to your own journey, whether that’s as an employee, a business owner, or a freelancer.

You’ll look for your place in the sector and work towards finding a home there during and after your studies by developing your subject and employability skills along with a relevant outward facing portfolio that aids your future career goals.

You’ll critically examine the work landscape to identify relevant professional opportunities during and after your studies to support your development, and, importantly, explore ways to monetise your talents. You’ll work on specific self-sourced or supplied industry facing projects and these will provide you with the opportunity to examine the skills needed.

In your ‘Practice’ module, you’ll explore and experiment with multiple related skills, and the relevant results of which can be finessed here and included in your work-facing portfolio, too. To give you the best chance to have long-term success you’ll have an assigned mentor from industry to give you a vital insider’s perspective. Ultimately, you’ll form an output plan and will pitch for a ‘Confetti Employability Grant’ to help you with your next steps.

Event Production Practice (60 credit points)

Welcome to your ‘Event Production playground’ module! This is where you will have the opportunity to explore established and emerging theories, practices, technologies, and skills in the event production industry.

This industry relies on teamwork to bring projects to life, whether it be sound system designs, communication networks, lighting plots, video content or broadcast capability: all are essential elements that need to be considered and implemented for a successful event.

You will have the chance to work as part of a team on projects such as the repurposing of unused buildings as performance spaces or multi-space broadcast, or the design, planning, and application of technical infrastructure in live event scenarios. By doing so, you will develop valuable interpersonal skills that will enable you to lead and be led on real-world projects, honing these skills throughout your academic journey.

In addition to that, you will also have the opportunity to explore how to apply your existing skills in related fields through a series of workshops and projects, such as mapping your live sound mixing ability to event broadcast or applying your lighting design skills to video mapping.

By experimenting with related competencies, you will enhance your employability across the event production sector and personalise these transferable skills to enhance what makes you unique. The key element to this module is engaging with process, and reflecting on your role in that process, actively honing your skills and knowledge related to your intended employability journey which can then be used in your ‘Creative Entrepreneurial Approaches’ module, to showcase you, at your very best.

Do It For Real

Industry Week

Studying at Confetti you’ll take part in Industry Week where you’ll be able to meet a range of professionals within your field of interest as well as other areas of the creative industries. 

Past guests include Bloodstock Festival, Michael Eavis CBE (Glastonbury Festival), Arcadia, and John Martin (tour manager for INXS, The Clash and Mark Ronson).

Student work

Our Talent Development team works closely with course leaders to link students with opportunities across the industry. Event Production students have previously worked with leading companies, such as:

  • Rough Trade
  • Metronome
  • Tileyard Studios

As part of our London campus, we’re creating a purpose-built multi-discipline events and production space with the versatility built-in to function as a 600-capacity live venue, or a virtual production studio complete with LED volume.

What roles do our graduates go on to?

  • Live sound engineer
  • Lighting designer
  • Live broadcast engineer 
  • Live video technician
  • Producer
  • Production manager

NTU Employability support

Our support doesn’t end when you graduate. As a Confetti and NTU student you will be entitled to dedicated graduate employability support for up to three years after you complete your studies. You’ll have access to exclusive events, initiatives and work experience opportunities to support you in the early stages of your graduate career.

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