Vision mixer and switcher practice
Cut, mix and key between live sources until it becomes second nature.
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Learn to run the control room when the show goes live
premiquefy teaches multi-camera switching, live broadcasting techniques and real-time video operation on professional decks, so you can manage television and streaming productions with confidence.
Course modules
Every module is taught on real switching decks and routers, in sessions built around a running show rather than slides.
- Vision mixingMulti-camera switching on a live deckIn person · 2 daysView course details
- Graphics and replayLive graphics, replay and playout operationIn person · 2 daysView course details
- DirectingTalkback, cueing and directing a live galleryIn person · 3 daysView course details
- StreamingReal-time streaming and remote production workflowsIn person · 3 daysView course details
Inside the control room
Our suites mirror a working gallery, so what you practise on the course is what you will meet on a production.
Audio desk and talkback
Balance programme sound and keep every channel of comms clear.
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Meet our instructors
Working broadcast professionals who teach what they do every week in the gallery.
Oliver Hartley
Head of Training
Priya Nair
Lead Director
Marcus Bennett
Senior Vision Mixer
Hannah Clarke
Sound Supervisor
Tunde Adeyemi
Streaming Engineer
Chloe Whitfield
Graphics and Replay Operator
What you will learn
Our mission is to make live production skills open to everyone.
From your first cut on a vision mixer to managing a full live show, each skill is taught step by step in a real control room environment.
Multi-camera switching
Cut between live cameras, graphics and playout with clean, timely transitions.
Read moreGraphics and replay
Operate lower thirds, clips and instant replay under real show pressure.
Read moreAudio and mixing
Balance microphones and programme sound alongside the picture.
Read moreTalkback and directing
Communicate calmly, call shots and keep the whole crew in sync.
Read moreStreaming workflows
Deliver live to web platforms with reliable encoding and monitoring.
Read moreProduction management
Plan rundowns, schedules and contingencies for TV and streaming shows.
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Course fees
Choose your best plan
Fees are per student and include desk time, course materials and instructor support. Enquire and we will confirm the next available dates.
Foundation
2-day course
- Vision mixer and switcher basics
- Live camera cutting exercises
- Certificate of attendance
Enquire£490
Practitioner
Save 25%5-day course
- Live broadcast and streaming operations
- Graphics, replay and audio on the desk
- Mentored mock live show
Enquire£1,590
£1,190
Professional
10-day course
- Production management and directing
- Rundowns, talkback and crew leadership
- Full multi-camera show as the final project
Enquire£2,190
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2013
Year
We began teaching live production from a single control room suite.
6
Instructors
Active broadcast professionals who teach alongside their day jobs.
3
Control room suites
Each fitted with professional switching, audio and comms equipment.
4
Cameras per exercise
Live multi-camera practice from your very first session.
Why it works
We believe in the power of desk time
Live production is learned by doing. Small cohorts and long hours on real equipment mean you spend your course operating, not watching.
- 8
- Students per cohort at most
- 16
- Hours on the desk each weekend
- 3
- Skill levels from first cut to full show
- 1:4
- Instructor to student desk ratio
