Audiovisual production course

A broadcast is only as good as the studio behind it.

plazalink is the UK's practical resource for broadcast studio design, camera control systems, professional lighting, sound engineering and streamlined workflows, built for television networks and live events.

Free syllabus by email. No payment details needed.

What you will learn

Gain real insight into how a professional production comes together

Every module in the plazalink programme is built around working UK broadcast environments, from compact regional newsrooms to full-scale live event galleries.

Hands operating a broadcast vision mixer in a television gallery

Studio design
Plan floor layouts, sightlines, acoustics and cable routes before a single wall goes up.
Camera control
Master robotic heads, CCUs and shading so every shot matches across the whole gallery.
Lighting arrangements
Build repeatable lighting plots that flatter talent and stay consistent on camera.
Sound engineering
Mic placement, mixing and monitoring techniques for clean, intelligible programme audio.
Streamlined workflows
Remove hand-offs between ingest, editing and playout with clear, documented pipelines.
Live event delivery
Rig, test and run multi-camera live productions with confidence and clear comms.

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Why learn with plazalink

Learn the craft that keeps live television on air.

If you have ever wondered how a gallery stays calm during a breaking story, this is the place to find out. Take a practical step forward in the way your team designs, lights and runs its productions.

Production control room with a wall of monitors

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Close-up of a broadcast camera lens with reflections

Take quick action that increases your network's on-air confidence.

If you have ever wondered how to calibrate a multi-camera set,
how to light talent consistently, this is the place for you.

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Craft disciplines

Discover sound and lighting

Large format audio mixing console in a broadcast sound studio

Module: Sound engineering

Clean, intelligible programme audio from the first rehearsal

Work through microphone selection, gain structure, mixing and monitoring on real broadcast consoles, so dialogue stays clear whatever happens in the studio.

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Lighting control desk with faders and screens

Module: Lighting design

Lighting plots that look the same on every take

Learn to build, document and recall lighting arrangements that flatter presenters, protect colour accuracy and keep your crew moving quickly between segments.

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Production in practice