BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate
Course Outline
Creative Media Production is a growth industry especially in the west country with the likes of Netflix and Channel 4 moving into the area. Our course allows you to explore the different aspects of media production and to gain valuable skills and experience.
This course is a practical and theoretical study of different forms of media production and students will gain valuable skills and knowledge within a superb setup with state of the art technologies and facilities available to them.
Specific requirements
You will need Grade 4 in English and Grade 4 in Maths.
What will I study?
Topics/Units:
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Media production techniques
- Media Representation
- Pre-Production planning
- Responding to a commission
- Specialist units on film production
Assessment Methods
There is one externally assessed exam and one externally assessed piece of course work. All course work will be evidenced, internally verified and externally moderated. Assessment is by a combination of: oral presentation, written report, finished product and audio/ visual presentation.
Where does it lead?
The BTEC courses prepare students directly for the workplace, apprenticeships or Higher Education.
The Media Industry includes Television Production, Film Production, Production Management, video editing, film studies, and media studies.
Our students have gone onto study film production, film studies and film making at university and others have gone into employment in media production companies.