Creative Digital Media Production BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate

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This course is a strong choice for you if you have an interest in Producing Media and/or thoughts of following a Higher Education course, apprentice or work placement in Media / Film / Communications / Journalism or Cultural Studies. The Extended Certificate in Creative Digital Media Production is an exciting and practical course which offers a number of transferable skills in preparation for employment or further educational study in areas such as; Television and Film, Radio, Sound Recording, Print-Based Media, Interactive Media and Games Development.

You can progress straight into employment in the creative industries including moving image and print media. This course provides you with the strongest opportunity for employment, it provides skills that can be transferable in both traditional film production and animated media projects. Many of our students progress on to study animation or practical based courses at degree level.

Throughout this course, you will develop an understanding of the media industry through analysing media representations and pitching and producing media projects. Across the 2 years of study you will study 4 units including:

Course Structure

Throughout studying on the creative digital media production course, you will develop an understanding of the creative media industry through analysing media representations and pitching and producing media projects. Across the 2 years of study you will study 4 units and produce a horror podcast alongside a pre-production portfolio the skills gained will allow you to be ready for progression in to the industry.

Unit 1 Year 1: Media representations (Mandatory Unit):

This unit allows students to analyse and deconstruct media representations from TV, film, music video, games, print image products such as advertising and magazines. Technical elements such as cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene and sound are explored in the first year of study. A 2 hour onscreen examination is required for this unit. A range of 2,4 10 and one 20 mark response will be written in the timed window.

Unit 4 Year 1&2: Pre-production portfolio:

This is a coursework based unit that builds up knowledge and communication skills. Students will carry out different assignment briefs in work-related scenarios gaining knowledge and understanding of what is needed before a sound recording production begins. This will include areas such as: health and safety preparation, script writing, voice casting, conducting meetings, organising sound files and documentation. All the pre production work will be in preparation for a ‘Hull Horror Haunts’ podcast production.

Unit 11 Year 1&2: Radio Production – Fiction:

Learners will explore the codes and conventions of fictional radio programmes, developing skills in devising radio drama. Students will record foley sounds, source sounds, record their written scrips and edit together using a layering editing process to create a ‘Hull Horror Haunts podcast’. Students will have access to recording equipment in and out of college to make a successful production.

Unit 8 Year 2: Media skills responding to a commission (Mandatory Unit):

The final unit is a task set and marked by the exam board. Students will understand how to respond to a commission brief to mimic a real life working scenario. Students will learn about clients’ needs and how to carry out requirements of working through pitches, proposals and treatment documents, all of which are accepted industry methods for communicating initial ideas. The brief is released two weeks before a supervised assessment, students have 12hours preparation and research time in order to be competitive in their response. The supervised assessment period will be a maximum of six hours across 2 days.

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The Extended Certificate in Creative Digital Media Production is an exciting and practical course which offers a number of transferable skills in preparation for employment or further educational study in areas such as; Television and Film, Radio, Sound Recording, Print-Based Media, Interactive Media and Games Development. Students can progress straight into employment in the creative industries including moving image and print media. This course provides learners with the strongest opportunity for employment, it provides skills that can be transferable in both traditional film production and animated media projects. Many of our students progress on to study animation or practical based courses at degree level.