The world of media is fast paced, exciting and continually evolving. This course can help you take your first steps towards a career in the digital media industry. You will gain a broad knowledge of the industry and will develop essential skills that could lead to employment in a wide range of job roles across the creative digital media sectors.
This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.
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Entry Criteria
3 GCSEs (A*-D/9-3) including English or completion of a Level 1 programme.
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What will I study?
You’ll study the following core and mandatory units:
• Digital media sectors and audiences
• Planning and pitching a digital media product
• Final digital production project
• Media industry in context
• Deconstruction media productsYou’ll also be able to choose from optional specialist units, and are required to pick 2 from the following:
• Digital moving image production
• Digital audio production
• Digital publishing production
• Website production
• Digital games productionAs well as 4-6 other optional units, including:
• Digital editing for moving image
• Advertising production
• Factual media production
• Digital audio editing
• Writing for digital media
• Digital games testing
• Lighting for moving imageLive briefs will focus your thoughts and project time, whether you’re working in teams or alone to plan and produce audio-visual media.
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Future Prospects
Your study options include Level 3 Extended diploma courses in: TV & Film, Photography. Possible careers include junior positions in film or TV industry, photography, sound creation or the advertising industry.
For more information visit the National Careers Service
