BTEC Level 3 Diploma 90 in Creative Media Production

General information

This is an exciting course which offers students a range of media and film disciplines. You will be learning Film and Television production skills across a range of different disciplines and is directly relevant to skills required in the creative industries. You are expected to be dedicated, meet all deadlines and have exemplary attendance and punctuality. This course is hard work and challenging, deadlines must always be met, units must be passed - but it is also creative, fun and very rewarding.

Course content

Students will be creating film and media related content for a variety of creative media industries including advertising, music, film, animation and corporate and promotional video industries.

Units currently delivered on the course (optional units may be subject to change).

Mandatory units

• Pre-Production Techniques for the Creative Media Industries
• Communication Skills for Creative Media Production
• Research Techniques for the Creative Media Industries
• Creative Media Production Management Project
• Working to a Brief in the Creative Media Industries
• Critical Approaches to Creative Media Products
• Understanding the Television and Film Industries
• Film and Video Editing Techniques

Optional units

• Developing a Small Business in the Creative Media Industries
• Single Camera Techniques
• Writing for Television and Video
• Film Studies
• Factual Programme Production Techniques for Television
• Corporate and Promotional Programme Production
• Music Video Production
• Advertisement Production for Television
• Stop Motion Animation Production
• Producing Video Installation Work
• Marketing and Public Relations

Teaching and assessment

Each student’s performance will be regularly assessed and course places may be reviewed. Where appropriate, a place on a media course at a more suitable level may be offered.

Entry requirements

5 GCSE’s at grades A* - C, including English language or a BTEC Diploma in Media at Merit or Distinction.

Progression

Successful completion of this course could mean progression on to the Extended Diploma (180 credits) which is equivalent to 3 A Levels. This in turn allows progression onto University to do a foundation degree or Higher National Diploma in a related subject.