BTEC National Diploma in Media Production (TV & Film with Audio & Publishing Options)

BTEC National Diploma in Media Production (TV & Film with Audio & Publishing Options)

About the Course
Subject
Media
Subject 2
It & Computing
Study Mode
Full-time
Equivalent To
3 A Levels

Introduction 2 years full-time
This course offers you a challenging and stimulating introduction to this expanding field. You will get a good grounding in a range of skills used in a number of media-related areas including television, film, radio, magazine and web publishing and advertising. The course is based around moving image production and you will all plan and produce television, video and film productions both in studios and on location. At interview, you will be asked to decide upon additional options either in audio or publishing. You will take units in these options alongside your moving image work.
The production work is accomplished using excellent facilities including a digital television studio, digital radio studio, dedicated digital video and audio editing suites and a digital stills imaging suite. You will also learn about, and practise, the vital media skills of managing productions, working in teams, researching, pitching ideas, presenting and interviewing. In the theory units that are central to the course, you will learn how to analyse, research and discuss media products, media audiences and media industries.

Assessment Students are assessed entirely through coursework assignments, including the planning and production of an advertising campaign, live television broadcasting and a week-long location assignment in Cornwall producing films and documentaries. If you undertake the publishing pathway, you will design a number of print and digital imaging products such as a fanzine, a website and a college magazine. Those taking the audio options will produce entertainment and factual radio shows including radio dramas and live music shows. The theory elements of the coursework assignments are assessed through a combination of essays, presentations and written or verbal self-evaluations. The course will end with a final major project bringing together all that you have learnt about professional media production, working with a degree of independence as a production company. You will be asked to research, manage and produce a factual programme, drawing upon first-hand sources for your material in the wider community or geographical region.

Further Opportunities
· Progression to universities on degree courses such as: Television Production, Media Production, Marketing, Film Production, Advertising, Fashion Design, Drama and Computer Studies
· Enter employment. Previous students from the college have found work at the BBC, Carlton, Channel Four, Channel Five, Sky Television, independent local radio and various newspapers and magazines
Higher Education Links: The National Diploma in Media at Stratford-upon-Avon College is a course that is well-known for producing excellent students. Because of this reputation, the course has formed strong links with specialist media production universities. A formal agreement exists regarding progression to Coventry University's media courses. This guarantees a place for students who reach Coventry's minimum entry criteria and who are recommended by the Programme Area Manager at Stratford-upon-Avon College. A similar agreement also exists with Stratford-upon-Avon College's own Higher National Diploma in Media and this course is proving to be an increasingly popular choice among graduates from the National Diploma course. Recently, a close working partnership has been initiated with Lincoln University's highly-rated media production course. This has come about in recognition of the large number of outstanding students who have progressed to Lincoln from our National Diploma in Media.

Other Information Higher Education Links: The National Diploma in Media at Stratford-upon-Avon College is a course that is well-known for producing excellent students. Because of this reputation, the course has formed strong links with specialist media production universities. A formal agreement exists regarding progression to Coventry University's media courses. This guarantees a place for students who reach Coventry's minimum entry criteria and who are recommended by the Programme Area Manager at Stratford-upon-Avon College. A similar agreement also exists with Stratford-upon-Avon College's own Higher National Diploma in Media and this course is proving to be an increasingly popular choice among graduates from the National Diploma course. Recently, a close working partnership has been initiated with Lincoln University's highly-rated media production course. This has come about in recognition of the large number of outstanding students who have progressed to Lincoln from our National Diploma in Media.

Entry Requirements
You will need at least one of the following:

· Minimum of four GCSEs at grade C or above, including English Language
· Overall merit profile in a relevant BTEC First Diploma or Intermediate GNVQ with a grade C in GCSE English Language

Mature students without formal qualifications who show commitment to the subject area may join the course following a successful interview. Portfolio Showing Evidence of Relevant Skills: Students applying to this challenging vocational course must bring to the interview some evidence of their commitment to media work. This could be any piece of written or media production work, a certificate, programme, review, work experience report or any other document that shows you have a talent for creative work, digital recording and editing, performance or presentation skills, team work, initiative, organisation, journalism, marketing or any other skill that you have that may be relevant to the course.