Full Time Media Production BTEC National Diploma

Media Production BTEC National Diploma

• School:
  • School of Creative Arts
• Attendance Type:
  • Full Time
• Course Level:
  • Level 3
• Qualification:
  • BTECs, OCR Nationals and other vocational qualifications

Summary:

This popular course is ideal if you have already decided to pursue a career in the media, and/or wish to progress to higher education vocational qualifications such as Foundation or Honours degrees in media related areas.

Course Length:
Two years
Entry Requirements:

You will need to have the following: normally be at least 16 years old, and have four GCSEs at grades A* - C including English Language, or a GNVQ Intermediate qualification at Merit level, or a BTEC First Diploma at Merit level in a relevant area.

Assessment:
Assessment may take the form of practical work, essays, reports, presentations and group projects.

Academic Progression:
The course has a good mix of practical and theoretical work which will prepare you for a choice of interesting and worthwhile careers in, for example, video and film production, radio, sound recording and television broadcasting. It is also an entry qualification for a wide range of higher education courses, including Foundation degrees and degrees

Full Description:
The course is made up of eighteen units. All eighteen units have to be studied and all assignments attempted. You will study the following eighteen units: Research Techniques; Pre-Production Techniques; Production Management; Working to a Brief; Critical Approaches to Media Products; Understanding the Media; Film & Video Editing Techniques; Single Camera Techniques; Multi-Camera Techniques; Writing for Television and Video; Film Studies; Social Action & Community Media Production; Animation Production; Interview Techniques; Speech Package Production; Digital Graphics for Print; Photography & Photographic Practice; Web Authoring. You will also be assessed for the Functional Skills.