CREATIVE MEDIA TV AND FILM

Ever watched a film of television show and thought, I wonder how they do that, or I could make something better than this! If that’s the case, the Television and Film course at Sherborne offers you the opportunity to explore your creativity through the medium of digital film making

Creative Media (TV and Film) is offered at National Subsidiary Diploma Level 3, which is equivalent to an A level course, both in terms of the time required to study for it (720+ hours of lessons over two years) and the weighting it receives by universities As with the other BTECs on offer, Creative Media is a modular course, offering a range of different options in Digital Film and Video Production, and Digital Content Production The whole class will follow a programme of options within that discipline and will finish with a specialist BTEC qualification in this field The optional modules consist of a variety of coursework projects, each of which explores a diverse range of TV and Film production and digital production techniques

What is the course content?

Depending on your creative interests, you have the option of completing units in Film and Video Editing, Music Video Production, Single Camera Production (narrative film making), Factual Film making (documentaries), Advertising Production or Social Action and Community Media Production (Campaign Film Making)

The course covers a range of units adding up to 60 credits over the two years Three mandatory units cover 20 credits, with the remaining 40 covered by the optional units

How is the course assessed?

This course is 100% coursework, with all the work internally assessed before being externally verified by the exam board in year 2 A Creative Media BTEC offers a different style of approach to your Sixth Form: the flexible, unit-based structure provides you with much greater control and choice over what you learn

What else should I consider?

The BTEC course offers clear higher education pathways and employment opportunities Pupils who complete the course can go on to specialist courses at Ravensbourne University London, Bournemouth University, Falmouth University, Loughborough University and Oxford Brookes, amongst many others, and study: script writing, filmmaking, media production, digital film production, journalism, television, animation, games design, creative writing, editing and post-production and other specialist courses

Pre-course material

The best thing anyone can do when embarking on a Creative Media course is to create original content from the off If you are considering a career as a film maker, you need to make your own content Everyone has a video camera to hand these days, so shooting interesting and original footage is no longer just in the hands of those with specialist equipment