SKILLS FOR WORK & VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS
VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS
VIDEO PRODUCTION (NATIONAL 4) COURSE CONTENT COURSE INFORMATION
Course time:
Alternate Fridays for 12 weeks from September 2016 to March 2016. 9.00am to 3.00pm.
The course is based on the SQA Creative Industries National Progression Award and comprises 4 modules. The Creative Industries are one of the largest growth areas of the UK economy and job market.
For:
S3/S4 pupils
1: Creative Industries Basics
Place of study: Mareel, Lerwick
COURSE SUMMARY This course, delivered by Shetland Arts in Mareel and making full use of the venue’s production facilities, is designed to develop the knowledge required to plan, produce and evaluate a video production. (examples could include music videos, short dramatic films and/ or documentaries).
Identify a range of creative industry sectors
Identify and describe a range of job roles and associated skills within a chosen sector
Review own employability skills and attitude
The course will introduce students to a wide range of skills:
Technical - such as the operation of cameras, lights, audio recording equipment and video editing software.
Creative - including scriptwriting, storyboarding and interpreting a project brief.
Transferrable skills - including research techniques, creative problem solving, group work, critical thinking and project evaluation.
2: Practical Skills Development
Develop a range of practical skills. Review your own practical skills development. 3. Pre-production
Plan a creative production Identify roles and associated preproduction key tasks and skills
Student Quote “I’m really enjoying the course, especially the practical things like writing scripts and working with the cameras. I hadn’t really thought about a career in the Creative Industries but we investigated a lot of different jobs and they look really interesting”
Carry out pre-production tasks appropriate to the agreed brief 4. Production
Contribute to a production in response to an agreed brief Evaluate the production against the brief
PROGRESSION
Contact: Fraser Mouat Tel: 01595 743843 Email: fraser.mouat@shetlandarts.org
WWW.SHETLAND.UHI.AC.UK
Academic and Career: This course will provide you with potential employment opportunities and progression routes to further study in a range of Creative Industries courses at Further Education institutions throughout the UK.
While Shetland College UHI has made every effort to ensure that information is accurate, this document is intended only as a guide. Changes are made from time to time and we reserve the right to add, amend or withdraw courses and facilities.