Digital Media CTEC OCR Level 3 Extended Certificate in Digital Media (5844)
Why choose this course? The creative industries are an important growth area in the UK, bringing significant cultural and economic benefits. The Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate in Digital Media offers a range of units to reflect the breadth of employment opportunities within the media sector. Skills include: • Analysis and evaluation of markets, audiences and media institutions • Understanding of production processes • Understanding of relevant legislation • Development of website and other media products • Planning and pitching a media product
Course content The course provides an ideal foundation for students as it gives them an understanding of media through a wide range of products, processes and technologies. This leads to the application of practical and creative skills which will transfer easily into the workplace or media courses at university.
Course assessment The course comprises a number of compulsory and optional units including: • Create a Media Product
• Create audio-visual promos
• Interactive media product
• The creation and use of sound in media
• TV and short film production
• UK Broadcasting
• Social media and globalisation
• Advertising Media
• Photography for digital media products
• Plan and deliver a pitch for a media product
• Create a digital animation
• Media products and audiences
• 3D digital modelling
• Pre-production and planning
Enrichment opportunities
Progression routes
Media-based trips and visits are undertaken, including creative advertising agencies and Media City in Manchester; work experience; involvement with school magazine; writing articles; film production and animation projects; filming content to be streamed during the Rugby Festival.
These include work placements in media companies and degree courses in a wide range of media courses.
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