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 • Interactive media product • TV and short film production • Social media and globalisation • Photography for digital media products • Create a digital animation • 3D digital modelling • Create audio-visual promos • The creation and use of sound in media • UK Broadcasting • Advertising Media • Plan and deliver a pitch for a media product • Media products and audiences • Pre-production and planning

Enrichment opportunities

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.

Progression routes

These include work placements in media companies and degree courses in a wide range of media courses.