BTEC National Subsidiary Diploma in Creative Media Production (Interactive Media)

Course code: MDV

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Summary

This is a two-year vocational course that can be taken alongside other AS or A level subjects and is equivalent to one A level. It is a practical course where you learn by completing projects and assignments that are based on realistic workplace situations, activities and demands to develop a range of specialist skills and knowledge.

Requirements

 

Five GCSEs at grade C or above including English Language. You must have a good level of communication skills to complete your assignments to an appropriate standard and be able to demonstrate an interest in design and computers. You must be very motivated and organised with good time management skills

because:

  • you will need to be interested in design and creative media
  • you will need to like watching TV, DVD’s, videos and reading newspapers, magazines etc.
  • design skills will help you with layout, which will be done both by hand and using ICT
  • you will have to work hard consistently throughout the two years of the course to complete all the assignments to the agreed deadlines.

 

Course Content

The BTEC National Certificate in Creative Media Production consists of two core units, one mandatory unit and three additional units:

Mandatory units:

  • Pre production techniques for the creative media industries
  • Communication skills for Creative Media Production
  • Research techniques for the creative media industries


Optional units:

  • Interactive media design
  • Digital graphics for interactive media
  • Sound in interactive media
  • Motion graphics and compositing video
  • Web animation for interactive media


What else do I need to know?

 

Creative Media Production is based in a purpose-built Apple Mac room. A range of industry standard software is available including Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Final Cut Pro and After Effects. You will need a good level of communication skills to complete your assignments to an appropriate standard.
A BTEC National Subsidiary Diploma in Creative Media Production can be used to go on to Media courses in higher education. It can lead to careers in television, radio and film production, the music industry, journalism, multimedia and electronic media production, interactive games development, the advertising and marketing industry and the printing industry.
There will be a studio fee of £25 per year to cover the cost of materials, workbooks, specialist papers and colour printing.

 

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