Course Overview

Do you have a keen interest in media and production, such as film, video, lighting, TV, animation, staging and rigging and photography? This course is ideal if you wish to follow a career in the ever-growing UK creative industry. The course focuses on the creative production aspects of media products and how to set these up as well as looking at the related industries, allowing you to develop a range of skills before you specialise.

Topics may include:

• Media products and audiences
• Film and TV media products
• Visual effects
• Photography for media products
• Web design
• Using industry standard software
• Animation
• Graphic design
• Lighting and rigging
• Setting up staging
• Audio capture

Alongside these, you will study, in detail, the various creative industries, specialising in a Final Major Project at the end of the course in a pathway of your choosing. You will have access to trips and residentials, visiting speakers and professional facilities. Work placements and work readiness take place throughout the course to ensure you are ready to progress your studies or enter the workplace.

Assessment Methods

Your progress will be assessed through practical and written assignments, and observation by your tutor. You will be encouraged to evaluate your own work and the work of others, and to set targets for yourself in relation to your work and general progress.

Progression Options

This course is a transition route to T Level in Media, Broadcast and Production. Creative Apprenticeships are also a progression route. Previous Level 2 students who progressed to Level 3 courses continued their studies to degree level, Higher Apprenticeships and found employment in the creative industries.