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Internally assessed
The BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Creative Digital Media Production is equivalent to one A Level.
Do you have a genuine interest in Media? Are you interested in pursuing a career related to Media Production, Advertising or Journalism?
Achievement of this qualification can support you to go on and study in a Higher Education Institution either on relevant Media degrees such as Digital Media, Media Production, Media and Communications, Journalism and Media or Digital Marketing or to support progression on to other degree courses.
The qualification provides a coherent introduction to the study of creative digital media production at this level. You will develop an understanding of the media industry through analysing media representations and pitching and producing media projects.
Content is broken down into four units, with two being externally assessed. You must complete the selected four units in order to fulfil the course requirements. Each unit has a specific vocational context in order to allow students to relate their studies to the working environment.
Units studied over the two years:
Unit 1: Media Representations
Unit 4: Pre-production Portfolio
Unit 8: Responding to a Commission
Unit 10: Film Production – Fiction
Pearson
You must have 5 qualifications at level 2 at grade 4/pass or above. If you have previously studied the subject at Level 2 you should have achieved a minimum of a Level 2 Pass
BTEC
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| Patience and resilience | |
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| Flexibility and adaptability | |
| Critical thinking and problem solving | |
| Reflective practice | |
| Critical analysis | |
| Communication |
Unit 1: will be a two-hour, on screen exam set and marked by Pearson. Unit 8: will be a task set and marked by Pearson and completed under supervised conditions. You will be provided with a commission for a media production two weeks before the supervised assessment period. The set task is completed in 6 hours under supervised conditions. All assessment for units 4 and 10 is made through completion of assignments and coursework
The course is excellent preparation for entering university courses such as Digital Media, Media Production, Media and Communications, Journalism and Media or Digital Marketing. It can also prepare you for employment in the digital media sector in job roles such as digital layout artists, assistant animators, production runners or freelance crew or for a media-related apprenticeship