Media - TV & Film

Equivalent to 3 A Levels, a total of 72-168 UCAS points, depending on grades achieved.

This qualification teachestrainees'real world' professional production pipelines with an emphasis on attracting audiences and consumers to the contenttheycreate.

This course will suit students thatare interested in a career in film and TV and want to progress to an industry level.Studentswill be required to fully understand and follow the codes and conventions of different media products in order to design, organise and create your own.

The focus of this course is to give traineeshands on experience following industry-standard production processes, as well as technical and creative skills.Studentswill plan, film and edit a range of productions - this could include TV adverts, music videos, film trailers, documentaries, short films, campaign videos and more.Theywill also be encouraged to create narratives that showtheirindividual perspective through storytelling anduse of film style.

Whilst it is beneficial to have a media qualification, this is not essential, as long asapplicantshave passion and desire to explore the diverse subject of TV and film. However, it is preferable if applicants candemonstrate prior experience, for example through makingtheirown videos as a hobby or having done work experience in a media environment.

At the end of each year,studentswill complete a final project where theywill be able to work on any type of media project within film or TV givingthema high level of autonomy from idea inception to the final presentation. Students in past years have submitted films to film festivals, made documentaries and developed their own digital channels.