Mass Media and Culture Studies
Creative Media Production
ESA is all about content creation. The creative media sector is one of the things the UK does best in the world.
Social media content, TV and Film production, music video, advertising, print and web publishing, podcasting and digital design - our Media production department covers a broad mix of platforms and technologies and supports students to make professional content for and with industry partners.
Key Stage 4
BTEC Creative Media Production Level 2
Course Code: BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Creative Media Production
Qualification Number: 603/1238/5
About:
This course gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific knowledge and skills in a practical learning environment. The main focus is on four areas of equal importance, which cover the:
development of key skills that prove your aptitude in creative media production such as investigating and developing ideas through pre-production, production and post-production of media products
process that underpins effective ways of working in creative media production, such as responding to briefs and feedback, planning and generating ideas
attitudes that are considered most important in creative media production, including personal management and communication
knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, process and attitudes in the sector such as production processes and techniques.
Careers and Industry Connections:
The BTEC Tech Award in Creative Media Production is in line with the college specialism and works closely with the Elstree Productions, Performance and Projects team, enriching the overall curriculum and providing real life opportunities for your child.
Assessment:
There are three components in this qualification:
1. Component 1 - Exploring Media Products (internally assessed)
2. Component 2 - Developing Digital Media Production Skills (internally assessed)
3. Component 3 - Create a Media Product in Response to a Brief (externally assessed)
The components focus on:
the development of core knowledge and understanding, including the range of different types of media products, production processes and techniques
the development and application of skills such as research skills and stylistic and technical skills
reflective practice through the refinement of learners’ own media products that allows them to respond to feedback and identify areas for improvement.
Component 3, provides the main synoptic assessment for the qualification. Component 3 builds directly on Components 1 and 2, and enables learning to be brought together and related to a real-life situation. Component 3 requires learners to apply their production skills to the creation of a media product in response to a brief.
Key Stage 5
UAL Creative Media Production Level 3
Course Code: Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology
Qualification Number: (601/3986/9 and 601/3987/0)
About:
The Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology has been designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to access and progress to degree level study and employment in the media sector.
It provides an opportunity for those who have an interest in media to explore, develop and test their creativity within a qualification which is stimulating and demanding, and provides a supportive transition from general to more specialised study.
The qualification is delivered over two years and will enable students to develop a portfolio of work that supports progression into a range of higher education courses and careers within the media industry.
Careers and Industry Connections:
Students have access to live briefs through the Enterprise, Projects, Partnerships and Productions department and experience live shoots, as well as making content for the school productions. Students have; had a workshop with a BBC documentary camera operator, been on trips to Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, MediaCom in London and on a Media/film focused trip to New York. Students have also sat Professional Practice Interviews with Bananasplit Productions from Elstree Studios. Studying this course would set students up for Media and Film courses at University/Film schools or apprenticeships in the industry. Alumni students have left the Media course and gone on to study Media/Film courses at UAL, Falmouth, Animation at Pearson in London, University of Hertfordshire, Bournemouth and Westminster
Assessment:
The Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology comprises of 16 units taken over two years (8 units are completed in each year). Within the first year students will undertake the following units:
Unit 1: Introduction to media processes and technical skills
Unit 2: Introduction to design and research skills in creative media production
Unit 3: Introduction to professional practice in creative media production
Unit 4: Critical and contextual awareness
Unit 5: Investigating audio production and technology
Unit 6: Investigating visual production and technology
Unit 7: Investigating interactive media production and technology
Unit 8: Developing media production and technology
Within the second year students will undertake the following units:
Unit 9 Characteristics and contexts in media and communication
Unit 10 Engaging with an audience in creative media production
Unit 11 Preparing for progression in creative media production
Unit 12 Specialist study in creative media production
Unit 13 Extended project in creative media production (Level 3)
Unit 14 Extended project in creative media production (Level 4)
