Course information
Creative Digital Media Production (BTEC Level Three – Extended Certificate)
The Downs School - West Berkshire
01635270000
Manor Crescent, Compton, Newbury, RG20 6AD
Course summary

This is a course for anyone with an interest in Media and Film Production. The Creative Media Production course allows you to develop a wide range of practical production skills in a variety of formats, in combination with an understanding of how media texts function and media industries work. You will develop an understanding of the media industry through analysing media representations and pitching and producing media projects.

Entry requirements

BTEC Creative Digital Media Level Two Merit or above, or a grade 4 or above in GCSE Media. If Media has not been studied, students must have a grade 4 in GCSE English.

How you'll be assessed

Equivalent in size to one A Level. Four units of which three are mandatory and two are externally assessed. Mandatory content (83%). External assessment (58%). Year One: Unit One – Media representations – (80 marks) This unit is assessed through an external onscreen exam. Unit Four – Pre-production Portfolio This unit is assessed internally. Year Two: Unit Eight – Responding to a Commission – (75 marks) This unit is assessed externally. Unit Ten – Film Production – Fiction This unit is assessed internally.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityWest Berkshire
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeMixed
AddressManor Crescent, Compton, Newbury, RG20 6AD