Course information
Multimedia
Chislehurst School for Girls - Bromley
02083003156
Beaverwood Road, Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Course summary

You will develop professional and social skills as well as theoretical and technical knowledge and understanding to underpin these skills. This will allow your creativity and flair to be harnessed in the design and production of media products used within the industry. You will develop conceptual ideas and visualise these all the way through the production cycle, from planning and pre-production right through to editing, postproduction,and presentation of products.You will also learn how to analyse target audience requirements, research market demand and bring a media concept alive working in line with legal and regulatory requirements, in a safe and effective way. You will also gain an understanding of how different businesses and organisations in the media sector work. The course is comprised of two components. Component 1 - Exam Unit 1 - Media products and audiences Whichever sector of the media you want to work or specialise in, all media institutions work to create products that meet the needs of specific target audiences.The aim of this unit is for you to develop your understanding of how different media institutions operate in order to create products that will appeal to specific target audiences. You will therefore learn about the different ownership models in the media industries, and you will learn how to analyse different media products within the sector to understand the fundamentals of how meaning is created for audiences.You will learn about how audiences are categorised, researched and targeted by media producers and how media institutions distribute and advertise their products to audiences. Unit 2 - Pre-production and planning Pre-production and planning are key aspects of any media production, time spent well leading up to a production can save time and money. By completing this unit, you will understand the preproduction process that the creative media industry follows when creating a product. You will learn how to carry out research in the planning stage of a media production and about the various acts of legislation that need to be considered. You will learn about the constraints that need to be considered when planning a new media production, including timescales and resources. You will understand how to create pre-production documents in relation to client requirements and how to plan projects to meet these needs. Component 2 – Coursework You will have three units to complete in this component, one of them is to create a media project. Unit 3 - Create a media project. Media products have a range of different purposes. Whether it is to advertise and promote a product or service, inform an audience of a cause or engage and entertain an audience. This aim of this unit is for you to develop knowledge and understanding of the production processes for producing a pint-based product.You will apply your learning gained to plan and produce a media product. You will complete planning materials to take them forward in the production and post–production stages of your intended media product. You will plan, produce and edit original content for your intended product.By completing this unit, you will have the skills to:• create a proposal to meet a client brief. • produce planning materials. • create and manage original content for the product. • apply editing techniques.

Entry requirements

Students should have a Grade 5 in English

How you'll be assessed

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityBromley
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeGirls
AddressBeaverwood Road, Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6HE