BTEC Media Studies and Film Production is a TWO YEAR vocational and practical course that is ideal for students who have an interest in both Media and Film production. It also complements a wide range of subjects such as English Literature, Dance, Art and Design, Photography, IT, Business, Drama, and Sociology. The Extended certificate is an exciting and practical course which offers a number of transferable skills in preparation for employment or further educational study in areas such as; Television and Film, Sound Recording, Print-Based Media and interactive media. There are 4 mandatory units, 2 internal and 2 external. • Media Representations (theory based with some practical elements) • Pre-Production Portfolio (written and practical work) • Responding to a Commission (written and practical work) • Film Production (100% practical)
To study BTEC courses you need a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 4+.
Unit 1 Media Representations. In this unit, you will study a range of media from different sectors, such as music videos, short film extracts, animation, news programmes, websites, digital games and print adverts in order to explore how meaning, messages and values are constructed through form and stylistic elements. At the end of the unit learners will complete a 2-hour onscreen exam where they will watch and control audio-visual media products and analyse them in terms of media messages. Externally assessed. Unit 4 Pre-Production portfolio. This unit will enable you to develop your understanding of the essential pre-production work that takes place as part of a creative media production. You will be required to produce a report, presentation and written/audio/video summary to document how the pre-production for your short film (Unit 10) was managed. Internal assessment (externally moderated). Unit 8 Responding to a commission. In this unit, you will understand how to respond to a commission brief with ideas based on the required content, style, audience, purpose and approach proposed by the client. You will work within the requirements and constraints of the client’s specifications and consider your response in terms of ethos, format, budget, platform and duration. A task set and marked by the exam board completed under supervised conditions. This will consist of two parts: Part A: Learners will be provided with a commission for a media production. Part B will be a task completed in 5 hours under supervised conditions. Externally assessed. Unit 10 Film Production – Fiction. In this unit, you will investigate how conventions of narrative storytelling are used by filmmakers, looking at formats and generic conventions. You will then prepare for a film production by creating and gathering the materials and preparing the cast and crew. You will need to bring together a range of elements to successfully produce your film: camera, lighting, acting, direction and sound during the production phase, and successfully use post-production techniques to deliver a final outcome (your film). This unit will focus on the process of producing and making a short narrative film or film extract that uses generic conventions. Internal assessment (externally moderated).
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Hampshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | School Lane, Yateley, GU46 6NW |
BTEC Media Studies and Film Production is a TWO YEAR vocational and practical course that is ideal for students who have an interest in both Media and Film production. It also complements a wide range of subjects such as English Literature, Dance, Art and Design, Photography, IT, Business, Drama, and Sociology. The Extended certificate is an exciting and practical course which offers a number of transferable skills in preparation for employment or further educational study in areas such as; Television and Film, Sound Recording, Print-Based Media and interactive media. There are 4 mandatory units, 2 internal and 2 external. • Media Representations (theory based with some practical elements) • Pre-Production Portfolio (written and practical work) • Responding to a Commission (written and practical work) • Film Production (100% practical)
To study BTEC courses you need a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 4+.
Unit 1 Media Representations. In this unit, you will study a range of media from different sectors, such as music videos, short film extracts, animation, news programmes, websites, digital games and print adverts in order to explore how meaning, messages and values are constructed through form and stylistic elements. At the end of the unit learners will complete a 2-hour onscreen exam where they will watch and control audio-visual media products and analyse them in terms of media messages. Externally assessed. Unit 4 Pre-Production portfolio. This unit will enable you to develop your understanding of the essential pre-production work that takes place as part of a creative media production. You will be required to produce a report, presentation and written/audio/video summary to document how the pre-production for your short film (Unit 10) was managed. Internal assessment (externally moderated). Unit 8 Responding to a commission. In this unit, you will understand how to respond to a commission brief with ideas based on the required content, style, audience, purpose and approach proposed by the client. You will work within the requirements and constraints of the client’s specifications and consider your response in terms of ethos, format, budget, platform and duration. A task set and marked by the exam board completed under supervised conditions. This will consist of two parts: Part A: Learners will be provided with a commission for a media production. Part B will be a task completed in 5 hours under supervised conditions. Externally assessed. Unit 10 Film Production – Fiction. In this unit, you will investigate how conventions of narrative storytelling are used by filmmakers, looking at formats and generic conventions. You will then prepare for a film production by creating and gathering the materials and preparing the cast and crew. You will need to bring together a range of elements to successfully produce your film: camera, lighting, acting, direction and sound during the production phase, and successfully use post-production techniques to deliver a final outcome (your film). This unit will focus on the process of producing and making a short narrative film or film extract that uses generic conventions. Internal assessment (externally moderated).