INTERMEDIATE 1 CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • • •
Being able to work successfully in a team and have an interest in the media industry Be creative and imaginative Achieved a pass in Standard Grade English
COURSE OUTLINE This new and exciting course is designed to introduce students to the media industry – the world of movies and broadcasting! You will learn what happens in the media industry, the job and careers, the development of a product, pre-production planning – pitch your contract to the clients, production –creating storyboards and video scripts, post –production and marketing. Visits to BBC studios and Radio Forth will be included. You will be working in teams and products may include a short movie, a website or a computer game! The course consists of four units: Introduction to the The Creative Media Industry – Process – Looking You will learn about at the job roles the media industry involved in the and its different industry and the areas which are contribution of each varied and include job to the radio, TV, computer development and games and websites production of a movie
Hardware and Software – Looking at the use of software and hardware at each stage of production eg digital cameras, tripods, microphones
Production Project – Production of two digital media. The end result will be one minute of moving images, 6 web pages, 30 seconds sound and 1 poster
COURSE ASSESSMENT Internal assessment takes place in form of four units: Introduction to Media Industry The Creative Process Hardware and Software The Production Process
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Each unit requires the student to complete forms and keep a Project folder/log book to record all the decisions and jobs done by each member of the team.
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