Brand new course offered from September 2013 Level 3 Cambridge Technicals in Media

Comparable with previous Creative iMedia Course

No previous ICT qualifications required

Internally assessed coursework

No Exams

01 - Analysing Media Products and Audiences•Research various products produced by different institutions•Look at the distribution of media for various audiences•Discuss ethical and legal issues faced by media companies

33 - Comic Books and Graphic Novels•Gain an understanding of various publishing companies•Create ideas for an original character•Produce your own small scale comic strip or graphic novel

35 - Social Media Products•Investigate existing social media products and their uses•Find a gap in the market and plan for a new product•Generate ideas for a new social media website

During Year 12 you will study the following units:

63 - 3D Character Modelling•Gain an understanding of various modelling techniques used•Plan and create a model for use in a game or animation•Create a guide on 3d character modelling techniques

32 - Graphic Design•Research the work of a range of graphic designers•Generate conceptual ideas and present them for your audience•Plan and produce original work for a digital media product

34 - Web Authoring•Investigate a range of commercial websites and their features•Create a fully functional multi-page enhanced website•Test and evaluate the key features of the multi-page website

During Year 13 you will study the following units:

The Certificate sits in line with AS Level qualifications when it comes to UCAS, the Diploma at A Level equivalents:

Certificate Diploma

Distinction * 70 140

Distinction 60 120

Merit 40 80

Pass 20 40

This course allows students the opportunity to work towards a career in the constantly evolving creative media industry:

Printed Media

•Graphic Design•Storyboarding•Comic Books•Graphic Novels•Media Editor

Online & Visual

•Web Design•Social Media•Photography•Videographer•Audio Editor

Specialist

•3D Modelling•Game Design•Animation•Level Design

Original characters produced for a comic book on the topic of bullying aimed at primary students.

Unit 33