Course Content

Unit 1 – Media products and audiences

Unit 2 – Pre-production and planning

Unit 3 – Create a media product

Unit 16 – The creation and use of sound in media

Unit 21 – Plan and deliver a pitch for a media product

Unit 23 – Create a personal media profile

Aims and Learning Outcomes

The aims of this qualification are to enable learners to:

• develop their understanding of how different media institutions operate in order to create products that will appeal to specific target audiences.

• analyse different media products within the sector to understand the fundamentals of how meaning is created for audiences.

• understand the pre-production process that the creative media industry follows when creating a product.

• learn about the constraints that need to be considered when planning a new media production, including time scales and resources.

• understand how to create pre-production documents in relation to client requirements and how to plan projects to meet these needs.

• develop knowledge and understanding of the production processes for producing one of the following media product:

  • print-based

  • audio-visual

  • audio

• understand the sound elements used in media products and how they are produced.

• gain practical skills by recording and editing sound elements for use in the production of a final soundtrack.

Assessment

2 Externally Set Examinations: 2 hours (50%)

4 Internally Assessed Assignments (50%)