ICT Creative iMedia 

 ICT Creative iMedia OCR

Introduction

ICT Creative iMedia equips students with the wide range of knowledge and skills needed to work in the creative digital media sector. Starting at pre-production, students develop their skills through practical assignments as they create final multimedia products.

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ICT Creative iMedia Cambride National

Aims

The Cambridge Nationals in ICT Creative iMedia will equip learners with a range of creative media skills and provide opportunities to develop desirable, transferable skills such as research, planning and review, working with others and communicating creative concepts effectively. Through the use of these skills, learners will ultimately be creating fit-for-purpose creative media products. The Cambridge National qualification in ICT Creative iMedia will also challenge all learners, including high attaining learners, by introducing them to demanding material and techniques; encouraging independence and creativity and providing tasks that engage with the most taxing aspects of the National Curriculum.

Course details

The course consists of two compulsory units and one optional unit.

Compulsory Units:

R093: Creative iMedia in the media Industry

R094: Visual identity and digital graphics - assessed as a Brief (Coursework)

Optional Unit:

R095 Characters and Comics - assessed as a Brief (Coursework)

Assessment

60% of the work is internally assessed portfolio-based work complete across the end of Year 10 and start of Year 11. There is an externally assessed exam that is worth 40% of the qualification. The grades are awarded at Pass, Merit, Distinction and Distinction*.

Possible careers

Animator, Broadcast Engineer, Screenwriter, Photographer, Film Maker, Set Designer, Media Researcher, Audio-Visual Technician, Studio Sound

Engineering, Editor

Commitment

Books will be provided for notes and classwork. Students are encouraged to work on projects outside of the classroom, watch set tutorials on photoshop skills and attend sessions after school to put into practice IT skills. Homework is set weekly to support the written aspect of the course.

While there are practical IT components to the course, there are also elements of art (designing characters or logos) and knowledge (learning about the industry, legislation and processes). Good organisation is key in this aspect of the course as is a willingness to listen and respond to strategies of how to complete a brief.

What is the difference between Creative iMedia and Computing?
Computing refers to the processes used to create usable computer programs and applications together with theory behind those processes, digging deeper into the computer and getting a more in-depth understanding of how the computer works.

Creative iMedia is about the process of producing a product following a brief to give context to the projects allowing them to see what it would be like to produce this in real life. There is an emphasis on using software like Photoshop and Comic Life. If you do not have these at home you are expected to attend sessions after school to practise using these. 

Exam Board: OCR

https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/creative-imedia-level-1-2-j834/ 

Contact Details

Mr Bugler