iMedia
Creative iMedia will inspire and equip students with the confidence to use skills that are relevant to the digital media sector and the wider industry. It’s a vocational qualification, equivalent in value to a GCSE and contains both practical and theoretical elements.
Overview –
Most of the qualification is assessed by coursework that is set and marked by the teacher and then moderated by the exam board. This will be done throughout the two-year course. You will complete project work, research, completing practical tasks and meeting deadlines. One of the units that all students must complete is Creative iMedia in the media industry, this unit is an external written exam.
The students will then complete a coursework unit on Visual identity and digital graphics. To finish off the coursework, they will complete one of the following units of coursework:
Characters and comics
Animation with audio
Interactive digital media
Visual imaging
Digital games
Assessment –
iMedia is assessed by two coursework units and a written paper.
Component: R093
Weighting: 40%
Title: Creative iMedia in the media industry
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Assessment type: Written paper
Method: External assessment
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Component: R094
Weighting: 25%
Title: Visual identity and digital graphics
Assessment type: Portfolio
Method: Internal assessment
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Component: A choice between R095-R099
Weighting: 35%
Title: A choice between:
Characters and comics
Animation with audio
Interactive digital media
Visual imaging
Digital games
Assessment type: Portfolio
Method: Internal assessment
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Subject links –
The iMedia course has links with English, Art, Business and Computer Science.
Careers –
By developing applied knowledge and practical skills, this course will help give you the opportunity to progress on to A Levels, a Cambridge Technical in Creative Media, an apprenticeship or university. Creative iMedia could be first step of a career as a Games Developer, Comic Book Writer, Graphic Designer, and more.
For further information, please contact –
Head of faculty – Satnam Badhasha Email - info@ipswichacademy.co.uk