Throughout this course, you will develop an understanding of the media industry through analysing media representations and pitching and producing media projects. Across the 2 years of study you will study 4 units including:

Course Structure

Throughout studying on the creative digital media productioncourse, you will develop an understanding of the creative media industrythrough analysing media representations and pitching and producing mediaprojects. Across the 2 years of study you will study 4 units and produce ahorror podcast alongside a pre-production portfolio the skills gained willallow you to be ready for progression in to the industry.  

Unit 1 Year 1: Media representations (Mandatory Unit): 

This unit allows students to analyse and deconstruct mediarepresentations from TV, film, music video, games, print image products such asadvertising and magazines. Technical elements such as cinematography, editing,mise-en-scene and sound are explored in the first year of study. A 2 hour onscreen examination is required for this unit. A range of 2,4 10 and one 20 markresponse will be written in the timed window.

Unit 4 Year 1&2: Pre-production portfolio: 

This is a coursework based unit that builds up knowledge andcommunication skills. Students will carry out different assignment briefs in work-relatedscenarios gaining knowledge and understanding of what is needed before a soundrecording production begins. This will include areas such as: health and safetypreparation, script writing, voice casting, conducting meetings, organisingsound files and documentation. All the pre production work will be inpreparation for a ‘Hull Horror Haunts’ podcast production.

Unit 11 Year 1&2: Radio Production – Fiction:

Learners will explore the codes and conventions of fictionalradio programmes, developing skills in devising radio drama. Students willrecord foley sounds, source sounds, record their written scrips and edittogether using a layering editing process to create a ‘Hull Horror Hauntspodcast’. Students will have access to recording equipment in and out ofcollege to make a successful production.

Unit 8 Year 2: Media skills responding to a commission (MandatoryUnit):

The final unit is a task set and marked by the exam board. Studentswill understand how to respond to a commission brief to mimic a real lifeworking scenario. Students will learn about clients’ needs and how to carry outrequirements of working through pitches, proposals and treatment documents, allof which are accepted industry methods for communicating initial ideas. Thebrief is released two weeks before a supervised assessment, students have 12hours preparation and research time in order to be competitive in theirresponse. The supervised assessment period will be a maximum of six hoursacross 2 days.

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