Creative Media Production - Year 12 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

BTEC National L3 Creative Media Production - Year 12

To complete the course students will need to study 4 units, 2 compulsory units in which they will learn skills for the planning of media productions and essential communication skills for the media industry these units are:
Unit 01: Pre-production Techniques for the Creative Media Industries
Unit 02: Communication Skills for Creative Media Production
Students will also complete 2 optional units in which you will plan and create a number of media texts. These units are:
Unit 22: Single Camera techniques
Unit 30: Advertising Techniques for Television
On all BTEC Level 3 National courses, the majority of learning is practical and vocationally focused to develop the skills needed for a media career. They also convert to UCAS points, just like A-levels, but the way students are assessed and graded is slightly different. The BTEC National L3 Certificate in Creative Media Production (TV Production) is equivalent to 1 AS Level.

TEACHER 1 Advertising Production for Television (unit 30, 01, 02 )	TEACHER 2 Single Camera Technique (unit 20, 01, 02)
Half Term 1 (September - October)
Course introduction and study skills Introduction to advertising techniques Analytical skills Advertising regulation	Course introduction and study skills Introduction to camera work and production skills theory Introduction to practical skills
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: Assignment 1 Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (November - December)
Development of Advertising Idea Working to a Brief – producing pre production documentation Pitching a media production proposal	Unit 1 Pre-production planning for single camera production Produce documentation for production
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (January - February)
Completion of pitch Production of TV advertising Editing the advert	Apply single camera techniques to a production
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (March - April)
Creation of report for client on advert produced Evaluation of advert produced and present to group	Complete production Review Process and present work
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (May - June)
Re-editing of units as required	Re-editing of units as required
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: Yes Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: Yes Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Course reading list:
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/BTEC/support/Pages/parents-guide.aspx
'BTEC Level 3 National Creative Media Production Student Book' ed. Pearson