Course Summary
If you want to develop your creative skills, enjoy playing with images and sound, like working with people and are passionate about film, TV, animation, graphics or radio, then this is the course for you!
This course is available to study as an:
Extended Certificate (60-credit course, equivalent to 1 A Level)
Diploma (120-credit course, equivalent to 2 A Levels)
Extended Diploma (180-credit course, equivalent to 3 A Levels)
The main media taught is film & television, although there are many other things you will get the opportunity to try, depending on which of the applied courses interests you...
The Extended Certificate includes projects in film-making, scriptwriting, sound & visual effects.
The Diploma includes projects in film-making, scriptwriting, sound, cinematography, visual and special effects.
The Extended Diploma includes units in film-making, scriptwriting, sound, visual/special effects, 3D, and animation.
On the Extended Diploma, you will study a wide range of media, as well as Film & TV. You will be given media briefs, for instance, create a title sequence, or documentary. In your Final Major Project you will choose an area to specialise in.
No matter what course you choose, your teachers will give you a huge amount of support, so you don’t need any prior knowledge. We have visiting speakers throughout the year and run trips to film festivals, visual effects festivals and cinemas. In previous years we have taken students on a trip to New York!
The majority of our students progress onto university study, but some students move straight into industry. Relevant work experience is key to making this transition and is something we strongly encourage and support all of our students to participate in.
Course Details
Year 1 Modules
Film & TV Industry & Film Pre-production (Extended Certificate)
Film-making, Scriptwriting, Pitching, Sound (Diploma)
Sound, Visual and Special Effects, 3D, Motion Graphics (Extended Diploma)
Year 2 Modules
Film Production, Scriptwriting & Sound (Extended Certificate)
Cinematography, Visual and Special Effects (Diploma)
Title Sequence Design, Music Video, Animation, Research (Extended Diploma)
How will it be delivered and assessed?
100% Coursework
Exam Board: UAL
Entry requirements
Five GCSEs at Grade 4 including:
Grade 4 in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature
Merit in Level 2 Media if taken
Your next steps...
After the course, students tend to go to university, but you could go straight into the industry. Often, students want to do an apprenticeship, however places are limited and therefore highly competitive. On the whole, university tends to offer a more reliable route into the industry, so we tend to recommend this, but the main thing to aim for is work experience, which Long Road will support you with.
Additional information
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/page/?title=Media+Level+3+Applied&pid=108
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