BTEC HNC Creative Media Production in Daventry. Classes run at Northampton College at Daventry, full-time over one year. Tuition fees are £6,165 for the year.
The course covers scriptwriting, casting, filming, and editing. You'll also study documentary film-making, music video production, and film theory. Teaching combines seminars and practical workshops. Around a quarter of your time focuses on theory. No prior film-making experience is required.
You'll finish with a Pearson Edexcel Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Creative Media Production.
This is a highly practical programme designed for anyone with a keen interest in films and film-making. It covers script development, casting, filming, editing and understanding the work of contemporary film makers. Additional modules cover documentary film-making and music video-making. This programme will prepare students for employment in the film and television industries and will also give them the confidence to set up as an independent film-maker. No prior experience of film-making is required.
The course enables students to develop specialised knowledge and skills in the area of video/moving image production and to develop the ability to transfer these skills into the workplace. The modules provide an underpinning knowledge of the moving image industry, film theory and the production process from script-writing to filming and editing.
Teaching staff have come direct from industry and are regularly involved in freelance work outside of their teaching commitments in order to provide students with up to date industry knowledge.
Stage 1:
During the first stage of the course, students will learn essential film-making skills, from scriptwriting to filming and editing and be introduced to the workings of the moving image industry and to film theory.
Stage 2:
During the second stage, students will develop and refine their film-making skills and knowledge of film theory and film history.
Special course features:
Highly practical digital-video production course Emphasis on independent and low-budget film-making Discover how to write, direct and edit your own films Learn how to make documentaries and music videos
Level 3 qualification which equates to a total of 48 UCAS points (such as 2 Ds or above in A Levels, an overall MP grade in BTEC Diploma or equivalent, an overall PASS grade in BTEC Extended Diploma or equivalent, an Access to HE Diploma or an Advanced Apprenticeship).
Students will also need to achieve a grade 4 [C] or above in English and Maths at GCSE level. Applicants aged 21 or older who do not have the entry requirements may be eligible for acceptance based on an interview.
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