Course Leaders:

Mr G Scarfe (gscarfe@sackvilleschool.org.uk) and Mr A Vallally-Godfrey (avallallygodfrey@sackvilleschool.org.uk)

Exam board: Cambridge OCR

Guidance: Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above (ideally at least a grade 4 in Creative iMedia or Film Studies)

Course length: 2 Years

Course description:

The Cambridge Technicals in Digital Media helps students develop the knowledge and practical skills required in the digital media industry. Students gain hands-on experience of the production process, developing their ideas from planning, through editing and post-production, to final presentation.

Course units:

MANDATORY UNITS 

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT  

- UNIT 1: MEDIA PRODUCTS & AUDIENCES (EXAM) - 90 GLH 

- UNIT 2: PRE-PRODUCTION & PLANNING (EXAM) - 90 GLH 

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

- UNIT 3: CREATE A MEDIA PRODUCT - 60 GLH 

 

OPTIONAL UNITS THAT WILL BE COVERED

- UNIT 6 - SOCIAL MEDIA & GLOBALISATION - 60 GLH  

- UNIT 20 - ADVERTISING MEDIA - 60 GLH 

- UNIT 23 - CREATE A PERSONAL MEDIA PROFILE - 30 GLH

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Assessment:

Assessment is in the form of examined units and coursework units.

What can I do with this qualification?

You will be able to enter the workplace with a technical qualification showing you have the ability to overcome a range of challenges. If further education is your option this course leads onto a range of degrees from IT, Digital Media, Designer, Games Developer, Animator, App Developer and Web Developer/Designer and Computer Science.