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Key Details

Levels

Level 2 | Level 3

FT / PT

FT

Location

Great Yarmouth

Attendance

4 days

Duration

1-2 years

Please note, this course is only accepting applications from learners aged 16 - 18, as well as those up to the age of 25 who hold a current EHCP.

Turn your creativity into a career with our Creative Media Production course. Whether you dream of working in film, television, animation, advertising, graphic design, digital content creation or journalism, this course will help you develop the practical skills, creative confidence and industry knowledge needed to take your next step.

You'll learn by creating exciting real-world projects, working to professional standards and responding to live and industry-set briefs. Throughout the course, you'll build an impressive portfolio while developing skills in filming, editing, sound production, visual effects, motion graphics and digital design.

Using industry-standard software including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop, you'll produce a wide range of creative media, including:

  • Short films and drama productions
  • Music videos
  • Animations and motion graphics
  • Television studio programmes
  • Radio shows and podcasts
  • Documentaries
  • Advertisements and promotional campaigns
  • Visual effects projects and digital content

Alongside practical production skills, you'll explore the creative and technical processes behind successful media productions. You'll develop expertise in pre-production planning, project management, media theory and audience analysis, helping you understand how professional media content is planned, produced and distributed.

You'll study in professional-standard facilities, including a fully equipped Blackmagic Design HD television studio, a dedicated radio studio and a 5.1 surround sound recording and mixing studio, giving you valuable hands-on experience with the equipment and workflows used across the creative industries.

Throughout the course, you'll create a professional digital portfolio that showcases your work and prepares you for progression to university, higher-level apprenticeships or employment within the creative media sector.

To help you gain valuable industry experience, we'll support you in securing work experience opportunities and developing links with leading organisations, including the BBC, British Film Institute (BFI) and Sony, helping you build your professional network and gain an insight into careers within the creative industries.

Course Information


Level 2: Two GCSEs at grade 3 or above and a sketchbook or portfolio of art or media which could be graphics, film and/or animation. Level 3: Three GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Maths, or to have completed Creative Media Level 2.


Assessment is project-based, with your work presented through sketchbooks and a portfolio that will be showcased in an end-of-year exhibition.

You will receive regular feedback and support throughout the course through tutorials, reviews and formative assessment.


You can progress through our Creative Media courses before moving to an apprenticeship, university of employment. We also offer BA (Hons) Visual Effects and Post Production with the University of Suffolk at East Coast College for those looking to continue their studies.


You will study a range of units including media processes and technical skills, design and research skills, professional practice, contextual awareness in creative media, investigatng auio production and technology, investigating interactive production and technology, and developing a creative meda.


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