Pearson BTEC Nationals in Creative Digital Media …...Guide to the new BTEC Nationals in Creative Digital Media Production From 2017, you will start to receive applications from students

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Guide to the new BTEC Nationals in Creative Digital Media Production

From 2017, you will start to receive applications from students who have taken the new BTEC Nationals courses which start in 2016. This Guide clarifies:

• What’s changed Page 2

• Courses at a glance Page 3

• Assessments Page 4

• Courses in depth

u Mandatory unit breakdown Page 5-7

u Full lists of units Page 8

• Contact us Page 9

Why are BTEC Nationals changing?BTEC Nationals prepare many students each year for progression to Higher Education (HE) programmes, in fact UCAS has reported that the proportion of 18 year-olds in England entering HE with a BTEC has more than doubled between 2008 and 2014. The Higher Education Statistics Agency also confirmed that the number of UK students entering HE with a combination of BTEC and A levels increased nearly four-fold in the same period.

So to ensure BTECs continue to support progression into Higher Education, we have developed new BTEC Nationals for students starting their courses in September 2016. After over two years working closely with HE, professional bodies and industry, we are confident these new qualifications are fit for purpose, delivering university applicants with the right balance of research skills, professional behaviours and up-to-date industry knowledge.

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The qualification titles have changed

The same size as: Guided learning hours (GLH)

Current title: Pearson BTEC Level 3

New title: Pearson BTEC Level 3

1 A level 360 Subsidiary Diploma in Creative Media Production National Extended Certificate in Creative Digital Media Production

1.5 A levels 510 90-Credit Diploma in Creative Media Production National Foundation Diploma in Creative Digital Media Production

2 A levels 720 Diploma in Creative Media Production

• National Diploma in Film and Television Production

• National Diploma in Film and Television Visual Effects

• National Diploma in Sound Production• National Diploma in Interactive Publishing• National Diploma in Digital Games Design

and Development

3 A levels 1080 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production National Extended Diploma in Creative Digital Media Production

What’s changed?Changes to the new BTEC Nationals reflect HE requirements for students entering degree-level study:

• Assessments taken by all studentsIn addition to the traditional BTEC assignments, the new courses include assessments set and marked by Pearson (including tasks and performances) taken under test conditions. At least 33% of the BTEC Nationals in Creative Digital Media Production courses are assessed in this way.

• Core of mandatory contentThere is a larger core of mandatory units which provide a solid foundation of knowledge and skills for all students. At least 50% of the BTEC Nationals in Creative Digital Media Production courses is mandatory.

• Research skillsThe course content and assessments put more emphasis on research skills.

• English and mathsEnglish and maths skills are strengthened in all courses, where appropriate.

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Courses at a glanceHere is a breakdown of the units for each qualification showing the core of mandatory units and the range of assessment types, ensuring a core of consistency across all students.

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Extended Certificate360 GLH

Foundation Diploma510 GLH

Extended Diploma1080 GLH

TOTAL: 4 UNITS TOTAL: 6 UNITS TOTAL: 13 UNITS

3 MANDATORY UNITS 4 MANDATORY UNITS 7 MANDATORY UNITS

1. Media Representations (90 GLH) 1. Media Representations (90 GLH) 1. Media Representations (90 GLH)

2. Working in the Creative Media Industry (90 GLH)

3. Digital Media Skills (120 GLH)

4. Pre-Production Portfolio (90 GLH) 4. Pre-Production Portfolio (90 GLH) 4. Pre-Production Portfolio (90 GLH)

5. Specialist Subject Investigation (120 GLH)

6. Media Campaigns (90 GLH) 6. Media Campaigns (90 GLH)

8. Responding to a Commission (120 GLH) 8. Responding to a Commission (120 GLH) 8. Responding to a Commission (120 GLH)

1 OPTIONAL UNIT 2 OPTIONAL UNITS 6 OPTIONAL UNITS

Optional Unit (60 GLH) Optional Unit (60 GLH) Choose 6 optional units from one of 4 pathways:

Film, TV and Radio; Interactive Publishing and Media, Digital Games or a general

pathway

Optional Unit (60 GLH)







Types of assessment

Assignment - Set and marked internally

Task - Set and marked by Pearson

Written Exam - Set and marked by Pearson

Creative Digital Media Production

Courses at a glanceHere is a breakdown of the units for each qualification showing the core of mandatory units and the range of assessment types, ensuring a core of consistency across all students.

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Types of assessment



Written Exam - Set and marked by Pearson

Creative Digital Media Production specialist courses

Diploma720 GLH

Diploma720 GLH

Diploma720 GLH

Diploma720 GLH

Diploma720 GLH

Film and Television Production

Film and Television Visual Effects Sound Production Digital Publishing Digital Games Design

and Development

TOTAL: 10 UNITS TOTAL: 10 UNITS TOTAL: 10 UNITS TOTAL: 10 UNITS TOTAL: 10 UNITS

4 MANDATORY UNITS 4 MANDATORY UNITS 4 MANDATORY UNITS 4 MANDATORY UNITS 4 MANDATORY UNITS

3. Digital Media Skills (120 GLH) 3. Digital Media Skills (120 GLH) 3. Digital Media Skills (120 GLH) 3. Digital Media Skills (120 GLH) 3. Digital Media Skills (120 GLH)

7. Media Enterprise (60 GLH) 7. Media Enterprise (60 GLH) 7. Media Enterprise (60 GLH) 7. Media Enterprise (60 GLH) 7. Media Enterprise (60 GLH)

8. Responding to a Commisssion (120 GLH)





10. Film Production (Fiction) (60 GLH) 10. Film Production (Fiction) (60 GLH) 11. Radio Production (Fiction) (60 GLH) 12. Website Production (60 GLH) 13. Digital Games Production (60 GLH)

6 OPTIONAL UNITS 6 OPTIONAL UNITS 6 OPTIONAL UNITS 6 OPTIONAL UNITS 6 OPTIONAL UNITS

Optional Unit (60 GLH) Optional Unit (60 GLH) Optional Unit (60 GLH) Optional Unit (60 GLH) Optional Unit (60 GLH)






Set and marked by:Centre (school, college or training provider)

Verified by:Pearson

Set and marked by:Pearson

Set and marked by:Pearson

What’s involved?Students complete a series of activities set in a work-related scenario which may be tailored to local industry needs.

What’s involved?Students complete, in controlled conditions, a task tackling an everyday challenge; some tasks also draw on pre-released information.

What’s involved?Students draw on essential information to create onscreen answers to practical questions in exam conditions.

What’s the result?Students generate relevant evidence, drawing on their knowledge, understanding and skills to complete an assignment over a period of time, working either individually or in a team.

What’s the result?Students show they can apply their learning successfully to situations they could encounter regularly in the workplace or on a higher education course.

What’s the result?Your students can confidently recall and apply technical knowledge, a skill which provides a solid foundation for working life and further study.

Assignments Tasks Onscreen exam

A range of vocational assessments The new BTEC Nationals in Creative Digital Media Production use a combination of assessment styles to give students the study skills needed to continue their learning and also the confidence to apply their knowledge in the workplace.

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Creative Digital Media Production

Unit title What will students study? Assessment

1. Media Representations

This unit provides an introduction to fundamental media theory and analysis. Students investigate a range of media from different sectors, such as music videos, short film extracts, animation, news programmes, websites, digital games and print adverts in order to explore how meaning, messages and values are constructed through formal and stylistic elements. They develop an understanding of semiotic analysis and the ‘reading’ of media texts.The assessment is by an on-screen examination. Students view a video clip and are asked a series of short and extended answer questions, testing their knowledge and understanding and their analysis and evaluation skills.

Onscreen exam

2. Working in the Creative Media Industry

In this unit, students learn about the structure of the media industry and the career opportunities within its various sectors. They investigate a specific sector and the job roles it offers, and develop their own profile that will provide a potential employer with information about their skills. They also develop effective networking skills that will help them to create links with potential employers. They develop their job application skills and reflect on career progression or progression through to higher education.

Assignments

3. Digital Media Skills Students learn how to work to a client brief relating to a specific media sector and its associated digital skills. They choose the format and medium for a digital media project and demonstrate their creative and technical skills in the production of a complete product. Through working on the skills required to produce the product, they demonstrate their understanding of production and post-production activities and prepare appropriate documentation to support these.

Task

Mandatory units - a solid foundation for all learnersThe larger core of mandatory content in the new BTEC Nationals means that you can be confident that BTEC-qualified students are well prepared for higher level study and assessment methods.

This table breaks down the mandatory unit content and explains what the students learn and which skills they develop.

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4. Pre-production Portfolio

Students consider the essential pre-production work that takes place as part of a creative media pro-duction. They develop:• an understanding of the requirements of the planning stage of a media product, from finance and

logistics to regulations• the pre-production skills and experience needed to carry out tasks to produce a digital media

product. For the assessment, students create a portfolio and manage the pre-production for their own creative media production.

Assignments

5. Specialist Subject investigation

In this unit, students explore a range of primary and secondary research methods and techniques. They then apply these in the assessment which will require them to focus on a contemporary specialist media issue or debate that is the subject of existing research and to undertake investigations into it. They contextualise their findings in a chosen media sector. They analyse and interpret data, draw conclusions from their research findings and evaluate the validity and reliability of their work.

Task

6. Media Campaigns In this unit, students consider why and how media campaigns are created, including• their distinguishing features• the strategies used to reach their audience• how the many different elements in a campaign are constructed to ensure cohesion when viewed

across different media platforms• how they are successful in communicating their message

For the assessment, students plan a media campaign, preparing materials and developing strategies to achieve its purpose. They develop production skills through the creation of a cross-platform media campaign.

Assignment

8. Responding to a Commission

In this unit, students develop an understanding of how to interpret a commission brief and respond to it with ideas based on the required content, style, audience, purpose and approach proposed by the client.In the assessments, students are given a choice of commissions. They work within the requirements and constraints of the client’s specifications and consider their response in terms of ethos, format, budget, platform and duration. Students demonstrate their ideas through pitches, proposals and treatment documents.

Task

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7. Media Enterprise In this unit, students learn how to initiate and develop an idea for a new media product or service through audience and market research. They develop and apply essential enterprise skills and, through working independently, use their initiative to problem solve as they research, plan and produce a new media product or service.

Assignments

Courses in depthHere’s a complete list of all the units available in the BTEC Nationals in Creative Digital Media Production courses. You’ll be able to see which are mandatory and optional, and how each unit is assessed.

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Unit (Number&Title) GLHExtended Certificate (360 GLH)

Foundation Diploma

(510 GLH)

Extended Diploma (1080)Diploma (720)

Film/TV production

Diploma (720) Film and TV

Visual Effects

Diploma (720) Sound

Production

Diploma (720) Digital

Publishing

Diploma (720) Digital Games

Design and Development

General pathway

Film, TV and Radio

Interactive Publishing and

MediaDigital Games

4 UNITS 6 UNITS 13 UNITS 13 UNITS 13 UNITS 13 UNITS 10 UNITS 10 UNITS 10 UNITS 10 UNITS 10 UNITS

3 MANDATORY 4 MANDATORY 7 MANDATORY 7 MANDATORY 7 MANDATORY 7 MANDATORY 4 MANDATORY 4 MANDATORY 4 MANDATORY 4 MANDATORY 4 MANDATORY

1 Optional 2 Optional 6 Optional 6 Optional 6 Optional 6 Optional 6 Optional 6 Optional 6 Optional 6 Optional 6 Optional1.Media Representations 90 M M M M M M2.Working in the Creative Media Industry 90 M M M M3.Digital Media Skills 120 M M M M M M M M M4.Pre Production Portfolio 90 M M M M M M5.Specialist Subject investigation 120 M M M M6 Media Campaigns 90 M M M M M7 Media Enterprise 60 M M M M M8.Responding to a Commission 120 M M M M M M M M M M M9. App Production 60 A A A A B B10. Film Production (Fiction) 60 A A A A A M M11 Radio Production (Fiction) 60 A A A A M12 Website Production 60 A A A A A M13 Digital Games Production 60 A A A A M14 Digital Magazine Production 60 A A A A15 Advertising Production 60 A A A A16 Factual Production 60 A A A17 News Production 60 A A A18 Storyboarding for Digital Media 60 B B B B19 Scriptwriting 60 B B B B20 Single Camera techniques 60 B B B B21 Film Editing 60 B B B B22 Interviewing techniques 60 B B B B B23 Stop Motion Animation 60 B24 Sound Editing 60 B B B B B25 Sound Recording 60 B B B B26 Writing Copy 60 B B B27 Digital Photography 60 B B B28 Image Manipulation techniques 60 B B B29 2D Digital Graphics 60 B B B30 Page Layout and Design for Digital Media 60 B B B31 Coding for Web Based Media 60 B B B B32 Concept Art for Computer Games 60 B B B33 2D Animation 60 B B C B34 Game Engine Scripting 60 B B B35 Multi camera techniques 60 B36 Lighting techniques 60 B B37 Visual Effects 60 C38 Sound mixing 60 B B B39 Live Radio Broadcasting 60 B40 3D modelling 60 B B B41 3D Environments 60 B B C B42 Games Testing 60 B B B43 3D Digital Animation 60 B B C B

Types of assessment



Onscreen Exam - Set and marked by Pearson

Types of unit

M Mandatory Unit

A Optional Unit A

B Optional Unit B

C Optional Unit C

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Contact detailsIf you have any questions or would like further details please contact David MacKay, Head of Awarding Body Stakeholder Engagement, (Higher Education), Pearson UK

[email protected]

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