Hope Smith is applying to study film and media related degrees at university. She has taken relevant GCSE subjects like Creative Imedia and is currently studying Creative Media Production and Technology at college. Her goal is to become a creative director, especially in the music industry. She has experience filming and editing videos through college coursework and personal projects. University will allow her to gain a wider range of knowledge and skills to pursue her career goals and be attractive to future employers.

1. UCAS APPLICATION
Hope Smith
BUZZWORD – viking2022

2. Grades

3. GCSEs
Outwood Academy Easingwold
Year Subject Grade Awarding Body
2020 English Language 6 WJEC Eduqas
2020 English Literature 5 WJEC Eduqas
2020 Maths 5 Pearson Edexcel
2020 Combined science:
trilogy
55 AQA
2020 Geography 4 AQA
2020 Creative Imedia Level 2 pass Cambridge National
2019 Hospitality &
catering
Level 2 merit WJEC/GCS
2019 Business studies Level 2 pass Pearson Edexcel

4. Courses

5. University Course
Course Title Film and television
UCAS Code P390
Link https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/204ed3b3-12e4-
9ad4-8e4a-689a6813e6d2?academicYearId=2021
Location The University of Edinburgh
Entry
Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE Grades • English at a 4
UAL Grade • DMM
UCAS points • –
General
Comments/
Course Content
• Practical experience in directing, camerawork, sound and
editing is gained in order to explore how every aspect of film
can be a means of creative expression.
Rating/Suitability
(0-10> 10 Being
Most Suitable)
10

6. University Course
Course Title Film studies and media
UCAS Code PP39
Link https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/83c6932c-9b5b-
d4b6-32f8-
267c07074796?academicYearId=2021&courseOptionId=8a2a0b5
4-dcca-4680-98bd-f443fa74b8cf
Location Keele University
Entry
Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE Grades • English language grade 4
UAL Grade • DMM
UCAS points • 112
General
Comments/
Course Content
• combines the intensive study of film and other media forms,
with the opportunity to do creative practice in film and video,
photography and new media. You will gain the analytical,
critical and technical skills.
Rating/Suitability
(0-10> 10 Being
Most Suitable)
9

7. University Course
Course Title Film and media studies
UCAS Code VW37
Link https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/903dea55-f99e-
4e10-8fb7-2dd996fd6177?academicYearId=2021
Location Manchester Metropolitan University
Entry
Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE Grades • English language 4
UAL Grade • DMM
UCAS points • 104 – 112
General
Comments/
Course Content
• Film and Media Studies gives you the opportunity to explore
in depth both cinema and the broad range of established, new
and emergent media forms, from TV to games.
Rating/Suitability
(0-10> 10 Being
Most Suitable)
8

8. University Course
Course Title Film, television and digital production
UCAS Code W625
Link https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/25d69dc9-348e-
9450-7db9-2903e9d9cf30?academicYearId=2021
Location Royal Holloway, University of London
Entry
Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE Grades • Five GCSEs grade 4
UAL Grade • DDM
UCAS points • Not accepted
General
Comments/
Course Content
• you will become part of our creative and critical community,
learning how to analyse and judge a range of cinematic,
televisual and digital media forms. Then you’ll create them,
from screenwriting to cinematography, directing to digital
media, sound design to documentary.
Rating/Suitability
(0-10> 10 Being
Most Suitable)
8

9. University Course
Course Title Film and Media (with placement year)
UCAS Code P391
Link https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/90ae5b91-7f2c-
326c-800d-4db118a3d840?academicYearId=2021
Location Anglia Ruskin University
Entry
Requirements/
Qualification
GCSE Grades • 3 GCSEs grade 4 or above
UAL Grade • BTEC level 3
UCAS points • 96
General
Comments/ Course
Content
• Combine film and media theory with practical skills including
film-making, animation and digital publishing on our Film
and Media degree in Cambridge. Chance to study abroad.
Rating/Suitability
(0-10> 10 Being
Most Suitable)
7

10. Personal
Statement
Support in the notes section at the bottom of each slide

11. Academic History
• In high school I took food tec, business studies, creative
Imedia and geography for GCSEs. At college I am
currently studying creative media production
and technology level 3. the creative imedia and college
course will help me because I want to do a film and
media course at university. My main focus at collage is
film, having made 2 music videos and I will focus
mostly on film in my second year. This will give me
experience with how filming/directing works helping
me with the film aspect of the university course. The
creative Imedia GCSE mostly involved print and a little
bit of audio so this will definitely help me with the
media side of the course especially with things
involving photoshop.

12. Current Study
• I am currently in my second year of studying creative media
production and technology level 3 at York college. Creative
media has helped me prepare to do film and media at
university because we have learnt a wide range of skills
through the year for print, video game design and film. This
includes practicing new and improving already
existing photoshop skills, for advertisement
posters/billboards, album covers and learning how to use
adobe premiere pro, to edit both music videos I made,
short film and energy drink advert. I have chosen to
specialise in film for my second year because film is what
I'm most interested in having made a music video for my
year 1 FMP, this will especially help me develop my skill
ready for the film half of the degree.

13. The Future
• In the future I want to be a creative director
specifically working on music videos or in the
music industry. Doing a film and media course at
university will help me accomplish this goal
because it will give me a wide range of
knowledge about how to film and what makes
film interesting. The media will also give me other
skills that I can put to use for promotional
campaigns and even work in different mediums
for music videos like animation.

14. Outside College
• Outside of college I do a lot of filming so I'm
getting extra practice filming and editing
videos in my spear time. I used to attend York
sea cadets reaching the rank of ordinary cadet
before leaving at the beginning of 2020 when
we went into lockdown.

15. Conclusion
• I want to go to university so I can get a wider
range of knowledge and skills in the field I
want to work in. It will also give me more
experience so it will make me appeal more to
employers helping me to become a creative
director.

16. Introduction
• I am applying to do mostly film and media
courses, but a couple are film and television. I
want to go to university so I can get my degree
and I will be specially trained in the film and
media industry. I also want to do an exchange
year so I will be able to do networking while
I'm away and gain an even wider range of
skills.