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1. TV, Film & Radio1st
year BTEC Level 3 90 credit Diploma in creative media production (TV & Film)
2nd
year B TEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in creative media production (TV & Film)

2. What is the course about?
You will be studying the 90 credit diploma in creative media production (TV & Film) in your 1st
year, then the Extended Diploma in Creative
Media Production (Television & Film) in your 2nd
year. Over the 2 years you will study different units (for example, unit 29: Music Video
production) which will be broken into separate projects. For each project you will submit 3 or 4 assignments, normally 1 or 2 theory
assignments, a pre-production folder and a piece of practical work, such as an edited video. The course is a mix of theory and practical work.
The 19 units you will study over the 2 years include;
 1 Unit 1: Pre-Production Techniques for the Creative Media Industries
 2 Unit 2: Communication Skills for Creative Media Production
 3 Unit 3: Research techniques for the Creative Media Industries
 4 Unit 4: Creative Media Production Management Project
 5 Unit 5: Working to a Brief in the Creative Media Industries
 6 Unit 6: Critical Approaches to Creative Media Products
 7 Unit 8: Understanding the Television and Film Industries
 8 Unit 16: Film and Video Editing Technique
 9 Unit 27: Factual Programme Production
 10 Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
 11 Unit 23: Multi-Camera Techniques
 12 Unit 44: Music based programming
 13 Unit 28: Corporate and Promotional Programme Production
 14 Unit 29: Music Video Production
 15 Unit 30: Advertisement Production for Television
 16 Unit 41: News Production for Radio
 17 Unit 33: Stop Motion Animation Production

3.  18 Unit 38: Soundtrack Production for the Moving Image
 19 Unit 31: Social Action & Community Media

4. What do I need to do to be a success?
- Be organised. If you’re not naturally good at being organised you’ll need to learn how to be more organised.
- Be proactive. Don’t wait around waiting to find out what to do next, take the initiative! Ask a tutor, ask a team member, look through
what you’re meant to be doing.
- Be good to others. Treat people how you want to be treated. A key skill to being successful in TV is networking, and making the right
connections. Learn to work well with other people now.
- Be punctual. If you’re late turning up to work on a TV show, you’re fired. Simple. If you turn up late to class, you’re gone.
- Get work in on time. The rules with BTECs are really strict; if you don’t get your work in by the deadline you fail the unit, and therefore
the whole course (unless you have extenuating circumstances).
- Back it up. Computers crash. Hard drives break. USB sticks snap. If this happens you will not get an extension on your work. Back it up
online using Dropbox, google docs, mega and make sure you save your work to USB/external hard drive as well. Data isn’t safe unless
its backed up 3 times.
- Respect the tech. Or you don’t get to use it, full stop.

5. When am I in?
Your course timetable is below. If you are resitting maths or English you will be given a separate timetable with these hours on.
Day 9 - 10.30 10.45 – 12.15 Lunch
(1 hour)
1.15 – 2.45 3.00 – 4.30
Monday
Tuesday Tutorial
N412
Music video
N311
Planning &
research
N311
Wednesday Editing
N311
Factual
programming
N311
Thursday TV industry
N312
Radio
N312
Friday Single camera
N311
Social Action
(PIF)
N311
Term dates:
11.9.17 – 20.10.17 Autumn half term 1
30.10.17 – 22.12.17 Autumn half term 2
08.01.18 – 16.2.17 Winter half term 1
26.2.18 - 29.3.17 Winter half term 2
16.04.18 – 25.05.17 Spring half term 1
04.06.17 – 06.07.17 Spring half term 2

6. Who are my course team?
Iain Bruce
Course Organiser
Email: i.bruce@coventrycollege.ac.uk
Helen Bruce
Lecturer
Email: h.bruce@coventrycollege.ac.uk
Mark Lee
Film technician
Email: m.lee@coventrycollege.ac.uk

7. When are my assignments due?
TERM 1
Unit Assignment name Type Hand In Date Teacher Day of week
Unit 8: Understanding the
TV & Film industries
Ownership& funding Report 22.10.17 HelenWells Thursday
Video editing techniques Video editing:theory Written essay 31.10.17 Helen
Wells
Thursday
Music video Music Video Theory report Written essay 15.11.17 Iain Bruce Tuesday
Single Camera
Techniques
Single camera techniques
report
Written essay 21.11.17 Iain Bruce Monday
Factual Programming Factual programming theory Written essay 14.12.17 Helen
Wells
Wednesday
Social Action &
community media
Media as a force for good Written essay 16.12.17 Iain Bruce Friday
Music based programming Music basedprogramming
report
Essay 18.12.17 HelenWells Thursday
TERM 2
Unit Assignment name Type Hand In Date Teacher Day of week
Music based programming Demos Recordings 12.02.18 HelenWells Thursday
Social Action &
community media /
Research
Social action research Research portfolio 23.03.18 Iain Bruce Friday
Social Action &
community media / Pre-
production
Social action planning Planning portfolio 23.03.18 Iain Bruce Friday
Music based programming Feedback Evaluation&
portfolio
26.03.18 HelenWells Thursday
Unit 8: Understanding the
TV & Film industries
Documentary Video 27.03.18 HelenWells Thursday
Unit 8: Understanding the
TV & Film industries
Documentary Video 27.03.18 HelenWells Thursday
Unit 8: Understanding the
TV & Film industries
Documentary Video 27.03.18 HelenWells Thursday
Factual Programming Insert Final video 28.03.18 Helen
Wells
Wednesday
TERM 3

8. Unit Assignment name Type Hand In Date Teacher Day of week
Single Camera
Techniques
Short Film pre-production Planning Portfolio 03.04.18 Iain Bruce Monday
Music based programming Live show Recording 07.05.18 HelenWells Thursday
Factual Programming Magazine show planning Planning Portfolio 09.05.18 Helen
Wells
Wednesday
Factual Programming Final magazine show Final video 09.05.18 Helen
Wells
Wednesday
Music video Music video planning Planning Portfolio 16.05.18 Iain Bruce Tuesday
Single Camera
Techniques
Short Film production Final video 23.05.18 Iain Bruce Monday
Video editing techniques Video editing:Planning to edit Planning to edit
document
25.05.18 Helen
Wells
Thursday
Video editing techniques Video editing:Final edit Video 25.05.18 Helen
Wells
Thursday
Factual Programming Individual evaluation Evaluation 04.06.18 Helen
Wells
Wednesday
Unit 8: Understanding the
TV & Film industries
Web CV Final website andCV 05.06.18 HelenWells Thursday
Music video Music Video production Final video 06.06.18 Iain Bruce Tuesday
Pre-productionTechniques
for the Creative Media
Industries
researchtechniques for the
creative media industries
Pre-production& Research
theory
Written essay 12.06.18 IainBruce Tuesday
Social Action &
community media
Social action show / PIF Final video / show 15.06.18 Iain Bruce Friday
Social Action &
community media / Pre-
production
Social action evaluation Evaluation 29.06.18 Iain Bruce Friday