The Creative iMedia course consists of 4 units of work and will be assessed through 1 written exam and 3 practical assignments. The course covers a variety of topics related to digital media and design, including digital photography, designing game concepts, creating digital videos, websites and graphics. Students can choose from optional units such as digital animation, interactive multimedia, and digital character creation. All students must complete the mandatory units on digital graphics and pre-production skills.

1. Creative iMedia
Course Details
• 4 units of work
• Assessment:
– 1 x written exam
– 3 x practical assignments

2. Digital Photography
• Features and settings of digital photographic equipment
• Plan a photo shoot
• Taking and displaying digital photographs
• Review final portfolio against a brief
Optional

3. Designing a Game Concept & Developing
Digital Games
• Understanding digital game types and platforms
• Developing knowledge to plan a digital game concept
• Design a digital game proposal and present it to a client
• Learn how to review a digital game proposal
• Understand game creation hardware, software and
peripherals
• Plan and create a digital game
• Test a game with a client
• Review the creation of a digital game
Optional

4. Creative iMedia
Course Details
• 4 units of work
• Assessment:
– 1 x written exam
– 3 x practical assignments

5. Creating a Digital Video Sequence
• Uses and properties of digital video
• Plan, create and edit a digital video sequence
• Review final sequence against a brief
Optional

6. Creating a Multipage Website
• Properties, purposes and features of multipage websites
• Plan and create multipage websites, using multimedia components
• Review website against a specific brief
Optional

7. Creative iMedia
Course Details
• 4 units of work
• Assessment:
– 1 x written exam
– 3 x practical assignments

8. Creating a Digital Sound Sequence
• Uses and properties of digital sound
• Plan, create and edit a digital sound sequence
• Review final sound sequence against a specific brief
Optional

9. Creating a Digital Animation
• Types of digital animation techniques and knowing where they are used
• Plan and create a digital animation
• Test and review a completed animation against a specific brief
Optional

10. Creative iMedia
Course Details
• 4 units of work
• Assessment:
– 1 x written exam
– 3 x practical assignments

11. Creating Interactive Multimedia Products
• Purposes, uses and properties of interactive multimedia products
• Plan and create multimedia products to a client’s requirements
• Review multimedia products identifying areas for improvement
Optional

12. Creating Digital Graphics
• Purpose and properties of digital graphics and knowing how they are used
• Plan the creation of a digital graphic
• Create new digital graphics, using a range of editing techniques
• Review digital graphics against a specific brief
Mandatory

13. Creative iMedia
Course Details
• 4 units of work
• Assessment:
– 1 x written exam
– 3 x practical assignments

14. Storytelling with a Comic Strip
• Comic strips and their creation
• Plan and produce a multipage comic strip
• Review final multipage comic strip against a specific brief
Optional

15. Creating 2D and 3D Digital Characters
• Properties and uses of 2D and 3D digital characters
• Plan original 2D and 3D digital characters
• Create and test 2D and 3D characters using software
• Review 2D and 3D characters against a specific brief
Optional

16. Creative iMedia
Course Details
• 4 units of work
• Assessment:
– 1 x written exam
– 3 x practical assignments

17. Pre-production Skills
• Purpose and content of pre-production
• Plan pre-production
• Produce and review pre-production documents
Mandatory