Sports & Live Action Filmmaking Level 3
- Graig Campus
Have you ever thought of capturing the excitement of a live broadcast sports event or capturing the speed and agility of someone kayaking through fast paced water?
If you’re interested in sports and live action filmmaking, we will give you the tools necessary to work within the creative Industries sector including filmography and performance video production.
Course details
- Full time
What you will learn
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Additional costs
We have fully-equipped computer suites, where you will find the latest software and state-of-the-art technology. Our on site recording rooms and film studio host industry standard and professional equipment, which you can sign out, free of charge. You will also have access to the Adobe suite at home and in college; Toon Boom Studio and Dragon Studio Animation Software. Our Apple Macintosh computer suites run Adobe Premiere, Prelude, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Audition, Encore, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Logic X programs.
Our creative media and production department has strong connections right across the industry, so you will benefit from industry specialists and networking opportunities.
The course starts with two months of skills delivery where you will learn how to use the equipment and the software, and then you start making content straight away that is in line with your interests. There are three projects that run throughout the year and you choose your content - Audio, Visual and Interactive. You then finish the year with a 16-week Final Major Project where you choose an area of interest and create your own project.
This course also includes the Skills Challenge.
You could go straight into a whole range of jobs such as live camera operator, steadicam operator, social media content producer, video and audio editing and production, Live Events broadcast and TV as well as anything involving still or moving images and sound. This is an extremely exciting time for the creative media industry within Wales leading to job opportunities on our doorstep with the Yr Egin in Carmarthen, Tinopolis in Llanelli and the BBC studios in Cardiff. Successful completion of the course will enable you to progress to higher-level courses, apprenticeships or employment.
Units are assessed internally - all of your marks come from your coursework at the end of the year.
All applicants will need to bring a portfolio of media or art and design work to their interview, where suitability for this course will be assessed.
An applicant for the level three will need to have a minimum of five grades at A*-C, with maths and either English language or Welsh (first language). Or successful completion of a level two vocational qualification in a relevant subject at merit or above.
All learners are required to pay an administration fee of £25 prior to enrolment.
You will be expected to provide yourself a set of headphones, SD card and memory stick at an estimated cost of £60.00 maximum.