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Media Production Extended diploma BTEC
Weston College
2016 - Currently Enrolled
A practical and industry focused course delving into all areas of media and all stages of production.
Areas of media this course looks into over two years are: Documentary, Short films, Music videos, Radio, Animation, Multi-camera television, and Journalism.
Individually and in groups we cover all stages of pre-production including all of the paperwork of a real production.
There is a focus on team work which teaches you the ability of working in difficult situations and how to problem solve.
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Photography AS Levels
Weston College
2015 - 2016
Attained C grade.
Areas covered: film photography and darkroom skills, Studio digital photography, outdoor digital photography, Photoshop training, and technical camera study.
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Media Studies AS Levels
Weston College
2015 - 2016
Attained a C grade.
Areas covered: Audience based Theory and studies, Genre theory, Technical theory, and Pre-production research techniques. Through a study of a number of different media platforms I learned how texts are mediated to underpin certain ideologies and to represent different areas of society.
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English Literature AS Levels
Weston College
2015 - 2016
Attained E grade.
Areas covered: Tragedy in literature. Through the study of Othello, The Great Gatsby, Death of a salesman, and various poems by Keats we learned the codes and conventions of tragic literature and how they reflects ideologies of society at different points in time. This course develops deep analytical skills looking into western society throughout the ages, author intentions, and literary structure. The understanding of story telling if you will.
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Philosophy AS Levels
Weston College
2015 - 2016
Attained E grade.
A better description or title would be 'The history of Philosophy'. The course covered the topics: Epistemology, The origin of Knowledge, and The philosophy of Religion. What this course taught me was an in-depth understanding of the concepts and ideas that brought about modern philosophy, but this course has also helped in broadening my mind and problem solving.