UAL Awarding Body

CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION AND

TECHNOLOGY
LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA

Unit 11: Preparing for progression in Creative Media Sector

Sarah Wilson; Adam Jones; James Ashford

Date Issued: 07th June 2021
Final Deadline: 25th June 2021
Unit aim

Through a process of research, dialogue, reflection and evaluation, you are required to
identify and prepare for specific Higher Education or employment progression routes
appropriate to your ambitions. The unit will give you the opportunity to explore aspects of
business, entrepreneurship and marketing and enable you to demonstrate the requisite
practical, intellectual and communication skills necessary for progression.

This unit is designed to develop your understanding of the range of educational and career
opportunities within creative media production. The unit is to encourage the development of
a range of effective communication and presentation skills appropriate to an identified
progression route.

This unit is to enable you to understand progression opportunities within Higher Education, but
also provide a range of opportunities for you to explore apprenticeships, internships,
employment routes and opportunities to take you abroad in the media sector.

Throughout this unit you will look at

 university options
 applying to UCAS
 finding internships
 how to prepare for interviews
 creating portfolios and a social media presence

The UCAS progress and this unit will continue until NOVEMBER 2021 WHEN THE APPLICATION
PROCESS ENDS. You will continue to add to this unit in your tutor sessions and after you have
visited open events. You will add information on any talks we do and any work experience
(in industry) you undertake,
LO1: Understand progression routes and related application processes

1.1: Critically evaluate own strengths and ambitions to support own

development and meet identified goals.

1.2: Use knowledge and understanding of progression routes to make applications within
creative media production higher education or related employment.

Deadline: Wednesday 16th June 2021

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University v internships

You will need to explore the difference between university and internships and discuss what
option is best for you.

Via a variety of small tasks, you will learn the pros and cons of both routes.

Task 1: University

What skills / traits do you have that would make you a good university student?

Task 2: Pro and cons of university

What do you feel the pros and cons of going to

university are? Create a list for both of these
considering as many factors as possible.

Task 3: UCAS

We will do this together on TUESDAY 8th June

Create a UCAS account.

Find 5 courses on the UCAS website that you

would like to apply for
https://digital.ucas.com/search

 Logo at top
 Name of university
 Address and contact details
 Open day dates – sign up for these dates
 Course they wish to apply for (name of lecturer to
head the course)
 Info on course
 UCAS points required
 Is it an interview process / portfolio?
 Cost for each year
 Accommodation details
Task 4:

Student finance - finance page (This link gives you ways to research). You can
also talk to your tutor and our careers advisor about financing university

Research how University is funded and what is available to students.

Task 5: Internships

Look at how to break into the media industry – read the article on Vibe article and analyse –
discuss if you are suited to this or not (personality and skills)

1. What are internships

2. Upload the advert
3. Who is it with and what will you be doing
4. Why do you think you would be suitable for these roles?
5. How much do you get paid (if it states this but look for general pay scales for
interns)?
6. Would it be worth it – cost / travel etc…

 Write a paragraph or two about why you have chosen this route.
 Critically evaluate own strengths and ambitions to support own development and meet
identified goals

Task 6: Internships abroad (voluntary experience)

Find at least 2 internships that you can travel with

Task 7: Travel and work

There are many opportunities that allow you to travel and work. You can see
the world and still earn money.

Options include: starting your own travel blog, working as a freelance for other travel
companies, create travel videos for tourist companies.

 Look into countries you could travel to and still earn money in the industry
 What skills would you need to have to do this?

Task 8: L4 Foundation at The Henley College

The course covers all aspects of the creative industry from Art, Photography, Textiles and
Moving image.
This year’s cohorts have worked on projects ranging from

 Children's illustration
 Graphic design and setting up own branded company
 Image manipulation
 Aesthetics of beauty in art and photography
 Phobias
 Set design and stage management.

This course is for those who are undecided about their future, want to take a year out to earn
money and learn at the same time (course is only 2 days a week), or those who simply want
to add to their portfolio in order to go straight out into industry.

Could this course be the one for you? There will be a course info event on Friday 11th June
with an open day for the course on TUESDAY 22nd June.

Write up all the details about the course onto your site and discuss if this is an option you
would consider - the added bonus is that It is FREE if you are under 19.
LO2: Understand communication, skills and knowledge for progression routes

2.1: Critically evaluate a range of communication skills and knowledge required to make
application to progression routes within creative media production.

2.2: Use a range of communication skills and knowledge to support own progression goals.

Deadline: Friday 25th June 2021

Link to below tasks can be found on LO2 at LO2 Communication skills

Task 1:

Look at communication skills need for interviews.

 How should you conduct yourself

 What should you take
 What should you wear

You must research how to prepare for

interview – weather for university, internship
or job

Task 2:

Selling yourself and creating portfolios

The next LO requires you to UPDATE and IMPROVE your portfolio and social media sites for
internship interviews or University interviews - BOTH will expect you to have all of these

TASK:
Analyse a portfolio site by looking at the following:
• Design – how creative are they? You are looking to be a media professional, so it
should reflect this
• Front page – about them / biography / what they’re offering
• Contents – what pages do they have and what content is on them
• How videos are displayed?
• What do you like and what sections inspire you?
LO3: Be able to use promotion and presentation skills and knowledge to make
applications for future study or work

3.1 Use knowledge and understanding of promotion and presentation skills to support own
development and meet identified goals

Deadline: Friday 25th June 2020

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Show reel; portfolio and CV

Task 1:

Look at the following website and write bullet points on items you like in order to help with
your show reel

Below are links to some guidance and show reels you should look at but please feel free to
search for more.

Cinematic Showreels, London, England

The Editor's Guide to Showreels & Finding Work - Bing video

Showreel 2021 - Director | Cinematographer | Editor - Bing video

Karim Morsy | Video Editor | Showreel - Bing video

Task 2:

SHOW REEL:

Create a show reel of your year one work and any other work you have produced outside
college

Task 3:

Update your portfolio pages and your social media sites with all new work and your show reel

UCAS
Tutor sessions will involve you writing your personal statements, applying to UCAS, attending
open days and university talks.

We will write your reference

LO1

For every open day you attend you must write up notes and how you feel about the
university / course next to your work on LO1

LO2

1. Your personal statement must be uploaded to LO2

2. Any information you find on finance must be uploaded to LO2

LO3

You must keep your portfolios and social media sited up to date and add everything you
complete for university to your sites