Handbook questions

1. What is the title of the BTEC qualification you are studying?BTEC Level 3 Creative Media Production
2. How long will it take you to complete this qualification?It will take 2 years to complete all the units, however not all of them are mandatory.
3. How many units will you study in total?Over the course of year 12 and 13 we will be studying 7units 3 will be mandatory and 4 will be optional. 
4. How many of them are mandatory and what does mandatory mean?Mandatory means you have to do it and you don't have a say in it.  This year we will be studying 2 mandatory units, and next year we will be studying 1.
5. What are the titles of the mandatory units and when (in the year) will you study them?Unit 1: Pre-Production Techniques for the Creative Media Industries
   Unit 2: Communication Skills for Creative Media Production
   Unit 3: Research Techniques for the Creative Media Industries
6. What are the main topics of each mandatory unit? (use the specs to research this)Unit 1: http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Nationals%20from%202010/Unit_1_Pre-production_Techniques_for_the_Creative_Media_Industries.pdf(1) Understand requirements for a specific media production. 
   (2) Be able to prepare pre-production documentation for a specific media production.
   (3) Be able to apply pre-production planning for a specific media production.
   Unit 2: http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Nationals%20from%202010/Unit_2_Communication_Skills_for_Creative_Media_Production.pdf(1) Be able to extract information from written sources
   (2) Be able to create a report in a media production context
   (3) Be able to pitch a media production proposal using appropriate technology
   Unit 3: http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Nationals%20from%202010/Unit_3_Research_Techniques_for_the_Creative_Media_Industries.pdf
   (1)Understand the nature and purposes of research in the creative media industries
   (2) Be able to apply a range of research methods and techniques
   (3) Be able to pitch a media production proposal using appropriate technology.
7. How many optional units will you have to study and what does optional mean?We will be studying 4 optional units, optional means your own choice you don't have to do it if you don't want to.
8. What are the titles of the optional units you will study and when (in the year) will you study them?Unit 23: Multi-Camera Techniques
   Unit 29: Music Video Production
   Unit 27: Factual Programme Production Techniques for Television
   Unit 30: Advertisement Production for television
9. What are the main topics of each optional unit? (use the specs to research this)Unit 23: http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Nationals%20from%202010/Unit_23_Multi-Camera_Techniques.pdf
   (1

) Understand programme formats that use multi-camera production
(2) Be able to plan a multi-camera production
(3) Be able to perform an operational role in a multi-camera production.
Unit 29: http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Nationals%20from%202010/Unit_29_Music_Video_Production.pdf
(1) Understand the purpose of music videos
(2) Understand the styles, conventions, and techniques of music videos
(3) Be able to originate and plan a music video production for a specific music track
(4) Be able to work to complete production of a music video.
Unit 27: http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Nationals%20from%202010/Unit_27_Factual_Programme_Production_Techniques_for_Television.pdf
(1) Understand issues relating to factual programming for television
(2) Understand codes and conventions of factual programming for television
(3) Be able to plan and research a factual programme for television
(4) Be able to produce a factual programme for television.
Unit 30: http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Nationals%20from%202010/Unit_30_Advertisement_Production_for_Television.pdf
(1) Know about the structures and techniques of television advertisements
(2) Be able to originate and develop an idea for a television advertisement
(3) Be able to produce a television advertisement
(4) Be able to reflect upon own television advertisement production work.

What media production skills will you be developing on this course? Throughout the course i will be taught different skills in relation to Creative Media Production
(1) Communication skills
(2) Research skills using variety of methods
(3) I.C.T skills using a variety of programs
(4) Practical skills using different techniques
(5) Presentation skills using a variety of formats
(6) Organisational skills

What transferable personal skills will you be developing on this course?The BTEC course will allow us to develop transferable  skills
(1) Independent enquirers
(2) Team work
(3) Self-managers
(4) Creative thinking
(5) Reflective learners
(6) Effective participants

Give two questions that you would like to know more about in terms of CMP, BTEC, your course or anything else related to the subject.(1) How easy to get a distinction in all parts of the work?
(2) How easy is it to go into a job to do with media?

My Media Summer

Films

Over the summer holidays i wasn't really that interested in films however when Indiana Jones and the temple of doom was on i just had to watch it, so there i was watching Indiana Jones save Willy Scott i thought to myself how amazing it would be to live in your own action packed film with all the brilliant stunts, and different locations.

Another of my favourite films is Beauty and the Beast I've always liked it because of all the emotion and how funny it is, but since watching it as a 16 year old i understand the plot better and i would even say i enjoy the film more as i have a better understanding of it.

Songs

I'm not normally that into popular music but when my mum insists on playing Capital FM at 7AM i cant help but wake up singing Cheryl Cole Under the sun.  So at this moment in time it is my most enjoyed song on Capital FM, this is because i can relate to the lyrics.
Most people my age don't really listen to old music but as both my mum and dad used to listen to it i still enjoy hearing it, for example i liked listening to UB40 Red red wine, i like the way it is sung and the lyrics are meaningful.  I personally think older music is better as songs today don't make much sense.
TV/Radio programs

I spend half my life watching TV and during the holiday i didn't get to watch a lot of it, but when i did get to watch it i enjoyed watching Holby City and Casualty, both programs are set in the same hospital just different floors.  The main reason i like watching this is because i know it isn't real and i find the content funny and there is usually different patients but they seem to fit in somewhere.
I also enjoyed watching Young Dracular, now even though this is on CBBC and aimed at 7-11's i still find it entertaining, i enjoy all vampire things and as Young Dracular is a family of vampires living undercover in a school (as much as i would love that to be the case with my school) the drama that goes on with vlad becoming the chosen one and his older sister, Ingrid wishing she had all the power.
Websites
Throughout the holidays i didn't really get a chance to go on the internet but when i did i mostly just stayed on youtube watching my favorite youtubers, i also spent a lot of time trying to find a job, for me getting a job was one of the most important things as it is a sign of independence.  I watch people on youtube because i hope that one day i too could make youtube video's, the people i watch on youtube aren't like me which is what i like it gives me a chance to see how other people are around the UK
Stories in the news

 I don't enjoy watching the news as it is always filmed with sad, depressing stories.  I was obsessed with the GCSE results as i was affected by them, i was so disheartened by it as i worked so hard and when i found out that they weren't going to do anything about it i wanted to know why, but i didn't get any answer.
I also hated hearing about Tia Sharpe as i couldn't believe that she went missing and what shocked me the most was how we didn't even see or hear from her mum until she was found dead.  How could anyone kill their own granddaughter.  The more i hear about kidnappings and stabbings the more i worry about the world.