Duration:
1 year full time
Location:
Confetti Nottingham
You’ll learn how to:
- Graphic design
- Videography and video editing
- Photography and image editing
- Animation
- Working to creative media projects
- Careers and personal progression
- Responding to industry briefs
This course is for you if:
- You enjoy watching and making short films, YouTube edits or animations
- You have a creative eye for photography and design
- You enjoy being creative, taking on new challenges and learning new skills
Read our course commitment
- 3 or more GCSEs at Grade 3 or above, including English.
- A successful interview which demonstrates an appreciation of, and passion for media and/or design, and a suitable level of practical skill
Depending on your prior English and Maths attainment, you may need to improve your grade as part of your course.
When you’re ready to apply, there’s a few ways to start the process:
- Apply online – Start your application now!
- Come and visit us at an open day and fill in your application on the day
Develop fundamental skills in video, photography, design and animation and present them in a skills portfolio to show your progress. Research job roles and identify the skills you need to develop to achieve your ambitions.
Units Studied
- Skills Development
- Personal Development
Sharpen and apply your skills to a creative project, working with others and further exploring the media industry to develop and present your creative work. Assemble a portfolio which shows how you have developed your skills in line with your personal aims, and begin to take on a creative industry brief.
Units Studied
- Creative Media Project
- Personal Development
- Responding to a Creative Brief
Apply all the skills and knowledge you have learned throughout the year to a large creative client brief, further sharpening your skills and preparing for your next steps in media.
Units Studied
- Responding to a Creative Brief
Do It For Real
Industry Week
Studying at Confetti you’ll take part in Industry Week where you’ll be able to meet a range of professionals within your field of interest as well as other areas of the creative industries.
Past guests include Troy Browne, Mike Choo, Stu Watson and Jamie MacIntosh.
Celebrate
Every year we welcome family, friends and industry professionals to watch, listen, test and play the fantastic work of our college students.
Student work
Our Talent Development team works closely with course leaders to link students with opportunities across the industry. Digital Video and Photography students have worked on real industry briefs with clients including Stonebridge City Farm.
You’ll also go on trips to:
- Galleries of Justice
- Wollaton Hall
- Nottingham Caves
You’ll have access to a range of industry standard equipment and software including:
- PC computer suites
- Graphics tablets
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Film and photography studio
- Sony and Canon DSLR cameras
- Zoom H4N audio recorders
Courses
Once you’ve completed your course, you can go on to study one of our Level 3 courses:
- BTEC Level 3 Film and TV Production
- BTEC Level 3 Graphics & Digital Design
- BTEC Level 3 Visual Effects & Animation
- UAL Level 3 Esports
Future careers
- Graphic Designer
- Freelance Photographer
- Film/Video Editor
- Director of Photography
- Film Director
- Social Media Designer
