Level 3 Extended Diploma
creative and digital media.
It’s a digital world out there, especially in the creative media space. This course gives you realistic experience and training that will help you thrive in any career which uses photography, filmmaking, graphic design, project management or marketing.
Your first year covers a broad introduction to creative and digital media, letting you experiment with various formats, channels and tools to find the ones that best suit your skills and interests. Then focus your attention in that direction in the second year with one of three industry pathways:
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Moving Image
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Digital Media
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Visual Arts
When it comes to succeeding in your chosen specialism, we give you the competitive edge. You will be tackling live projects, often with real clients, designed to build your confidence and comfort in real career situations.
All of our classrooms are placed within central working hubs, which put you right where the creative industries are, immersing you in the atmosphere and letting you rub shoulders with the people putting Bristol on the map for innovation and disruption.
You’ll have access to exceptional facilities, industry standard hardware, software such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop and Audition, and inspiring course leaders who tailor your education to suit you.
Studying with boomsatsuma College isn’t like being at school; we do education differently.
Qualification Level 3 Extended Diploma (equivalent to 3 A Levels)
Duration 2 years
Year of entry 2022
Creative Space Leadworks Bristol
Structure.
Photography and Filmmaking
Manual camera skills, aperture and shutterspeed, ISO, manual focus, lens choice and use, interview techniques, multi-camera, advertising and product filming.
Lighting
Flash, studio and location, 3 and 4 point, high and low key, colour temperature.
Audio
Recording and editing sound, podcasting, audio correction and manipulation.
Graphics
Print media and leaflet layouts, web design, motion graphics, titles and credits, understanding visual language and developing brand identities.
Editing
Image editing, colour correction and grading, layers, image manipulation and touch-ups,
audio-visual promotions.
Extras
Industry insights, handling client briefs, project management, professional standards, digital portfolio development, multi-crew roles.
doing education differently.
boomsatsuma College is the leading post-16 creative course provider in the West of England, with the tools and expertise to get you industry ready and turning heads in your specialism. We work with creative industries to find, and fill, employment gaps. We’re in some of the most inspiring and buzzy locations around Bristol, putting you right at the heart of the South West’s creative hub. You’ll be rubbing shoulders with the people putting this city on the creative map and seeing first-hand how to succeed.
boomsatsuma bring a huge amount of young creativity and energy into Engine Shed. We have worked with their students on a number of projects such as ‘Engine Shed on Tour’ where their video production skills have created impactful results. Our building also provides a shop window into the world of enterprise and work which we hope is inspiring to the students.
Marty Reid / Head of Engine Shed
LEADWORKS BRISTOL.
Millennium Square, Bristol, BS1 5DB