CAPTURE YOUR CREATIVE SKILLS WITH INDUSTRY-STANDARD EQUIPMENT TO LAUNCH AN EXCITING CAREER IN THE WORLD OF MEDIA, FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
We offer a wide range of media and photography courses, from Level 1 at Rotherham College up to degree level at our Higher Education facility, University Centre Rotherham.
The requirement for lens based work is increasing rapidly. Our courses give you the opportunity to produce visually dynamic work as well as offering you the chance to be taught by supportive tutors equipped with years of experience in their field.
You will be involved in creating projects for ‘live’ client briefs, develop a wide range of technical skills using industry-standard equipment.
Learn in industry standard facilities including our TV studio, radio suites, photographic studio, dark room facilities and post-production suites. You’ll have the opportunity to attend trips to galleries, TV studios, festivals, industry trade shows, workshops and lectures with guest speakers.
Using our photography studios, camera equipment, post-production software and dark room you’ll develop key creative, technical and post-production skills to create high-quality imagery. You’ll learn core business principles, key for those aspiring to launch their own freelance photography business, work on live client briefs and with models to produce portfolios. Your work will also be exhibited in the annual photography festival, published on our online photography website gallery and entered for national and global competitions.
Creative Digital Industries
Creative Digital Industries: Media and Photography
Creative and Digital Photography
Creative Media Production
Foundation Degree in Graphic Design
BA (Hons) in Media, Moving Image and Photography
BA (Hons) in Graphic Communication Design
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Award in Media Production and Technology – Adults
Award in Photography – Adults
Creative and Digital Photography
Creative Digital Industries
Creative Digital Industries: Media & Photography
Creative Media Production (Film and Radio)
Professional Diploma in Creative Enterprise
“The tutors are helpful and the class sizes are small which allows you to get extra support when needed.”
Olaf Tadorowski Level 1 Media and Photography Former student at Saint Pius X Catholic High School
The media and photography sector is ideal for those who have a creative flair with a passion for creating content and an ability to build relationships with clients.
Lighting Technicians set up and operate lighting for concerts, conferences and theatre, or in film and TV productions.
Interpret a lighting designer’s plan, carry out risk assessments, plan where to run cables and place lights at film locations, help to rig and check the equipment, take cues for the stage manager, programme and operate manual and computer-controlled lighting systems and take down equipment after events or filming.**
Recording studios or office settings.
*Information from EMSI 2022 **Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
Radio Broadcast Assistants help make sure that live and recorded radio programmes run smoothly.
Research guests and topics for programmes, book guests, prepare contracts and arrange payment, book studio time and equipment, type scripts, produce programme logs and running orders, operate technical studio equipment to play pre-recorded items and update the programme or station's website, blog or social media.**
A recording studio or in an office.
*Information from EMSI 2022 **Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the media and photography sector include*:
“The tutors are helpful and the class sizes are small which allows you to get extra support when needed.”
Olaf Tadorowski Level 1 Media and Photography Former student at Saint Pius X Catholic High School
