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 (also part of the RNN Group) 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: Graphics, Media and Photography
Creative Media Production: Film, Radio and TV
Creative and Digital Graphics
Creative and Digital Photography
Foundation Degree in Graphic Design
BA (Hons) in Media, Moving Image and Photography
BA (Hons) in Graphic Communication Design
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.
Radio Broadcasters make sure that live and recorded radio programmes run smoothly.
Researching and booking guests, researching topics for programmes, typing scripts, booking time slots and equipment, keeping the programme running to schedule and operating technical studio equipment.**
Recording studios or office settings.
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Photographers take and process pictures of people, places, products and events.
Discussing a project with the client and preparing a brief, choosing the right equipment and setting up lighting, composing and taking photos, using editing software to process images, checking the image quality and selecting the best images for clients.**
Creative studios, film sets, event venues or at a client’s business.
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In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the media and photography sector include*:
“I chose to go to North Notts College, because I can learn new skills that I can apply in a future career in Computing or IT”
Benjamin Breeze Level 2 - BTEC Diploma in Creative Media Skills
“I love coming into College to see my friends and develop my skills in video editing. I want to use the skills that I learn at College to work as an IT Technician or to work with video production.”
Hannah Agbontan Level 2 - BTEC Diploma in Creative Media Skills
