Level 3 B1

What is Deliverable 1?

• Research into chosen career, university opportunities and progression routes

• Designing your own brand including business cards, cvs and online portfolio.

Answer explanation

Research into the type of job roles that are available within the creative industry. Identify your long-term career aspirations and the skills required. 

Starting points: Using primary and secondary methods, research into progression opportunities for your chosen creative career including, reflect on how this research informs your ideas: 

 

higher education 

employment 

further training  

self-employment and funding opportunities. 

How detailed should your schedule be?

• Basic, week by week with minimal effort

• Week by week, day by day with detail on what you intend to do with milestones.

• Week by week, day by day, lesson by lesson with intended milestones and back up plans.

Answer explanation

Although your schedule should be detailed, a day-by-day goal should be identified. You do not need to go lesson by lesson if you do not need to. Remember, schedules can be flexible and move.

Draw your "brand" (Who are you as a professional in a picture!)

Answer explanation

This is open ended but hopefully it will help with Deliverable 2

What is primary research?

• Research from interviews, university visits, professional visits

• Research into books and internet to find the information.

• Research with people in person

• Interviews only

Answer explanation

Primary research can be a variety of things, such as interviews or visits. Think about your personal trips to universities or talks from externals.

Do you have to want to go to university to answer deliverable 1?

• Yes - univeristy is the core aspect of deliverable 1

• No - you should only pick one aspect to research

• No - Universities should be considered but you should look into other things, such as further training or self employment.

Answer explanation

University is a good goal, however if this is not what you want to do have a look around. Distinction level B1 should have a variety of research.

What should the first task of Deliverable 2 be?

• Personal statement

• CV's and business cards

• Proposal into what you are going to create

• Online portfolio

Answer explanation

You need to discuss what you intend to do - i.e. look into other portfolios to design your own, What you intend to use and why. ETC.

What is the purpose of B1 ?

Answer explanation

To help you prepare for your future in the media industry (or assist with other opportunities if this is not the industry you want)

Do you need to plan for Deliverable 2?

• No - i can just create everything

• Yes - I need to use the creative process to design layouts for business cards, cvs etc.

Answer explanation

You need to show the design process ( research, development into multiple ideas that finalise into one final idea). This helps yoiu become a rounded and creative learner.

What should you create for Deliverable 2?

Answer explanation

You should intent to create a CV (creative CV) , logo, business card, online portfolio, social media , personal statement