The Cavendish Diploma is a creative professional course aimed at anyone passionate about animation who wants to build skills, knowledge and an animation portfolio. The programme is supported by a study of the history of animation and the career models within media production. Projects in term 1 explore traditional and digital animation techniques. In term 2 full character design and storytelling skills are developed using a wide range of traditional methods through to purely computer generated 3D animation.

In term 3 students develop and produce an individual project, guided by specialist tutors with the opportunity to develop hybrid techniques and original visual styles only limited by each student's imagination. At the end of term 3 a final exhibition presents both physical and screen based portfolios of work created on the course

• Higher secondary education (or equivalent)
• Or be of mature student status with relevant work experience
• IELTS 5.5 or equivalent English Language level

Course Content

Edexcel BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Creative Media Production

• Contextual Studies for Creative Media Production
• Research Techniques for Creative Media Production
• Practical Skills for Moving Image Production
• Drawing Techniques and Processes
• Animation Techniques
• 2D Digital Animation for Computer Games
• 3D Modelling
• 3D Character Animation