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Coursework

Week one induction


Suspense sequence project brief


Component 3 brief


Coursework brief for submission in 2026


Brand identity - how do artists keep continuity across different modes of advertising?



Aims and intentions


Aims and intentions: guidelines and structure

Examples of how to write about industry context


Music video production


How to dump/upload footage from an SD card NEW AND BETTER GUIDE!


Dates and deadlines 


Initial tasks 

Thinking about the music industry: major labels

Introduction to music videos: conventions, examples, form and structure

How to dump/upload footage from a camera with an SD card

How to create a visually striking music video


Examples of aesthetics


Examples of professional music videos

Narrative and music videos - types of narrative

How to export a rough cut or a final cut in Premiere Pro


Print media production


Adobe Lightroom Classic basics (video)

Introduction to newspaper magazines and examples of newspaper magazine double page spreads

Ten magazine challenge examples

Making a flat plan

Talking still images with a DSLR

Examples of specialist music magazine covers

Examples of gig and tour posters

Examples of double page spread articles


Examples of aesthetics


Examples of student magazines

How to make an excellent magazine cover in just twenty minutes

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