Art Multimedia

Students will need to demonstrate an ability to study at least 3 A-level subjects by achieving an average of 38 points over 8 GCSEs with a Grade 4 at least in English and Mathematics. Students should gain a Grade 6 or above in subjects they wish to study at A Level. Points are worked out on the bases that a Grade 9 = 9 points, Grade 8 = 8 points etc.

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Please note, our preferred method of application is via https://wymondhamhigh.applicaa.com/year12

This hugely popular and unique digital course under the Art specification embraces a range of communication media such as digital photography (including Photoshop manipulation), digital illustration, 2D and 3D animation, 3D modelling, film making and web-site design. This subject is a practical course with an emphasis on learning by doing that allows you to creatively solve problems using a whole range of digital software, techniques and processes. Students work in a purpose built design suite with professional software such as the Adobe CS6 Suite - Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver and Premier. We also offer Blender 3D which prepares pupils for the possibility of gaining places on nationally recognised degree courses. Students also have the opportunity of undertaking life drawing to enhance their portfolios and frequent visits to national and local collections are also on offer to develop personal responses to ideas, observations, experiences, environments and cultures in practical, critical and contextual forms. Art Multimedia works very well alongside Textiles or Fine Art and can help develop your creativity across all your subject choices.

CONT E N T
Areas of study are intended to encourage exploration within either traditional or contemporary forms where students provide a variety of creative responses through a wide range of software, processes or techniques.
A LEVEL COMPONENT 1: Personal Investigation > 60% OF QUALIFICATION
Year 12 Focus:
It is essential that selected students have had prior software experience in a chosen creative field, such as; digital photography manipulation, 2D and 3D animation, digital illustration, 3D modelling or film making and editing and web site design. Students begin the course with selected critical references which, following visual and written analysis, leads to individual creative pathways. The work will be printed out and presented in an A3 black sketchbook. Students are taught to demonstrate an understanding of continuity and change in in different genres, styles and traditions. The course is delivered through a balance of directed learning activities and teacher led tutorials and supported by independent research.
Year 13 Focus:

1. Personal Study – Students will select an area of study which features computer based artists and designers. Students investigate designers’ and artists’ work that they find inspiring and motivating. The investigation is an in-depth study that demonstrates your ability to work from an initial starting point to a final outcome/s. You will confirm your understanding of your creative decisions, clarifying the focus of your investigation and demonstrate critical understanding of contextual and other sources.

2. Practical work – This unit extends the opportunity for creative development. Students produce sketchbooks, portfolios and show reels which also provide material for degree course applications.

A LEVEL COMPONENET 2: Externally Set Assignment (ESA) > 40% OF QUALIFICATION
A theme is given out by the exam board as a starting point for students’ own ideas. A body of work is generated and presented in A3 sketchbooks, with a final outcome produced during a 15 hour exam.
*All units will be assessed by the Centre and externally moderated by a visiting moderator.

C A R E E R M O V E S
At the end of the course students will have a very strong digital grounding and organised portfolio of work, which is essential for interviews for entry into further, or higher education / undergraduate art and design courses. Many students leave Wymondham High and gain places at the best and most prestigious Art Colleges in the UK . Career possibilities within multimedia and graphic design are vast, for example: animation, digital illustration, web designing; video games designing, 3D modelling, digital photographing, film making. A career as a graphic designer for example touches so many areas of visual output. Graphic designers work with type, colour, patterns, illustration, photography, information and physical materials to create everything from annual reports to corporate logos, from maps and diagrams to album and book covers, from product packaging to digital interfaces – and much more besides.
*Norwich University College of the Arts has a national reputation for its Graphic Design courses.
*Creative Industries are worth £8 million an hour to the UK economy, with a growth of almost 10%, outperforming all other sectors of UK industry. Creative Industries accounted for 1.68 million jobs, 5.6% of all UK employment.

OUR FACILITIES
The Art Department moved in to new brand new accommodation in October 2013 to provide students with the best facilities and the most creative and stimulating environment in which to work. We pride ourselves on the quality of the learning environment we can offer our students. The Art department has outstanding studio and ICT facilities with a dedicated darkroom and stylish ICT Suite equipped with new hardware and additional laptops with WACOM graphic tablets. It is an exciting place to study, providing a dynamic and supportive learning environment for the production of contemporary art work. The well-equipped studios provide naturally lit environments for you to create experimental, inventive, thought provoking and ambitious work.

QUOTES
“Concept Design allows us a look into the future” – Sally Mann
“Which of my photographs is my favourite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.” – Imogen Cunningham
“There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.” – Milton Glaser
“It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good.” – Paula Scher

STAFF CONTACT
Mr. Neil Moulton (Head of Art)

Art Multimedia
9GC 01/02
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/art-and-design-2015.html

Wymondham High prefer students taking this course to have GCSE Art and Design/Art Textiles/Graphics/ ICT A*–B and a strong knowledge of contemporary digital software such as Adobe Photoshop. NB: You can apply for this course without studying an Arts subject at GCSE. However, students applying for this course will be invited to a meeting with the Art Multimedia teachers to discuss their ideas and interests relating to this popular subject. A theme will be sent out to interested students and it would help if you are able to bring a brief portfolio of selected work with you.

At the end of the course students will have a very
strong digital grounding and organised portfolio of
work, which is essential for interviews for entry into
further, or higher education/undergraduate art and
design courses. Many students leave Wymondham
High and gain places at the best Art Colleges in
the UK. Career possibilities within multimedia and
graphic design are vast, for example: animation,
digital illustration, web designing, video games
designing, 3D modelling, digital photography or film
making. Norwich University College of the Arts has a
national reputation for its Graphic Design courses.