Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia
Revision Notes
Topic Area 1: The media industry
1.1 Media Industry Sectors and Products
Sectors of the media industryProducts of the media industry
1.2 Job roles in the media industry
CreativeTechnical
Senior roles
Topic Area 2: Factors influencing product design
2.1 How style, content and layout are linked to the purpose
PurposeStyle, content and layout
2.2 Client requirements and how they are defined
Client requirementsClient brief formats
2.3 Audience demographics and segmentation
Categories of audience segmentation2.4 Research methods, sources and types of data
Primary research methodsSecondary research sources
Research data
2.5 Media codes used to convey meaning, create impact and/or engage audiences
Media codesWays that meaning, impact and/or engagement are created
Topic Area 3: Pre-production planning
3.1 Work planning
Components of work plans3.2 Documents used to support ideas generation
Mind mapMood board
3.3 Documents used to design and plan media products
Asset logFlow chart
Script
Storyboard
Visualisation diagram
Wireframe layout
3.4 The legal issues that affect media
Legal considerations to protect individualsIntellectual property rights
Regulation, certification, and classification
Health and safety
Topic Area 4: Distribution considerations
Distribution platforms and media to reach audiences
Platforms and mediaProperties and formats of media files
Image filesAudio files
Moving image files
File compression