A-Level Digital Media and Design

This A Level focuses on three areas: digital photography, moving image and mobile and multimedia applications. In college, our main focus is digital photography and moving image, but we will cover mobile and multimedia applications and students are encouraged to follow their own area of interest as much as possible.

Read:

Online Magazines

https://www.creativebloq.com/ Art and Design Inspiration magazine with articles relevant to digital photography, moving image and mobile and multimedia applications

https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/ online magazine with articles and tutorials for digital photography, moving image and mobile and multimedia applications. It introduces a wide range of artists outside of the areas studied for A Level but these can be used as inspiration and are influential

https://www.commarts.com/ online magazine covering a wide range of disciplines but with a focus on interactive digital art and digital photography too

Online:

https://nofilmschool.com/ - a great website on all aspects of filmmaking

https://www.indiewire.com/ - a great website on all aspects of moving image

https://digital-photography-school.com/ - articles and tutorials on digital photography including a wide range of techniques

http://www.bbc.co.uk/connectedstudio/about - a website linked to a wide range of current and planned digital media projects to keep the BBC on the cutting-edge of digital broadcasting

https://econsultancy.com/how-museums-are-using-immersive-digital-experiences/ - an article about immersive digital experiences in museums relevant to multimedia applications

https://khoros.com/resources/social-media-demographics-guide - articles on target audiences for digital media products via social media

https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/en-gb/blog/social-media-what-countries-use-it-most-and-what-are-they-using - an article on social media use across the world

Listen:

https://nofilmschool.com/tags/podcasts - listen to podcasts about all elements of filmmaking

https://www.colesclassroom.com/podcast/ - listen to podcasts about all elements of digital photography including targeting audiences

Watch:

https://www.shortoftheweek.com/ - watch a wide range of short films (in all genres) including a new featured short film every week

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Pksdbj37CdE00kmE7Z1dw - Adorama Tv have a range of videos on photography and their series ‘Through the Lens’ is very good for introducing a wide range of contemporary photographers and the changing aesthetic of digital photography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuDSNLi_mbc&list=PLwm6LvGc5xq2T3_GgS5UnhGwMnUlHDcywhttps://wistia.com/learn/culture/wistia-cribs - a look inside some smaller exciting digital production studios

Create:

www.skillshare.com – a site dedicated to creative tutorials in all fields including digital photography, moving image and mobile and multimedia applications

https://scratch.mit.edu/download - scratch is a basic educational tool to create programmes and games (aimed at ages 8 to 16). If you have an interest in creating games and haven’t been introduced to this, it’s a great place to start