Cambridge OCR · RQF Level 3
Cambridge OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Media
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- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits180
- Guided learning1,080 hours
- Units in this qualification42
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The Cambridge OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Media offers an in-depth exploration of the media sector. It allows learners to develop essential knowledge, transferable skills and personal skills. Units cover areas such as media analysis and set design.
These are the units Cambridge OCR registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
3D character modelling for games and animationReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll explore 3D character modelling techniques used in media products. They will plan, design, and construct animated 3D characters, and produce a how-to guide illustrating the character creation process.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand 3D character modelling techniques commonly used in media products
- Plan the design and features of a 3D modelled character for use in a game or animation
- Construct an animated 3D modelled character, ready for integration into a game or animation project
- Produce a comprehensive 'how-to' guide to illustrate the step-by-step process of creating a 3D modelled character
3D modelled environments for games and animationReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit covers 3D modelling techniques for creating environments used in games and animation. You'll produce detailed designs and plans, construct animated 3D environments, and explain the entire creation process.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand various 3D modelling techniques used in the creation of environments
- Produce a detailed design and plan for a 3D modelled environment suitable for use in a game or animation
- Construct an animated 3D modelled environment, ready for integration into a game or animation project
- Explain the complete process involved in creating a 3D modelled environment, from initial concept to final product
Acting for the screenReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll examine different acting styles for TV and film, contrasting them with stage performance. They will rehearse and perform a screen test and final performance using a chosen script extract, applying appropriate acting techniques and responding to direction effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different approaches to acting for the screen by reviewing various styles of performance in TV and film.
- Rehearse for a screen performance based on a chosen film or TV script or script extract, demonstrating appropriate acting techniques.
- Perform a screen test, utilising a chosen film or TV script or script extract, and respond to direction.
- Deliver a final performance for screen using a chosen film or TV script or script extract, incorporating feedback from rehearsals and screen tests.
Analysing media products and audiencesReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit provides an understanding of media products, their institutions, and target audiences. You'll analyse media characteristics, organisational structures, distribution, promotion, and ethical, legal, and regulatory issues associated with media products.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the characteristics of different media products and the organisational structures of the institutions that create them.
- Understand the relationship between media products and the characteristics, preferences, and expectations of their target audience.
- Understand the various methods used to distribute and promote media products to reach their intended audience.
- Understand the ethical, legal, and regulatory issues that affect the creation, distribution, and consumption of media products.
Animation productionReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll plan and produce footage for a short animation or section of an animated production. The unit includes developing storyboards, production schedules, creating assets, and completing a final animation sequence.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the production of a short 2 to 3 minute animation, or a section of a larger animated production
- Produce the necessary footage for use in the creation of a short 2 to 3 minute animation, or section of an animated production
- Produce a final, completed short 2 to 3 minute animation, or section of an animated production
Animation studiesReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll study the structure and organisation of the animation industry and its range of products. They will plan the design of a new character and develop a plan for an animation project featuring the character, applying industry knowledge and creative planning skills.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structure and organisation of the animation industry
- Understand the range of products created within the animation industry
- Plan the design and characteristics of a new character for use in an animation
- Plan a new animation project, incorporating the character they have created
Audio advertising mediaReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit focuses on audio advertisements within advertising campaigns. You'll understand their purpose and effectiveness, plan campaigns including audio advertisements, create original audio ads, and present ideas to clients considering target audiences and budgets.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how audio advertisements are used within existing advertising campaigns, considering their purpose and effectiveness
- Plan an advertising campaign that effectively integrates audio advertisements, considering target audience and budget
- Plan original audio advertisements, incorporating creative concepts and appropriate sound design techniques, for use within an advertising campaign
- Present audio advertisement ideas to a client, clearly communicating the concept and rationale, and responding to feedback
- Produce an original audio advertisement to a professional standard, ready for use within an advertising campaign
Audio-visual advertising mediaReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll explore the use of audio-visual advertisements within campaigns. They will plan campaigns incorporating audio-visual elements, create original advertisements, present ideas to clients, and produce final audio-visual advertising materials.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how audio-visual advertisements are used within existing advertising campaigns
- Plan an advertising campaign that includes audio-visual advertisements
- Plan original audio-visual advertisements to be used within an advertising campaign
- Present audio-visual advertisement ideas to a client for feedback
- Produce an original audio-visual advertisement to be used within an advertising campaign
Audio-visual promosReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit focuses on the purpose and characteristics of audio-visual promos in marketing. You'll produce pre-production materials, record audio and video elements, and edit these to create an original, cohesive audio-visual promo tailored to a target audience.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and characteristics of audio-visual promos.
- Produce pre-production materials, such as storyboards and scripts, for an original audio-visual promo.
- Produce the necessary materials, including audio and video recordings, for use in an original audio-visual promo.
- Edit the production materials to create a cohesive and engaging original audio-visual promo.
Comics and graphic novelsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll explore the genres, styles, and target audiences of graphic novels and comics. They will generate and develop original character ideas, plan the production process, and produce an original graphic novel or comic using appropriate techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand graphic novels, comics and their publishers, including different genres, styles, and target audiences
- Generate and develop ideas for an original character, for use in a comic or graphic novel, including their backstory, personality, and appearance
- Plan for the production of an original graphic novel or comic, including storyboarding, scripting, and page layout
- Produce an original graphic novel or comic, using appropriate techniques and software, to a professional standard
Games industryReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit examines the computer and console games industry, including genres, platforms, and development processes. You'll understand the role of reviews in marketing, critically analyse games, and plan a new computer or console game concept.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the computer / console game industry and its products, including different genres, platforms, and development processes
- Understand the importance of reviews for the marketing and promotion of computer/console games, including their impact on sales and reputation
- Review a computer/console game, providing a critical analysis of its gameplay, graphics, sound, and overall experience
- Plan a new computer/console game, considering target audience, genre, and gameplay mechanics
Games productionReal unit · Cambridge OCR
It teaches you to plan a new computer or console game, design and create elements for its first level, and produce a functional and playable game level.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the overall concept and design for a new computer or console game
- Plan the specific elements required for use in the first level of a new computer or console game
- Create the necessary elements for use in the first level of a new computer or console game
- Produce a functional and playable first level of a new computer or console game
Graphic design for media productsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit covers the analysis of existing graphic design work for media products and the generation of conceptual ideas tailored to target audiences. You'll learn to present these ideas effectively and plan the production of related graphic design items.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand existing graphic design work for media products, including analysing its effectiveness and target audience
- Generate conceptual ideas for related graphic design items, considering the target audience and purpose
- Present conceptual ideas for related graphic design items to a target audience, using appropriate communication methods
- Plan for the production of related graphic design items, including timelines, resources, and budget
- Produce related graphic design items, using appropriate software and techniques, to meet the design brief
Media adaptationsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll explore how pre-existing products are adapted for different media formats. They will develop, pitch, and refine adaptation ideas using treatments, proposals, and storyboards, incorporating feedback to enhance creative and technical aspects.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how pre-existing products are adapted for use in different media formats, considering the unique characteristics of each medium.
- Develop a treatment or proposal, and storyboard for an adaptation idea, demonstrating creative and technical skills.
- Pitch a developed adaptation idea to an audience to gain constructive feedback on its potential.
- Use the review of feedback gained to refine a planned adaptation idea, improving its feasibility and appeal.
Music technology, recording and productionReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit provides knowledge of music production technology, including hardware and software components. You'll plan, create, and produce a music technology product, demonstrating technical skills and creative application throughout the production process.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the technology used in music production, including hardware and software
- Plan for the production of a music technology product, considering resources, timelines and target audience
- Create elements for use in a planned music technology product, such as audio samples, loops, or MIDI sequences
- Produce a planned music technology product, demonstrating technical skills and creative flair
Photography for media productsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll study professional photography within the media industry, including roles, styles, and health and safety. They will plan and conduct a photographic shoot, safely capture and edit images, and present a range of photographs for a specific media product.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of professional photographers working in the media industry
- Understand the different types of photography and photographic styles used in media products
- Plan a photographic shoot, including identifying resources, locations, and equipment
- Take a range of photographic images safely, using appropriate techniques and equipment, for a specific media product
- Edit a range of photographic images using appropriate software and techniques to meet the requirements of a specific media product
- Present a range of photographic images in a suitable format for a specific media product
Planning and pitching a print-based media productReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit covers understanding existing print-based media products and generating original ideas. You'll develop proposals and sample materials for print products and pitch their ideas to gain feedback, demonstrating creativity and communication skills.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand existing print-based media products and how they are created, analysing their design, content, and target audience.
- Generate ideas for an original print-based media product, considering current trends and market opportunities.
- Develop ideas by creating proposals and sample materials for two original print-based products, demonstrating creativity and attention to detail.
- Pitch ideas on proposed print-based products to an editor, client or focus group for feedback, communicating ideas effectively and professionally.
- Use feedback gained to inform the development and planning of an original print-based media product, demonstrating adaptability and problem-solving skills.
Planning and pitching an audio media productReal unit · Cambridge OCR
It teaches you to understand audio media products and their creation. You'll generate and develop original audio product ideas, create treatments or proposals and sample materials, and pitch these ideas to producers for feedback.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the characteristics of existing audio media products
- Understand the processes involved in the creation of audio media products
- Generate ideas for an original audio media product
- Develop ideas by creating treatments or proposals for two original audio products
- Develop ideas by creating sample materials for two original audio products
- Pitch ideas on proposed audio products to a producer for feedback
- Pitch ideas on proposed audio products to a client for feedback
- Pitch ideas on proposed audio products to a focus group for feedback
- Use feedback gained to inform the development of an original audio media product
- Use feedback gained to inform the planning of an original audio media product
Planning and pitching an audio-visual media productReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll understand the characteristics and creation processes of audio-visual media products. They will generate and develop original ideas, create proposals and sample materials, and pitch these ideas to producers for feedback.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the characteristics of existing audio-visual media products
- Understand the processes involved in the creation of audio-visual media products
- Generate ideas for an original audio-visual media product
- Develop ideas by creating proposals for two original audio-visual products
- Develop ideas by creating sample materials for two original audio-visual products
- Pitch ideas on proposed audio-visual products to a producer for feedback
- Pitch ideas on proposed audio-visual products to a client for feedback
- Pitch ideas on proposed audio-visual products to a focus group for feedback
- Use feedback gained to inform the development of an original audio-visual media product
- Use feedback gained to inform the planning of an original audio-visual media product
Planning for media exhibitions or eventsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit covers professional media exhibitions or events, including their purpose, organisation, and target audience. You'll contribute to planning and running events, gather feedback, and evaluate the success of the exhibition or event.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand professional media exhibitions or events, including their purpose, organisation, and target audience
- Contribute to the planning and running of a media exhibition or event, working effectively as part of a team
- Gain feedback on the final media exhibition or event, using appropriate methods to gather audience and stakeholder opinions
- Evaluate the final media exhibition or event, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement
Preparing for a career in the media industryReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll explore employment and education opportunities in the media sector, including entry requirements and career pathways. They will evaluate their personal qualities and resources to prepare for employment, self-employment, or further study in the media industry.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand employment and education opportunities in the media sector, including entry requirements and career pathways
- Evaluate own personal qualities and available resources that may be used to start their own business, gain employment or move on to higher education, identifying strengths and areas for development
- Understand their own potential career and/or study routes within the media sector, setting realistic goals and identifying necessary steps
- Prepare information and a portfolio of media work for use when looking for an employment or higher education opportunity, showcasing skills and experience effectively
Print-based advertising mediaReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit focuses on print-based advertising within campaigns. You'll analyse existing advertisements, plan campaigns including print media, create original print advertisements, and present ideas, developing skills in strategic advertising planning.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how print-based advertisements are used within existing advertising campaigns, analysing their effectiveness and target audience.
- Plan an advertising campaign that includes print-based advertisements, considering the overall marketing strategy and budget.
- Plan original print-based advertisements to be used within an advertising campaign, ensuring they are creative, engaging, and relevant to the target audience.
- Present print-based advertisement ideas to a client for feedback, communicating ideas clearly and professionally.
- Produce an original print-based advertisement to be used within an advertising campaign, adhering to industry standards and best practices.
Producing a print-based media productReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll produce a print-based media product from pre-production to final editing. They will assess locations, risks, and legal or ethical issues, finding solutions and producing materials that meet industry standards with attention to detail.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce pre-production materials for a planned original print-based media product, ensuring all necessary elements are included and accurate.
- Assess locations, risks, and legal/ethical issues relevant to their print-based media product, finding solutions to any risks or issues identified, demonstrating responsibility and awareness.
- Produce materials for use in an original print-based media product, adhering to industry standards and best practices.
- Edit materials to produce a final print-based media product, ensuring a high-quality and professional outcome.
Producing an audio media productReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll produce pre-production materials for original audio media products, including scripts or storyboards, production schedules, and budgets. They will assess locations, risks, legal and ethical issues, and identify solutions to ensure safe and effective production.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce pre-production materials for a planned original audio media product
- Assess locations relevant to their audio media product
- Assess risks relevant to their audio media product
- Assess legal issues relevant to their audio media product
- Assess ethical issues relevant to their audio media product
- Identify solutions to any risks identified in relation to their audio media product
- Identify solutions to any legal issues identified in relation to their audio media product
- Identify solutions to any ethical issues identified in relation to their audio media product
- Produce materials for use in an original audio media product
- Edit materials to produce a final audio media product
Producing an audio-visual media productReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit equips learners to produce pre-production materials for original audio-visual media products. They will assess locations, risks, legal and ethical issues, and identify solutions to potential problems, ensuring thorough preparation for production.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce pre-production materials for a planned original audio-visual media product
- Assess locations relevant to their audio-visual media product
- Assess risks relevant to their audio-visual media product
- Assess legal issues relevant to their audio-visual media product
- Assess ethical issues relevant to their audio-visual media product
- Identify solutions to any risks identified in relation to their audio-visual media product
- Identify solutions to any legal issues identified in relation to their audio-visual media product
- Identify solutions to any ethical issues identified in relation to their audio-visual media product
- Produce materials for use in an original audio-visual media product
- Edit materials to produce a final audio-visual media product
Production and post-production for TVReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll develop pre-production and production materials for an original 5-minute TV programme segment, including scripts and storyboards. They will edit the materials to produce a finished segment and evaluate the final product against intended objectives.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce pre-production material for an original 5-minute segment of a TV programme, including scripts, storyboards, and location plans.
- Produce production materials for use in an original 5-minute segment of a TV programme, such as camera footage, sound recordings, and lighting setups.
- Edit production materials to produce an original 5-minute segment of an original TV programme, using appropriate editing software and techniques.
- Evaluate the 5-minute original TV programme produced, identifying its strengths and weaknesses and suggesting areas for improvement.
Production and post-production for filmReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll produce pre-production and production materials for an original short film or film sequence, including storyboards and shot lists. They will edit footage using appropriate software to create a finished product, demonstrating practical film-making skills.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce pre-production materials for an original short film or sequence of a film, including storyboards, shot lists, and location scouting reports.
- Produce production materials for use in an original short film or sequence of a film, such as camera footage, sound recordings, and lighting setups.
- Edit production materials to produce an original short film or sequence of a film, using appropriate editing software and techniques.
- Propose certification for the original short film or sequence of a film produced based on feedback gained from a focus group, demonstrating an understanding of relevant regulations and guidelines.
Production roles in media organisationsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll gain an understanding of production job roles within the media sector, including responsibilities and required skills. They will identify skills needed for a chosen role and carry out production tasks within a specific media production context.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand what production job roles are available within a chosen part of the media sector, including their responsibilities and required skills
- Understand the skills they will need to carry out a chosen media production role, identifying areas for development and training
- Carry out a production role for a specific media production, demonstrating competence and professionalism
Radio drama productionReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit covers the key elements and production techniques of radio dramas, including scriptwriting and sound design. You'll plan and produce a new radio drama, applying creative and technical skills to develop an engaging audio narrative.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand radio dramas and how they are produced, including scriptwriting, sound design, and performance techniques
- Plan a new radio drama, considering plot, characters, and setting
- Produce a new radio drama, demonstrating creative and technical skills
Scriptwriting for media productsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
It teaches you to understand and create scripted elements for media products in response to a client brief. You'll generate ideas, produce scripts, and present them, incorporating feedback to ensure effectiveness and adherence to industry standards.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand scripted elements in a range of media products, considering their purpose and target audience.
- Generate ideas for the scripted element of a media product, in response to a client brief, ensuring ideas are relevant and feasible.
- Produce the scripted element of a media product, in response to a client brief, adhering to industry standards and best practices.
- Present the scripted element to a client for feedback, communicating ideas clearly and professionally.
- Revise the scripted element using client feedback gained, demonstrating adaptability and attention to detail.
Set design for media productionsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll study 3D set design and its application in audio-visual media productions. They will develop ideas, plan for safe production, and construct a 3D set, considering its impact on atmosphere and narrative support.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the use of 3D sets and set design, and their application in audio-visual media products, considering the impact on the overall production.
- Develop ideas for a 3D set design to be used in the production of an audio-visual media product, ensuring designs are creative and practical.
- Plan for the safe production of a 3D set to be used in the production of an audio-visual media product, identifying potential hazards and implementing appropriate safety measures.
- Safely construct and test a 3D scale model of a planned set design, demonstrating technical skills and attention to detail.
Social media productsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll study existing social media products, analysing their features, functionality, and target audiences. They will generate ideas, plan development, and design pages for a new social media website, considering current trends and user requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand existing social media products, including their features, functionality, and target audience
- Generate ideas for a new social media website, considering current trends and user needs
- Plan for the development of a new social media website, including defining the purpose, target audience, and features
- Design pages for a new social media website, considering user experience, accessibility, and visual appeal
Sound for media productsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit explores how sound elements such as diegetic and non-diegetic sounds enhance media products. You'll plan, record, and edit a soundtrack incorporating various sound elements to create a coherent audio experience that supports the narrative and emotional impact.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how various sound elements are used to enhance and support media products.
- Understand the processes involved in producing different sound elements for media products, including recording and sound design.
- Plan the production of a soundtrack for a media product, incorporating a variety of sound elements.
- Record sound elements, such as dialogue, sound effects, and ambient sounds, for use in a soundtrack.
- Edit recorded sound elements to create a balanced and effective soundtrack for a media product.
Special effects for TV and filmReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll study special effects techniques used in film and television, emphasising safety considerations. They will plan, test, and safely produce a functional special effect, integrating it with footage and editing the final product to meet production requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand special effects techniques and their application in film and television productions.
- Plan a chosen special effect, considering its integration with the footage it will appear in.
- Test the planned special effect and its integration with the footage.
- Work safely with appropriate materials and techniques to produce a functional special effect.
- Produce footage incorporating the created special effect.
- Edit the produced footage to effectively showcase the special effect.
Talk and music radio productionReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll analyse existing talk and music radio programmes, identifying formats and target audiences. They will plan and produce a new talk and music radio programme, demonstrating technical proficiency and creative skills tailored to audience demographics.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand existing talk and music radio programmes, analysing their format, content, and target audience
- Plan a new talk and music radio programme, considering audience demographics, musical genres, and discussion topics
- Produce a new talk and music radio programme, demonstrating technical proficiency and creative flair
UK TV broadcastingReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit explores the structure and organisation of UK TV broadcasting, identifying key channels, production companies, and regulatory bodies. You'll plan a new TV programme, produce sample materials, deliver a pitch, and evaluate feedback to enhance their concept.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structure and organisation of UK TV broadcasting, including its key channels, production companies, and regulatory bodies.
- Plan a new UK TV programme, encompassing all stages from concept development to pilot production.
- Produce sample materials for a new UK TV programme, such as scripts, casting calls, and set designs.
- Deliver an effective pitch or presentation for a new UK TV programme, clearly communicating its concept, target audience, and potential.
- Evaluate feedback gained on a pitch or presentation for a new UK TV programme, and use it to refine the project's development.
UK film studiesReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit examines the structure and organisation of the UK film industry, including key players and funding models. You'll plan an original UK film production, produce sample materials, deliver a pitch, and evaluate feedback to refine their project.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structure and organisation of the UK film industry, including its key players, funding models, and distribution networks.
- Plan an original UK film production, encompassing all stages from concept development to post-production.
- Produce sample materials for a planned original UK film production, such as storyboards, scripts, and mood boards.
- Deliver an effective pitch or presentation for a new UK film, clearly communicating its concept, target audience, and potential.
- Evaluate feedback gained on a pitch or presentation for a new UK film, and use it to refine the project's development.
UK media publishingReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit provides knowledge of UK-based media publishing and associated products. You'll plan and produce materials for an original UK print media product, deliver an effective pitch to a publisher, and evaluate feedback to refine their work.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand UK-based media publishing and associated products, including different types of publications and their target audiences
- Plan an original UK-based print media product, considering target audience, content, and design
- Produce materials for an original UK-based print media product, ensuring quality and adherence to design specifications
- Deliver an effective pitch or presentation to a publisher, clearly communicating the concept and potential of the product
- Evaluate feedback gained from a pitch or presentation, identifying areas for improvement and adapting the product accordingly
UK music studiesReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll study the structure and organisation of the UK music industry and promotional strategies of UK artists. They will plan and pitch a new live music event, considering industry roles and relationships, and evaluate its potential for success.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structure and organisation of the UK music industry, including key roles and relationships.
- Understand the work of UK bands/artists, and how they promote themselves to reach their target audience.
- Plan a new live UK music event, considering factors such as venue, artists, and target audience.
- Deliver an effective pitch or presentation for a new live UK music event to potential stakeholders.
- Evaluate the potential success of the planned new live UK music event, based on feedback gained from the pitch or presentation.
UK radio broadcastingReal unit · Cambridge OCR
You'll understand the structure and organisation of UK radio broadcasting, including station types and regulatory frameworks. They will plan, produce sample materials, pitch a new radio programme, and evaluate its potential success within the broadcasting landscape.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structure and organisation of UK radio broadcasting, including different types of stations and programming
- Plan a new UK radio programme, considering target audience, format, and content
- Produce sample materials for a new UK radio programme, such as scripts, audio clips, or promotional materials
- Deliver an effective pitch or presentation for a new UK radio programme, communicating its key features and benefits
- Evaluate the potential success of the planned new UK radio programme, based on feedback gained from target audience and industry professionals
Visual effects for TV and filmReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit covers visual effects techniques such as compositing, CGI, and motion graphics in audio-visual media. You'll produce pre-production materials and footage incorporating planned visual effects for a short sequence, demonstrating technical and creative skills.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand visual effects techniques and their application in audio-visual media products, including compositing, CGI, and motion graphics.
- Produce pre-production materials for a 2-3 minute audio-visual sequence, containing planning for visual effects, such as storyboards, concept art, and technical specifications.
- Produce footage, containing planned visual effects, for the 2-3 minute audio-visual sequence, using appropriate equipment and techniques.
- Edit footage to produce a 2-3 minute audio-visual sequence, containing planned visual effects, using appropriate editing and compositing software.
Web authoring and designReal unit · Cambridge OCR
This unit provides knowledge of contrasting commercial websites, focusing on design elements and functionality. You'll plan, create, and test a new multi-page website, conducting user testing to evaluate and improve their design based on target audience feedback.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand a range of contrasting commercial websites, including their design, functionality, and target audience
- Plan the development of a new multi-page website, including defining the purpose, target audience, and content
- Create a new functional multi-page website, using appropriate software and techniques, that meets the design specifications
- Conduct target audience user testing on their new functional multi-page website, gathering feedback on usability and design
- Evaluate their new functional multi-page website, based on user feedback and design principles, and identify areas for improvement
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- Create Practical Fire Effects
- Create animation rigs
- Create atmospheric effects
- Create mechanical effects
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Audio Marketing Specialist
Your journey here as an Audio Marketing Specialist is just the beginning. We're investing in this space because we believe in the power of sound, and we're looking for someone who wants to grow with us. If you're passionate about audio and ready to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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Showing 6 roles, drawn from 14 job records mapped to this qualification.
Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
Capture data for use in visual effectsComplete and submit claim for UK Film Tax CreditCreate EffectsCreate Miniature EffectsCreate Practical Fire EffectsCreate animation rigsCreate atmospheric effectsCreate atmospheric effectsCreate effectsCreate mechanical effectsCreate mechanical effectsCreate miniature effectsDeliver Scripts for Non-Scripted ProductionsDetermine the brief for visual effectsEnsure the quality of visual effects outputsIncorporate visual effects and graphics in live footageModel 3D assets for games and interactive media projectsSelf-Publish Games and Interactive Media Content+2 more
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Which job do you mean?
Learners will explore 3D character modelling techniques used in media products. They will plan, design, and construct animated 3D characters, and produce a how-to guide illustrating the character creation process.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Cambridge OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Media
42 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Cambridge OCR.
- 3D character modelling for games and animation
- 3D modelled environments for games and animation
- Acting for the screen
- Analysing media products and audiences
- Animation production
- Animation studies
and 36 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is
take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying
for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with
you, on your real work, is for.
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.