RSL Awards Ltd · RQF Level 3
RSL Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts
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- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits20
- Guided learning120 hours
- Units in this qualification111
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RSL Awards have a complete portfolio of Vocational Qualifications, covering Music, Performing Arts and Creative Digital Media from Levels 1-5.
These are the units RSL Awards Ltd 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.
Acting Through SongReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' ability to act through song by selecting and rehearsing solo songs with attention to character, dynamics, and context. You'll perform with effective characterisation and staging, and evaluate their performances to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Select and rehearse two solo songs with consideration of character, dynamics and context
- Perform two solo songs with consideration of characterisation, dynamics and staging
- Evaluate their performances
Acting Through Song (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop skills in performing solo songs with attention to characterisation, vocal technique, and physical expression. The unit includes evaluating performances to understand how vocal delivery and staging contribute to character portrayal.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform two solo songs, demonstrating a clear understanding of characterisation through vocal delivery and physical expression
- Demonstrate appropriate dynamics and staging techniques to enhance the performance of the songs
- Evaluate their performances, identifying strengths and areas for improvement in relation to characterisation, dynamics, and staging
Acting WorkshopReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit offers learners the opportunity to explore a range of acting techniques and methodologies through practical exercises and improvisation. You'll develop acting skills, analyse and interpret scripts, collabourate in workshops, and evaluate their own and others' performances.
What you'll be able to do
- Explore a range of acting techniques and methodologies
- Develop acting skills through practical exercises and improvisation
- Analyse and interpret scripts for performance
- Collaborate with others in an acting workshop environment
- Evaluate own and others' performance in the workshop
Acting for the CameraReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit focuses on the specific requirements of acting for the camera, including suitable techniques and awareness of camera angles. You'll apply these techniques in performance and critically evaluate their own work, considering technical aspects of filming.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the specific requirements of acting for the camera
- Apply acting techniques suitable for camera performance
- Demonstrate awareness of camera angles and their impact on performance
- Analyse and evaluate personal performance when acting for the camera
- Understand the technical aspects of filming and their influence on acting
Advertising, Marketing & PromotionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of advertising, marketing, and promotion principles within the performing arts sector. You'll investigate techniques, analyse marketing strategies, apply promotional methods to events, and evaluate the effectiveness of campaigns.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of advertising, marketing and promotion
- Investigate different advertising techniques
- Analyse marketing strategies used in the performing arts sector
- Apply promotional methods to a specific performing arts event
- Evaluate the effectiveness of advertising, marketing and promotion activities
Ancient Greek & Roman TheatreReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll study Ancient Greek and Roman theatre, identifying key characteristics, structures, and conventions. This unit includes analysing the influence of these traditions on later theatre and understanding the architectural and cultural contexts of both theatrical forms.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify key characteristics of Ancient Greek theatre, including its origins and development
- Identify key characteristics of Roman theatre, including its origins and development
- Analyse the structure and conventions of Ancient Greek plays
- Analyse the structure and conventions of Roman plays
- Evaluate the influence of Ancient Greek theatre on subsequent theatrical traditions
- Evaluate the influence of Roman theatre on subsequent theatrical traditions
- Demonstrate an understanding of the social and cultural context of Ancient Greek and Roman theatre
- Compare and contrast Ancient Greek and Roman theatrical practices
Ancient Greek & Roman Theatre (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll perform lead roles in scenes and monologues from Ancient Greek and Roman theatre, demonstrating vocal and physical characterisation. The unit includes understanding historical context and self-evaluation of performance skills.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform a lead role in one scene from Ancient Greek and Roman Theatre
- Perform a lead role in one monologue from Ancient Greek and Roman Theatre
- Understand their own strengths as a performer
- Identify areas for development as a performer
Applying Safe Dance PracticeReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll understand and apply the principles of safe dance practice, including warm-up, cool-down, and posture. The unit covers identifying risks and hazards in dance environments, implementing safety procedures, and understanding relevant legislation and guidelines to prevent injuries.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of safe dance practice
- Identify potential risks and hazards in a dance environment
- Apply safe dance techniques and procedures
- Evaluate the effectiveness of safe dance practices
- Understand relevant legislation and guidelines related to safe dance practice
Approaches to ActingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore different acting approaches, including Stanislavski, method acting, Meisner, and Brechtian techniques. This unit involves applying a range of acting methods, analysing scripts from various genres, and developing performance skills through practical exercises.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different approaches to acting
- Explore and apply a range of acting techniques
- Analyse and interpret scripts from different genres
- Develop performance skills using different acting approaches
Artist DevelopmentReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of artist development principles within the performing arts industry. You'll assess an artist's strengths and weaknesses, develop professional growth plans, offer guidance, and evaluate the effectiveness of support strategies to enhance the artist's career progression.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of artist development within the performing arts industry
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of an artist
- Develop a plan to support the artist's professional growth
- Provide guidance and support to the artist in developing their skills and career
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the artist development plan
Audition Techniques - ActingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' understanding of audition techniques for acting, including preparation and performance skills. You'll demonstrate effective vocal and physical techniques in auditions and critically evaluate their own audition performances.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of audition techniques for acting
- Demonstrate effective audition techniques in a practical setting
- Analyse and evaluate personal audition performance
- Prepare appropriate materials for an acting audition
- Understand the requirements of different types of acting auditions
Backstage / On Set SafetyReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the identification of potential hazards in backstage and on-set environments, implementation of safety procedures, correct use of personal protective equipment, and appropriate responses to accidents and emergencies. You'll also gain knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and guidelines.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify potential hazards in a backstage or on-set environment
- Implement safety procedures to minimise risks
- Use personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly
- Respond appropriately to accidents and emergencies
- Comply with relevant health and safety legislation and guidelines
BallroomReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the fundamental steps, rhythms, and history of ballroom dance, focusing on technical skills such as footwork, body positioning, and lead and follow techniques. You'll perform ballroom routines with accuracy, demonstrating musicality, timing, posture, and poise.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental steps and rhythms of ballroom dance
- Develop technical skills in ballroom dance techniques
- Perform ballroom dance routines with accuracy and style
- Demonstrate an understanding of musicality and timing in ballroom dance
- Apply appropriate posture and poise in ballroom dance
Ballroom (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll perform two contrasting Ballroom dance pieces with a partner, demonstrating technical proficiency, posture, musicality, and partner connection. The unit includes evaluating performances to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform two contrasting Ballroom dance pieces with a partner, demonstrating technical proficiency, musicality, and effective communication
- Evaluate the performances, identifying strengths and areas for improvement in relation to technique, partnership, and artistic expression
BrandingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the principles of branding, including identifying target audiences and developing branding strategies. You'll create consistent branding materials and evaluate the effectiveness of branding campaigns within marketing and communication contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of branding
- Identify target audiences for branding strategies
- Develop a branding strategy for a specific product or service
- Create branding materials that are consistent with the brand identity
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a branding campaign
ChoreographyReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll study the fundamental principles of choreography, including space, time, and energy, and explore various choreographic styles. The unit involves developing choreographic ideas, applying techniques in practice, and evaluating and refining choreographic work within performance contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of choreography
- Develop choreographic ideas and concepts
- Apply choreographic techniques in practice
- Evaluate and refine choreographic work
- Understand the role of a choreographer in a performance context
CinematographyReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of cinematography principles, including camera operation, lighting, and composition. They will plan and execute a series of shots to achieve a specific visual style and narrative effect, operating camera equipment effectively and evaluating the results.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of cinematography, including camera operation, lighting, and composition
- Plan and execute a series of shots to achieve a specific visual style and narrative effect
- Operate camera equipment effectively to capture high-quality footage
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the cinematography in conveying the intended message and mood
Collaborative Cross Arts PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore the principles of collabourative cross-arts performance, investigating different art forms and their integration. The unit includes developing, planning, rehearsing, and evaluating a collabourative performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of collaborative cross-arts performance
- Explore different art forms and their potential for collaboration
- Develop ideas for a collaborative cross-arts performance
- Plan and rehearse a collaborative cross-arts performance
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a collaborative cross-arts performance
Comedy Drama in PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to understand the key elements of comedy drama, develop relevant performance skills, and apply techniques to produce comedic effects. You'll analyse scripts within historical and cultural contexts and evaluate their own and others' performances in this genre.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key elements of comedy drama
- Develop performance skills specific to comedy drama
- Apply techniques to create comedic effect in performance
- Analyse and interpret comedy drama scripts
- Evaluate own and others' performance in comedy drama
Comedy Drama in Performance (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to perform contrasting extracts from comedy dramas, demonstrating characterisation, vocal, and physical skills. You'll also evaluate their performances to identify strengths and areas for development.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform contrasting extracts from comedy dramas
- Evaluate their performance in contrasting extracts from comedy dramas
Contemporary TheatreReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to identify key developments and practitioners in contemporary theatre, analyse social and political influences, and explore diverse theatrical forms and styles. You'll develop an understanding of contemporary theatre practices and their contextual significance.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify key developments in contemporary theatre practice
- Analyse the influence of key practitioners and movements on contemporary theatre
- Evaluate the impact of social and political contexts on contemporary theatre
- Explore diverse forms and styles of contemporary theatre
- Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary theatre audiences and their expectations
- Apply contemporary theatre techniques in practical performance or design work
- Critically reflect on contemporary theatre productions
Costume DesignReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll understand the principles of costume design for performing arts, researching and analysing requirements for specific performances. The unit includes developing designs considering character, period, and budget, constructing costumes using appropriate techniques, and evaluating their effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of costume design for performing arts
- Research and analyse costume requirements for a specific performance
- Develop costume designs, considering character, period, and budget
- Create and construct costumes, utilising appropriate techniques and materials
- Evaluate the effectiveness of costume designs in enhancing a performance
Costume Design (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll learn to design costumes for specified performances, considering key elements such as character, period, and style. The unit includes sourcing and acquiring costumes within budget and timeframe, with justification of design choices to ensure suitability for the production.
What you'll be able to do
- Design a costume that is appropriate for a specified performance
- Source and acquire costumes and accessories required for a performance
Creating a Dance CompanyReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll create and manage a dance company, defining artistic and business goals. The unit involves creating or selecting material, rehearsing, performing, and evaluating both performing and non-performing contributions.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the goals of their dance company
- Explain the structure of their dance company
- Create appropriate material for performance
- Rehearse appropriate material for performance
- Undertake a performing role in the performance
- Undertake a non-performing role in the performance
- Perform chosen material
- Evaluate their performing contributions to the performance
- Evaluate their non-performing contributions to the performance
Creating a Theatre CompanyReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to establish a theatre company with defined goals and structure. You'll create or select performance material, rehearse, perform, and evaluate their roles within the company.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the goals of their theatre company
- Explain the structure of their theatre company
- Create or select appropriate material for performance
- Rehearse appropriate material for performance
- Undertake a performing role in the performance
- Undertake a non-performing role in the performance
- Perform chosen material
- Evaluate their performing contributions to the performance
- Evaluate their non-performing contributions to the performance
Creative Response to a BriefReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to respond creatively to specific project briefs by generating and developing designs and plans. You'll implement their production designs using suitable methods and techniques and critically evaluate their creative work to identify improvements.
What you'll be able to do
- Create designs and plans that meet the demands of a specific project brief
- Use relevant methods and techniques to implement production designs and plans effectively
- Evaluate their creative work against the project brief and identify areas for improvement
Dance Audition PreparationReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit prepares learners for dance auditions by identifying suitable training venues and employment opportunities. You'll demonstrate technical skills in auditions and evaluate their performance to inform future development.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify suitable dance training venues and opportunities for future employment within the dance industry, considering personal aspirations and career goals
- Take part in a dance audition, demonstrating technical skills, performance quality, and the ability to follow instructions
- Evaluate their performance in the dance audition, reflecting on their strengths and weaknesses and identifying areas for development
Dance Audition Preparation (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit prepares learners for dance auditions by developing appropriate technique, performance skills, and professionalism. You'll participate in auditions, respond to feedback, and evaluate their performance to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Take part in a dance audition, demonstrating appropriate technique, performance skills and professionalism
- Evaluate their performances in the dance audition, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
Dance FitnessReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit introduces the principles of dance fitness, exploring suitable dance styles and exercise science. You'll plan, lead, and evaluate safe and effective dance fitness sessions.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of dance fitness
- Explore different dance styles suitable for fitness
- Plan a dance fitness session
- Lead a dance fitness session safely and effectively
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a dance fitness session
Dance Fitness (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll devise and perform a dance fitness routine to music, incorporating varied movements and techniques. The unit includes structuring the routine and evaluating its effectiveness and suitability.
What you'll be able to do
- Devise and perform a dance fitness routine to music, incorporating appropriate movements and techniques
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the dance fitness routine, considering its impact on participants and its suitability for purpose
Dance Technique & Performance 1Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop fundamental dance techniques relevant to performance, demonstrating control, coordination, and safe practice. They will apply these techniques to perform dance routines with accuracy and expression, enhancing flexibility, strength, and stamina.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop fundamental dance techniques relevant to performance
- Apply dance techniques to enhance performance quality
- Demonstrate control and coordination in dance movements
- Understand the principles of safe dance practice
- Perform dance routines with accuracy and expression
Dance Technique & Performance 2Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll demonstrate advanced dance techniques and apply choreographic principles to create and perform dance pieces. The unit includes analysing and evaluating personal performance and understanding the historical and cultural contexts of different dance styles.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate advanced dance techniques
- Apply choreographic principles to create a dance piece
- Perform a dance piece with technical accuracy and artistry
- Analyse and evaluate own dance performance
- Understand the historical and cultural context of different dance styles
Dance Technique and Performance 1 (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll demonstrate technical proficiency and performance skills in a chosen dance style, applying correct posture, alignment, and expressive dynamics. They will reflect on the historical and cultural background of the dance style and identify areas for technical development.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate technical proficiency and performance skills in a chosen dance style, adhering to established conventions
- Reflect on their own performance in the chosen dance style, considering the background and context of the style and identifying areas for development
Dance Technique and Performance 2 (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' technique and performance skills in a chosen dance style, emphasising posture, control, and artistic expression. You'll also reflect on their performance and consider the background and context of the dance style.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate technique and performance skills in the chosen dance style, showing control, coordination and artistry.
- Reflect on their performance, identifying areas of strength and areas for development, and discuss the background and context of the chosen dance style.
Dance in HealthReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to understand the relationship between dance and health, identifying physical and mental benefits. You'll plan and deliver dance activities for health promotion and evaluate their effectiveness within health and social care contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the relationship between dance and health
- Identify the benefits of dance for physical and mental wellbeing
- Plan and deliver a dance activity for health promotion
- Evaluate the effectiveness of dance in promoting health
- Understand the role of dance in health and social care settings
Dance in the CommunityReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore the role of dance in community engagement, identifying various approaches to delivering dance activities tailored to specific groups. The unit includes planning, organising, and evaluating dance activities, alongside understanding ethical considerations and the impact of dance on well-being and social inclusion.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of dance in community engagement
- Identify different approaches to delivering dance activities in the community
- Plan and organise a dance activity for a specific community group
- Evaluate the impact of dance on community participants
- Understand the ethical considerations of working with diverse community groups in dance
Dance on CameraReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the history and filming processes of Dance on Camera. You'll create and film a short dance piece, exploring technical aspects such as camera work and crew roles, followed by performance evaluation.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate an understanding of the history of Dance on Camera
- Demonstrate an understanding of the processes involved in filming dance
- Create a short piece of Dance on Camera
- Film a short piece of Dance on Camera
- Evaluate their performances in the created and filmed Dance on Camera piece
Dance on Camera (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to create and film a short dance piece, focusing on choreography suited to camera perspectives, location planning, and filming techniques. You'll also evaluate their performances to understand the effectiveness of their creative and technical choices.
What you'll be able to do
- Create a short dance piece suitable for filming
- Film the dance piece using appropriate camera techniques
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the dance piece and its filming
DevisingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore a range of devising techniques such as improvisation and collabourative writing, applying these to create performance material. The unit includes demonstrating devising methods and evaluating their effectiveness in the creative process.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain a range of techniques for devising, giving examples of how these can be used
- Demonstrate the use of devising techniques to devise and create a performance
- Evaluate their use of devising techniques
Devising (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop skills in devising original performance material using techniques like improvisation and collabourative writing. They will structure and refine their devised work and evaluate their use of devising methods throughout the creative process.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the use of a range of devising techniques to devise and create a performance piece.
- Evaluate their own use of devising techniques, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
Drama in the CommunityReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of community drama principles and ethics, enabling them to identify the needs and interests of diverse groups. You'll develop and facilitate appropriate drama activities in community settings and evaluate the impact of drama on participants.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles and ethics of community drama practice
- Identify the needs and interests of diverse community groups
- Develop drama activities that are appropriate for specific community contexts
- Facilitate drama workshops and sessions in a community setting
- Evaluate the impact of drama projects on community participants
- Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills in a community drama environment
- Apply risk assessment and safeguarding procedures in community drama work
- Reflect on own role and responsibilities as a drama practitioner in the community
Elizabethan or Jacobean TheatreReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll study key playwrights, plays, and the historical and social context of Elizabethan or Jacobean theatre. The unit includes analysis of themes, characteristics, and performance conventions, providing a comprehensive understanding of theatre during these periods.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify key playwrights and plays of the Elizabethan or Jacobean periods
- Describe the historical and social context of Elizabethan or Jacobean theatre
- Analyse the key themes and characteristics of plays from the Elizabethan or Jacobean periods
- Evaluate the performance conventions of Elizabethan or Jacobean theatre
- Demonstrate an understanding of the design elements used in Elizabethan or Jacobean theatre productions
Ensemble Dance PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit focuses on the roles and responsibilities within an ensemble dance performance. You'll develop collabourative skills, apply choreographic principles, and demonstrate technical and artistic proficiency in ensemble work.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of performers within an ensemble dance performance
- Develop collaborative skills to work effectively as part of a dance ensemble
- Apply choreographic principles to create and rehearse an ensemble dance piece
- Demonstrate technical proficiency and artistic expression in an ensemble dance performance
- Evaluate the overall impact and effectiveness of the ensemble dance performance
Ensemble Dance Performance (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' skills in choreographing and performing ensemble dance routines, emphasising creativity, technical ability, and collabouration. You'll reflect on their creative process and performance, identifying successes and areas for further development within the group context.
What you'll be able to do
- Choreograph and perform a group routine, demonstrating creativity and technical skill
- Reflect on their process and performance, identifying areas of success and areas for development within the ensemble dance performance
Ensemble Music PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the roles and responsibilities within a music ensemble, emphasising collabourative skills for effective teamwork. You'll rehearse and perform an ensemble piece, demonstrating technical proficiency and artistic expression.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of musicians within an ensemble music performance
- Develop collaborative skills to work effectively as part of a music ensemble
- Apply musical principles to rehearse and perform an ensemble music piece
- Demonstrate technical proficiency and artistic expression in an ensemble music performance
- Evaluate the overall impact and effectiveness of the ensemble music performance
Ensemble Music Performance (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to select an appropriate set list for an ensemble music performance, considering audience and venue characteristics. You'll reflect on the performance to develop skills and ensemble cohesion for future performances.
What you'll be able to do
- Select an appropriate set list for an ensemble music performance to an audience, considering factors such as audience demographics, venue characteristics, and the ensemble's musical strengths
- Reflect on the ensemble music performance, analysing its successes and challenges in order to develop strategies for future performances and improve overall ensemble cohesion
Events ManagementReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain an understanding of events management principles within the performing arts sector, including planning, organising, and implementing events. The unit covers coordinating activities, managing resources, and evaluating event success with consideration of health and safety requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of events management within the performing arts sector
- Plan and organise an event, considering logistical and resource requirements
- Implement event plans, coordinating activities and managing resources effectively
- Evaluate the success of an event, identifying areas for improvement in future events
- Understand health and safety requirements for events
Film DirectionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of the film director's role and responsibilities across all production stages. You'll analyse direction techniques, plan and prepare for shoots, direct actors and crew effectively, and evaluate their own film direction practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a film director
- Analyse different film direction techniques
- Plan and prepare for a film shoot
- Direct actors and crew effectively
- Evaluate the effectiveness of own film direction
Film Direction (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll collabourate to develop film concepts and direct a film shoot, supervising production activities. They will demonstrate effective communication and ensure adherence to quality and safety standards throughout the filmmaking process.
What you'll be able to do
- Work collaboratively with others to develop concepts for a film production.
- Direct a film shoot, ensuring effective communication and coordination of the production team.
- Supervise production activities, maintaining quality and adhering to safety guidelines.
Film EditingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll study the principles of film editing, including continuity, pacing, and rhythm, and learn to select and organise footage effectively. The unit covers applying editing techniques using software to create cohesive narratives and evaluating the impact of their editing choices.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of film editing
- Select and organise film footage for editing
- Apply editing techniques to create a cohesive narrative
- Use editing software to manipulate video and audio
- Evaluate the effectiveness of own film editing techniques
Final ProductionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners with knowledge of roles and responsibilities within a final production team. You'll contribute to planning, preparation, and rehearsals, participating in performance or technical aspects to a professional standard, emphasising effective teamwork and communication.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles and responsibilities within a final production team
- Contribute to the planning and preparation of a final production
- Participate in the rehearsal process, developing performance skills
- Perform or contribute to the technical aspects of a final production to a professional standard
- Evaluate the overall success of the final production, identifying areas for improvement
Funding, Finance & InvestmentReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll understand various funding sources and financial management principles for performing arts projects. The unit covers budgeting, investment roles, and financial performance analysis within the sector.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different sources of funding available for performing arts projects
- Identify the key principles of financial management for performing arts organisations
- Develop a budget for a performing arts project
- Understand the role of investment in the performing arts sector
- Analyse the financial performance of a performing arts organisation
Global Dance StylesReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll identify and analyse global dance styles within their historical and cultural contexts. The unit includes practical performance skills and evaluation of technical and stylistic aspects.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify a range of global dance styles, considering their historical and cultural contexts
- Analyse the key characteristics of different global dance styles, including movement vocabulary, music, and costume
- Demonstrate practical skills in performing selected global dance styles
- Evaluate the performance of global dance styles, considering technical proficiency and stylistic authenticity
- Understand the health and safety considerations relevant to performing global dance styles
Global Dance Styles (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' ability to perform dances based on global cultures, demonstrating appropriate technique, style, and cultural understanding. You'll evaluate their performances, reflecting on strengths and areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform in a dance based on a global culture
- Evaluate the performance in a dance based on a global culture
Hair & Wig Styling (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners with practical skills to style wigs and/or hair for productions, following a design brief and health and safety requirements. You'll prepare, style, and secure wigs or hair, adapting techniques to different hair types and textures.
What you'll be able to do
- Style wigs and/or hair for a production or performance, meeting the design brief.
- Understand and apply health and safety requirements relating to hair and/or wig styling in a performance setting.
- Maintain and care for wigs and hair styling equipment.
History of Musical TheatreReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore the history of musical theatre by analysing at least three distinct styles from different periods. The unit covers key stylistic features, historical contexts, and the relevance of these styles to contemporary audiences.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain a minimum of three musical theatre styles, each from a different time period, with reference to the key stylistic features and examples of work.
- Explain the historical context of a chosen musical theatre style with reference to the social, cultural and economical factors that influenced its development.
- Explain the relevance of the chosen style for a contemporary audience with reference to the social, cultural and economical factors that may affect its reception.
Improvisation (Acting)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore a range of improvisation techniques in acting, understanding their purposes and applications. The unit involves demonstrating improvisation to develop character, narrative, and style in scenes, alongside evaluating the effectiveness of these techniques in performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain a range of improvisation techniques and their purpose within acting
- Demonstrate the use of improvisation techniques to develop the style, narrative and character in a range of scenes
- Evaluate their use of improvisation techniques, reflecting on their effectiveness and impact
Improvisation (Acting) (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' ability to use improvisation techniques to create style, narrative, and character in scenes. You'll apply methods such as 'Yes, and...' and character mirroring, and critically evaluate their use of improvisation.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the application of a range of improvisation techniques in acting
- Develop the style of scenes through the use of improvisation techniques
- Develop the narrative of scenes through the use of improvisation techniques
- Develop character in scenes through the use of improvisation techniques
- Evaluate the effectiveness of own use of improvisation techniques in developing scenes
International Dance TouringReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit examines the logistical, legal, and ethical considerations of international dance touring. You'll plan tours, including budgeting and risk management, and evaluate potential challenges.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the logistical considerations involved in international dance touring
- Investigate the legal and ethical requirements for international dance touring
- Plan an international dance tour, considering all relevant factors
- Evaluate the potential risks and challenges associated with international dance touring
- Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills in the context of international dance touring
Jazz Dance for Musical TheatreReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll study the history and development of Jazz Dance for Musical Theatre and demonstrate its vocabulary and techniques. The unit includes performing two contrasting dance pieces and evaluating their performances within the musical theatre context.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the history of Jazz Dance for Musical Theatre
- Demonstrate the vocabulary and techniques of Jazz Dance for Musical Theatre
- Perform two contrasting Musical Theatre dance pieces
- Evaluate their performances in two contrasting Musical Theatre dance pieces
Leading DanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop an understanding of effective dance leadership principles, including planning and structuring sessions for diverse groups. The unit also covers communication, motivation, and adapting activities to meet participant needs.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of effective dance leadership
- Plan and structure dance sessions for different groups and abilities
- Demonstrate effective communication and motivational skills when leading dance
- Adapt dance activities to meet the needs of diverse participants
- Evaluate the effectiveness of dance leadership strategies
- Apply safe dance practice and risk assessment procedures
Legislation and Frameworks in the ArtsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of legislation and frameworks relevant to the arts sector, such as copyright and health and safety laws. You'll analyse their impact on arts organisations, apply legal knowledge to practice, and evaluate the effectiveness of current regulations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand relevant legislation affecting the arts sector
- Identify key frameworks that support the arts
- Analyse the impact of legislation and frameworks on arts organisations
- Apply knowledge of legislation and frameworks to arts practice
- Evaluate the effectiveness of current legislation and frameworks in the arts
Lighting DesignReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with an understanding of lighting design principles, equipment, and technologies used in performance. You'll plan, design, implement, and evaluate lighting for specific events, considering safety and technical requirements throughout.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of lighting design for performance.
- Investigate different lighting equipment and technologies used in the industry.
- Plan and design lighting for a specific performance or event.
- Implement a lighting design, considering safety and technical requirements.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a lighting design in achieving its intended purpose.
Lighting Technician SkillsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of stage lighting principles, including colour theory and fixture types, alongside skills to safely set up, operate, and maintain lighting equipment. You'll also develop troubleshooting techniques for common lighting issues.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of stage lighting
- Set up and operate lighting equipment safely and effectively
- Troubleshoot common lighting problems
- Maintain lighting equipment in good working order
Lighting Technician Skills (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll learn to rehearse and plot lighting cues for performances, ensuring effective and appropriate lighting design. The unit also covers supervising lighting equipment operation during performances, focusing on safety and efficiency throughout the production.
What you'll be able to do
- Rehearse and plot lighting for a performance, ensuring effective and appropriate lighting design
- Supervise the operation of lighting equipment during a performance, ensuring safe and efficient operation
Live PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides knowledge of key elements in live performance, including stage presence, communication, and technical aspects like lighting and sound. You'll plan, prepare, perform, respond to audience feedback, and evaluate their own performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key elements of a live performance
- Plan and prepare for a live performance
- Demonstrate effective performance skills in a live setting
- Respond appropriately to audience feedback during a live performance
- Evaluate own performance and identify areas for improvement
Make-up & ProstheticsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners with skills to apply make-up techniques for various performance styles and create prosthetic pieces tailored to character requirements. You'll maintain a safe and hygienic working environment, select appropriate materials, and evaluate their application effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply make-up techniques for different performance styles
- Create prosthetic pieces for specific character requirements
- Maintain a safe and hygienic working environment when applying make-up and prosthetics
- Select appropriate make-up and prosthetic materials for a given purpose
- Evaluate the effectiveness of make-up and prosthetic applications
Make-up & Prosthetics (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll apply makeup and prosthetics according to a specified brief, selecting appropriate materials and techniques while adhering to Health and Safety requirements. The unit includes achieving desired effects through blending, shading, and sculpting methods.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply makeup and/or prosthetics to a specified brief, demonstrating appropriate techniques and achieving a desired effect.
- Understand and apply Health & Safety requirements related to makeup and/or prosthetic application, ensuring a safe working environment.
MerchandisingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain an understanding of merchandising principles within the performing arts, including branding, target audiences, and legal considerations. The unit covers planning, implementing, and evaluating merchandising strategies for products or events in the performing arts sector.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of merchandising within the performing arts industry
- Identify different merchandising techniques used in the performing arts
- Plan a merchandising strategy for a specific performing arts product or event
- Implement merchandising activities effectively
- Evaluate the success of merchandising activities and make recommendations for improvement
Movement for ActorsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll understand health and safety considerations in rehearsal and performance, preparing and leading warm-up and cool-down routines. The unit includes participation in physical improvisation and self-evaluation.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the impact of health and safety considerations upon effective rehearsal
- Explain the impact of health and safety considerations upon effective performance
- Prepare a warm-up, demonstrating consideration of health and safety
- Lead a warm-up, demonstrating consideration of health and safety
- Prepare a cool-down, demonstrating consideration of health and safety
- Lead a cool-down, demonstrating consideration of health and safety
- Participate in an extended physical / movement-based improvisation
- Evaluate their work in the movement-based improvisation
Music Theory for VocalistsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop an understanding of music theory relevant to vocal performance, including reading standard notation and interpreting vocal lines with correct pitch and rhythm. The unit also involves evaluating personal learning to enhance vocal technique and musical interpretation.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand standard music notation and follow a musical score accurately
- Read a notated vocal line with correct pitch, rhythm, and expression
- Evaluate their learning of music theory and identify ways to improve their vocal performance
Music in Theatre & DanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll identify the role of music in theatre and dance productions, analyse its relationship with dramatic action and movement, and evaluate the impact of various musical styles. The unit covers the functions of composers and musical directors in shaping performance atmosphere and expression.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the role of music in theatre productions
- Identify the role of music in dance productions
- Analyse the relationship between music and dramatic action
- Analyse the relationship between music and dance movement
- Evaluate the impact of different musical styles on theatrical and dance performances
- Explore the use of music to create atmosphere and emotion in theatre and dance
- Demonstrate an understanding of the collaborative process between musicians, actors, and dancers
- Apply musical concepts and techniques in a theatrical or dance context
Musical Theatre Audition PreparationReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll select and prepare audition material for musical theatre, including song, monologue, and dance components. They will participate in a musical theatre audition and evaluate their performances to inform future development.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate audition material, including songs, monologues, and dance pieces, for a musical theatre audition
- Prepare selected audition material to a professional standard, demonstrating technical skill and artistic interpretation
- Participate effectively in a musical theatre audition, presenting a monologue, a song, and a solo dance or participating in a dance workshop
- Evaluate own performance in the musical theatre audition, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
Musical Theatre Audition Preparation (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll prepare for a musical theatre audition by selecting and rehearsing a monologue, song, and dance piece that showcase their skills. They will participate in a mock audition and evaluate their performances to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for a musical theatre audition, selecting appropriate monologue, song and dance piece
- Participate in a musical theatre audition, performing the prepared monologue, song and dance piece
- Evaluate their performance in the musical theatre audition, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
Musical Theatre PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll prepare for and perform a role in musical theatre, researching the piece's context and analysing character motivations. This unit includes learning music and lyrics, planning vocal and physical interpretation, and evaluating the performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for a performance of a piece of musical theatre
- Perform a role in a musical theatre performance
- Evaluate the performance
Musical Theatre Performance (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' skills in musical theatre performance, focusing on vocal techniques, movement, and character engagement. You'll perform a designated role and evaluate the effectiveness of their vocal and physical contributions.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform a designated role within a musical theatre performance, demonstrating appropriate skills and techniques
- Evaluate the overall musical theatre performance, including their own contribution and the contributions of others
Performance PrepReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit focuses on preparing learners physically and mentally for performance, including warm-up exercises, anxiety management strategies, and rehearsal techniques. You'll also understand technical aspects such as stage management and sound requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare physically and mentally for a performance
- Develop strategies for managing performance anxiety
- Rehearse and refine performance material
- Understand the technical aspects of performance preparation, such as stage management and sound
Physical TheatreReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore the principles and techniques of physical theatre, developing physical skills including movement, gesture, and expression. The unit involves creating and devising physical theatre pieces, applying techniques to communicate ideas, and evaluating performances.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles and techniques of physical theatre
- Develop physical skills for performance, including movement, gesture, and expression
- Create and devise physical theatre pieces
- Apply physical theatre techniques to interpret and communicate ideas
- Evaluate own and others' performance in physical theatre
Physical Theatre (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to devise, stage, and present a physical theatre performance using movement, gesture, and expression. You'll evaluate their performance, identifying strengths and areas for improvement in their physical theatre skills.
What you'll be able to do
- Devise, stage and present a physical theatre performance, incorporating relevant techniques and styles.
- Evaluate their own performance in a physical theatre piece, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
Planning for a Career in the Creative and Performing ArtsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit supports learners in planning a career in the creative and performing arts by researching opportunities, assessing personal skills and interests, developing realistic career goals, preparing professional portfolios, and understanding networking importance.
What you'll be able to do
- Research career opportunities in the creative and performing arts
- Identify personal skills, interests, and aptitudes relevant to the creative and performing arts
- Develop a career plan with realistic goals and timelines
- Prepare a professional portfolio or showreel
- Understand the importance of networking and self-promotion in the creative and performing arts
- Evaluate different pathways into the creative and performing arts industries, including further education, training, and apprenticeships
Preparing for Freelance WorkReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the key aspects of freelance work, including understanding contract terms, tracking income and expenditure, and completing tax returns. You'll learn to manage legal, ethical, and financial responsibilities effectively within freelance roles.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the key terms and conditions commonly found in freelance work contracts within the performing arts sector
- Track income and expenditure accurately for a specific freelance job, maintaining appropriate records
- Complete a tax return accurately and in a timely manner, demonstrating an understanding of relevant tax regulations for freelance workers
Properties ManagementReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers sourcing and acquiring properties for productions, organising and maintaining a properties store, and preparing properties for performance use. You'll manage the movement and placement of properties during productions while ensuring their safe handling and storage.
What you'll be able to do
- Source and acquire properties for a production
- Organise and maintain a properties store
- Prepare properties for use in a performance
- Manage the movement and placement of properties during a production
- Ensure the safe handling and storage of properties
Properties Management (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners with the knowledge to source, organise, and use props effectively within a production. You'll consider budget, availability, and aesthetic suitability, and demonstrate safe and appropriate prop management during performances.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to source appropriate props for a production or performance, considering factors such as budget, availability, and aesthetic requirements
- Make, organise, and utilise props effectively in a production or performance, ensuring they are fit for purpose and contribute to the overall artistic vision
Repertory Dance PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll study and perform repertory dance pieces, demonstrating technical skills and artistic interpretation. The unit includes exploration of the historical and cultural contexts of repertory dance and collabouration with others to communicate the choreographer's intentions.
What you'll be able to do
- Learn and perform repertory dance pieces
- Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and cultural context of repertory dance
- Apply technical skills and artistry in repertory dance performance
- Interpret and communicate the choreographer's intention in repertory dance
- Collaborate effectively with other dancers in a repertory dance ensemble
Rhythm & TapReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll study the history and development of rhythm and tap dance, demonstrating fundamental techniques and developing rhythmic awareness. They will choreograph and perform a rhythm and tap routine, applying coordination and stylistic accuracy.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the history and development of rhythm and tap dance
- Demonstrate fundamental rhythm and tap techniques
- Develop rhythmic awareness and coordination in tap dance
- Choreograph a rhythm and tap routine
- Perform a rhythm and tap routine with accuracy and style
Script WritingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners with fundamental script writing principles, including idea development, structuring scripts with plot and character development, and using appropriate writing techniques. You'll create engaging narratives across genres and review and refine their work.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of script writing
- Develop ideas for scripts based on different briefs and genres
- Structure a script effectively, including plot, character development, and dialogue
- Use appropriate script writing techniques to create engaging and compelling narratives
- Review and revise scripts to improve their quality and impact
Seeking RepresentationReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore the roles of agencies and management companies in the performing arts industry and prepare tailored application materials. They will evaluate their applications to ensure suitability for submission to relevant agencies and management companies.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain a range of agencies and management companies relevant to the performing arts industry.
- Prepare application materials, including CVs and showreels, for two of these companies.
- Evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of their application materials for each company.
Set Construction (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners with skills to construct set components from a design brief, selecting materials and techniques while adhering to Health & Safety standards. You'll evaluate the completed set elements.
What you'll be able to do
- Construct set components to meet the requirements of a given design brief
- Understand and apply relevant Health & Safety regulations and procedures when constructing set components
Set DesignReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to research and analyse various set design approaches, develop a concept aligned with a script and director's vision, and create a visual representation. You'll also evaluate the practicality and effectiveness of their set design proposals.
What you'll be able to do
- Research and analyse different approaches to set design for theatrical productions
- Develop a set design concept for a specified theatrical production, considering the script, director's vision, and available resources
- Create a visual representation of the set design, using appropriate techniques and materials
- Evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed set design
Set Design (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit guides learners to research and develop set designs that meet both practical and aesthetic requirements of a production. You'll create a design considering stage dimensions, style, and mood, and evaluate their design decisions in relation to the production needs.
What you'll be able to do
- Create a set design for a performance or production, considering practical and aesthetic requirements.
- Evaluate the set design, justifying choices made in relation to the performance or production.
Social Dance Through the AgesReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore the historical development of social dance and its social and cultural contexts. They will identify key characteristics of various social dance styles, demonstrate practical performance skills, and analyse the evolution of social dance through the ages.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the historical development of social dance
- Identify key characteristics of different social dance styles through the ages
- Demonstrate practical skills in performing various social dances
- Analyse the social and cultural context of different social dances
- Understand the evolution of social dance and its impact on society
Social Dance through the Ages (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll study the historical periods and social influences of chosen social dance styles. They will perform these dances accurately and with appropriate style, demonstrating understanding of the relationship between historical events and dance evolution.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the historical context and social influences of the chosen social dance styles
- Identify key characteristics of the historical period relevant to the chosen dance styles
- Perform the chosen social dances with accuracy and appropriate style
- Demonstrate an understanding of the steps, rhythms, and movements of the chosen social dances
Solo Music PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll select appropriate repertoire for solo music performance, developing technical proficiency on their chosen instrument or voice. They will apply performance techniques to enhance interpretation and demonstrate stage presence and communication skills.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate repertoire for a solo music performance, considering technical demands and artistic expression
- Develop technical proficiency on a chosen instrument or voice for solo performance
- Apply performance techniques to enhance the interpretation and delivery of solo music
- Demonstrate stage presence and communication skills in a solo music performance
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the solo music performance in engaging an audience
Song-WritingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of songwriting elements and techniques, exploring different styles to develop original song ideas. The unit includes composing lyrics and melodies, refining compositions, and evaluating their work to enhance songwriting skills.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental elements of songwriting
- Explore different songwriting techniques and styles
- Develop original song ideas
- Compose lyrics and melodies for songs
- Refine and evaluate original songs
Sound Effects & Special EffectsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll understand the principles of sound and special effects in performance, including acoustics and visual illusion. They will plan, create, and evaluate sound and special effects for a specific production, considering safety and effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of sound effects and special effects in performance
- Identify different types of sound effects and special effects equipment
- Plan and create sound effects for a specific performance
- Plan and create special effects for a specific performance
- Evaluate the effectiveness of sound and special effects in enhancing a performance
Sound Effects & Special Effects (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to produce a range of sound and special effects for theatre, film, and video using live, recorded, practical, and digital techniques. You'll ensure effects are appropriate for given scenarios and understand their application in production contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce a range of sound effects for theatre, film and video
- Produce a range of special effects for theatre, film and video
Sound Technician SkillsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' skills in setting up and operating sound equipment for live performances, mixing sound levels, and troubleshooting sound system issues. You'll also record and edit audio using appropriate software and maintain sound equipment effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Set up and operate sound equipment for live performances
- Mix sound levels to achieve a balanced and clear audio output
- Troubleshoot sound system problems effectively
- Record and edit audio using appropriate software
- Maintain and care for sound equipment
Stage CombatReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll understand and apply key principles of stage combat, including safety and partner work. The unit involves devising, rehearsing, and performing a controlled stage combat routine within a set context, demonstrating effective technique and awareness of safety.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the key principles of Stage Combat
- Apply the key principles of Stage Combat
- Devise a stage combat routine
- Rehearse and develop a stage combat routine
- Perform a controlled and effective stage combat routine within a set context
Stage DirectionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the role and responsibilities of a stage director, including script interpretation, development of directorial concepts, staging and blocking planning, and communication with actors and technical crew. You'll manage rehearsals, provide constructive feedback, and evaluate the overall production process.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a stage director
- Interpret a script and develop a directorial concept
- Plan the staging and blocking of a performance
- Communicate directorial vision to actors and technical crew
- Manage rehearsals and provide constructive feedback to actors
- Evaluate the effectiveness of own stage direction
Stage ManagementReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll study the roles and responsibilities of a stage manager, focusing on planning and organising all aspects of stage management. The unit emphasises effective communication, rehearsal and performance management, health and safety, and problem-solving under pressure.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of a stage manager
- Plan and organise all aspects of stage management for a performance
- Communicate effectively with all members of the production team
- Manage rehearsals and performances efficiently and safely
- Solve problems and make decisions under pressure during a production
Technical ProductionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll understand the roles within a technical production team and develop skills to operate technical equipment safely and effectively. The unit includes contributing to production planning, following technical specifications, and troubleshooting technical issues during a production.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different roles within a technical production team
- Operate technical equipment safely and effectively
- Contribute to the planning and preparation of a technical production
- Follow technical specifications and instructions accurately
- Troubleshoot technical problems during a production
Theatre GenresReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore a range of theatre genres, analysing their stylistic features and historical contexts. They will participate in a performance within a chosen genre and critically evaluate their own performance to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain a range of theatre genres, including their stylistic features and providing examples of relevant work
- Take part in a performance in a chosen theatre genre, demonstrating relevant features and stylistic qualities
- Evaluate their own performance in the chosen theatre genre, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
Theatre Genres (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit involves participating in a performance within a chosen theatre genre, demonstrating its key features and stylistic qualities. You'll also evaluate their performance and collabourative skills.
What you'll be able to do
- Take part in a performance within a chosen theatre genre, demonstrating relevant features and stylistic qualities appropriate to the genre
- Evaluate their own performance in the chosen theatre genre, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
Theatre Spaces & AudiencesReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the identification and characteristics of various theatre spaces such as proscenium arch, thrust, and arena stages. You'll analyse how these spaces impact performance and explore audience characteristics and engagement principles.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different types of theatre spaces
- Analyse the impact of theatre space on performance
- Understand the characteristics of different theatre audiences
- Analyse the relationship between performance and audience
- Understand the principles of audience development and engagement
Theatre Spaces & Audiences (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit focuses on performing in various theatre spaces, requiring learners to adapt physical and vocal techniques appropriately. You'll apply creativity and artistry in performance and evaluate their work to identify strengths and areas for improvement relative to the performance space.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform in different spaces, demonstrating appropriate techniques and artistry
- Evaluate their performances in different spaces, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
Theatre in EducationReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore Theatre in Education (TIE), understanding its purpose, principles, and ethical considerations. This unit involves developing TIE performance skills, planning and delivering performances, and evaluating their impact on audiences.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and principles of Theatre in Education (TIE)
- Develop TIE performance skills
- Plan and deliver a TIE performance
- Evaluate the impact of a TIE performance on its audience
- Understand the ethical considerations of TIE
Vocal Technique and Performance (Acting)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops vocal technique for acting, emphasising vocal health and practice schedules. You'll demonstrate vocal skills in live performance and critically evaluate their own work.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop vocal technique to enhance performance quality
- Apply techniques to protect and maintain vocal health
- Create a structured practice schedule for individual vocal development
- Follow the practice schedule consistently to improve vocal skills
- Demonstrate effective vocal technique in a live acting performance
- Evaluate own vocal performance, identifying strengths and areas for further development
Vocal Techniques - MusicReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop vocal techniques for musical performance, focusing on correct posture, breathing, and warm-up exercises. The unit includes developing vocal projection, clarity, control, agility, exploring vocal registers, and understanding vocal health and maintenance.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and apply correct posture and breathing techniques for singing
- Demonstrate a range of vocal warm-up exercises
- Develop vocal projection and clarity
- Explore different vocal registers and their uses
- Apply techniques for vocal control and agility
- Demonstrate an understanding of vocal health and maintenance
- Interpret and perform vocal pieces with appropriate expression and style
- Analyse and improve own vocal performance
Voice Over ActingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop an understanding of vocal techniques for voice over acting across various media. This unit covers vocal control, articulation, pacing, and script interpretation, enabling learners to deliver clear and engaging voice over performances.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to use vocal techniques for a variety of media
- Use appropriate vocal techniques
Working with Masks or PuppetryReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll investigate the history and development of masks and puppetry across cultures, exploring construction and manipulation techniques. Practical skills in character creation and storytelling using masks or puppets are developed and applied.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate the history and development of masks and puppetry in performance
- Explore different types of masks and puppets, considering their construction and manipulation techniques
- Develop practical skills in working with masks or puppets to create characters and tell stories
- Apply performance techniques to enhance the use of masks or puppets in a theatrical context
- Evaluate the effectiveness of mask or puppet performance in conveying meaning and engaging an audience
Working with Masks or Puppetry (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll design and construct original masks or puppets for theatre performance, considering aesthetic and practical factors. The unit includes using these creations effectively in performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Design and construct original mask(s) or puppet(s) suitable for use in a theatre performance, considering aesthetic and practical requirements
- Use the designed and constructed mask(s) or puppet(s) effectively in a theatre performance, demonstrating appropriate performance techniques
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 3 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Acting Through SongActing Through Song (Skill Unit)Acting WorkshopActing for the CameraAdvertising, Marketing & PromotionAncient Greek & Roman TheatreAncient Greek & Roman Theatre (Skill Unit)Applying Safe Dance Practice
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
Assessor
Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
Meet all twelve tutorsWhere this connects
Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
RSL Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts
- Advise on technical process in production
- Build relationships and trust with and within community groups to inspire take up to your session(s)
- Build trust with host organisations and funders
- Carry out stagehand housekeeping and security procedures
- Collaborate with other art forms
- Contribute to safe and secure film and TV sets and production environments
- Create scripts
- Create small prosthetic pieces and bald caps
Where this can lead
Technical Production Manager
Your journey here is about continuous learning and growth. We're looking for someone who sees challenges as opportunities and is eager to build a long, impactful career making incredible things happen in the world of events.
See the whole journey →Opens the roleTechnical Production ManagerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleHead of ProductionOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleChief Production Officer (CPO), Events & ExperientialOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Future FluencyAll ten future skillsSee how every unit is contextualised by the tenExplore →
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.
Advise on technical process in productionAdvise on technical process in productionBuild relationships and trust with and within community groups to inspire take up to your session(s)Build trust with host organisations and fundersCarry out stagehand housekeeping and security proceduresCollaborate with other art formsContribute to safe and secure film and TV sets and production environmentsCreate scriptsCreate small prosthetic pieces and bald capsDeliver Scripts for Non-Scripted ProductionsDeliver scripts for scripted productionsDemonstrate technical skill and knowledge in leading your dance style(s)Develop lighting designs for live productionsDirect the productionEncourage involvement and collaboration with supporting teamsEngage and manage groups through your dance leadership in a creative contextEvaluate the impact of your dance leading through engagement with your groups and stakeholdersIdentify and communicate to others your personal skill and contextual knowledge of your dance style(s)+11 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?
This unit develops learners' ability to act through song by selecting and rehearsing solo songs with attention to character, dynamics, and context. Learners will perform with effective characterisation and staging, and evaluate their performances to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for RSL Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts
111 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by RSL Awards Ltd.
- Acting Through Song
- Acting Through Song (Skill Unit)
- Acting Workshop
- Acting for the Camera
- Advertising, Marketing & Promotion
- Ancient Greek & Roman Theatre
and 105 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.