RSL Awards Ltd · RQF Level 3
RSL Level 3 Certificate in Creative Digital Media
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- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits35
- Guided learning210 hours
- Units in this qualification65
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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.
Animation Techniques for FilmReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll produce animated visual sequences for film by selecting appropriate animation techniques, planning processes including storyboarding and character design, preparing assets, and creating animated frames. The unit emphasises applying principles of timing, spacing, and movement.
What you'll be able to do
- Use appropriate processes to produce an animated visual sequence for film.
- Apply conventions of animation to produce an animated visual sequence for film.
- Utilise appropriate tools to produce an animated visual sequence for film.
Character RiggingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop knowledge of character rigging principles and techniques used in animation. They will apply this understanding to rig a static character, using appropriate tools and software to ensure correct joint placement and movement for a specified digital media destination.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of rigging techniques.
- Rig a static character for animation within a specified digital media destination.
Character Rigging (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the principles and components of character rigging, enabling learners to rig a static character for animation within a specified digital media destination. You'll analyse the relationship between character design and rigging requirements and apply appropriate rigging techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge of rigging to rig a static character for animation.
- Apply understanding of rigging to rig a static character for animation.
- Rig a static character for animation within a specified digital media destination.
Creating 3D Digital AnimationReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of 3D digital animation principles and production techniques to create animations for digital media products. The unit covers animation fundamentals, techniques such as keyframing and motion capture, and considerations of anatomy and movement.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of 3D digital animation
- Understand the design considerations for creating 3D digital animation
- Apply appropriate software and tools to create 3D digital animation
- Plan and design a 3D digital animation for a specified digital media product
- Produce a 3D digital animation that meets the requirements of the specified digital media product
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the 3D digital animation in achieving its intended purpose
Creating 3D Digital Animation (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll understand the design and production processes of 3D digital animation and its applications across digital media. The unit covers animation principles, design and production stages, and techniques, enabling learners to create a digital animation for a specified product.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the design of 3D digital animation.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the production of 3D digital animation.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the potential uses of 3D digital animation across a range of digital media products.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the potential uses of 3D digital animation across a range of digital media destinations.
- Create a digital animation for a specified digital media product.
Creating 3D Digital GamesReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll apply knowledge of 3D game types, platforms, design principles, technologies, and audiences to create a 3D digital game. The unit includes identifying game types and platforms, explaining technical requirements, and aligning game creation with chosen specifications.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of 3D games types to create a 3D digital game
- Apply knowledge and understanding of 3D games platforms to create a 3D digital game
- Apply knowledge and understanding of 3D games design to create a 3D digital game
- Apply knowledge and understanding of 3D games technologies to create a 3D digital game
- Apply knowledge and understanding of 3D games audiences to create a 3D digital game
Creating Audio for Digita MediaReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll apply audio design principles to create soundtracks for digital media products. The unit covers audio quality, file formats, and the use of audio in various digital media contexts, enabling learners to record, edit, and integrate audio effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge of audio design principles to digital media products.
- Demonstrate understanding of the use of audio across a range of digital media products and destinations.
- Create a soundtrack for a specified digital media product.
Creating Audio for Digita Media (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' understanding of audio design principles and their application across digital media products. You'll explain sound design, audio file formats, recording and editing equipment, and demonstrate audio use in video games, film, and other media.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of audio design.
- Demonstrate the use of audio across a range of digital media products.
- Demonstrate the use of audio across a range of digital media destinations.
- Create a soundtrack for a specified digital media product.
Creating Composited VideoReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll apply compositing techniques to create video packages for digital media destinations. The unit covers layering, masking, visual effects, use of compositing software, colour correction, grading, and evaluation of composited video quality.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge of compositing techniques to the creation of a composited video package for a specified digital media destination
- Apply understanding of compositing techniques to the creation of a composited video package for a specified digital media destination
- Apply knowledge of the use of composited still and moving imagery across a range of digital media products and destinations to the creation of a composited video package for a specified digital media destination
- Apply understanding of the use of composited still and moving imagery across a range of digital media products and destinations to the creation of a composited video package for a specified digital media destination
- Create a composited video package for a specified digital media destination
Creating Concept Art DigitallyReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll apply knowledge of concept art production and presentation to create digital concept art for specified media products. The unit covers idea generation, refinement techniques, digital tools, and the importance of visual communication.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge of the production and presentation of concept art to create concept art for a specified digital media product
- Apply understanding of the production and presentation of concept art to create concept art for a specified digital media product
- Apply knowledge of the uses of concept art across a range of digital media products and destinations to create concept art for a specified digital media product
- Apply understanding of the uses of concept art across a range of digital media products and destinations to create concept art for a specified digital media product
- Create concept art for a specified digital media product
Creating Concept Art Digitally (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll learn to create digital concept art for various media products and destinations. The unit covers production stages, presentation methods, design principles, and the uses of concept art in game development and film production.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the production and presentation of concept art.
- Explain the uses of concept art across a range of digital media products and destinations.
- Create concept art for a specified digital media product.
Creating Concept Art for Digital Media ApplicationsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll create concept art for digital media applications by understanding its role in production and presentation. The unit covers analysing visual styles, generating initial sketches, developing concept art to communicate visual style, and presenting work professionally.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the production and presentation of concept art, and its uses across digital media products and destinations, to create concept art for a specified digital media product.
Creating Digital 3D ArtReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop knowledge and skills in creating 3D art for various digital media products and destinations. The unit covers the stages, planning, tools, and software involved in 3D art creation, culminating in the production of a portfolio of 3D artwork.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the processes involved in creating 3D art.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the tools involved in creating 3D art.
- Demonstrate the use of 3D art across a range of digital media products.
- Demonstrate the use of 3D art across a range of digital media destinations.
- Create a portfolio of 3D art for specified digital media destinations.
Creating Digital 3D Art (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with understanding of processes and tools for creating digital 3D art across various media products and destinations. You'll explain creation stages, optimisation considerations, and principles of modelling and texturing to develop a 3D art portfolio.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the processes involved in creating 3D art.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the tools involved in creating 3D art.
- Demonstrate the use of 3D art across a range of digital media products.
- Demonstrate the use of 3D art across a range of digital media destinations.
- Create a portfolio of 3D art for specified digital media destinations.
Creating Digital GraphicsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of digital graphics and graphic design principles to create a digital graphics portfolio for a specified media product. The unit covers key terminology, differences between raster and vector graphics, image file formats, visual hierarchy, and colour theory.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of digital graphics.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of graphic design.
- Demonstrate the potential uses of digital graphics across a range of digital media products.
- Demonstrate the potential uses of digital graphics across a range of digital media destinations.
- Create a digital graphics portfolio for a specified digital media product.
Creating Digital Moving Image Packages for Digital MediaReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll apply videography and editing techniques to create digital moving image packages for specified digital media destinations. The unit emphasises capturing quality images, audio importance, and tailoring packages to audience and platform requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of digital videography to present digital moving image packages
- Present digital moving image packages for specified creative digital media destinations
Creating a 3D EnvironmentReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll design, create, and optimise 3D environments for specified digital media destinations. The unit covers the stages of 3D environment production, planning, performance considerations, and application of appropriate tools and techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the processes involved in designing and producing 3D environments.
- Apply relevant tools and techniques for creating 3D environments.
- Analyse the uses of 3D environments across a range of digital media products and destinations.
- Create a 3D environment for a specified digital media destination, considering its purpose and target audience.
Creating a 3D Environment (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain knowledge and skills to design and produce 3D environments for digital media products. The unit covers key stages of 3D environment creation, including modelling, texturing, lighting, and the use of relevant software tools.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the processes involved in designing and producing 3D environments.
- Apply knowledge of the tools and techniques used in 3D environment creation.
- Analyse the uses of 3D environments across a range of digital media products and destinations.
- Design and create a 3D environment suitable for a specified digital media destination.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the 3D environment in meeting the requirements of the digital media destination.
Creating a Digital Image PortfolioReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners with skills in digital photography and image editing to create a digital image portfolio for a specified media destination. You'll apply photographic techniques, enhance images, and consider ethical issues within the digital media sector.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of digital photography and its uses across the digital media sector to create a digital image portfolio
- Create a digital image portfolio for a specified digital media destination
Creating a Digital Image Portfolio (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to apply digital photography principles and techniques to create a tailored digital image portfolio. You'll demonstrate skills in composition, lighting, exposure, and use of photography equipment and editing software.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of digital photography to create a digital image portfolio.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the uses of digital photography across the digital media sector.
- Tailor a digital image portfolio for a specified digital media destination.
Creating a Digital Media ApplicationReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners with knowledge to create digital media applications for specified platforms. You'll apply app design principles, use creation tools, and consider mobile technologies and target audiences to develop user-friendly and engaging apps.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge of different app types to the creation of a digital media application.
- Apply knowledge of app design principles to the creation of a digital media application.
- Apply knowledge of app creation tools to the creation of a digital media application.
- Apply knowledge of mobile tech platforms to the creation of a digital media application.
- Apply knowledge of target audiences to the creation of a digital media application.
- Create an app for a specified platform.
Creating a Social Media (Content) StrategyReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop a social media content strategy to promote a product or service to identified audiences. The unit covers defining target audiences, researching demographics and behaviours, analysing data, and selecting appropriate social media platforms and content.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the target audience for a product or service
- Analyse the characteristics of different social media platforms
- Determine the most suitable social media platforms for reaching the identified audiences
- Define clear and measurable objectives for the social media content strategy
- Create engaging and relevant content that aligns with the brand and resonates with the target audience
- Schedule and publish content across chosen social media platforms
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of the social media content strategy
- Adapt the social media content strategy based on performance data and audience feedback
Creating an Interactive WebsiteReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to design and construct interactive, multi-page websites fulfilling defined purposes. You'll apply website design concepts, usability, accessibility, and use design software to create visually appealing and user-friendly websites.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge of website design concepts to create an interactive, multi-page website
- Apply understanding of website design concepts to create an interactive, multi-page website
- Apply knowledge of website construction processes to create an interactive, multi-page website
- Apply understanding of website construction processes to create an interactive, multi-page website
- Create an interactive, multi-page website which fulfils a defined purpose
Creating and Publishing Digital ContentReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop practical skills to create and publish digital content using current content creation tools. The unit covers generating text, image, and video content and publishing it effectively to fulfil a specific purpose.
What you'll be able to do
- Use a range of current content creation tools to create digital content
- Use a range of current content creation tools to publish digital content
- Create and publish digital content to fulfil a specific purpose
Creative Moving Image EditingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop skills in digital moving image editing by applying knowledge of editing techniques, tools, and conventions. The unit covers non-linear editing principles, video transitions, storytelling elements, and software and hardware functions to create edited sequences.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of digital moving image editing techniques.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of digital moving image editing tools.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of digital moving image editing conventions.
- Create a digitally edited sequence for a specified destination.
Designing 3D Digital GamesReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll apply knowledge of games design, production stages, platforms, and technologies to design a digital game and plan its production. The unit involves analysing design elements, justifying design choices, and outlining key tasks and resources for production.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of games design to design a digital game
- Apply knowledge and understanding of games production to design a digital game and plan its production
- Apply knowledge and understanding of games platforms to design a digital game and plan its production
- Apply knowledge and understanding of games technologies to design a digital game and plan its production
Designing Effective Workflow for a Digital Media ProductionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge to design efficient workflows for digital media productions. You'll describe key workflow stages, analyse impacts on production efficiency, design workflows incorporating relevant processes, and justify their selections.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of workflow to create an efficient production process
- Apply knowledge and understanding of workflow to create an effective production process for a defined digital media product
Designing UI for Interactive Digital MediaReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop skills in designing user interfaces (UI) for interactive digital media applications. The unit covers UI design models, user-centred design principles, accessibility, usability, consistency, and user testing methods.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge of UI design models to the design of interactive digital media.
- Apply understanding of UI design protocols to the design of interactive digital media.
- Apply understanding of UI design technologies to the design of interactive digital media.
- Design the UI for a specified digital media application.
Designing UI for Interactive Digital Media (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to design user interfaces (UI) for interactive digital media applications by applying UI design models, protocols, and technologies. You'll select appropriate models, apply design guidelines, and produce a UI tailored to a specified application.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of UI design models to design the UI for a specified digital media application
- Apply knowledge and understanding of UI design protocols to design the UI for a specified digital media application
- Apply knowledge and understanding of UI design technologies to design the UI for a specified digital media application
Designing UX for Interactive Digital MediaReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to design user experiences (UX) for interactive digital media applications. You'll apply UX design conventions and techniques to create wireframes and evaluate usability for a specified digital media application.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of UX design conventions to create the UX for a specified digital media application
- Apply knowledge and understanding of UX design techniques to create the UX for a specified digital media application
- Apply knowledge and understanding of UX design platforms to create the UX for a specified digital media application
- Apply knowledge and understanding of UX design technologies to create the UX for a specified digital media application
Designing UX for Interactive Digital Media (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' knowledge of UX design principles, conventions, and techniques for interactive digital media applications. You'll apply user research methods to create user-friendly interfaces and evaluate relevant platforms and technologies.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of UX design conventions and principles.
- Apply UX design techniques to create user-friendly interfaces.
- Evaluate different platforms and technologies used in UX design for interactive digital media.
- Create the UX design for a specified digital media application, considering user needs and accessibility.
Designing a Digital Media ApplicationReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll apply principles of user-centred design and app production processes to design a digital media application for a specified audience. The unit covers usability testing, design considerations, and production planning including resource and time management.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of app design principles and best practices.
- Apply app production processes to the design of a digital media application.
- Design a digital media application that meets the needs of a specified audience.
- Plan the production process for the designed digital media application, including resource allocation and timelines.
Development of Film MakingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll analyse the historical development of film making techniques and technologies within a defined timeframe. The unit includes evaluation of key milestones, technological evolution, and the influence of social, cultural, and economic factors on film aesthetics and storytelling.
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse the historical development of film making techniques and technologies.
- Evaluate the impact of key individuals and organisations on the evolution of film making.
- Assess the influence of social, cultural, and economic factors on film making trends within a defined timeframe.
Digital Character ModellingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' knowledge of character modelling techniques and technologies to create 3D characters for specified digital media destinations. You'll consider design choices and their impact across various digital media contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of character modelling techniques.
- Demonstrate understanding of the uses of character modelling across a range of digital media destinations.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the technologies involved in character modelling.
- Create a 3D character for a specified digital media destination.
Editing Sound for FilmReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain knowledge and skills in sound editing for film, including principles such as continuity and emotional impact. The unit covers the role of the sound editor, types of sound used, and techniques for editing, synchronising, and mixing sound elements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of sound editing for film
- Identify the different types of sound used in film (dialogue, music, sound effects)
- Use appropriate software and tools to edit sound for film
- Synchronise sound with visuals accurately
- Apply techniques to improve the clarity and quality of sound recordings
- Mix and balance different sound elements to create a cohesive soundtrack
- Apply industry-standard conventions for sound editing in film
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the sound editing in enhancing the overall impact of the film
Film EditingReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll use appropriate processes, conventions, and tools to edit visual sequences in recognised formats and genres. The unit covers editing techniques, continuity, pacing, and storytelling to produce coherent and effective film edits.
What you'll be able to do
- Use appropriate processes to produce an edited visual sequence
- Apply conventions of film editing to produce an edited visual sequence
- Use appropriate tools to produce an edited visual sequence
- Produce an edited visual sequence in a recognised format
- Produce an edited visual sequence in a recognised genre
Film StudiesReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit focuses on analysing a chosen film genre or style through the study of key characteristics, historical context, and significant figures. You'll research and critically evaluate the work of notable exponents to present a well-supported analysis.
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse the key characteristics of a chosen film genre or style.
- Identify and research the work of significant figures associated with the selected film genre or style.
- Evaluate the impact and influence of these key exponents on the development of the genre or style.
- Present a critical analysis of the chosen film genre or style, supported by evidence from the work of key exponents.
Final ProjectReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with skills to plan and execute the full production of a film project in response to a brief. You'll analyse project requirements, develop production plans and budgets, manage resources, mitigate risks, and apply filming and editing techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan for the full production of a film project in response to a brief.
- Execute the full production of a film project in response to a brief.
Lighting Techniques for CamerasReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to set up and adjust lighting equipment for single and multi-camera shoots within recognised genres. You'll apply lighting techniques to create mood and effects while practising safe working methods.
What you'll be able to do
- Use appropriate processes to light a single scene.
- Use appropriate processes to light a single camera shoot in a recognised genre and format.
- Use appropriate processes to light a multi camera shoot in a recognised genre and format.
- Apply lighting conventions to a single scene.
- Apply lighting conventions to a single camera shoot in a recognised genre and format.
- Apply lighting conventions to a multi camera shoot in a recognised genre and format.
Making Narrative ImageryReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to produce narrative imagery suitable for defined digital media destinations. You'll understand production stages, presentation methods, and narrative structure impact, applying these to create visual narratives that meet specified requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the production and presentation of narrative imagery.
- Present a visual narrative appropriate to a defined digital media destination.
Managing a Social Media CampaignReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll manage the implementation of a social media campaign to promote a specified product, service, or event. They will describe key campaign elements, set clear objectives, identify target audiences, and monitor and analyse campaign performance to inform adaptations.
What you'll be able to do
- Manage the implementation of a social media campaign.
- Manage the implementation of a social media campaign to promote a specified product.
- Manage the implementation of a social media campaign to promote a specified service.
- Manage the implementation of a social media campaign to promote a specified event.
Marketing a Digital Media Product or ServiceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll develop understanding of marketing roles and processes within the UK digital media industry. The unit covers marketing channels, legal and ethical considerations, and analysis of marketing impact to evaluate effectiveness and contribution to brand awareness and sales.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge of the role of marketing in the digital media industry in the UK.
- Apply understanding of the role of marketing in the digital media industry in the UK.
- Apply knowledge of marketing processes across the digital media industry in the UK.
- Apply understanding of marketing processes across the digital media industry in the UK.
Marketing a Digital Media Product or Service (Skill Unit)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain understanding of marketing roles and processes within the UK digital media industry. The unit covers key marketing concepts, principles, and the analysis of marketing's impact on the success of digital media products and services.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the role of marketing in the digital media industry.
- Apply knowledge and understanding of marketing processes in the digital media industry in the UK.
Multi Camera TechniquesReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll gain skills to manage and coordinate a multi-camera shoot within a recognised genre and format. The unit covers team roles, pre-production planning, risk management, and application of industry-standard camera angles and techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate understanding of the processes involved in overseeing a multi-camera shoot.
- Apply relevant conventions and protocols for multi-camera production.
- Utilise appropriate equipment and techniques for a multi-camera shoot.
- Manage and coordinate a multi-camera shoot effectively within a recognised genre and format.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the multi-camera shoot in achieving its intended purpose.
Music Video ProductionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to plan and produce a music video to a brief. You'll develop skills in concept development, storyboarding, budgeting, resource identification, and understanding legal and ethical considerations involved in music video production.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the skills to plan effectively for video production.
- Demonstrate the skills to produce a music video to a brief.
Planning a Career in Creative Digital MediaReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll plan for a career in the creative digital media sector by identifying potential career paths, evaluating existing skills, setting achievable goals, and developing a detailed action plan to support skill development and future engagement in the sector.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan effectively to develop a range of knowledge and skills to support future engagement with a career in the creative digital media sector
Planning and Pitching a Digital Media Product or ServiceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to plan and pitch a digital media product or service idea to prospective investors. You'll generate ideas, conduct market research, develop detailed plans, and prepare compelling pitch documents and presentations.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan a digital media product or service idea.
- Prepare a pitch for a prospective ‘investor’ for a digital media product or service idea.
- Deliver a pitch to a prospective ‘investor’ of a digital media product or service idea.
Podcast productionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with skills to create and record radio programmes or podcasts. You'll develop engaging content, use recording equipment and audio editing software, and evaluate the success of their productions.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate how to create a radio programme/podcast
- Demonstrate how to record a radio programme/podcast
- Evaluate the success of a radio programme/podcast
Practical AnalyticsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to apply social media analytics tools and processes to interpret data for informed decision-making. You'll identify built-in and external analytics tools, explain data access and interpretation, and use insights to refine social media strategies.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply understanding of built-in tools for social media analytics.
- Apply understanding of external tools for social media analytics.
- Apply understanding of the processes involved in social media analytics.
- Interpret data to inform decision making around the ongoing development of a social media strategy.
- Interpret data to inform decision making around the refinement of a social media strategy.
Pre-Production in Creative Digital MediaReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll undertake effective pre-production activities for digital media projects. The unit includes conducting research, developing project proposals, creating storyboards or visualisations, and managing production schedules to support successful project execution.
What you'll be able to do
- Undertake effective pre-production activities on a digital media project.
Producing a Digital Media Product or ServiceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners to plan and produce a digital media product or service in response to a brief. You'll analyse requirements, develop detailed production plans, identify resources, and evaluate risks to ensure successful project delivery.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan for the production of a digital media product or service in response to a brief.
- Undertake the production of a digital media product or service in response to a brief.
Project Management in Creative Digital MediaReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' understanding of project management techniques in creative digital media. You'll apply planning methods, manage time effectively, identify risks, and oversee the production lifecycle of a digital media product.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge of effective project management techniques in the context of digital media production.
- Demonstrate understanding of effective project management techniques.
- Oversee the production of a digital media product using project management techniques.
Promoting a Digital Media Product or ServiceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll explore product promotion strategies within the UK digital media industry. They will develop and implement a promotional plan for a specified digital media product, considering legal and ethical factors and evaluating the effectiveness of promotional activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of product promotion strategies within the digital media industry in the UK.
- Demonstrate the ability to promote a specified digital media product effectively.
- Identify and target a specific market segment for the digital media product.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the promotional activities undertaken.
Research DissertationReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to produce a structured dissertation that objectively addresses a creative digital media question. You'll formulate a research question, gather and analyse credible information, and present a balanced argument with appropriate referencing.
What you'll be able to do
- Present a structured dissertation.
- Ensure the dissertation objectively answers a chosen creative digital media-related question.
Short Film Production (Factual)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to plan and undertake the production of a short factual film in response to a brief. You'll analyse brief requirements, research relevant information, develop production plans including scripts or storyboards, allocate resources, and manage production risks.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the production of a short film in a specified factual genre in response to a brief.
- Undertake the production of a short film in a specified factual genre in response to a brief.
Short Film Production (Fiction)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
You'll plan and undertake the production of a short fiction film in response to a brief. This includes developing scripts, storyboards, resource management, risk assessment, and justifying creative choices within the production process.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the production of a short film in a specified fiction genre in response to a brief.
- Undertake the production of a short film in a specified fiction genre in response to a brief.
Single Camera TechniquesReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to set up and run a single camera shoot within a recognised genre and format. You'll identify required equipment, apply conventions of camera angles, lighting, and sound, and ensure the safety of the set and crew during production.
What you'll be able to do
- Utilise appropriate processes to set up a single camera shoot.
- Apply relevant conventions when setting up a single camera shoot.
- Run a single camera shoot in a recognised genre.
- Run a single camera shoot in a recognised format.
Sound EffectsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit develops learners' skills in creating sound effects to accompany visual sequences. You'll identify different sound effect types, understand their characteristics, and use recording and editing tools to produce sound effects that enhance atmosphere and realism.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the different types of sound effects used in visual sequences
- Understand the role of sound effects in enhancing visual storytelling
- Select appropriate sound effects to complement a visual sequence
- Use sound recording and editing equipment to create original sound effects
- Manipulate existing sound recordings to create new and unique sound effects
- Integrate sound effects into a visual sequence using appropriate software and techniques
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the sound effects in enhancing the overall impact of the visual sequence
Starting a Business in Creative Digital MediaReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with foundational knowledge and skills to start a business in the creative digital media sector. You'll explore entrepreneurial concepts, assess personal abilities, understand business structures, and identify ethical and sustainable practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge of entrepreneurial principles and practices
- Assess personal entrepreneurial skills and abilities
- Identify a viable business idea within the creative digital media sector
- Evaluate the market potential for the business idea
- Develop a basic business plan outlining the key aspects of the proposed venture
- Analyse the resources required to start and operate the business
- Identify potential sources of funding and support for the business
Starting an Online BusinessReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with the skills to plan and establish an online business. You'll identify business plan components, legal requirements, conduct market research, and define target audiences to set up necessary infrastructure and systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a comprehensive plan for establishing an online business.
- Determine the target audience and market for the online business.
- Set up the necessary infrastructure and systems for the online business, including website, payment processing, and customer service.
Testing a Creative Digital Media ProductReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the principles and processes of quality assurance in the creative digital media sector. You'll apply these to test a digital media product, understand quality assurance documentation conventions, and analyse the role of user feedback in improving product quality.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply understanding of the processes and conventions underpinning effective quality assurance in one area of the creative digital media sector.
- Test a digital media product.
Understanding Digital Game PlatformsReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
It teaches you to understand how different game platforms influence digital game design and realisation. You'll analyse platform effects on game mechanics, target audiences, technical considerations, and distribution methods.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the influence of game platforms on digital game design
- Understand the influence of game platforms on digital game realisation
Using a Game EngineReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of game engines and their functionalities. You'll apply this understanding to design, implement, and refine basic game mechanics using scripting languages and tools within different game engines.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of different game engines and their functionalities.
- Apply knowledge of game engine features to build functional game mechanics.
- Design and implement game mechanics that contribute to the overall gameplay experience.
- Test and refine game mechanics to ensure functionality and playability.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen game engine in achieving the desired game mechanics.
Vlog ProductionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit covers the planning, creation, presentation, editing, and delivery of vlog episodes tailored to a specified audience and platform. You'll develop skills in audience identification, content planning, and effective communication using appropriate recording techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan vlog episodes for a specified audience.
- Create vlog episodes.
- Present vlog episodes in a format appropriate to a specified audience.
- Edit vlog episodes.
- Deliver vlog episodes in a format appropriate to a specified platform.
Writing for Creative Digital MediaReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
This unit equips learners to write effectively for diverse digital media audiences and destinations. You'll analyse audience characteristics, understand destination purposes, adapt writing style and tone, and create engaging copy tailored to specified digital media platforms.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply knowledge and understanding of writing for a range of digital media audiences and destinations to the creation of copy for specified creative digital media destinations.
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.
Animation Techniques for FilmCharacter RiggingCharacter Rigging (Skill Unit)Creating 3D Digital AnimationCreating 3D Digital Animation (Skill Unit)Creating 3D Digital GamesCreating Audio for Digita MediaCreating Audio for Digita Media (Skill Unit)
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.
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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 Digital Media
- Administer and organise the campaign
- Assess and select lighting requirements for film and TV
- Carry out editing projects to brief Legacy
- Co-ordinate the Crew to Position a Camera
- Communicate and Co-ordinate on a Multi-Camera Shoot
- Communicate and Co-ordinate within a Multi-Camera Shoot
- Compositing Animation
- Conduct service design assignments
Where this can lead
Social Media Specialist
Your journey starts here, but where it goes next is really up to you. We're here to support your growth, whether that's becoming a leader of people or a deep expert in your craft. The most important thing is that you keep learning, keep experimenting, and keep bringing your best self to work.
See the whole journey →Opens the roleSocial Media SpecialistOne of the jobs this qualification is a route into · 5 near-identical records folded inSee the role →Opens the roleSocial Media DirectorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route into · 1 near-identical record folded inSee the role →Opens the roleLead Social Media StrategistOne of the jobs this qualification is a route into · 4 near-identical records folded inSee the role →Opens the roleAssociate Entertainment Marketing CoordinatorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleSocial Media CoordinatorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route into · 8 near-identical records folded inSee the role →Opens the roleSocial Media Coordinator (International)One of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Future FluencyAll ten future skillsSee how every unit is contextualised by the tenExplore →
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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.
Administer and organise the campaignAssess and select lighting requirements for film and TVCarry out editing projects to brief LegacyCo-ordinate the Crew to Position a CameraCommunicate and Co-ordinate on a Multi-Camera ShootCommunicate and Co-ordinate within a Multi-Camera ShootCompositing AnimationConduct service design assignmentsCreate 3D AnimationCreate Panoramic Video AssetsCreate an interactive websiteCreate computer generated images for animationDesign User Interfaces for Games and Interactive Media ProjectsDesign concept and functionality for immersive productsDevelop Digital WorkflowDevise and evaluate user testing of games and interactive media project outputsEdit SoundEdit animation+10 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 produce animated visual sequences for film by selecting appropriate animation techniques, planning processes including storyboarding and character design, preparing assets, and creating animated frames. The unit emphasises applying principles of timing, spacing, and movement.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for RSL Level 3 Certificate in Creative Digital Media
65 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by RSL Awards Ltd.
- Animation Techniques for Film
- Character Rigging
- Character Rigging (Skill Unit)
- Creating 3D Digital Animation
- Creating 3D Digital Animation (Skill Unit)
- Creating 3D Digital Games
and 59 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.