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Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Digital Media Specification BTEC Specialist qualification For first teaching September 2010 Issue 3 Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked. For further information, please visit our qualifications website at qualifications.pearson.com. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at qualifications.pearson.com/contactus About Pearson Pearson is the world's leading learning company, with 35,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people. Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at qualifications.pearson.com This specification is Issue 3. Key changes are listed in the summary table on the next page. We will inform centres of any changes to this issue. The latest issue can be found on the Pearson website: qualifications.pearson.com This qualification was previously known as: Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Digital Media (QCF) The QN remains the same. References to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) All information in this specification is correct at time of publication. ISBN 9781446953259 All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2017 Summary of Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Digital Media specification Issue 3 changes Summary of changes made between previous issue and this Page current issue number All references to QCF have been removed throughout the specification Definition of TQT added Page 1 Definition of sizes of qualifications aligned to TQT Page 2 Credit value range removed and replaced with lowest credit value for Page 4 the shortest route through the qualification TQT value added Page 4 Guided learning definition updated Page 14 QCF references removed from unit titles and unit levels in all units Pages 19-497 Earlier issue(s) show(s) previous changes. If you need further information on these changes or what they mean, contact us via our website at: qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html. Contents Introducing BTEC Specialist qualifications 1 Qualification title covered by this specification 1 Key features of the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Digital Media 3 What is the purpose of this qualification? 3 Who is this qualification for? 3 What are the potential job roles for those working towards this qualification? 3 How is this qualification graded and assessed? 4 What is the qualification structure for the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Digital Media? 5 What are the assessment requirements for this qualification? 7 Types of evidence 7 What does a centre need to offer this qualification? 9 Centre recognition 9 Approvals agreement 9 Quality assurance 9 What resources are required to deliver this qualification? 9 Programme design and delivery 10 Mode of delivery 10 Personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS) 11 Functional skills and Essential Skills Wales 11 Unit format 12 Units 14 Unit 1: 2D Digital Art for Computer Games 16 Unit 2: Media Audiences and Products 26 Unit 3: Photography Techniques 35 Unit 4: Print Production 47 Unit 5: Research for Creative Media Production 56 Unit 6: Video Production 66 Unit 7: 2D Animation Production 77 Unit 8: 3D Animation 89 Unit 9: 3D Environments 100 Unit 10: 3D Modelling 111 Unit 11: Advertisement Production for Television 122 Unit 12: Audio Production Processes and Techniques 135 Unit 13: Communication Skills for Creative Media Production 146 Unit 14: Computer Game Story Development 154 Unit 15: Creative Media Production Management Project 165 Unit 16: Critical Approaches to Creative Media Products 176 Unit 17: Designing Idents for Television 189 Unit 18: Digital Communication 200 Unit 19: Digital Graphics for Computer Games 212 Unit 20: Graphics for Interactive Media 223 Unit 21: Digital Graphics for Print 234 Unit 22: Digital Video Production for Interactive Media 244 Unit 23: Drawing Concept Art for Computer Games 255 Unit 24: DVD Menu Design and Authoring 266 Unit 25: Film Studies 276 Unit 26: Flash for Computer Games 286 Unit 27: Graphic Narrative Production 298 Unit 28: Interactive Media Design 310 Unit 29: Motion Graphics and Compositing Video 322 Unit 30: Music Video Production 331 Unit 31: Object-oriented Design for Computer Games 342 Unit 32: Photography and Photographic Practice 353 Unit 33: Pre-production Techniques for the Creative Media Industries 366 Unit 34: Radio Studies 376 Unit 35: Research Techniques for the Creative Media Industries 388 Unit 36: Sound for Computer Games 399 Unit 37: Sound in Interactive Media 410 Unit 38: Soundtrack Production for the Moving Image 423 Unit 39: Stop Motion Animation Production 433 Unit 40: Television and Video Studies 445 Unit 41: Understanding the Creative Media Sector 454 Unit 42: Web Animation for Interactive Media 466 Further information and useful publications 476 Professional development and training 477 Annexe A: Quality assurance 478 Key principles of quality assurance 478 Centre certification and registration 479 What are the access arrangements and special considerations for these qualifications? 479 Annexe B: Personal, learning and thinking skills 480 Annexe C 483 National Occupational Standards mapping 483 How to obtain National Occupational Standards 483 Annexe D: Assessment requirements 487 Purpose 487 Definition of competence 487 Background 487 Assessment requirements 488 Quality assurance requirements 489 Equality and Diversity 490 Changes to the A and V qualifications 491 Introducing BTEC Specialist qualifications BTEC Specialist qualifications are work-related qualifications available from Entry to Level 3 in a range of sectors. They give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to prepare for employment in a specific occupational area. The qualifications also provide career development opportunities for those already in work. The qualifications may be offered as full-time or part-time courses in schools or colleges. Training centres and employers may also offer these qualifications. Sizes of Specialist qualifications For all regulated qualifications, Pearson specify a total number of hours that it is estimated learners will require to complete and show achievement for the qualification – this is the Total Qualification Time (TQT). The TQT value indicates the size of a qualification. Within the TQT, Pearson identifies the number of Guided Learning Hours (GLH) that we estimate a centre delivering the qualification might provide. Guided learning means activities, such as lessons, tutorials, online instruction, supervised study and giving feedback on performance, that directly involve tutors and assessors in teaching, supervising and invigilating learners. Guided learning includes the time required for learners to complete external assessment under examination or supervised conditions. In addition to guided learning, other required learning directed by tutors or assessors will include private study, preparation for assessment and undertaking assessment when not under supervision, such as preparatory reading, revision and independent research. As well as TQT and GLH, qualifications can also have a credit value – equal to one tenth of TQT, rounded to the nearest whole number. TQT and credit values are assigned after consultation with users of the qualifications. BTEC Specialist qualifications are generally available in the following sizes: Award – a qualification with a TQT value of 120 or less (equivalent to a range of 1–12 credits) Certificate – a qualification with a TQT value in the range of 121–369 (equivalent to a range of 13–36 credits) Diploma – a qualification with a TQT value of 370 or more (equivalent to 37 credits and above). Specification – Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Digital Media 1 Issue 3 – September 2017 © Pearson Education Limited 2017 Qualification title covered by this specification This specification contains the information you require to offer the following qualification: Qualification title Qualification Number (QN) Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Digital Media 500/9772/6 Qualifications eligible and funded for post-16-year-olds can be found on the funding Hub. The Skills Funding Agency also publishes a funding catalogue that lists the qualifications available for 19+ funding. You should use the Qualification Number (QN) when you wish to seek public funding for your learners. Each unit within a qualification will also have a unique reference number, which is listed in this specification. The qualification title and unit reference numbers will appear on the learners’ final certification documentation. Learners need to be made aware of this when they are recruited by the centre and registered with Pearson Specification – Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Digital Media 1 Issue 3 – September 2017 © Pearson Education Limited 2017 . Key features
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