Level 2 – Award & Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology - Unit 8 Project

Proposal pro forma

Name Brodie Thompson

Pathway Level 2 Creative media production
Project title Short Film
Section 1: Rationale (approx. 100 words)
I have done things in this course that I’ve never knew before i started, like sound editing, which is
where you edit the audio to make it sound natural as much as possible.
The next thing I learnt is camerawork, things like how to zoom in on an object or place, how to
pan to focus on something and how to set the brightness manually on cameras.
A Final thing I worked on is the paperwork which is writing the papers for the pitch and produc-
tion like the Recce, risk assessment, proposal and schedule. This is needed for the pitch.
All of these things are the reasons why I
have my roles in this, which is the co-producer and co-writer of the short. My writing skills on the
script and paperwork are the reasons why I have my roles in this project.

Section 2: Project concept (approx. 200 words)

Our project is a horror film which is like Halloween, Friday the 13th and nightmare on elm street. I
am the co-writer where I help write the script of the short film and see if there are any cons in the
script and help to make it good as possible. A Writer is supposed to make a plot into a story so
things like dialogue, actions and camera shots are included in the script. The writer can also be
the director of the film which is not uncommon to see amongst films like Star Wars but marvel
films being written by the director is a rare thing to happen. The Co-writers work with each other
to write the script for the short instead of one person.
I am also the co-producer who has control of the pre-production stage of the film. They basically
check if they have all of the papers for the document like the proposal, script, recce and other
things. They also cast people, do recces on places to make risk assessments. The co-producer
also hires a director for the film, or the producer can be the director (also not uncommon) and
they also hire cameras and other products needed for the film. The co-producers work with each
other to check if everything is in place and if we're missing anything from the documents. They
also work with the writers and edit some things out if necessary to help the film out if some
places feel out of touch.
Section 3: Evaluation (approx. 50 words)

I will reflect on my work on taking the pros and cons of the film and see what I did
good and what I can improve on. Then I would write the feedback and do a self-as-
sessment on myself and to see my project and what I can do to improve my work
without repeating other people's words.

Proposed research sources and bibliography (Harvard format)

Euphoria. (2019). [TV] New York, USA: HBO.

Candyman. (2021). [Cinema] 10 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California,
United States: Universal Pictures.
Barb.co.uk. (2018). BARB | Broadcasters Audience Research Board. [online] Avail-
able at: https://www.barb.co.uk/.
www.bbfc.co.uk. (2021). The BBFC’s Classification Guidelines | British Board
of Film Classification. [online] Available at: https://www.bbfc.co.uk/about-clas-
sification/classification-guidelines.
Alcala, E. (n.d.). Defining the Horror Genre – The Acronym | IMSA’s Official Stu-
dent Newspaper. [online] Available at: https://sites.imsa.edu/acronym/2020/10/29/
defining-the-horror-genre/.

Project action plan and timetable

Week Date week Activity/what you intend to Resources/what you will need to do
beginning do - including independent - including access to resources
study
07/03/22 Start of FMP Computers for research
Week 1

14/03/22 Production Meeting 1 Mind Maps, Ideas

Week 2

21/03/22 Storyline Planning and Re- MS Word

Week 3 search

28/03/22 Poster Creation + Pitch Photoshop for the Posters

Week 4 Word for the Pitch
 04/04/22 Planning + Booking + Story- Chrome for booking the cameras
Week 5 board Word for Planning
Photoshop for Storyboard

11/04/22 Easter Break

Week 6

18/04/22 Easter Break

Week 7

25/04/22 Production Meeting 2 Pre-Production Folders

Week 8

03/05/22 Filming Week Tripod, Camera and Microphone and

Week 9 pre-production documents

10/05/22 Editing Week + Group review Premiere Pro for Editing

Week 10 of edit + Production Meeting Computer to watch the edit on
3 Pre-Production Docs for meeting

17/05/22 Continue with edit + Upload Premiere Pro for editing

Week 11 final film by the end of the Computer to upload the film on
day + Film hand in + Screen-
ing of films
25/05/22 Weebly to Evaluate the Response
Week 12 Reflection + Evaluation Teams to hand all of it in.
Week + Poster + Weebly
Hand in

Project proposal template

In producing the project proposal, and in preparing for the project realisation you should familiarise yourself
with Unit 8 of the qualification. 

In particular, you should understand the assessment and grading criteria which will be used to determine
standards of achievement. 

Unit 8 requires you to produce a project proposal of about 500 words, excluding the project action plan and
bibliography. Project proposals should not be so succinct that they do not address the requirements listed
below, nor should they be excessively long and unfocused.

Your project proposal should be sufficiently challenging to ensure you have the best possible chance of
meeting the grading criteria.
Your project proposal should include:
 Centre name and number
 Candidate name and number
 Project proposal title and date
 Main area of activity/ pathway.

The project proposal must be word processed and presented under the headings listed here:

Section 1 - Rationale
(Approximately 100 words)

This section provides you with an opportunity to reflect on, review and summarise your progress and
achievements through the first 7 units of the qualification.

You should outline the knowledge, skills and understanding you have acquired. What you know now, and
what it means to you, compared with what you knew and could do before you started the course, and how
this has influenced your choice of discipline or disciplines and your project proposal.

It also provides an opportunity for you to explain your reasons for choosing a particular discipline or disci-
plines and to outline both your immediate and longer-term aspiration.

Section 2 – Project concept

(Approximately 250 words)

This section provides an opportunity for you to clearly explain the concept and aims of your project, produc-
tion or performance and the research and ideas that will support its development. What you anticipate pro-
ducing, the levels and types of resources that you will need and an indication of the form in which you will
complete and present your final realisation within the allocated timescale.

This might include an indication of when and how you will use studios, equipment and other resources, how
you will make use of tutorial and peer feedback and where you will incorporate independent study.

Section 3 - Evaluation
(Approximately 50 words)
This section provides an opportunity for you to explain how you will reflect on and evaluate your work, as
both an ongoing activity and at the conclusion of your project.

You should describe how you intend to record your decision-making and how you will document changes to
your ideas as your work progresses.

The evaluation should be referenced to your stated aims and be reflective and analytical rather than a de-
scription of actions completed.

When working in collaboration with others you should comment on how this may impact either positively or
negatively and steps you can take to minimise disruption in your own progress.

Additional requirements, not included in the 500 -word limit of the proposal:

Project action plan and timetable:

This section provides you with an opportunity to outline your planning and organisation over a period of
weeks and the activities you will need to carry out in order to successfully complete your project in the
agreed time frame. The more time and thought you give to planning your project, the more successful it is
likely to be.

It is important that you consider how you will balance ambition, time and realism in the realisation of the
project. You should also include what you are going to do, how you will do it and by when. Remember to in-
clude: time spent sourcing materials and other resources to conduct research, seek feedback from tutors
and peers, and identify when you will carry out independent study.

Bibliography (Harvard Format):

This section provides an opportunity to record the initial research sources, both primary and secondary,
that you intend to use.

Your sources of research should be as wide as possible and could include libraries, galleries, books, maga-
zines, films, computer games, websites, blogs, social media, radio programmes, archive material etc.
Where appropriate, you should use the Harvard system of referencing. The bibliography should be continu-
ously updated as the project progresses.