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

Proposal pro forma

Name Joshua Reynolds-Hailing

Pathway Level 2 Creative media production
Project title Short Film
Section 1: Rationale (approx. 100 words)
Since being on this course, I have developed some producer skills and I have also learnt how to use a
camera, how to edit on adobe premiere pro and make thumbnails for my group using Adobe Photoshop. I
am the Producer in our group and my job role is to make sure that budgets, scripts, mood boards etc are
completed before we go outside and film. I will be using the skills I have learnt from other projects as Pro-
ducer in pre-production paperwork. I will use all the skills I have learnt from level 2 media to hopefully get
onto an apprenticeship and become a successful YouTuber and use editing and camera operating to
make some high quality YouTube videos and make a career for myself.

Section 2: Project concept (approx. 200 words)

My aim for this short film is to make sure that all the pre-production paperwork is done and completed be-
fore we go out filming. I will double check on the locations to make sure that we have permission before
filming week, as well as checking that our group have permission from the actors we will be using and
making sure that the Actors who are under 18 agree to allowing us to film them for our project. I will as-
sure that we risk assess and keep safe. Our project is based on suspense and it is a short horror film that
would last 5 – 7 minutes. We have decided as a whole group for the entire film, we will be jumping be-
tween 2 -3 suspected killers and the ending scene will be a complete shock because while people are be-
ing murdered, suspects are circling around to confuse the audience. We will be researching into Alfred
Hitchcock who is the master of suspense and we will research in depth and analyse his films. We will use
equipment such as zoom sound and a camera which we could book out from the college tech bookings
website. We will create suspense by the background music we will use and during the editing process we
will be using long lingering shots to give the viewers more detail than the characters will have. The codes
and conventions we will be using are building tension in the mind of our viewers to increase the suspense
and fear to make our viewers want to know what will happen next and also make them want to ask ques-
tions while watching the short film. We will also use lighting and music to create suspense in the mind of
our viewers. We will also encourage the fear of the unknown and use imagery to make objects and places
more sinister.

Section 3: Evaluation (approx. 50 words)

We will carry out surveys, production meetings and ask our tutor, our teachers and peers throughout the
project on what we need to do to improve our final major project. I will also be using Weebly to constantly
update my progress throughout this project from workshops, planning and production and research and at
the end I will give an overall evaluation.

Proposed research sources and bibliography (Harvard format)

ScreenSkills (no date) Careers in film and TV drama, ScreenSkills. Available at: https://www.screenskills.-
com/job-profiles/browse/film-and-tv-drama/ (Accessed: March 13, 2023).

How Hitchcock Creates Suspense. (2017). YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-QVHJDm-

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Dunham, B. (2020). How to Master Suspense with 5 Film Techniques. [online] StudioBinder. Available at: https://
www.studiobinder.com/blog/elements-of-suspense/

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
Week 1 27th Feb We launch FMP and we begin We will need computers for researching,
2023 to research into some ideas for pen and paper to create mind maps and
our short film. have our team together to have a group
discussion.

6th March We will have our recording pro-
Week 2 2023 duction meeting 1, we are start-
ing the planning on what we
would like our short film to be
and we will look into further re-
search to develop our ideas.
We will need a camera to record our first
production meeting. We will need to get
the computers logged in so we can con-
tinue our planning and research for our
short film.

Week 3 13th March We will be planning our story-
2023 line and start researching into
Marketing like target audience,
production research and con-
tent research.
For this, we will need the computers,
Weebly to write our planning and re-
search in, we will need Microsoft teams
for discussing any changes to our plans.

20th March We will be writing our scripts We will be needing, Computers so we

Week 4 2023 and planning for the pitch. could use PowerPoint to prepare for our
presentation on our pitch and we will be
using the TV Studio so we can share our
ideas with our peers and our teachers.

27th March We will be planning to book out We will need the computers so we can
Week 5 2023 our kit from the hatch at Weston log onto Techbookings and book out our
College and we will also be equipment at the hatch which is located in
 story boarding ready for filming Weston College and we will need our sto-
week. ryboards to record our ideas after easter
break.

1st April EASTER BREAK EASTER BREAK

Week 6 2023

10th April EASTER BREAK EASTER BREAK

Week 7 2023

Week 8 17th April We return from Easter break We will be needing a camera to record
2023 and we record our production our second production meeting, we will
meeting 2 and start doing Cell need computers so we can do some pa-
sheets perwork and look more into research.

24th April FILMING WEEK During filming week, we will need cam-
Week 9 2023 eras, production folders, zoom recorders,
tripods, schedule, our group, risk assess-
ment and the recce completed.

Week 10 1st May EDITING WEEK We will need access to the computer and
2023 access to the application called Premiere
Pro so we can get our editor which is
Jasper to edit the footage for us, We will
need Weebly to talk about our filming
week and evaluate how we think it went
and continue off with more Pre-Produc-
tion paperwork.

Week 11 8th May We show our edit and we have We need a camera so we can record our
2023 our production meeting 3 about production meeting 3, we will need the
how editing and filming week computers for editing and we will need
went. Weebly to write our evaluation about pro-
duction meeting 3. We also need to get
Premiere Pro to continue editing.

Week 12 15th May Finishing with editing and we We need the computers to use premiere
2023 finish the handing in and have pro for editing and we need Weebly to
the screenings of the film. write our editing evaluation.

Week 13 25th May Deadline day! - we will be writ- We will need the computers to access
2022 ing up on Weebly and hand in Weebly and use Weebly to write our final
our Weebly and poster. hand in and finish the FMP.

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.