Project Proposal

Guidance and
Template
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Diploma in Creative
Media Production
and Technology
Diploma in Creative Media
Production and Technology
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 350 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, e.g. film,
TV, games design etc.
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, and 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 pathway
and your project proposal.
Section 2 – Project concept
(Approximately 200 words)
This section provides an opportunity for you
to clearly explain the concept and aims of
your project, the research and ideas that will
support its development, what you anticipate
producing, the levels and types of resources
that you will need and an indication of the
form in which you will complete and
present your project realisation within
the allocated timescale.
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 the project.
You should describe how you intend to
record your decision-making and how you
will document changes to your ideas as the
project progresses. The evaluation section
should reference your stated aims and
be reflective and analytical rather than a
description of actions completed.
When working in collaboration with others,
you should comment on how this may impact
either positively or adversely and outline the
steps you can take to minimise disruption to
your own progress.
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Production and Technology
Project proposal template

Additional requirements, not included in the

350 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 include:
time spent sourcing materials and other
resources to conduct research, feedback from
tutors and peers, and 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, magazines, 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 continuously updated as the
project progresses.

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 Diploma in Creative Media
Production and Technology
Unit 8 Project Proposal
Candidate Name
Ewan Greig

Candidate Number
2154861

Pathway

Project Title
The Figure

Section 1: Rationale
(approx. 100 words)
My project is going to be a horror movie following some of the regular tropes of
a horror movie. But I also want to avoid some of the more obvious tropes to try
and make it less predictable compared to some horror movies. I plan to take
inspiration for the figure from images of sleep paralysis demons as I think that
they look scary and will fit well into my film. I plan to use visual effects to
recreate the figure after filming and take a template from a green screen video
to base it off.

Section 2: Project
Concept my idea is to create a psychological horror movie using visual effects to create
(approx. 200 words)
a scary monster that will be able to build tension throughout the film and then
scare people that the climax of the film. I will do this by subtly hinting to things
dotted in the background of the shots and in the audio that I use which will
gradually get louder as the film progresses. I will also use CGI from a green
screen that I will film then track the outline of the person that I'm green
screening to give an accurate and to scale figure that I can use for the
monster. i would also like to track on some white eyes to make the being
seem other worldly and more scary to the audience.

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 Diploma in Creative Media
Production and Technology
Unit 8 Project Proposal
Section 3: Evaluation
(approx. 50 words) Overall i think that the project will be challenging but it think that I will be able
to do it within the time and be able to make the monster look scary and use
sound effects to create tension along with the shots that i will use.

Proposed Research
Sources and Legend, B. (2019) Point break - chase scene, YouTube. Available at:
Bibliography
(Harvard Format)
https://youtu.be/oiseBAaQmYs (Accessed: 20 April 2023).
Baker-Green, S. (2020) DaVinci Resolve 16 cinematic color grading: Day for
night tutorial in 5 Minutes, YouTube. Available at:
https://youtu.be/f0NY-fnPvBc (Accessed: 20 April 2023).
Camp, R. (2022) How to shoot day for night - cinematic lighting techniques,
YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/sZ4WdK0bAjY (Accessed: 20 April
2023).
Antos, T. (2017) Turn Day into night: Advanced day for night filmmaking
tutorial, YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/F6_C3D4lsps (Accessed: 20
April 2023).
Moviola (2020) Shooting during day for night scenes: Transition: Davinci
Resolve tutorial, YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/7Ei_sd81F-Q
(Accessed: 20 April 2023).
Walbeck, P. (2020) 10 tips for shooting in low light!, YouTube. Available at:
https://youtu.be/q1lrcTHNMfE (Accessed: 20 April 2023).
Dovey, J. (2018) How to shoot in low light and reduce noise (night
filmmaking), YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/upIFBndu7AQ
(Accessed: 21 April 2023).
Filmmakers, T. (2021) 8 steps to cinematic lighting: Tomorrow’s filmmakers,
YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/0suVZjz3_Uw (Accessed: 21 April
2023).
Aputure (2016) How to light a green screen in 4 minutes, YouTube. Available
at: https://youtu.be/x5lfClXuUIw (Accessed: 23 April 2023).
Walbeck, P. (2020b) How to green screen (6 easy steps), YouTube. Available
at: https://youtu.be/9bOehm390io (Accessed: 23 April 2023).
Faris, C. (2021) Easy green-screen in resolve 17 - DaVinci resolve beginner
tutorial, YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/o6fH2nMerWw (Accessed: 23
April 2023).
Rybka, B. (2021) 2 quick ways to remove any green screen in Davinci
Resolve 18, YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/AzpSHwG2P3Y
(Accessed: 23 April 2023).
Theunockr (2019) Blackmagic Pocket cinema camera 4K complete
walkthrough: Everything you ever wanted to know, YouTube. Available at:
https://youtu.be/eARk-8ra3os (Accessed: 25 April 2023).
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 Project Action Plan and Timetable
Week Date Week Activity / What you are
Beginning intending to do - including
independent study
1 10th April I plan to start on my research
for my project
2 17th April I plan to do the majority of my
Pre-production paperwork
3 24th April I plan to do the rest of my
Pre-production paperwork and
some more research
4 1st May I plan to hire out some gear
and begin to film my Project
5 8th May I plan to have time in-case i
need to re film anything if not i
can start to edit.
6 15th May I plan to continue to edit and
complete my edit for the ed of
the week
7 22nd May I plan to show my Project on
24th May and then have time
to write my evaluation
Resources / What you will
need to do it - including
access to workshops
Google Chrome, Computer,
Word, Internet Access
Word, Excel, Google chrome,
Computer, Internet Access
Word, Excel, Google chrome,
Computer, Internet Access
Camera equipment, Word,
Excel, Google chrome,
Computer, Internet Access
Camera equipment, Word,
Excel, Google chrome,
Computer, Internet Access,
Davinci Resolve
Camera equipment, Word,
Excel, Google chrome,
Computer, Internet Access,
Davinci Resolve
Word, Computer, Google
Chrome, Internet Access
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