WESTON COLLEGE

LEVEL 3 EXT DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION

& TECHNOLOGY
(Unit 8)
Project Proposal

CENTRE NAME & NUMBER

WESTON COLLEGE – 50645

CANDIDATE NAME &

NUMBER NAME: Ciaran Mackin-Lee
ULN: 9457884212

PROJECT PROPOSAL TITLE AND DATE

Adrenaline
LAUNCHED ON 26th February, 2024

MAIN AREA OF ACTIVITY / PATHWAY e.g. art/fashion/illustration etc.

CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION

Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology
Unit 8 Project Proposal

Candidate Ciaran Mackin-Lee

Name
Candidate 9457884212
Number
Pathway Creative Media Production
Project Title FMP: Short Film
Section 1: Review (Approx 100 words)
In the beginning of this course, I was not good at recording sound with a
boom pole and other basic filmmaking skills. However, throughout the
different projects I have learnt Editing skills with premiere pro (the first
project) as I edited the documentary. And sound recording (the second
project) I believe that after learning all this I now have the skills to record the
sound for our film “the retributor”. Things I have done to further my skills in
sound recording was via workshops in which we learnt different skills and
the skill that I have really homed in on is both editing which is an art within
itself and sound recording which is arguably the most vital part of making
anything
Section 2: Project Concept (approx 200 words)
The short film for our FMP is going to be an action film under the title
“Adrenaline”. its going to follow the story of a man who was wrongly
imprisoned for 5 years and vows revenge to the people who put him in there.
This film is inspired by films such as Nobody’s fight scenes and John Wick’s
cinematography essentially a man who used to fight is brought back into said
world after something happens. We are going to be putting fight scenes we
will achieve this with the use of action choreography and an old western style
stand-off inspired by films cinematography (shots) like in the quick and the
dead and the good the bad and the ugly. The equipment needed to help tell
our story fluidly is Sony x70 camera as well as shoulder mounts and dolly
track. Our main point of the story will be to teach that revenge is never worth
it and always ends badly to achieve this the main character will die alongside
the person who sent him to prison.
Section 3: Evaluation (approx 50 words)
To record my progress throughout this project I will be using Weebly which is an
online journal/blogging site this could include research and workshops to help and
support my growing idea I am doing weekly reflections. I am also receiving ongoing
feedback from my tutors and regular production meetings with my peers and tutor.
 Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)
Nobody. (2021). [Film]. Winnipeg, Canada: Perfect World
Pictures.

Studio Binder. (2023). How to Write Great Scenes — 4 Elements

Every Scene Should Have. [Online]. Youtube. Last Updated: 15
May. Available at: https://youtu.be/3TukzX6R57Y?si=cfh-
VEnNeocNKTT1 [Accessed 23 March 2024].

John Wick. (2014). [Film]. New York City, USA: Summit

Entertainment.

the quick and the dead. (1995). [Film]. Arizona (USA): Columbia
Pictures.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. (1966). [Film]. Cinecittà studio
in Rome: United Artists.

Project Action Plan and Timetable

Week Date Week Activity / What you are intending to do - Resources / What you will need to
Beginning including independent study do it - including access to
workshops

1 26/02/24 Idea generation by discussing with team

what our idea is and what genre as well
as basic story outline

2 04/03/24 Scripting the first rough draft

3 Studying mise en scene as well as doing For the foley workshop the thing I
11/03/24 a workshop on foley sound and finally need is access to adobe’s
discussing production techniques premiere pro

4 Don’t drink the water workshop
18/03/24
5 Write up final script which means sitting
25/03/24 with my team and going through
everyone’s scripts and also writing up
my UAL
Stuff needed for the workshop
would be camera equipment and
sound equipment as well as an
editing software such as premiere
pro
I would need CeltX (which is a
script writing and formatting
website) for the scripting process
and Microsoft word for the UAL

6 Researching Presentation on research I would need a search engine

01/04/24 itself and its importance as well as Wikipedia to
research for the presentation

7 Same as week above however

08/04/24 finalizing the presentation

8 Creating our production folders Production Production folders house all

15/04/24 Folders important paperwork

9 22/04/24 Adding paperwork to the production folder Paperwork such as scripting

such as story boards and shot lists and risk assessments
10 29/04/24 Some final preparations for filming such as
booking out equipment and checking
schedule and conforming that works for the
team

11 06/05/24 Filming everything in the script and shot list Camera equipment and sound
recording equipment

12 13/05/24 Editing together all footage filmed the week The adobe library for premiere
prior as well as putting together my own pro and photoshop
take on the movie poster.

13 20/05/24 Final hand in of the finished move and

poster and also screening day where we
watch ours as well as everyone else’s short
films