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

Proposal pro format

Name Jasper Topham

Pathway Level 2 Creative Media Production
Project title Short Film
Section 1: Rationale (approx. 100 words)
On this course, I have developed skills such as teamwork, camerawork, filming equipment and
editing. I am taking on the role of Editor for this FMP, because I have previous experience in edit-
ing from my YouTube channel. I have developed my skills in how to use Adobe Premiere Pro
over the length of this course. In future I would like to be a self-employed video editor or a cam -
era operator because I prefer backstage roles over acting roles. Getting into these roles will be
made easier because I will have experience with professional camera equipment and editing
software.

Section 2: Project concept (approx. 200 words)

The aim of this project is to create a short film (between 5 and 7 minutes long) based on sus-
pense. We have chosen to create it in the style of Alfred Hitchcock. Our film will be a 1990s
slasher about a girl (named Anna) who has an obsessive crush on another girl (named Tatum).
Anna has completely convinced herself that Tatum likes her back, but she does not seem to be
showing these signs. This drives Anna insane, especially when Tatum gets into a relationship
with a boy who bullied Anna throughout primary school. This relationship begins in a time of
hope for Anna because Tatum had only recently broken up with her ex-girlfriend (named Steff).
Throughout the short film you will see a range of bizarre events and strange encounters, which
will leave you in suspense and asking many questions.
To create the film, we will be using several resources such as a Panasonic V770 camcorder to
film, a Zoom recorder for sound recording, and a tripod to keep the footage stable. We will need
to make sure all devices are charged, as we will be keeping the equipment for the whole filming
week.

Section 3: Evaluation (approx. 50 words)

I will evaluate this project by keeping my production Weebly to date, taking onboard feedback
from my previous projects, and watching recorded production meetings to remind myself of what
we discussed.

Proposed research sources and bibliography (Harvard format)

 How to make your writing suspenseful - Victoria Smith. (2017). YouTube. Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjKruwAfZWk.
 ScreenSkills (2022). Editor in the film and TV drama industries. [online] ScreenSkills.
Available at: https://www.screenskills.com/job-profiles/browse/film-and-tv-drama/
post-production/editor-film-and-tv-drama/.
 www.youtube.com. (n.d.). How to Build Suspense. [online] Available at: https://www.y-
outube.com/watch?v=VHxMEz5BGfo [Accessed 16 Mar. 2023].
 www.youtube.com. (n.d.). The Life and Career of Alfred Hitchcock. [online] Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3w-guf2G-M [Accessed 16 Mar. 2023].

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 27/02/2023  Launch FMP – begin Computers for researching, paper and
researching ideas pens for mind maps, group discus-
sions

Week 2 06/03/2023  Recorded Production Camera for recorded production meet-

Meeting 1 ing, computers for paperwork and re-
 Starting Paperwork search
 Further Research
Week 3 13/03/2023  Storyline Planning Computers. Weebly, Teams, the lib-
 Marketing and distri- rary
bution research
 Codes & Conventions
Week 4 20/03/2023  Script Writing Computers, TV studio, pens and pa-
 Pitch Planning per, PowerPoint
 Developmental Pitch

Week 5 27/02/2023  Planning Computers, TechBooking system,

 Booking equipment storyboards, and pens
 Storyboarding

Week 6 03/04/2023 EASTER BREAK EASTER BREAK

Week 7 10/04/2023 EASTER BREAK EASTER BREAK

Week 8 17/04/2023  Recorded Production Camera for recorded production meet-

Meeting 2 ing, computers for paperwork and re-
 Call Sheets search

Week 9 24/04/2023 FILMING WEEK Cameras, production folders, zoom re-

corders, tripods, schedule, the group,
risk assessment, recce

Week 10 01/05/2023 EDITING WEEK Access to computers (Premiere Pro),

Weebly, paperwork

Week 11 08/05/2023  Recorded Production Camera for recorded production meet-

Meeting 3 ing, computers for editing (Premiere
 Edit Reviews Pro), Weebly

Week 12 15/05/2023  Continue with Edit Computers, Premiere Pro, Weebly, TV

FILM HAND IN studio, pens and paper, PowerPoint
SCREENING OF FILMS

Week 13 22/05/2023 FINAL HAND IN

 Reflection & Evalu-
ation Week + Recor-
ded Evaluation
DEADLINE DAY – WEEBLY,
EVALUATION & POSTER
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 discip-
lines 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,
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 continu-
ously updated as the project progresses.