Level 2 – Award & Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology - Unit 8 Project
Proposal pro forma
Name Ewan Prouse
Pathway Level 2 Creative media production
Project title Short Film
Section 1: Rationale (approx. 100 words)
During this course I have learnt different skills such as shooting different camera angles, this
helped me when filming other projects. I have learnt about different basic editing skills, this
helped me when using a software called premiere pro. I have learnt and improved my planning
and organising skills when doing pre-production paperwork. I am good at being a producer and a
co-writer. I am also good at paperwork and planning.
My short-term goals is that I want to go on to the level 3 media course and my long-term goals is
that I want to go into the media industry and work in the production part of the media industry.
Section 2: Project concept (approx. 200 words)
Our short film concept is a horror short film, we are aiming for a ten minutes duration for our
short film. I am a co–writer on this project and this will include script writing for the short film. I am
hoping to use my strengths of planning and organising and I am good at writing and typing.
The kit we are using are a Panasonic v770, Manfrotto tripod and a zoom sound recorder H1n.
Areas to improve my communication with my team because I am a producer I need to communi-
cate with my director on the short film. I also need to improve my networking as well. This will
help me in the media industry
We are Linking our short film to the subject of hope. We are doing a short with the horror genre
in mind and we are watching different horror short films that will give us more ideas that will help
us with our horror short film. We will do research into other films and short films, and we will look
at the code and conventions of other horror short films and horror films
Section 3: Evaluation (approx. 50 words)
I will regally update my Weebly and use feedback from workshops. This will help with reflecting
on how the project is going. And I will use feedback from other sessions as well also with
reflecting this will help us when we record our group Evaluation, and this will help with my skills
progression.
Proposed research sources and bibliography (Harvard format)
BFI. 2022. 10 great religious horror films. [online] Available at: <https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-religious-horror-
films> [Accessed 24 March 2022].
https://www.bbfc.co.uk/about-classification/classification-guidelines. 2022. [online] Available at: <https://www.bbfc.-
co.uk/about-classification/classification-guidelines> [Accessed 24 March 2022].
Barb.co.uk. 2022. BARB | Broadcasters Audience Research Board. [online] Available at: <https://www.barb.co.uk/> [Ac-
cessed 24 March 2022].
The smiling man. 2018. [video] Directed by A. Briones. A.J. Briones youtube.
Sites.imsa.edu. 2022. Defining the Horror Genre – The Acronym | IMSA's Official Student Newspaper. [online] Available
at: <https://sites.imsa.edu/acronym/2020/10/29/defining-the-horror-genre/> [Accessed 24 March 2022].
psycho film. 1960. [film] Directed by A. Hitchcock. USA: Shamley productions.
ScreenSkills. 2022. profiles of job roles. [online] Available at: <https://www.screenskills.com/job-profiles/browse/film-
and-tv-drama/> [Accessed 24 March 2022].
hope. 2014. [video] Directed by t. stuparui. romaina: turdor stuparui - youtube.
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 7.3.22 We Launched the FMP Planning resources
Week 2 14.3.22 Production meeting 1 The group and camera and mind map
with ideas about our short film
21.3.22 Storyline planning and re- Research resources on the internet
Week 3 search Access to computer
Week 4 28.3.22 Poster creation and pitch Photoshop and group
Week 5 4.4.22 Planning and booking equip- Tech booking system to book our
ment equipment
11.4.22 Easter break Easter break
Week 6
18.4.22 Easter break Easter break
Week 7
25.4.22 Production meeting 2 Group and camera equipment
Week 8
Week 9 3.5.22 Filming week Camera, sound equipment production
folder, group Recce zoom recorders
Tripods schedule risk assessment
Week 10 9.5.22 Editing week, group review of Access to computer premiere pro
edit production meeting 3
Week 11 16.5.22 Continue editing, upload the Access to computer, premiere pro
final film by the end of the
day film hand in screening of
films
Week 12 23.3.22 Reflection and evaluation Access to computer, webbly
week recorded evaluation
Deadline day Weebly Evalu-
ation and 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 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.
