WESTON COLLEGE

LEVEL 3 EXT DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION

& TECHNOLOGY
(Unit 8)
Project Proposal and Realisation

CENTRE NAME & NUMBER

WESTON COLLEGE – 50645

CANDIDATE NAME &

NUMBER NAME: Costa Macrides
ULN: 5092864108

PROJECT PROPOSAL TITLE AND DATE

MUSIC VIDEO
LAUNCHED ON 2nd March, 2021

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 Costa Macrides

Name
Candidate 5092864108
Number
Pathway Media Production Level 3 UAL

Project Title Music Video

Section 1: Review (Approx. 100 words)

Since starting my course, I have learnt many skills; my editing skills have improved through the
use of Final Cut Pro, and I have been able to refine those skills when working on my projects.
Before the course, I had no knowledge of how to use cameras or audio recorders but since
starting I have learnt those skills and have honed them in during every project we have done.
Socially, I have been a lot more confident to go up infront of a crowd and pitch my idea to them
which is something I wasn't very good at before.

Section 2: Project Concept (Approx. 250 words)

Our song for our music video is “Fly by Night” by Rush, it follows the theme of new beginnings
and someone moving to a new place in life. We are using a performative and narrative style, as
we want to recreate the band playing (like in the original music video) and also add a story onto
it. The target audience for my music video is going to be people who enjoy the band Rush, I
would say they would be roughly 40 as that means they were teens when the song originally
came out so they would be nostalgic. In our performative scenes, we will style it as if it was in
the era that the song came out. This will require research on what outfits and styles people
used to wear in those times.

I am going to be the producer for my music video, the role of producer includes doing the pre-
production work, sourcing locations, and researching context. I will try to hold a high standard of
research to create a high-quality final piece.

As we cannot drive, our car locations may have to be inside a car with a greenscreen on the
outside. This may prove to be challenging; however, Corey and I will work on the edit together
and so we can tackle that issue. Equipment wise, I will use my previous knowledge on the
camera and order a Sony X70 camera and the H4 Zoom recorder to capture our footage.

Section 3: Evaluation (Approx. 50 words)

For my Weebly, I will evaluate my progress weekly and set targets; I will use the
brief as a guide for my work and when we have finished the practical side of our
project, I will use the feedback from my tutors and peers to create a review of what I
have done well on and what needs improvement. This will help on future projects,
as I will know my strengths and weaknesses.
Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)
Bibliography
Jam, T. I. (2012, December 21). YouTube. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVDZl5UvN4

Mike. (n.d.). SongFacts. Retrieved from https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rush/fly-by-

night

Plank and Happy cog. (2018, July 16). Rush. Retrieved from Band|rush.com:
https://www.rush.com/band/

Popoff, M. (2004). Contents Under Pressure. Retrieved from

https://archive.org/details/contentsunderpre0000popo

Anonymous. (2021, March 26). Wikipedia. Retrieved from Fly by night:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_by_Night_(album)

Project Action Plan and Timetable

Wee Date Week Activity / What you are intending to
k Beginning do - including independent study
1 15/03/21 Start to come up with idea,
developing a solid foundation
to start building our idea upon.
2 22/03/21 Choose the style for our song.
Make a survey
3 29/03/21 Start planning out locations,
costumes, props and actors for
the video. Complete UAL
project proposal and research
essay.
4 05/04/21 Half term – independent study
Resources / What you will need to
do it - including access to
workshops
Using the macs for research,
pre-production documents
provided at college.
Again, using the macs for
research, assistance from the
tutors to help confirm we are
on the right track.
Use the macs and computer at
home, use office too.
Computer at home.
5 12/04/21 Half term – independent study Computer at home.

6 19/04/21 Preparation for filming week Pre-production documents

(unless we decided to do (e.g. location recce, risk
filming during half term) assessment, etc.)
Computer/mac
Project Action Plan and Timetable

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

7 26/04/21 Filming Week no.1 Camera, microphone, tripod,

audio recorder (for diegetic
sound)

8 03/05/21 Filming Week no.2 Camera, microphone, tripod,

audio recorder (for diegetic
sound)

9 10/05/21 Editing Week Mac/Computer, Final Cut

Hand in poster Pro

10 17/05/21 Editing Monday and Mac/Computer, Final Cut

Tuesday Pro
Hand in Video Hand in

11 24/05/21 Hand in our Weebly Finished project will be

needed as well as
presentation

12 31/05/21 Reflect and update with Mac/computer, Weebly,

feedback. teams.