Brief: Milestones

Unit 13 - Extended project in creative media production

Chloe Alden - 984115

London seasonal short film festival
Date issued: 24th January 2022
Production deadline: 6th May 2022
Deadline for all work: 18th May 2022
Resubmission deadline: 9th June 2022
London Seasonal Short Film Festival

About
This year the UK seasonal short film festival will be held in London, it will be curated by
filmmakers and performers. 'Our event is a seasonal festival that screens fantastic films in
various cities around the United Kingdom. This season we are in the nation's capital, London,
one of the most dynamic and creative cities in the world. The directors of the festival are
filmmakers, performers and marketers who have been involved in the UK media industry for
over 15 years. It's a great pleasure to be able to screen rising talents and their work and to see
audiences appreciate their output. We also endeavor to help our officially selected films gain
wider notice within the industry at large.'

Rules and regulations

'The UK Seasonal Short Film Festival's decision is final, and we cannot enter into discussion
about films not accepted.If selected, your film can only be screened for the festival edition you
have submitted to. We cannot postpone screenings of your film to later festivals.
If your film is chosen to screen in competition, we will send you an acceptance email and
request a download or digital transfer of your short film and expect to receive one as soon as
possible. The file must be received by the date stated in the acceptance email, or your film will
not be screened.UK Seasonal Short Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilize for up to a
year after the festival an excerpt or image from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at
the Festival for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby
warrants and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.

Award categories

– Drama Short – UK Short Film – Best Film Direction

– Comedy Short
– Documentary Short
– Animation Short
– Horror Short
– Music Video
– Experimental Short
– Action / Sci-Fi/ Fantasy
Short
– Web / New Media
– North American Short
Film
– European Short Film
– Student Short Film
– Longer Short Film (20 –
30 minutes)
– Shorter Short Film (under
2 minutes)
– Best Film Script
– Best Film Female
Performance
– Best Film Male
Performance
– Best Film Production
– Best Film Originality
Idea
Short synopsis
The trials and loves of life connect four teenagers in a way that they will never truly understand.

Developed idea
This is a drama short film about the milestones we experience in our teenage life. We follow four
different characters, as they go through their unique experiences that end up connecting them
to each other. Whether it's a place or a person that makes them connected they all end up
meeting properly in the end, not realising how deep their roots intertwine with one another.
While one character is having their first kiss another is just outside waiting on the bench that
they all end up on.

Target Audience
My target audience is 14- 20, I think this production is a reflection of these later years of
teenage life, so the audience experiences are represented. This will be thoroughly researched
by interviewing people in this age category about their milestones.
Production Schedule
Week Beginning Of Doing Done
24/01/2022 - Context and 1-2-1

31/01/2022 - Feedback
- 1-2-1 with marking teacher
- Topic and Target Audience research
- Weekly Blog

07/02/2022 - Feedback
- 1-2-1 with marking teacher
- Conventions (research and test shoots)
- Weekly Blog

14/02/2022 - Feedback
- 1-2-1 with marking teacher
- Narrative and Character
- Weekly Blog

Half Term
28/02/2022 - Feedback
- 1-2-1 with marking teacher
- Mise-en-scene/ Props
- Location research and location tests/recces
- Weekly Blog
Thursday 3rd and 4th March: London

07/03/2022 - Feedback
- 1-2-1 with marking teacher
- Script
- Storyboard and credits
- Weekly Blog

14/03/2022 - Feedback
- 1-2-1 with marking teacher
- Pitch prep/ Pitch/ Complete plan
- Start pitches
- Weekly Blog

21/03/2022 - Pitches, final peer feedback and adaptations

- Planning
- Weekly Blog

28/03/2022 - Film
- Weekly Blog
04/04/2022 - Feedback
- Film and edit
- Weekly Blog

Easter Holidays

25/04/2022 - Feedback
- Film and edit
- Weekly Blog

02/05/2022 - Feedback
- Reshoots, final edit May 6th
- Weekly Blog

09/05/2022 - Monday 9th viewing films in groups

- Final evaluation and mop up completed by
Wednesday 18th May

16/05/2022 - Evaluation submission 18th

23/05/2022 - Marking

Half Term

06/06/2022 - Close to grade boundary or have a referral fix

up
- Wednesday 8th June Oscars night