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

Proposal pro forma

Name Kiera Gough

Pathway Level 2 Creative media production
Project title Short Film
Section 1: Rationale (approx. 100 words)
I have learnt many practical skills on this course. I have learnt how to use Premiere Pro, and how
to use cameras and sound recorders. These skills will help me with job roles as Assistant Director
and Screenwriter because I will be more confident in my abilities while filming and during editing
week. Already having this knowledge will benefit me as I will be more confident using equipment
when it comes to filming and editing, which is something I would eventually like a career in. The ID
skills I have learnt are communication and teamwork. These skills are vital for me and the group to
use as we all need to work as a team and communicate to make this project fair and enjoyable for
every individual in the group. I have learnt in past projects that the key to creating a project and
being able to manage your time better is to communicate with your team and to let everyone get
involved.

Section 2: Project concept (approx. 200 words)

The brief we have been given is to create a 5-7 minutes thriller short-film that creates suspense or
to create a scene from a Jordan Peele, Christopher Nolan or Alfred Hitchcock directed film.
Our group wants to create our own short film and we would prefer to make a psychological thriller
than a horror.
Our short film starts with a teenager in a therapy session talking about their mental health. The
teenager then walks to the bus stop to make their way home, they then start talking to a man who
we soon find out is not real. When they finally reach home, we see them looking/reading news
reports of other missing teenagers. As time goes on, they start to experience weird things (noises,
scary figures, etc.) and slowly everything turns into chaos. The character is frantically running
about while everything starts to get louder. They don’t know what to do so they try to leave the
house but can’t leave because they are trapped inside. The character then starts to get really
confused/stressed and they begin to panic, cry and shout. The noise becomes louder and louder
and the suspense starts to build, when everything suddenly goes silent. They are dead. We see
them on the floor, and everything is silent, the camera pans around the house and we see a figure
hidden in the background.
The techniques that we intend to use in our film to create suspense are, long silences, continuous
shots, different lighting and using music to create uneasiness.

Section 3: Evaluation (approx. 50 words)

I will reflect on each part of the film making process from pre-production up until distribution of our
film. I will add reflections, evaluations and all other work to my Weebly so I can see how our group
is progressing with the project. I will also record and upload team meetings so I can reflect on
feedback given by tutors, which will help improve our idea.

Proposed research sources and bibliography (Harvard format)

Insider (2021) How Sound Is Used To Create Suspense In Horror Movies | Movies Insider. Available at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BQvCCB-PiA.

MasterClass (2022c) “Tips for Screenwriters: How to Write a Script in 6 Basic Steps - 2023 - MasterClass,”

MasterClass, 28 September. Available at: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-a-

script.

“Black Mirror” (2011). Netflix. Available at: https://www.netflix.com/title/70264888.

TED-Ed (2017) How to make your writing suspenseful - Victoria Smith. Available at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjKruwAfZWk.

StudioBinder Blog (no date). StudioBinder. Available at: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/.

 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
1 27/02/23 FMP Launch – beginning to Computers to research, paper and
research pens for mind maps

2 06/03/23 Recording Meeting 1 Camera to record meeting

Starting Paperwork Computers and internet for research
Further ideas

3 13/03/23 Storyline planning Weebly, Teams, Computers,

Codes & Conventions
Marketing Research

4 20/03/23 Script Writing Computers, TV Studio, pens & paper

Pitch Planning
Developing Pitch

5 27/03/23 Planning the shoot, Story- Computers, pens & paper,

boarding, booking equipment TechBooking system, storyboards

6 03/04/23 EASTER BREAK

7 10/04/23 EASTER BREAK

8 17/04/23 Meeting 2 & Call Sheets Camera to record production meeting

Computers for researching and
paperwork

9 24/04/23 FILMING WEEK Cameras, Sound Recorders,

Production folders, Scripts,
10 01/05/23 EDITING WEEK Computer access, Premiere pro,
Weebly

11 08/05/23 Reviewing edits, Meeting 3 Camera for production meetings,

computers for editing, Weebly

12 15/05/23 Continue with editing, Computers, Premiere pro, TV studio,

Weebly, pens & paper
FILM HAND IN

SCREENING OF FILMS

13 22/05/23 Reflection & Evaluation Week Computers, Weebly, Camera

& recorded evaluation

Poster hand in

WEEBLY HAND IN

FINAL 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
disciplines 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,
production or performance and the research and ideas that will support its development. What you
anticipate producing, 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
description 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
include: 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
continuously updated as the project progresses.