Project Proposal

Guidance and
Template
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Diploma in Creative
Media Production
and Technology
Diploma in Creative Media
Production and Technology
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 350 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, e.g. film,
TV, games design etc.
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, and 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 pathway
and your project proposal.
Section 2 – Project concept
(Approximately 200 words)
This section provides an opportunity for you
to clearly explain the concept and aims of
your project, 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 project realisation within
the allocated timescale.
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 the project.
You should describe how you intend to
record your decision-making and how you
will document changes to your ideas as the
project progresses. The evaluation section
should reference 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 adversely and outline the
steps you can take to minimise disruption to
your own progress.
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Production and Technology
Project proposal template

Additional requirements, not included in the

350 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, feedback from
tutors and peers, and 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.

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 Diploma in Creative Media
Production and Technology
Unit 8 Project Proposal
Candidate Name
Blake Smith

Candidate Number
SMI22000408

Pathway
Level 3 Diploma in creative media and technology

Project Title
VHS Horror Tape

Section 1: Rationale
(approx. 100 words)
Throughout this year I have a learned a few new things I didn’t from last year
of my course. For 3Ds max I learnt some new tools such as chamfer and the
splines tool. I learnt a bit more about rendering with the environments Pannel. I
also learnt how to do stop motion properly and I found that surprisingly fun.
With my previous knowledge I had from last year, This will help me with my
final and future projects because I plan to do something with a lot of hard
surfaces and a rendered video of some kind.

Section 2: Project
Concept My idea is a VHS horror tape set with the theme "out of this world" where a
(approx. 200 words) person will enter an abandoned futuristic facility or space station where the
person would be recording on a camera and will be exploring the environment.
The place will be covered in wires and some living organisms and the place
generally looking like its been forgotten for years. While exploring the
environment the person will come across an entity / monster from the entrance
and the person will run away from in a hallway before leading to his death.
There will be 3 main sections the entrance, the hallways and the main room.
The monster is going to be highly based off the entity called the smiler and
giving it some tentacles arms to for more detail and to make it more unique.
For this animation. The software I plan to use 3Ds Max for modelling and
lighting. I will use Photoshop for textures and Premiere Pro for the effects and
filters, however, I have very little experience with Premiere Pro so I'll need
some help with guide to tutorial to help with an effect.

I would also let to set some goals for myself a comparison video fo myself
The goals I would like to achieve in my project are:

Create an abandoned futuristic environment

Create an entity/monster within the scene

Have the person explore the environment

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Production and Technology
Unit 8 Project Proposal
Section 3: Evaluation
(approx. 50 words) I plan to compare this is my inspiration to this project called the Backrooms
found footage by cane pixels.I also plan to use do a weekly relfection for all
my work I've done. I also plan to carry out a questionare to get feedback from
people.

Proposed Research
Sources and Southtree. (n.d.). What is Video Quality? [online] Available at:
Bibliography https://southtree.com/blogs/artifact/what-is-video-quality [Accessed 7 Mar.
(Harvard Format) 2024].~

anonymous (2017). What kind of materials are used for rockets? | How Things
Fly. [online] Si.edu. Available at:
https://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/what-kind-materials-are-used-rock
ets.

Agency, T. C. S., 2018. Chris Hadfield Brushes his Teeth in Space. [Online]
Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bCoGC532p8

Andrews, B., 2015. Concept art for Elite Dangerous: Horizons. [Online]
Available at: https://twitter.com/benandrewsart/status/661895398307602432
Denmark, C. 6. t., n.d. VHS Aspect Ratios. [Online]
Available at: http://www.channel6.dk/mainsite/Downloads/

Technical%20documents/VHS%20Aspect%20ratios%20HQ.pdf
PeytonThomas, 2017. Retro Sci-fi Computer Terminal. [Online]
Available at:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/retro-sci-fi-computer-terminal-4808925fdf3e4
e7fa585b575e867a14d

Anon., 2024. Fandom. [Online]

Available at: https://lethal-company.fandom.com/wiki/Terminal
[Accessed 24 March 2024].

Pinterest. (n.d.). wallpapers for your phone | Sci fi architecture, Spaceship

interior, Space ship concept art. [online] Available at:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/wallpapers-for-your-phone--636134134793078
91/ [Accessed 16 May 2024].

ustin Odisho (2022). EASIEST Instant VHS effect How to (Adobe Premiere
Pro). [online] YouTube. Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCuwXm3hSVA [Accessed 16 May 2024].

www.youtube.com. (n.d.). VHS Retro Camcorder Effect Premiere Pro Tutorial.

[online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl9t2XFCGa0
[Accessed 19 Apr. 2023].
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Austin Newman (2017). Retro VHS Look Effect Tutorial (no plugins) |
 Project Action Plan and Timetable
Week Date Week Activity / What you are Resources / What you will
Beginning intending to do - including need to do it - including
independent study access to workshops

1 11th March More research into VHS tapes Firefox

and what space stations could Weebly
possibly be made out of + 3Ds Max
Practice modelling

2 18th March Practice with premiere Pro and 3Ds Max

its effects and filters + more Premiere Pro
practice models and camera
practice

3 25th March Creating concepts for the Krita

scene's + write up Weebly
Word

4 1st April EASTER HOLIDAYS N/a

5 8th April EASTER HOLIDAYS N/a

6 15th April Modelling 3Ds Max

7 22nd April Lighting and texturing 3DS max

Animation Photoshop
Krita

8 29th April Updating website Weebly

Render scene Word
3Ds max

9 6th May Create presentation Power Point

Update website Word
Weebly

10 13th May Show presentation Power Point

(DUE WEEK) Write final evaluation Word
Harvard Referencing Weebly
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