WEEKLY JOURNALS

This is where you think about your FMP learning journey and development.
Don’t simply describe what you did - consider what you have learnt and how this has benefitted
your project. What do you need to improve?

THIS IS JUST GUIDANCE THAT YOU NEED TO ADAPT TO YOUR OWN PROJECT. YOU HAVE CREATED YOUR
OWN PRODUCTION SCHEDULES AND YOUR WEEKLY BLOGS SHOULD REFELCT THAT.

THESE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE WEEKS YOU COMPLETED THEM. DO NOT JUST SUBMIT THIS
FORM FILLED IN FOR YOUR WEEKLY BLOGS. THERE SHOULD BE 11 WEEKLY BLOG ENTRIES (INCLUDING
EASTER).

Week One - Context

CONTEXT

How did you find coming up
with an idea that challenged
you enough for your FMP?
I found coming up with a good enough idea a challenge. I did some
research into short films to get some inspiration, I then came up with 3
good ideas and put them all on a survey so people could pick the best
one, I tried to get as many people as I could so I got a good response. It
ended up being a tie between idea 1 and 3 and I picked number 1 as I
thought it was more interesting and a bit better than idea 3. I also
choose to do a short film as I didn’t think it was my best piece of work
when I last did it so I want to change that and make a good piece of
work.

How has writing a proposal
helped you with finalising
your idea?
Writing my proposal helped me a lot as it got everything laid out so I
can see it all together and have a good view on what my idea involves.
It also helped me understand my idea and outlined what I needed to
do. Also if I get stuck I can look back to my proposal and follow what I
have written.

How did the feedback help
you adapt your idea – what
did you change after
feedback?
The feedback I got was really helpful as I got an idea of which ideas
where more interesting, my 1st and 3rd idea both got the same number
on votes in which one was best. I chose to do the 1st one as I thought it
was the best and most interesting idea. I also learnt that most people
either want a short film to be 3-5 or 6-11 mins so my short film will be
around these times as it is the best in my opinion to keep the viewer
engaged and to keep watching until the end. Also my idea is quite
short and I wouldn’t want to drag it out and therefore make it boring.

Are you on track for the Yes, I am on track at the moment.

week? If not, how far behind
are you?

What work do you need to None.

complete outside of lessons
to stay on track?