Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology

Unit 8 Project Proposal 2018/19

Candidate Grace Bailey
Name
Candidate ULN:4107527157
Number Learner ID: 18039195
Pathway Film & Television

Project Title Short Film.

Section 1: Review (Approx 100 words)

I have acquired many skills to take on board with me throughout my final major
project. I have developed my skills in editing software and I’m more confident with
using it now, gaining the ability to add special effects and filters, especially during
the music video unit.

I have learned the basics of how to use ‘Adobe Audition’, and I’m confident with
adjusting and editing audio more professionally than I did at the beginning of
September.

Aside from all of this, I have learned how to properly complete a unit in an organised
way, and I am much more confident in my time management skills, which is the most
useful aspect that I will take on board in my final major project.

Section 2: Project Concept (approx 200 words)

My aim for this project is to complete a short film based on the life of models outside
of the public eye in regards to mental health issues and addictions. I would like to
explore topics that people avoid talking about, for example, suicide, depression and
how dark social media can be.

I want to gain as much knowledge as possible of the subject for my short film to
make it as realistic as I can. Part of my plan to do this is by contacting people who
are open about their mental health issues and addictions and interviewing them with
relevant questions.

The amount of locations I will use and information from mental health survivors is
probably the main resources I will need throughout, as without these I cannot
present the short film as close to my creative vision as I can.

Section 3: Evaluation (approx 50 words)

To evaluate, I will be taking the time to conclude what I have been doing weekly over the
course of the whole unit and completing a full written evaluation towards the end of the
project.

For filming, I will be gaining photographs on set in order to capture every problem and
development of the filming process clearly.
I will be screenshotting the full editing stage to show the development of editing and how I
chose to modify my footage.

Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)

Alys Key. (2014). Fashion And Mental Health: The One Trend Nobody Mentions.
Available:https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2014/03/22/fashion-and-mental-health-the-
one-trend-nobody-mentions/. Last accessed 16th April 2019.

Arnon Shorr. (2019). The Ultimate Guide to Film Credits Order Hierarchy. Available:
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/where-credit-is-due-film-credits-order-hierarchy-
with-free-film-credits-template/. Last accessed 21st April 2019.

Ben Francis. (2017). How I started the UK's fastest growing company. Available:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpftE7RwQnM. Last accessed 20th March 2019.

Chase And Status. (2012). Time. Available:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we9jeU76Y9E. Last accessed 18th April 2019.

Dusty Baxter-Wright. (2017). 12 Celebrities talk about drug addictions.Available:

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/g13068306/celebrities-substance-
abuse/. Last accessed 19th April 2019.

Jacob Piller. (2015). Emily. Available:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdJDhqAGi4M. Last accessed 5th April 2019.

Katy Perry. (2010). Teenage Dreams. Available:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98WtmW-lfeE. Last accessed 20th March 2019.

Katy Perry. (2011). The One That Got Away. Available:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahha3Cqe_fk. Last accessed 20th March 2019.

MICHAEL ARCHAMBAULT. (2015). 8 Camera Shots and Angles From Cinema That Can
Help Improve Your Photos. Available: https://petapixel.com/2015/09/22/8-camera-
angles-from-the-world-of-cinema-that-can-help-improve-your-photos/. Last accessed
19th April 2019.

Michael D. Smigiel Jr.. (2018). Anxiety - A short film.. Available:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRqR4mOC4gc. Last accessed 5th April 2019.

Moritz Krämer. (2012). EAT. Available:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2cW5pzskQM. Last accessed 5th April 2019.

N/A. (2012). Codes & Conventions Of Short Films. Available:

https://naomishortfilm.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/codes-conventions-of-short-film/.
Last accessed 20th April 2019.
N/A. (2016). The Model. Available:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4074364/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1. Last accessed
4th April 2019.

N/A. (2018). Content and Trigger warning. Available:

https://nevadafilm.com/production-notes-content-and-trigger-warnings/. Last accessed
21st April 2019.

N/A. (2019). Final Major Project Ideas Survey. Available:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/summary/7dyjOEQItrI3xn6LHiD4FH2_2BCDDi6RwMfy
ji1k35cc6G7AHeKibHzmOif8ijwTkI. Last accessed 20th March 2019.

N/A. (N/A). Addiction and Dependency. Available:

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-
services/addiction-and-dependency/#.XLoCyqeZM1I. Last accessed 19th April 2019.

N/A. (N/A). Anxiety and panic attacks. Available:

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-
problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/#.XLT6TzBKjIU. Last accessed 15/04/19.

N/A. (N/A). Depression. Available: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-

support/types-of-mental-health-problems/depression/#.XLUGvzBKjIU. Last accessed
15/04/19.

N/A. (N/A). Documentary, Drama (Sorted by Popularity Ascending). Available:

https://www.imdb.com/search/title?title_type=documentary&explore=genres&genres=
Drama&ref_=adv_explore_rhs. Last accessed 3rd April 2019.

N/A. (N/A). Eating disorders. Available: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-

support/types-of-mental-health-problems/eating-problems/types-of-eating-
disorders/#anorexia. Last accessed 16th April 2019.

N/A. (N/A). Film Classification. Available: https://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15.

Last accessed 20th April 2019.

N/A. (N/A). Olivia. Available: https://nameberry.com/babyname/Olivia. Last accessed

19th April 2019.

N/A. (N/A). Pre-production resources. Available: https://sctv.ucsc.edu/equipment-

department/pre-production-guide-tutorial/. Last accessed 19th April 2019.

N/A. (N/A). Propps theory. Available:

http://georgiaensorshorror.blogspot.com/2011/10/propps-character-theory.html. Last
accessed 20th April 2019

N/A. (N/A). Todorov's theory. Available:

http://mikedyera2mediastudies.blogspot.com/p/todorovs-theory.html?m=1. Last
accessed 20th April 2019.
 N/A. (N/A). Types of mental health problems. Available:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/. Last
accessed 11th April 2019.

Rachael Samson. (2015). Debate: Propp’s Character Conventions In Modern Film.

Available: https://www.filminquiry.com/character-conventions-propp/. Last accessed
20th April 2019.

Robert T Muller. (2018). Models face routine exploitation, mental health problems.
Available: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/talking-about-
trauma/201801/models-face-routine-exploitation-mental-health-problems. Last
accessed 16th April 2019.

Steven Soderbergh. (2018). Unsane. Available:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7KZrt_cHH0. Last accessed 18th April 2019.

The Neon Demon. (2016). Film. Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn. [DVD]. Place of
distribution: USA. Bold Films.

Project Action Plan and Timetable

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

1 18/03/19 Ideas generation and choosing a final Internet.

idea.
Survey creator.
Conducting a survey on final ideas.
Survey results.
Completing an evaluation on survey
results.

Week 1 evaluation.

Harvard referencing.

2 25/03/19 Presentation of final idea. Internet.

Completing Proposal. Primary research resources (test shots,

interviews etc).
Research.

Gaining primary research.

Week 2 evaluation.

Harvard Referencing.

Completing final evaluation ‘brief’

section.
3 01/04/19 Research. Internet.

Idea Development.

Week 3 Evaluation.

Harvard Referencing.

4 08/04/19 Research. Internet.

Easter Idea Development.

Holidays
Week 4 Evaluation.

Harvard Referencing.

5 15/04/19 Research. Internet.

Easter Idea Development.

Holidays.
Week 5 Evaluation.

Harvard Referencing.

Completing final evaluation ‘research’

section.

6 22/04/19 Storyboarding. Storyboard template.

Contacting actors. Location contact details

Contacting locations. Actor contact details.

Week 6 Evaluation. Internet.

7 29/04/19 Pre-Production Documents. Pre-production templates.

Week 7 Evaluation. Internet.

Completing final evaluation section ‘pre-

production’.

8 06/05/19 FULL WEEK OF FILMING. Location permission.

Week 8 evaluation. Actor availability.

iPhone.

Filming equipment.

9 13/05/19 Analysing shots and reshooting some if Editing software.

needed.
Internet.
Beginning to edit.
Filming equipment.
Week 9 evaluation.

Completing final evaluation ‘production’

section.
10 20/05/19 Editing stage. Editing software.

Week 10 evaluation. Internet.

11 27/05/19 Editing stage. Editing software.

Week 10 evaluation. Internet.

Completing final evaluation ‘post

production’ section.

12 03/06/19 Week 12 evaluation reflecting on whole Internet.

process.

Final evaluation ‘final product section’

Submitting all work.