FMP: PROPOSAL

Project Proposal

 

SECTION 1: RATIONALE

 

This year i have learnt a lot more practical skills than last year as this year i purposely pushed myself to get used to film with the colleges camera equipment and learn how to use the equipment as i know this would massively improve my FMP. I learnt how to independently use the Lumix S1H, with the help of Mathew and Toby i learnt how to set up and put away the Lumix S1H, the tripod, the boom microphone and the LED lights. All tools that i will need to achieve my goal for this FMP. They helped me learn how to operate the Lumix S1H as i never used a professional camera before, I learnt how to put on and off a lens, attach the Lumix to a tripod, hook up the microphone to the camera and how to change the audio settings, use the rule of 3 on the display as well as using the settings on the Lumix to alter the visuals to get what i want such as Saturation, Hue, Shadow, Brightness and i learnt how to change and use the ISO, F Stop (Iris) and Shutter speed. I was recommended to use F9 as it has a balanced middle of brightness. I got the opportunity to learn these by filming not just for my unit but also by offering to help other groups with their filming which gave me more time to learn the Lumix S1H.

 

SECTION 2: PROJECT CONCEPT

 

The concept of my FMP will be a short film that features a fictional device that can record dreams when attached to a person. Within the context of the story the whole film will be found footage as scenes taking place outside of a dream will be filmed from a camera that is part of the world that characters can interact with, diegetic cinematography. The genres are Psychological Thriller, Science Fiction and Mystery. The film will take place inside the dreams of Tom Bailey and we watch as the dreams get progressively more worse and life threatening. My aim for this FMP is to be ambitious and have the final product be a fully written and comprehensible story with creative camera shots and transitions to help make it memorable. For this FMP i will be researching the side effects of nightmare disorder on the human mind and how it effects their dreams, I will also research how colour can portray a characters intentions and morals within the film and finally i will be researching how to visually recreate dreams. For resources my short film requires fake blood for 3 button up shirts for the 3 zombie actors, i'll need makeup students to help with zombie makeup for the 3 zombies. I will also need multiple props; Airsoft handgun, 2 ply walls (2 meter length 1 meter width), black morph suit with white paint to outline the face. i will need equipment such as; DJI Mavic 3 (Drone), Go-Pro Hero 8, Lumix S1H, Tripod, Shotgun Microphone, Dead-Cat, LED Lights, Spotlight. 

 

SECTION 3: EVALUATION

 

I will reflect on my progress by doing weekly podcasts stating what i did in the week to progress my FMP and what went well and what went wrong and what i would do differently to avoid the issues that occurred. At the end of the FMP when everything is finished i will write down an overall review of my progress throughout and state how well i think i did and if I am personally satisfied with the final product. I will be working on my own but will have the help of classmates as they will help me with the production and post production side of the project as they will be filming or assisting with green screen recording and editing that green screen footage.

 

Bibliography

Nightmare disorder - Symptoms and causes (2017) Mayo Clinic. Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nightmare-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353515.

 

www.youtube.com. (n.d.). How Breaking Bad Brilliantly Uses Color to Tell a Story. [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/pOjafEURaeI [Accessed 26 Mar. 2022].

 

in.mashable.com. (n.d.). MIT Researchers Develop A Way To Record And Even Alter Dreams. [online] Available at: https://in.mashable.com/science/16056/mit-researchers-develop-a-way-to-record-and-even-alter-dreams?amp=1 [Accessed 26 Mar. 2022].

 

Manco, T. (2002). Stencil graffiti. London: Thames & Hudson.

 

Zombiepedia. (n.d.). Differences Between Surviving Fast and Slow Zombies. [online] Available at: https://zombie.fandom.com/wiki/Differences_Between_Surviving_Fast_and_Slow_Zombies [Accessed 18 Apr. 2022].

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Timetable and Action Plan

 

Week 1

21st March

This week I aim to record the beginning and end scenes of my short film and to start on my Project Proposal.

I will need access to college computer for adding to my website and I will need the Lumix S1H, Shotgun Microphone, Cat Tail, Tripod and LED lights all for filming.

 

Week 2

28th March

This week I aim to record the second main scene of my short film and to finish my project Proposal.

I will need access to college computer for adding to my website and I will need the Lumix S1h, Shotgun Microphone, Cat Tail and Tripod all for filming.

 

Week 3

4th April

This week I aim to film a scene from my short film that involves the tv studio and to overlook everything I've wrote for Pre-Production and make a list of everything that is missing from the list and to start working on making that list complete.

I will need access to college computer for adding to my website and I will need the TV Studio inside of the college.

 

Week 4

11th April

This week I aim to complete more research and practice zombie makeup for the biggest filming day of the FMP which us on April 25th. I will also continue to plan every shot for that day and make sure all of the crew will be there that day.

I will need access to a zombie makeup kit.

 

Week 5

18th April

This week I aim to continue to practice zombie makeup and also start editing for the short film by starting to edit the first scene of the short film. I will also get a VFX artist to make me a title sequence for the short film.

I will need access to a zombie makeup kit.

 

Week 6

25th April

This week I aim to film a scene from the short film that requires 10 people to be on set making it the biggest production day for the FMP and then spend the rest of the week continuing to edit the footage that has been recorded.

I will need access to a zombie makeup kit and I will need the Lumix S1H, Shotgun Microphone, Cat Tail, Tripod and LED lights all for filming.

 

Week 7

2nd May

This week I aim to film a scene that requires the set to be in the middle of a forest during dark hours and is the final big production day as it requires 6 people to be on set for the shooting. The rest of the week will be spent editing the footage already filmed for the short film.

I will need access to the Lumix S1H, Shotgun Microphone, Cat Tail, Tripod and LED lights all for filming.

 

Week 8

9th May

This week I aim to film a scene that takes place in a calm forest during day time that only requires me and the main actor. I will also film a scene that takes place within the main characters house. The rest of the week will be spent on editing.

I will need access to the Lumix S1H, Shotgun Microphone, Cat Tail, Tripod and LED lights all for filming.

 

Week 9

16th May

This week I aim to film a greenscreen shot that will be used as a transition within the short film. I will also get the theme song of the short film recorded with professional equipment and get a music student to help edit the audio of the song to sound as professional as possible. The rest of the week will be spent on editing. 

I will need access to the Lumix S1H, Shotgun Microphone, Cat Tail, Tripod and LED lights all for filming. I will need access to the greenscreen room for set location. I will need a dynamic microphone for the theme song of the short film.

 

Week 10

23rd May

This week I aim to finish as much of the editing as possible for the film and to make sure everything is on my website and to write up my final evaluation.