FMP: Proposal
- 1. Proposal 1 Centre Name and Number: York College 48357 Student Name and Number: Josh Eastham (348112) Project proposal title and date: Working Title: C.A.L.L.I Date: January – June 2019 Main area of activity: I will be working in the video medium producing my project as a short film. Rationale: My main reason for me wanting to make this project is because I read things in the news about advances in artificial intelligence technology that genuinely scares me. This subject can often seem laughable and that it is ridiculous to think that the technology will get to the point like it is in the movies where it endangers humanity. However, these films aren’t made just to entertain us. They are made to warn us about a very real threat! The more I research it the more it scares me. Whilst I think in some areas it is a good thing, I think we really do have to be careful as a species so that it doesn’t get out of hand. In terms of my previous projects I think my year one FMP matches up closely with this project. The reason I say this is because that is the last time that I produced a short film and as a result will include similar techniques, styles and ways of working to this project. I will be looking at camera techniques that I have already learned such as pan/zoom shots, slider shots and pull focus shots. In my last project I also learned some more advanced editing techniques in Premier such as warp stabilisation and how to blur faces and track pixels. Hopefully I will be able to apply these techniques to my project if necessary. I also successfully experimented with a native cinematic 2:39:1 aspect ratio, something I considered in my year one FMP but decided it was too complicated. I could have done my entire project in this aspect ratio however it didn’t fit with the purpose style and tone of my video. It also didn’t work with the warp stabilisation effect that I needed to apply to stabilise some shots. However, I think it will work with this project, as the cinematography is something that I am focusing a lot on in this project. I will also hopefully be trying some new techniques such as filming using a camera gimbal; I want to do this so that I can have smooth shots throughout my film that will add certain sleekness to it as well as making sure that I don’t have to use a warp stabilizer. Project Concept: My project is going to be a short film about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence. The way it is going to convey this message is through telling a fictional story with a strong morale in it. This allows me to be creative with the project as it will all be my own concepts that will allow me to still create a strong meaning. The name of my project is C.A.L.L.I. This is an acronym for Computerised Algorithm for Life Logistics Interface which is the name of a brain implant that the main character Fin has purchased. Once the software activates Fin is amazed by the technology and how much it has helped in his daily life tasks. However, things start to go wrong when Fin is attacked as the software is unable to understand how to correctly handle the situation. Leading it to force Fin to do something terrible against his own will.
- 2. Proposal 2 How will the project be evaluated and reviewed? I plan on evaluating my work by doing weekly reflections and taking screenshots of my work as I go along. I will then be using them in my final evaluation document to annotate and demonstrate my progress in this project. This will allow me to show the examiner how I have worked, why I have made certain decisions and what I think I could do to improve. As high quality as this project needs to be, I still anticipate technical faults; this is something that I must acknowledge in my evaluation as it will show that I am aware of any faults that have arisen as well as what I could do to improve. This constant evaluation will allow me to use this work as almost like a template for future projects providing it is successful. By this I mean that when I am doing a future project in university, I can look back at this one and its successes and downfalls and then work to the same level and use the feedback from my evaluation to improve and achieve a higher grade. This is something I have done all throughout my college course which allows a constant stream of progression. I have found that this is specifically for me the best way of progressive working and learning for me.
- 3. Proposal 3 Bibliography: Alphabetise the list whencomplete (highlightthesourcesand click the SORT button- ithasan A-Z and an arrowpointing down on it). 1. Josh Eastham. (2019) Target Audience Research Survey (conducted on 14-2-2019) 2. Luke Simpson. (2019) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on 14-2-2019) 3. Georgia Brown. (2019) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on 14-2-2019) 4. Noam Kroll. (NA). NA. Available: https://noamkroll.com/. Last accessed 30-05-2019. 5. Peter D Marshall. (Latest site update: 1-04-2019). Filmmaking Tips for the Independent Filmmaker. Available: http://actioncutprint.com/. Last accessed 30-05- 2019. 6. Jason Tomaric (2011). Filmmaking: Direct Your Movie from Script to Screen Using Proven Hollywood Techniques. USA & UK Simultaneously: Focal Press. All Pages. 7. Bob Foss (1992). Filmmaking: Narrative & Structural Techniques. Unknown: Prentice-Hall. All Pages. 8. Ronald Bergan (2011). The Film Book. UK: Dorling Kindersley. All Pages. 9. Studio Binder –Advanced Filmmaking Techniques –YouTube Playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Tkbto1oLAnE&list=PLEzQZpmbzckWaFEvqma1sAppW8sF1OVj o Last Accesed:30-05-2019 10. DSLRguide - Composition + Framing - Storytelling with Cinematography –YouTube Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfIanZimZR8 Last Accessed:30-05-2019 Week Tasks to be Completed: Specific Tasks 1 Pre-production Pre-Proposal, Proposal and background research 2 Pre-production Research- primary and secondary, practitioners 3 Pre-production Research- Existing Products and Techniques 4 Pre-production Experiments -C100 Test footage and POV Go Pro test footage. 5 Pre-production Pre-Production Documents –Script, Storyboards, call sheet etc... 6 Pre-production Pre-Production and planning - Specific Techniques and production requirements 7 Pre-production Pre-Production and planning, Problem solving, 8 Production Production Documents and reflections 9 Production Filming video footage and Recording Audio. 10 Production Filming video footage and Recording Audio, Start initial editing 11 Production Draft peer feedback. Editing 12 Production Completed work on an early draft edit. 13 Production Time to reshoot anything if needed, editing. 14 Production Final edit and export. 15 Evaluation Evaluation Emotional, Technical problems. 16 Evaluation Evaluation – Reflect on specific elements, use weekly reflections. 17 Evaluation Presentation. 18 Moderation Final improvements and adjustments to work before final submission date. 19 Show Preparation Organise anything specific that needs to be done. 20 Show NA
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