PROJECT PROPOSAL

SECTION 1

A REVIEW OF STAGE 1 & 2

When I started the course on the very first day of UCA, I knew little about what I wanted to do or what I wanted to achieve. That changed after I had completed the Stage 1 aspect of the Film, Photography & Animation (Media) pathway. I realised I enjoyed photography and wanted to explore that outlet of creativity more.

Over the course of the last few months, during Stage 2, I learnt how to use various digital software; like, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Photoshop CC & After Effects. In addition to this, I also learnt about the basic abilities of DSLR cameras, how to set up and use a photo studio properly and other photography techniques, like 3 point lighting. Prior to this, I had a brief, basic understanding of Photoshop and that was it. I have learnt a lot over the last few months and hope to continue learning throughout Stage 3.

With my new knowledge of photography and my limited knowledge (which I will expand upon), I will achieve an outcome in Stage 3 that will satisfy me.

SECTION 2

PROJECT CONCEPT
Throughout Stage 3, I hope to achieve an outcome revolving around a horror film idea I have. Using photography, film and possibly a bit of animation I hope to accomplish several series of stills, a short trailer and some short clips from this horror film idea. These skills will be invaluable for the BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies course I hope to progress to.

For one of my interviews with a UCAS university choice, I was asked to pitch a screenplay. It was then that I started to develop an idea for a horror film.

It’s a supernatural horror focusing on the conflict between a newly-wed couple and a vengeful spirit of a drowned girl.

In a semi-rural English town, a newly-wed couple move into a new home to start a new chapter in their lives. They soon discover that the house is not all it seems to be, as it is home to a vengeful spirit of a young girl who is hell-bent on defending the house against its new residents. She was the daughter of a young woman who was left by her husband for a younger girl. This left the woman in an emotionally vulnerable state of mind, which led her to start to rely heavily on alcohol. Her daughter was neglected and mistreated and eventually the woman cracked and drowned her young daughter, whilst reciting the ‘Patience is a virtue, virtue is a grace, Grace is a little girl who wouldn’t wash her face’. As she died a violent death, Grace’s spirit remained in the realm of the living to terrorise new occupants of her house. The couple have to somehow find a way to stop Grace, holding on to their humanity and each other as they do so. The more they investigate, the more truths about the house’s history they find. This leads them to believe that they only way to stop Grace, is by killing the woman that originally killed her- Grace’s mother, Heather. This idea was initially titled 'Grace' (stylised, 'G R A C E').

For this idea, I was inspired by horror films, such as: 'The Ring', 'Ju-on: The Grudge' and 'The Woman In Black', as well as the supernatural, Gothic genres themselves.

SECTION 3

EVALUATION
Outcomes for the FMP will be assessed and evaluated in a variety of ways in order to gain the most amount of valuable feedback, which will help me improve and further develop my ideas. Ways in which the project will be evaluated include:

• Self reflection- this will happen as I go along and will be the first source of feedback.
• Peer reviews- these will take the form of me showing examples of my work to a group of students on my course and asking for their input as to what they like/dislike.
• Tutorials- these will likely be both 1-1 and in a group. These will be one of the more valuable forms of feedback, as my tutors will be involved in voicing their opinions on what they thought works/doesn't work about my ideas.
• Questionnaires- these will be handed to volunteers after they have seen my work and they will then have the opportunity to give qualitative feedback on my work. I will then use their answers to hopefully develop and improve the quality of the overall idea.

Although, the most important thing about the feedback is improving the idea and optimising the quality of it before the final assessment, I also hope that self reflection and tutorials will make me better- as a creative individual.