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Proposal
1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
Unit 4: Final Major Project Proposal Form
MediaFormat (film,
documentary,motiongraphics,
photography,animation,
graphicdesignetc)
The projectI will be completingisa crime filmopening. Ichose
thisbecause there are certainopeningsfrommyfavourite films
that reallystickwithme andturn out to be my favourite moment/
scene of the film.One forexample isthe openingto‘The
Departed’2006. There are certainelementsinthe openingof this
filmthatwere justdone to perfectioninmyopinion.Forexample
Jack Nicholson’svoiceoverdialogue,issostrongI rememberedit
wordfor wordafter the firsttime watchingthe film.The shots
alsoare excellent;the establishingshotsusedreallygive you
straightaway the style of the movie andthe use of trackingshots
alongwithiconicmusicstickto Scorsese’sconventions.Iwill try
and replicate myfavourite elementswhencompletingmyproject.
SynopsisofIdea (content,
narrative,genre)
The main premise isanaverage joe type characterthat’sin debt
to the wrongsort of people.He turnstopettycrime such as
dealinglow enddrugs tomake endsmeetbecause he is
unemployable.He haslosteverythingandislivinginatinybedsit
and has losthisgirlfriendof 5years.He is attemptingtogetout of
debtand gethisgirlfriendback.He learnsabouta successful
kidnapandransom inthe paperswhere a man hadkidnappeda
regulargirl and received50grand for hersafe returnand got
away withit.He realisesthisisjustanaverage girl so how much
couldyouget for an girl witha status and the openingwill end
withhimplanningtokidnapthe prime ministersniecewholivesin
hiscity.
Target Audience?
(demographicNOTage range)
The demographicformy targetaudience ismainlymale, any
ethnicity, and15-30 year oldsinthe C1 Bracketdownwards. The
reasonfor thisisbecause of the genre of the project,crime films
traditionallyare mostlywatchedbyworkingclassmales.Because
of the typical plotlinebeing ragsto richeswhichrelatestothat
audience.
How will your project meet the
needs of your target audience?
I will meetthe needsof the targetaudience bytryingtostickto
crime filmconventionswhilstalsotryingtobe original.The main
character will alsobe a male of similarage andbackgroundso the
audience will be able torelate tothe character. The plotas
previouslystatedwillbe atypical crime filmplotof rags to riches
because thatis a formulathatis knownandworkswell.Thiswill
alsohelpthe audience torelate toit.
Whatproductiontechniques
will you use to realise your
project?
As previouslystatedinthe firstbox there are production
techniquesthatdirectorslikeMartinScorsese use inthere movies
that I enjoyandwill tryand replicate.Memorable voiceover,
strongestablishingshots,trackingshots,Iconicmusicalready
beingmentioned.