Fmp project proposal form

1. UAL Awarding Body – Foundation
Unit 7- Project Proposal
Candidate
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Candidate
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Candidate Name Georgie Long
Candidate
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Pathway Media Production
Project Title Morality
Section 1: A review of progress and achievement through parts 1 & 2 of the course
(Approx 150 words)
Throughout the pathway stages of the course I have gained a better understanding
of documenting my work through sketch booking and blog work. I have learnt how to
formulate story, how to script write better and have gained skills like learning how to
animate and build a soundtrack. I have chosen the film pathway as that is what I feel
most passionate about and I hope to go on to become a filmmaker.
Section 2: Project Concept (approx 250 words)

2. I plan to produce a script, based on the theme of morality; pushing yourself to the
limits of your own moral compass, I will look into the concept of greed verses
necessity and need, which I will develop into a short film and the surrounding
advertising campaign of the short film. This idea developed from my interest in the
recent Hatton Garden Heist, I will begin my research by looking into the robbery of
Hatton Garden Safety Deposit and similar robberies such as the Millennium Dome
Raid and The Great Train Robbery. I will read books that detail the robberies, as well
as watching the documentaries and films made about the robberies. My story will
follow two characters placed in a situation where they are forced to make a hard
moral decision concerning committing a robbery. I plan to make the characters young
as it will relate more to me and my age group. I find the struggles of young people
and the learning curve of their own moral compass very engaging, as I am able to
relate to this, as I am of similar age. For research I will also look at the upcoming
exhibition; ‘The Crime Museum Uncovered’ (Museum of London). I also plan to read
Killer by Charlie Seiga, as this is a book that details a robbery of money from a post
office, and this book was found in the home of one of the accused in the Hatton
Garden Heist. As I am working in a pair my role in the group will be editing and
sound, as well as co-writing and co-directing.
Section 3: Evaluation (approx 100 words)

3. To evaluate my work I will; make tutors and classmates read my scripts, use test
screenings to a variety of audiences and interview the audience for their feedback. I
will use crits in class as a use of feedback to make improvements. I will also present
my animatics to other students, to gain an understanding of the audience’s
understanding of my film. I will also upload my drafts to social media websites to gain
a wider variety of audience feedback. I will use my blog to help reflect on my work
and record my progression through this brief, the blog will also help me stick to my
brief and the aims I wish to achieve in this project.
Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)

4. Books:
William Golding, 1959. Lord of the Flies. Reissue Edition. Penguin Books.
John Steinbeck, 1993. Of Mice and Men. Reissue Edition. Penguin Books.
Mark Haddon, 2004. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 1st Edition.
Vintage Contemporaries.
Charlie Seiga, 2002. Killer. Edition. Blake Pub.
Roy Apps, 2007. Dome Raid (Crime Files). Edition. Franklin Watts Ltd
Lee Sturley, 2015. The Secret Train Robber: The Real Great Train Robbery
Mastermind Revealed. Edition. Ebury Press
Kris Hollington, 2004. Diamond Geezers: The Inside Story of the Crime of the
Millennium. Edition. Michael O'Mara Books Ltd.
Richard Dawkins, 2006. The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new
Introduction by the Author. 30th Anniversary Edition. Oxford University Press.
Mike Gane, 2006. Auguste Comte (Key Sociologists). 1 Edition. Routledge.
Blake Snyder, 2013. Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever
Need. Edition. Michael Wiese Productions.
Robert Rodriguez, 1996. Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker
With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player. 0 Edition. Plume.
David Mamet, 1992. On Directing Film. Reprint Edition. Penguin Books.
Joseph V. Mascelli, 1998. The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming
Techniques. 1st Silman-James Press ed Edition. Silman-James Pr.
Films:

5. The Great British Train Robbery, 2014. [DVD] Chris Long, UK: Kowalski TV & Scallie
Filmworks.
The Great Dome Robbery, 2002. [DVD] Gabriel Range, UK: Granada Television.
Britain's Biggest Heists: Millennium Dome Diamond Heist , 2010. [DVD] Mike Lehan,
UK: Title Role Productions.
Star Wars- The Force Awakens, 2015. JJ. Abrams
Fight Club, 1999. [DVD] David Fincher, Fox 2000 Pictures.
Reservoir Dogs, 1992. [DVD] Quentin Tarantino, Live America
About a Girl, 2001. [Short Film] Brian Percival.
To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962. [DVD] Robert Mulligan, Brentwood Productions
The Godfather, 1972. [DVD] Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount
Momento, 2000. [DVD] Christopher Nolan, Summit Entertainment
Exhibitions:
‘The Crime Museum Uncovered’, Museum of London, curated from collections of the
Metropolitan Police, 2016, London.
‘Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers’, Curated
by Martin Parr, Barbican Art Gallery, Barbican Centre, UK 16 March – 19 June 2016,
London.
‘Power in Women’, Sarah Lucas, Sir John Soane’s Museum, 10 Mar 2016 - 21 May
2016, London.
‘Saul Leiter’, curated by Ingo Taubhorn and Brigitte Woischnik, Photographers
Gallery, 22 Jan - 3 Apr 2016, London.

6. ‘Shakespeare in Ten Acts’, Vivian Leigh, British Library/ PACCAR Gallery, Fri 15 Apr
– Tue 6 Sep 2016, London.
‘Lee Miller & Women’s War’, Lee Miller, Imperial War Museum, Until 24 April 2016.
London.
‘Gathered Leaves: Photographs by Alec Soth’, Alec Soth, Science Museum, 6th Oct
2015 - 28th March 2016, London.

8. Project Action Plan and Timetable
Week Date Week
Beginning
Activity / What you are intending to do -
including independent study
Resources / What you will need to do it -
including access to workshops
1 Research Books, Films, Internet
2 Research Books, Films, Internet
3 Script writing / Plan out posters &
website / Storyboards
Laptops, Sketchbooks
4 Script writing / Plan out posters &
website / Storyboards
Laptops, Sketchbooks
5 Film / Take photographs for posters &
Website
Camera, Mic, Lighting
6 Film / Take photographs for posters &
Website
Camera, Mic, Lighting
7 Edit short film / Edit trailer/ Edit teasers/
Website / Posters
Laptops
8
Finish final touches and present
Laptops