updated proposal

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Centre Name and Number:
York College 48357
Student Name and Number: Harry Borwell 336973
Project proposal title and date: Thoughtless
Main area of activity: Film
Rationale:
I learnt how to use premiere pro to make a radio drama and music video and add special effects
like slow motion and explosions. I learnt how to set up a camera, where to position it to get a good
shot, and how to use it over the shoulder, film and edit. I will use these skills to make the trailer
really effective. I want to learn how to use the boom. The sound quality in my music video wasn’t
great. Using the boom will make the sound quality better. I will ask someone in make-up to do the
casts make up so when I do close ups the camera won’t be so harsh.
The music video made me learn new skills which I have improved on, which will have a direct
impact on the audience for my Trailer.
Project Concept:
I’m making a trailer for a new TV Comedy.
Plot: Two friends are living together in an apartment. Ryan is working on ben’s laptop. Suddenly, it
cuts out, and Ryan panics. He rings Lee (another friend) and asks him what he should do. The
laptop starts smoking and Ryan runs towards the lift with it. He puts it in the lift and sends it to the
ground floor. The apartment building goes silent, then a loud bang happens. The lift explodes. Will
Ryan be ok? How will Ben react when he finds out what happened?
The purpose of the scene is to entertain the audience because it’s a usual situation and they
handle it in a bad way.
I’m going to research different comedy shows (American and British), and I will look at the
storylines and look at the characters personalities. I will do this by watching clips on YouTube. This
will help me to create my characters and a good plot for my ‘new show’. I’m going to look at the
sets of each comedy I research and annotate them, looking at the equipment, props, composition
etc.
I’m going to watch comedy show trailers on YouTube and look at the props, costume, style/time it
looks like it’s set in etc. I will watch clips of scenes from TV Comedies on YouTube which involve
stunts because I want to have a stunt in my video.
For my primary research, I’m going to make a survey asking people what comedy shows they like
(e.g The Big Bang Theory), what do they like to see in comedy (e.g slapstick), how do they watch
comedy shows (do they stream or do they watch when it’s being broadcast), and what platform do
they watch on (amazon prime, ITV Hub). This will help so I can make the trailer more suitable for
the audience’s needs.
For my practical research I’m going to watch tutorials on YouTube about how add special effects in
premiere pro (e.g Adjusting brightness, adding explosions). I’m going to do experiments of scenes
which I will consider putting in the trailer. This will help so I can see what I’m good at, what I need

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to work on, and I can learn new skills before making the real thing which will help to make the
trailer appeal to the audience and make it effective.
How will the project be evaluated and reviewed?
I will look at all the work I’ve done and look at the strengths and weaknesses of each. I will ask
other people for feedback on my video, seeing what they like and don’t like and what could be
improved.

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Bibliography:
1. Chuck Lorre. (2008 (UK)). The Big Bang Theory . Available:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898266/. Last accessed 28th March 2019.
2. thebigbangtheory.com. (). Sheldon Cooper. Available: https://the-big-bang-
theory.com/characters.Sheldon/. Last accessed 29th March 2019.
3. CBS. (2017). Young Sheldon. Available: https://www.cbs.com/shows/young-
sheldon/about/. Last accessed 28th March 2019.
4. BCG. (2017). Allo Allo. Available: https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/allo_allo/. Last
accessed 28th March 2019.
5. Fandom. (1982). Officer Crabtree. Available:
https://alloallo.fandom.com/wiki/Officer_Crabtree. Last accessed 29th March
2019.
6. thefreshprinceofbelair.com. (). Cast of Characters. Available:
http://www.freshprinceofbelair.com/fresh-prince-of-bel-air/cast-of-characters/.
Last accessed 29th March 2019.
7. BBC. (1975). Fawlty Towers. Available:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/fawltytowers/. Last accessed 29th March 2019.
8. TV Promos. (2018). he Big Bang Theory Season 12 Promo (HD)
Final Season. Available:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpKdAxc0pn4. Last
accessed 29th March 2019.
9. Watermelon Movies. (2018). FRIENDS Movie (2019) Trailer
Concept #1 - Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer Friends
Reunion. Available:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ndgIO7_E1Q. Last
accessed 29th March 2019.
10. Universal Pictures UK. (2012). Mrs. Brown's Boys Series Two -
On Blu-ray and DVD 8th October. Available:
thewritersguide.com. (). Writing a Sitcom. Available:
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March 2019.
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccNWJCzSGQ8. Last
accessed 29th March 2019.

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Interviewees, Name. (2019) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on DATE)
1. Source 4
2. Source 5
3. Source 6
4. Source 7
5. Source 8
6. Source 9
7. Source 10
Week Day Lesson Task
1 (initial plans and
proposal)
Tuesday 26th March 1 Write up pre-proposal
Fill out skills audit
Tuesday 26th March 2 Start Mood board
Tuesday 26th March 3 Write up Development
Diary
Wednesday 27th March 1 Continue with Mood
board.
Should be finished by
the end of this lesson
Wednesday 27th March 2 Write up mood board
analysis
Write up development
diary
Thursday 28th March 1 Continue writing up
mood board analysis.
Should be finished by
the end of this lesson
Thursday 28th March 2 Start writing about Key
influences (characters
and TV shows)for the
video
Write up development
diary
Friday 29th March 1 Continue writing about
key influences for the
video.
Should be finished by
end of this lesson
Friday 29th March 2 Write up the plot
Start mind map
Write up development
diary
Finish any unfinished work over the weekend
Week Day Lesson Task
2 (Research) Tuesday 2nd April 1 Start researching ‘The
Big Bang Theory’
Tuesday 2nd April 2 Continue with ‘The Big
Bang Theory Research
Tuesday 2nd April 3 Write up development
diary for ‘The Big Bang

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Theory’ research
Wednesday 3rd April 1 Start researching ‘Young
Sheldon’
Wednesday 3rd April 2 Continue with ‘Young
Sheldon’ research
Write up development
diary for ‘Young
Sheldon’ research
Thursday 4th April 1 Compare the similarities
and differences between
‘The Big Bang Theory’
and ‘Young Sheldon’
Thursday 4th April 2 Start researching ‘Allo
Allo’
Write up development
diary
Friday 5th April 1 Continue with ‘Allo
Allo’ research
Friday 5th April 2 Write up development
diary for ‘Allo Allo’
research
Start researching ‘Fawlty
Towers’
Saturday 6th April Research ‘Mrs Brown’s
Boys’
Watch clip of ‘The Big
Bang Theory’ season 12
Trailer and write about it
Write up development
diary for both
Sunday 7th April Watch clip of ’Young
Sheldon’ season 1
Trailer and write about it
Write up development
diary
Week 3 (Research) Monday 8th April Write up research
analysis
Finish any unfinished
research from last week
Tuesday 9th April 1 Watch clip of ‘Mrs
Brown’s Boys’ season 2
trailer and write about it
Tuesday 9th April 2 Start doing experiments
for practical research
Tuesday 9th April 3 Edit experiments in
premiere pro
Write up development
diary
Wednesday 10th April 1 Continue doing
experiments
Wednesday 10th April 2 Edit experiments in
premiere pro

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Write up development
diary
Thursday 11th April 1 Do primary research –
make a survey of what
type of comedy people
like
Thursday 11th April 2 Collect results from
survey
Do a experiment
photoshoot fora poster
of the video
Write up development
diary
Easter Holidays Day Task
Saturday 13th April Edit photoshoot in photoshop
Write up development diary
Sunday 14th April Do a font experiment using design
fonts,backgrounds and fonts in
Photoshop.Put all into photoshop
and annotate each of them.
Write up development diary
Monday 15th April Do secondary research,looking at
the Target Audience for ‘The Big
Bang Theory’, ‘Young Sheldon’
and ‘Allo Allo’
Write up development diary for
each
Thursday 18th April Do subject research – look at
British and American comedy in
general.
Write up development diary
Tuesday 23rd April Start Pre production:
Draw floorplans for rooms in my
house,college studio and First
floor college construction area
Wednesday 24th April Start writing up script
Start writing up shot list
Write location list
Write up development diary for
location list
Thursday 25th April Write list of sound effects
Write list of resources needed (e.g
camera, tripod)
Write up development diary for
sound effect list and resource list
Do storyboard
Between 26th
-29th
April finish any unfinished

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work for research and initial ideas if need to.
Week 4 (pre-production) Day Lesson Task
Tuesday 30th April 1 Scan floorplans and put
them into pre production
powerpoint. Label them
saying what everything
is
Tuesday 30th April 2 Continue labelling
floorplans. Label them
with where I want the
equipment to be.
Tuesday 30th April 3 Write up development
diary
Wednesday 1st May 1 Continue making
storyboard
Wednesday 1st May 2 Continue writing
storyboard.
Write up development
diary for storyboard
Thursday 2nd May 1 Continue writing shot
list
Thursday 2nd May 2 Continue writing shot
list
Friday 3rd May 1 Continue writing shot
list.
Write up development
diary for shot list
Friday 3rd May 2 Collect sound effects for
video
Week 5 (production) Day Lesson Task
Tuesday 7th May 1 Film the first scene of
the video (the laptop
breaking)
Put the footage into
premiere pro
Tuesday 7th May 2 Start editing the first
scene of the video
Tuesday 7th May 3 Write up development
diary
Wednesday 8th May 1 Film the final scene of
the video (the fight
scene)
Put the footage into
premiere pro
Wednesday 8th May 2 Continue editing the first
scene of the video
At 4:00pm write up
development diary
Thursday 9th May 1 Edit the final scene of
the video
Thursday 9th May 2 Film the second scene of

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the video (panic/putting
the laptop in the lift)
Put footage into
premiere pro
At 12:00 fill out
development diary
Friday 10th May 1 Start editing the second
scene of the video
Friday 10th May 2 Continue editing the
second scene of the
video
At 12:00 write up
development diary
Week 6 (production) Day Lesson Task
Tuesday 14th May 1 Film the third scene of
the video
Put the footage into
premiere pro
Tuesday 14th May 2 Start editing the third
scene of the video
Tuesday 14th May 3 Write up development
diary
Wednesday 15th May 1 Continue editing the
third scene of the video
Wednesday 15th May 2 Continue editing the
third scene of the video
At 4:00pm write up
development diary
Thursday 16th May 1 Continue editing video
Thursday 16th May 2 Continue editing video
At 12:00 write up
development diary
Friday 17th May 1 Do photoshoot forTV
Show poster
Put image into
photoshop
Friday 17th May 2 Start editing image in
photoshop
At 12:00 write up
development diary
Week 7 (production) Day Lesson Task
Tuesday 21st May 1 Maths Exam (9:15-
11:15)
Tuesday 21st May 2 Maths exam (9:15-
11:15)
11:20-12:20: Continue
editing posterimage
Tuesday 21st May 3 Continue editing poster

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image
Tuesday 21st May 4 Write up development
diary
Wednesday 22nd May 1 Start making TV logo on
canva.com
Wednesday 22nd May 2 Continue making TV
logo on canva.com
At 4:00pm write up
development diary
Thursday 23rd May 1 Put logo into photoshop
and edit
Thursday 23rd May 2 Continue editing TV
logo
At 12:00 write up
development diary
Friday 24th May 1 Continue editing logo
Friday 24th May 2 Continue editing logo
At 12:00 write up
development diary
Over the holidays finish any unfinished work
Week 8 (production) Day Lesson Task
Tuesday 4th June 1 Put TV logo into
premiere pro at the start
and end of the video
Start making end credits
for the video
Tuesday 4th June 2 Continue making end
credits for the video
Tuesday 4th June 3 Write up development
diary
Wednesday 5th June 1 Start putting outtakes
togetherin premiere pro
Wednesday 5th June 2 Continue putting
outtakes togetherin
premiere pro
At 4:00pm write up
development diary
Thursday 6th June 1 Maths exam (9:15-
11:15)
Thursday 6th June 2 Maths exam (9:15-
11:15)
11:20 -12:00: Put
practice shots togetherin
premiere pro (include
photoshoot shots)
12:00-12:20: write up
development diary
Friday 7th June 1 Upload video, outtakes
and practice shots to
blog

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Start writing evaluation
(Research slide)
Friday 7th June 2 Continue writing
evaluation (Research
slide)
At 12:00 write up
development diary
Continue writing evaluation over the weekend
(Research slide, Planning slide and Time
Management slide)
Write up development diary for each slide
Week 9 (evaluation) Day Lesson Task
Tuesday 11th June 1 Maths exam (9:15-
11:15)
Tuesday 11th June 2 Maths exam (9:15-
11:15)
11:20 – 12:20: Continue
writing evaluation
(Technical qualities)
Tuesday 11th June 3 Continue writing
Technical qualities slide
Tuesday 11th June 4 Write up development
diary
Wednesday 12th June 1 Write up about technical
qualities of video
Wednesday 13th June 2 Write up audience appeal
for video
At 4:00 write up
development diary
Thursday 13th June 1 Get peer feedback from
other people
Thursday 13th June 2 Write up peer feedback
summary
At 12:00 write up
development diary
Friday 14th June 1 Continue writing peer
feedback summary
Friday 14th June 2 Proofread everything and
upload everything to
blog