These are my initial reactions and plans for my final major project.

1. Initial Plans
Kieran Beal

2. Initial Reaction
• In this final rotation we have been given the option to pick a topic of our choice ranging from, film, video game or print, we have been given 8 weeks
to complete this project. After the last project I am confident in my skills to create a film that is up to a good standard that will obtain a good grade.
While I had also created printed magazines and websites as well as a video game animation I believe that I was more skilled in film production as well
as enjoying the topic much more, while I did enjoy the photography aspect of the print rotation I don’t think I completed it to the standard that I
completed my short film to. In the first project we filmed an advert around Irn-Bru and in the film rotation we covered a fictional/non-fictional film, I
found creating a film easier to complete from a creative aspect and so I think I would choose this for my project.
• While I don’t have any background in film from a production perspective, I have studied film before in A level and that is where I acquired a
fascination for film and a desire to produce my own work, since then I have been passionate about the film industry and so I wanted to have at go at
the creation aspect myself.
• After analysis of my work from all 3 topics, I think I have a skill for the theory part of the project, researching pre-existing products and analysing the
techniques and work put into them, to figure out what exactly I think made them good. At the same time however I think I need to accelerate the
time I take planning the initial idea of a product, as I tend to spend a long time dwelling on this area until I have an idea that I both like and is
practical, I take a long time on this segment of the project and this is something that I need to speed up so that I have more time for the actual plan
so I can start production on time, overall time management is my biggest concern that I need to improve upon.
• The college has more than enough equipment that I could use for production in my project, before now I have stuck to using basic equipment such as
a camera and tri-pod, this however is something I wish to expand upon as I believe that I could improve upon my finished production using different
technical equipment, including a boom mic for better sound quality and a steady cam to keep the camera stable, I prefer this technique to shaky
cam, as far as software goes I haven’t used after effects before despite this being software that the college has, however I have had practice in
Premiere-Pro and for the most part know how to use it fluently (leaving out some of the more advanced aspects) and as a result I would likely use
this instead for editing and finishing my project.
• To manage my time effectively and ensure that everything is completed on time, there are multiple methods to approach this however I think that I
would go with the Gantt chart, this will allow me to quickly manage how much time I invest in each aspect of the project.
• Reflection will be a vital aspect to create my final project, A method to doing this will be to revise what I have reflected over in my last film project
and use this material to improve upon my work further.
• I am going to create a short film for my final project likely based in fiction for an extension to possibilities and of my film, with this being said I think I
would stay away from using any special effects (green screen) as in my last project this created questionable results, so I think for my film I would like
to stick to digital effects and camera work if possible.

3. Mind Map

4. Mind Map

5. Mood Board

6. Mood Board Analysis
My mood board is split down the middle in terms of the images being
similar. Contrasting colours and sights to each other, the resemblance
is split down the centre to show a before and after effect.
Because my film literally contrasts the differences between seeing a
world for what it is and seeing through rose tinted glasses, and how
larger powers e.g. larger corporations trying to force you to see what
they want you to see. My mood board influences this by using bright
and dark images of towns and rooms, and even a good and bad visual
representation of figures of authority.