The document provides initial context and planning for a student's film major project (FMP). The student wants to create a short film scene where two people travel back in time and need to find a way back home. They are interested in filmmaking as a future career and see this project as an opportunity to practice skills like editing, visual effects, and camera techniques. Their influences include the transitions in Stranger Things. They plan to have a sci-fi/adventure tone with fast editing. Research activities will include watching films for inspiration, tutorials to learn Premiere Pro skills, and researching different editing techniques. The student's strengths are their editing skills in Premiere Pro and planning abilities, while effectively experimenting with time

1. Initial Ideas & Context
Your Name

2. Pre-proposal
Tell me in no more than 20 words, what is your FMP idea? A scene from a film where two people travel back in time. They
then need to find a way to travel back home.
Why have you decided to make it? I want to create a film clip because that is the area I am interested
in. I think this idea is a good way that I can do some good editing
and visual effects to help get a good grade.
What about your project makes it important to you? I am interested in making films in the future and this will be the first
time I can make something to do with this. I look forward to putting
some of the camera and editing techniques I have learned into
practice.
Outline some of the initial influences on your idea/work and some
potential research targets (remember, research isn’t just a paper
based activity)
Stranger things has some really good transitions between scenes
that I’ve always noticed and been inspired by.
For my research I want to look practice using the camera again
because I’ve only used them nice and it was a little while ago.

3. Pre-proposal
What effect do you want to have on your audience when they see
your project?
I want the film to be exciting and fun for the audience.
Describe the tone/mood/style of your project [which production
techniques/characteristics are you employing?]
It will be sci-fi/adventure. It will have quite a fast editing style as well
as match on action cuts etc.
Why have you decided to make your project in this style? I think that think will be a good way to show some of my skills in
order to get a good grade. I will have the opportunity to try some
interesting and complicated video effects.

4. Initial Reaction
• I am interested in making a film.
• I think that video is one of my strengths.
• I want to practice video because it is something I am interested in doing in the future.
• I am confident using premiere pro and feel like I can learn new effects for this project.
• I could make a trailer, short film or a film scene.

5. Mind Map

6. Mind Map

7. Mind map

8. Mood Board

9. Mood Board Analysis
Is there any repetition in the images you have collected?
Repeated colours/images styles/fonts/tone/mood
There is repetition of bright lights and colours to represent the time travel aspect. There is also
repetition of costume style which depicts the time that they will be traveling back o and the stle
of clothes they will change in to.
How will your mood board influence your final product?
My mood board will help me with my final product because it can help give me inspiration for
production and planning. It will also give me guidance when I start writing down my ideas.

10. Influence/Inspiration
I like to take inspiration from Edgar wright. I enjoy the fast-paced editing style and
unique transitions between shots. They are often dramatic and quite jarring which is
something that I want to try implement into my own project.

11. Influence/Inspiration

12. Influence/Inspiration

13. Skills Audit
Rate your confidence level
BEFORE audit and
discussion
1 2 3 4 5
Software package title Premiere Pro
What are you using it for?
e.g. video editing, audio editing, etc
Video editing
Can you (tick when done and
understood)
Open the programme /
Set up a new project
(for Premiere Pro this requires a new project folder to be made in advance and
set up in the programme)
/
Import clips/images/etc /
Save work /
Export to relevant formats /
Explain specialist tools available. E.g.
colour correction, keying, filters, effects,
etc
There are many tools available on premiere pro. I can edit the audio by changing
things like the reverb. There are also many video effects like distortions. These
effects can also be animated by created key frames. There is also keying which can
enable you to use a green screen.
Explain common problems you
encounter and what you might do to
avoid them/manage them
A common problem I face is not knowing how to do certain effects. I can use
tutorials to strengthen my knowledge and help me when I'm stuck.
Rate your confidence level after audit
and discussion 1 2 3 4 5
Include any specific points you/your
classmates have experienced during
your usage of this programme

14. Why are you making this project?
I would like to create something and get practice in the area that I want to go into in
the future. It will also be useful to have for my portfolio to send to universities
because it shows my skills and that I have had practice doing film. I also want to get
more confidence and skill practice to help me going forward. It is important for me to
get a lot of practice so that I can learn from mistakes and create stronger projects in
the future.

15. Hopes for the FMP
For the FMP I would like to create something that has good editing and shows interesting visual
techniques and effects. I would like it to be technically challenging so that I can show my skills and
improve technique by learning new things. I would like to carry out some detailed research and
experiments to practice before production. I want to try out lots of different techniques before
hand so that I can decide how to make the final product.

16. Strengths and Limitations
One strength that I have is being able to use premiere pro to edit. This means that I don't have to
learn a new skill as I am already confident in it. I am also good at creating detailed plans which
will help guid production and make sure it goes smoothly. I am also good at managing my time
well and so I will be able to make sure that I give myself enough time to complete all areas of my
work.
One limitation for this project will be figuring out how to make the characters look like they are
time travelling in premiere pro. If I want the effect to look good, it will take a lot of experimenting
beforehand so that I can record and edit everything needed.

17. Potential Research Activities
• Watching pre-existing films and gaining inspiration.
• Watching YouTube tutorials and practising them to learn new skills and techniques to use in
premiere pro
• Research into different editing cuts.