1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
Unit 4: Final Major Project Proposal Form
Media Format (film, I have chosen to do photography for my final major project.
documentary, motion
graphics,
photography,
animation, graphic
design etc)
Synopsis of Idea So far all I know about my idea is that I will be photographing people in
(content, narrative, black and white, my influences include Mary Ellen Mark and Diane Arbus.
genre) They both photograph people in black and white, Arbus is known for
photographing ‘freaks’ and Mark is known for photographing social issues
such as prostitution, drug addiction and homelessness.
Target Audience? My target audience will be people who are interested in different
(demographic NOT lifestyles,It can be aimed towards male and females of most ages.
age range)
Target Audience I will need to produce well framed and composed shots, also I will need to
Needs? use correct exposures to show and highlight any detail well.
How will your project For my project to meet the needs of my target audience I will need to make
meet the needs of sure that I use correct exposures, for this I could possibly use a cable
your target audience? release for long exposure. Also the brightness and contrast of my images
(Make reference to will make a difference to how people view my photography, so I will have
content you think will to experiment with different ways of doing that with my images.
appeal to your target I want to try and make the viewer want to know more about the person in
audience) the images and the story of how they got where they are now.
What production The pre-production for my project will include a lot of research into
techniques will you different locations and also different photographers that have influenced
use to realise your my idea. I will also have to produce detailed risk assessments of places that
project? I am photographing.
For the main production of my work I will produce a few test shoots and
experiment with the settings (exposure, brightness and contrast) of my
images, this will help me decide how I want my photos to look and make
producing my final images easier.
Post production will be working on Photoshop and editing images to make
them look how I intend. I will also think about different places online that I
could put my work on and also think putting my images into a book.