1. Adam Lepard proposes filming a scene and trailer for a horror film exploring the theme of love. The scene will take place at a house party that is secretly a cult meeting where the main characters are being prepared as sacrifices. 2. The scene will be action-packed with a maximum of 4 actors and potentially be done in a single long tracking shot. A trailer will also be made to hook audiences and provide context for the unfilmed full film. 3. Evaluation will include a production diary, self-assessment PowerPoint, and a video reflecting on the process as the creator and director. Research on tracking shots and target audience feedback will inform planning.

1. Proposal
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Centre Name and Number:
York College 48357
Student Name and Number:
Adam Lepard 356248
Project proposal title and date:
Sacrifice, January 31st 2020
Main area of activity:
Film scene and trailer
Rationale:
In all my previous work and especially last year’s FMP I’ve tried to push my technical skills by
learning new editing techniques and experimenting with light and sound (which I still intend to
explore) however I think that a lot of my work lacked in story telling so over the past year I’ve been
planning a concept for a film which has helped me to grow more confident in my story-telling
abilities which I want to show off in this project. Going into this project I know that I will be facing
difficulties getting a lot of actors involved so I want to film a scene where there will only be a
maximum of 4 actors so I don’t need to be reliant on a lot of actors. I want my project to include the
same attention to technical aspects as my previous work as well as strong emphasis on gripping
story telling.
Project Concept:
As usual I intend to make a horror inspired film however, I won’t attempt to stick to genre
conventions as I want to explore a theme which doesn’t commonly occur in horror, the theme of
love. I want to make a horror film about a teenager who goes to a house party with his friends
however we slowly begin to notice that the party is just a mask for a cult meeting where our main
characters are being prepared as sacrifices for some darker purpose. The element of love enters
the film when our protagonist falls for a girl at the party who is a member of the cult trying to
distract him from the horrors developing deep within the house. As I’m only going to make one
scene from the film, I want to make one that’s action packed and requires little context so that it
keeps the audience engaged throughout the scene. I want to make a trailer to accompany the
scene which will give more information about what direction the film will go in essentially being a
montage of exciting moments in the film that will hook the audience. I’m going to need to research
into making tracking shots as my scene will possibly be one long tracking shot so I will need to do
some deep research into this subject so that I can plan the scene so it has a low risk of failure.
Once I’ve made the scene, I will post it on YouTube and find somewhere to do a screening of my
work.
How will the project be evaluated and reviewed?
Each day of production I will add to a PowerPoint dairy listing what I had done that day and why so
that I will have a clear understanding of my thought process while making my work. I want to
evaluate my project as a whole in a PowerPoint where I explain my process as well as what I liked
about my work and what I could improve in the future. I also want to make a video where I go
through my FMP and describe my thoughts and opinions on my work as a creator. I think that
making a video is important as it’ll allow me to put my feelings into words and explain why I did
certain things, it’ll also let me describe how certain things where done in my scene and the trailer
so it’ll essential act as a directors commentary while helping me asses my work.

2. Proposal
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Bibliography:
1. Adam Lepard. (2020) Target Audience Research Survey (conducted on DATE)
2. Interviewees, Name. (2020) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on DATE)
3. Climax (2018 Gaspar Noé)
4. WilliamShakespeare (1595).RomeoandJuliet.London:OxfordUniversityPress
5. Midsommar(2019 Ari Aster)
6. Suspiria(1977 DarioArgento)
7. The Wicker Man (1973 RobinHardy)
8. The Shinning(1980 StanleyKubrick)
9. JasonHellerman.(2019). Understanding FilmTheory:An EssentialGuide. Available:
https://nofilmschool.com/Film-theory-basic-terms.Lastaccessed31st jan2020.
10. SC Lannom. (2019). What is a Tracking Shot? The 25 Best Tracking Shot
Examples & Definition. Available: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/tracking-
shot-camera-movement-definition/. Last accessed 4th Feb 2020
11. Harry M. Benshoff,JamesKendrick(2014). A Companion to theHorror Film. UK: John
Wiley&Sons,Inc.p310.
12. StephenPrince (2004). The Horror Film. London,New BrunswickandNew Jersey:Rutgers
UniversityPress.p247.
Week Tasks to be Completed: Specific Tasks
1 Pre-production  Research- primary and secondary
 I want to make my proposal by explaining what I
will be making and how I will make it. I will
research and look at Climax, Midsommar, Romeo
and Juliet, Suspiria and the Shinning as I feel like
these are the top films that have influenced my
concept.
2 Pre-production  Research- primary and secondary
 In week two I need to make a survey that I will
share on horror film reddit forums so that I can
get plenty of replies and feedback. I also want to
conduct some interviews where I ask some
questions to find out more about my audience
and if they like my project concept. If I have
enough time, I will also start researching how
long takes are made in film as I’m planning for
my scene to be done in all one shot.
3 Pre-production  Research- primary and secondary
 I will finish off all of my research so if I need to
analyse my survey feedback I will and if I need to
explain the results of my interviews then I will
write about it. I want to use this week to do some
research into many different parts of my
production such as the lighting I could use and
various styles of camera work that I can try to
incorporate into my work.
4 Pre-production  Experiments
5 Pre-production  Experiments
6 Pre-production  Pre-Production and planning
7 Pre-production  Pre-Production and planning
8 Production  Production and reflections
9 Production 

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10 Production 
11 Production  Draft peer feedback
12 Production 
13 Production 
14 Evaluation  Evaluation
15 Evaluation  Evaluation
16 Evaluation  Presentation
17 Moderation 
18 Show Preparation 
19 Show 