Charlie Atkin proposes creating a fanzine and magazine focused on the film Hot Fuzz. Over the past two years in college, Charlie has enjoyed creating magazines the most as it allows working independently while improving Photoshop skills. The concept is an in-depth look at Hot Fuzz through artwork capturing the film's mood and theme. Charlie plans to evaluate the work by sharing it online and comparing to past projects through self-reflection on techniques used each week of the process.

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Centre Name and Number:
York College 48357
Student Name and Number:
Charlie Atkin
Project proposal title and date:
Blood and Ice Cream
Main area of activity:
Graphic Design and Fanzine/Magazine
Rationale:
Over the 2 years in college I have just tried to enhance and make my skills in software such as
Photoshop, Illustrator as well as Premiere. Previously in college I have created multiple magazines
and some animations and films, the magazines were definitely my favourite projects as I can be
very solo and I have complete control over the entire project. Another thing that it let me do is work
on my Photoshop skills as this is one of the pieces of software I was familiar with by the more
practice I can get, the better I can get at the software.
Project Concept:
The concept of my project is to do go into depth about the details of Hot Fuzz, I am thinking that I
also want to do more of an art style project where I can show off a lot of artwork for my
project. I could also then convert the images that I am going to use for the backdrops for
my images into full scale art pieces that I can preview and show off. I think that I will have
to watch Hot Fuzz quite a few times when creating my artwork so that I can get in the
mood of the film. I think that getting in the mood of the film will help to create an authentic
mood and theme around my fanzine.
How will the project be evaluated and reviewed:
I plan on evaluating my work by looking across the internet and submitting my work to online
forums where fans of the film and all of Edgar Wrights work and seeing what those people’s
opinions are on the artwork that I have created and the actual magazine articles. I will also self-
reflect on all of my work and I will look at the work that I have previously done and compare the
products from my old projects to the newer products. Another thing that I’m going to do is reflect on
what I have done throughout the week and look back on my technique that I have used.

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Bibliography:
1. Charlie Atkin. (2019) Target Audience Research Survey (20th January 2019)
2. Hot Fuzz (2007) Film, Universal Pictures
3. Yura Nunes (2012). Trainspotting #1 Fanzine. Issuu. P1-P36. (1st July 2019)
4. Every Frame A Painting. (2014). Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual
Comedy. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag. Last
accessed 1st July 2019
5. Nerdwriter1. (2016). Scott Pilgrim: Make Your Transitions Count. Available:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pij5lihbC6k. Last accessed 1st July 2019.
6. Neil Archer (2017). Studying Hot Fuzz. Columbia University Press.
7. Edgar Wright (2007). Hot Fuzz Script.
8. Chris Hewitt. (2017). The Hot Fuzz Team On Their Favourite Action
Movies. Available: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/hot-fuzz-2/.
Last accessed 1st July 2019.
9. Man Cave Movie Review. (2017). Hot Fuzz. Available:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mancave-movie-review/the-mancave-movie-
review-podcast/e/50827221. Last accessed 1st July 2019.
10. Roger Ebert (2013). Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary: A Greatly Expanded and
Much Improved Compendium of Movie Cliches, Stereotypes, Obligatory Scenes,
Hackneyed Formulas, Shopworn Conventions and Outdated Archetypes. N/A:
Andrews McMeel Publishing. P1 - P240.
Week Tasks to be Completed: Specific Tasks
1 Pre-production  Proposal and background research
 Deciding what I want to make my FMP about and
what has inspired.
2 Pre-production  Research- primary and secondary
 Creating survey to send out to people
3 Pre-production  Research- primary and secondary
 Extrapolating that data to be easier to read so
that I can define my TA better.
4 Pre-production  Experiments
 Attempt to create things that fit the themes of Hot
Fuzz as well as the Cornetto Trilogy as a whole.
5 Pre-production  Experiments
 Continuation of thematic work as well as looking
at the technique that I will use to create the main
bulk of my artwork.
6 Pre-production  Pre-Production and planning
 I will start to look at different art styles and ideas
that inspire me to make my work
7 Pre-production  Pre-Production and planning
 I will then give myself a rough plan out of the next
7 weeks of production.
8 Production  Production and reflections
 In depth look into the film, watching the film and
seeing which parts are the most iconic. Sift
through the script and other written material.
9 Production  Production and reflections
 Start creating artwork for fanzine. Using the
previous weeks look into the film to help influence
what I make into my artwork.
10 Production  Production and reflections

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 Continue creating artwork by finding the image
that I want from the film and then cutting out parts
of the photo and converting them into a more
pixel based art piece.
11 Production  Draft peer feedback
 This week I will give feedback on my peers work
and they will give me feedback on my work and I
will use this to make some changes to my FMP
Project.
12 Production  Production and reflections
 I will take into consideration the information from
the feedback and put these changes into effect
13 Production  Production and reflections
 Continue with the changes from the feedback
14 Production  Production and reflections
 Final check over my work to make sure that it is
all finished and look if there is anything else I
want to make.
15 Evaluation  Evaluation
16 Evaluation  Evaluation
17 Evaluation  Presentation
18 Moderation 
19 Show Preparation 
20 Show 