This document analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for a student film project. It notes that the project has a simple concept and requires few resources. However, the students have little experience in film studies, which could reduce the quality of the final product. It also identifies efficient time management and high quality equipment as challenges. Opportunities include encouraging student enrollment and experience for future work. Threats involve client availability, technical difficulties, and competition from other colleges.

1. Helpful Harmful
Strengths Weaknesses
Simple concept for the project. There are few challenges and the idea is easy It is important to manage time efficiently as we may fall behind on the project
to implement. Everything is shot in the school and only teachers and due to a lack in time management.
students are interviewed.
Pooyan is in experienced with the subject film studies and so may not be as
A large budget is not required. We do not need to pay for expensive software. helpful in the interviewing process.
Internal There is a large amount of resources available at college that will be helpful
during production.
Neither Jenna or Pooyan have much experience in this field. This may reduce
the quality of the final product.
Jenna is experienced with film studies and understands the course Jenna is not very good at managing her time efficiently.
Pooyan is good at managing projects. This is helpful as it helps to form a Our equipment such as the camera and microphone may not be high enough
efficient structure during development. quality to compete with other colleges.
Opportunities Threats
The result of the project will encourage students to consider Cheadle The client may not be available due to sickness or other priorities. This
and Marple sixth form college at the start of the new year. may cripple the development of the project.
It will help provide information for students who are already considering Students may not feel comfortable talking in front of the camera. This
may affect the overall quality of the video.
External taking film studies as one of their subjects in the new year.
The final product could be used in a port folio or CV for areas related to Other colleges may make videos for similar subjects. This may effect
the project. which college students decide to go to in the new year.
It will provide a better understanding and experience concerning The original video files could be lost or become corrupt.
projects such as this.
There may be technical difficulties concerning the equipment. For
example the camera might run out of battery.