The student proposes creating a horror/slasher survival guide as their final major project (FMP) to improve upon the flaws of their previous FMP. They want to bring their artistic vision to life and create an effective horror project. They cite their love of horror movies and games as influences. Their goal is to genuinely scare the audience by establishing tension, atmosphere, and suspense through techniques like camerawork and sound design. They chose the horror genre to have fun making another movie and to learn from mistakes in their first FMP by creating an improved psychological horror project.