![Pre-proposal
Tell me in no more than 30 words your initial thoughts about your
FMP? E.g. what would you like to do, etc…
My first thought was to make a video trailer, either for a drama
storyline, a new TV comedy or make a sequel to my music video, but
without music.
Why have you chosen this as your potential project? I chose to make a video which is a trailer for a new tv comedy
because I’m inspired by shows such as The Big Bang Theory and he
Young Sheldon.
Who is the project for? Think about the intended audience…basically,
what’s the point of it/what is it’s purpose?
The audience is teenagers and adults both male and female (13-
death). The purpose of it is to advertise a new TV show and to
entertain.
What about your project makes it personal and important to you? I want to be a film/video editor in the TV Industry and thought making
a video would help me learn new skills/build on the skills I have.
Describe the tone/mood/style of your potential product[s] [which
techniques/characteristics are you employing?]
Tone: I’m going to add a funny song and play it in the background.
This will keep the comedy flowing throughout the video.
Mood: The video will be funny/humourous.
Style: The video will look bright and colourful. It won’t be dark
because it will look like horror more than comedy.
Techniques: I will use close ups to show the characters
reactions/facial expressions. I will use distance shots to show any
slapstick (e.g someone falling over)
Why have you decided to work in this style/genre? Because it’s something I’m interested in and it will help me to build
on my skills and learn new skills for the future.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/1-190429131220/85/1-initial-plans-2-320.jpg)
1. initial plans
- 2. Pre-proposal Tell me in no more than 30 words your initial thoughts about your FMP? E.g. what would you like to do, etc… My first thought was to make a video trailer, either for a drama storyline, a new TV comedy or make a sequel to my music video, but without music. Why have you chosen this as your potential project? I chose to make a video which is a trailer for a new tv comedy because I’m inspired by shows such as The Big Bang Theory and he Young Sheldon. Who is the project for? Think about the intended audience…basically, what’s the point of it/what is it’s purpose? The audience is teenagers and adults both male and female (13- death). The purpose of it is to advertise a new TV show and to entertain. What about your project makes it personal and important to you? I want to be a film/video editor in the TV Industry and thought making a video would help me learn new skills/build on the skills I have. Describe the tone/mood/style of your potential product[s] [which techniques/characteristics are you employing?] Tone: I’m going to add a funny song and play it in the background. This will keep the comedy flowing throughout the video. Mood: The video will be funny/humourous. Style: The video will look bright and colourful. It won’t be dark because it will look like horror more than comedy. Techniques: I will use close ups to show the characters reactions/facial expressions. I will use distance shots to show any slapstick (e.g someone falling over) Why have you decided to work in this style/genre? Because it’s something I’m interested in and it will help me to build on my skills and learn new skills for the future.
- 3. Skills Audit
- 4. Mood Board
- 5. Mood Board Analysis How does your mood board inspire your project? The colour yellow repeats in the set images. Their light which shows most comedy shows use light colours rather than dark. If they used dark colours, it would look more like horror than comedy. I picked images of characters with big personalities and ones that people will recognise, to help me create my characters for the trailer. They all have similar personalities. Sheldon (The Big Bang Theory) and Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men) have similar personalities because they’re both stubborn and behave like children when they like to. Whereas Baldrick (Blackadder) and Officer Crabtree (Allo Allo) are both dumb witted. I picked images of DVD front covers because I want to create one for my video. This is something most comedies do when they’re going to release a new series or DVD. I found some images of comedy sets showing what equipment they use and what colours they use to make the set look good. This will help me to decide how to make the set look and what equipment to use when filming. The sets and locations are real places. They’ve not been drawn. I found images of explosions to because I want to add a stunt/special effect towards the end of the trailer, making it end on a cliff-hanger. How will your mood board influence your final product? • The images of characters from various shows will influence my final product because it will help me create the characters and there personalities • I used images of TV comedy sets to help me with how to make my set look. • The still image shots will influence me to make a front cover with all the cast and the title.
- 6. Key Influences – Sheldon Cooper • Sheldon Cooper is a big influence because he’s a character which most people will recognise. The character is different to what is seen in other comedies because he’s very stubborn and very set in his ways. Most of the time his humour is unintentional (e.g Instead of you being my x men, you will be my c men), but sometimes he understands and comes up with a good punchline.
- 7. Key Influences Officer Crabtree from Allo Allo • Officer Crabtree is a big influence because he has an unintentional sense of humour. He is a character which most adults will recognise. His famous catchphrase is ‘good moaning’ which is ‘good morning’ in French according to him. This leads to him using this kind of speak in every sentence (e.g If you do not swotch it of it will get a flit bittery) meaning if you do not switch it off it will get a flat battery.
- 8. Key Influences Mrs Brown • Mrs Brown is a key influence for my video because she has a very good sense of humour. She is a character which most young people will recognise. She knows when she’s being funny and She’s very sarcastic. She gets away with anything, but when a situation comes up with one of her children (mostly the boys) she tries to help them out.
- 9. Key influences – Basil Fawlty Basil Fawlty is a big influence because he’s one of the biggest characters in comedy. He manages to get into bad situations, and make them worse than what they are. He doesn’t care about what he says, and doesn’t care about who it will affect (e.g in ‘The Germans’ episode). He also gets very paranoid because he thinks other people are thinking he’s behaving odd, which makes him ramble on about what he’s supposedly doing.
- 10. Plot The trailer starts with introducing the characters – showing them in individual shots. A family (two brothers, mum and dad). One son (Lee) is training to become a comedian. He practices one of his acts, but it goes horribly wrong. He tries fixing it, but the situation gets worse. Once the issue is fixed just in time, he tries practicing it again. What will happen next?
- 11. Mind Map
Editor's Notes
- #5: Collection of images related to your product/inspirational/visually interesting At least 15 needed. These should not just be just existing products. Anything and everything that inspires this project should be here. Make the theme obvious – make it clear what you’re trying to get across Use a combination of images sizes – or build around a larger central image Incorporate text Look beyond the internet – use books, your own photos, etc Be a curator – create links between the content, the ‘thread’ will make it easier to understand Make more than one! If you want to examine different themes or cover different aspects of the possible outcomes of your project, create multiple boards to convey you thoughts and intentions
- #7: Identify at least 3 key influences and discuss how and why they will influence your project.
- #8: Identify at least 3 key influences and discuss how and why they will influence your project.
- #9: Identify at least 3 key influences and discuss how and why they will influence your project.