Film Arts PRACTICES & SPECIALISM (Tests)

Here is my Initial Project Proposal.

FD Film Arts Year 2: Initial Project Proposal Form

Please use this project proposal; form to outline your ideas for the Film Arts Practices and Film Arts Specialism modules. Make sure that you are clear about the requirements of each module and the way that you will meet the learning outcomes of both. This form should help to clarify this.

Name:  Tim Francis

Please write a 100 word synopsis of your intended film project.

The aim of  both the Film Arts Specialism and Practice modules will be to step out of a comfort zone and put my theories into practice . The initial idea of merging projections  together by utilizing Opacity in FCP is relevant for me in how to depict a dancer/ musician /performer/D.J. in various modes of reflection To illicit an emotional rapport with the viewer.

Experimenting with.. and evaluating how to convince the viewer of a power shift in the character’s  own thoughts and  inability to perform at times , and from dealing with stage fright … to critical acclaim from the audience.

1.      Please write a 50 word outline of how your project will explore cinematic ‘Time Space and Place (Film Arts Practices).

The torment the dancer carries will convey the active and performance space around her. The tempo , duration , movement, metre and stillness governs the time. The place will be recognised in the Kathak Indian dance  alluding to the consciousness and religious practice of these two cultural strands together in perfect balance.

3. Please write a 50 word outline of how your project will employ imaging technology and your reasons for using said technology (Film Arts Specialism).

I want to achieve psychological introspection from the character. By utilizing shallow focus ( a restricted depth of field) using a super fast lens , i.e. F stop 1.4 with a large maximum aperture allowing a faster shutter speed. Suggesting psychological introspection, with the character appearing oblivious to the world around him/her.

4.  Please attempt to outline in a single sentence (20 words max) your research task / problem.

Capturing the essence of the dancer’s anxiety and elation with the sculpturing imaging techniques to illicit an emotional viewing appreciation.

5. Please attempt to outline in a single sentence (20 words max) the processes you are intending to use in your research.

 Plan and produce consecutive shots;.. telephoto with canted framing ; deep ,and racking focus and lighting to steer the viewer accordingly.

6. What are you hoping to find out / learn from your research? (50 words)

Use of lenses , aperture F stops , shutter speeds and DOF and three point lighting as tools to sculpt a scene controlling  the viewer’s experience.

Employing transferable skills to denote time, space and place within scenes communicating to the viewer without them realising I enlisted these techniques and led them through .

7. What means will you use to record your research activities and why? (50 words)

A video diary and writing my interpretation of existing techniques that I research which I can re-invent as an evolving theory .This will help me focus and relay my experiments clearly. ..and therefore I can look back and understand my reasoning , and reflect on it to propel forward more clearly.

8. How are you intending to document the technical aspects of your project. planning & practice? (What documents will my tutor need to see in order to demonstrate my planning and production activities?) (50 words)

A blog , thus enabling me to detail thoroughly my findings , not only the theory behind my thinking but also tangible proof in the form of stills and moving images.. including inconclusive tests , thus recognising a learning curve. . and.uploading still and moving images .. and using Google documents during the processes.

9. How will I evaluate the success or effectiveness of my project?

Reviewing my aims and objectives and updating evolved ideas. Action research of defining the effect and efficiency…Seeking opinion of peers ..critical incident analysis …documenting  the turning points …reflect if my original idea was too ambitious or not enough ? ..did I select imaging technologies in critical ways ?...and finally ..what do I evaluate from the whole experience ?