"This unit challenges students to focus their individual practice through a sustained engagement in the critical phase of pre-production."
I will be keeping the aims and learning outcomes of this unit in mind throughout to ensure I am engaging myself and working to a high standard towards a degree at the end. I have chosen to work alone rather than in a small group as I have found throughout my 1st and 2nd years that working in a group can be much more stressful and in some ways more challenging than working alone. This will also allow me to set myself a timetable and working schedule that I will be able to make work for myself so that I can structure my time effectively. The unit is 100% Portfolio which means that it is all coursework and will require a great depth of beneficial research, and written work throughout.
The 2 options are Professional Pre-Production which is high concept and entails producing a detailed Pre-Production package for an original production which will stay at this stage rather than going forward into production. The reason for this is that we are able to work to an industry sized scale and not be restricted to a student budget. Therefore the end result must be competitive to what is currently being aired on Television. It can be of any genre - Drama, Documentary, News, Entertainment etc. This option must be presented clearly and to a very high standard, either as a book or online platform and should include the idea/pitch, script, casting, production design, trailer and camera tests as a minimum. The other option is the Major Project Pre-Production which will entail developing a Pre-Production for a project which will then be taken forward into production after Christmas for the Major Project unit. The requirements for this option are nearly exactly the same, however, there are restrictions in terms of budget, casting, locations etc as it will be a student capable piece of work and so the planning must reflect these elements.
Initial Ideas
I have decided to choose the Professional Pre-Production option for this unit. I decided to choose this option out of the 2 because it is so different to what I have been able to do within my first couple of years at Uni. Every other unit so far has included a practical element, meaning that I have been restricted in terms of budget largely. This is because as a student we are restricted in terms of casting and location, among other things which means the outcomes may not necessarily be competitive with an Industry piece of work. However, the idea of planning a hypothetical piece of work which should compete with what is on Television right now is very appealing to me, as it will allow me to think outside of the box and not have to narrow down my decisions. It also doesn't restrict me in my choice of show as there will be restrictions for the Major Project Pre-Production. For example, a cooking show would have too many health and safety risks and so could not be put into production. I have made a spider diagram to document my initial ideas. These are some areas of Television I am interested in and that I enjoy watching the most. I have also thought about some of the shows that come under each category, as these are either shows that I have enjoyed or are of interest to me in terms of research so I can see what other people have done and the styles they have used to fit the genre.
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