Project Proposal

Guidance and
Template
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Diploma in Creative
Media Production
and Technology
Diploma in Creative Media
Production and Technology

In producing the project proposal, and in

preparing for the project realisation, you Section 1 - Rationale
should familiarise yourself with Unit 8 of (Approximately 100 words)
the qualification.
This section provides you with an opportunity to reflect
In particular, you should understand the on, review and summarise your progress and
assessment and grading criteria which will be achievements through the first 7 units of the
used to determine standards of achievement. qualification, and the knowledge, skills and
understanding you have acquired: What you know now,
Unit 8 requires you to produce a project and what it means to you, compared with what you
proposal of about 350 words, excluding the knew and could do before you started the
project action plan and bibliography. Project course and how this has influenced your choice of
proposals should not be so succinct that they
pathway and your project proposal.
do not address the requirements listed
below, nor should they be excessively long
and unfocused. Section 2 – Project concept
(Approximately 200 words)
Your project proposal should be sufficiently
challenging to ensure you have the This section provides an opportunity for you to
best possible chance of meeting the clearly explain the concept and aims of your
grading criteria. project, the research and ideas that will
support its development, what you anticipate
Your project proposal should include: producing, the levels and types of resources
- Centre name and number
that you will need and an indication of the
- Candidate name and number
- Project proposal title and date form in which you will complete and
- Main area of activity / pathway, e.g. film, TV, present your project realisation within
games design etc. the allocated timescale.

The project proposal must be word processed and Section 3 - Evaluation

presented under the headings listed here: (Approximately 50 words)

This section provides an opportunity for you to explain

how you will reflect on and evaluate your work, as both
an ongoing activity and at the conclusion of the
project.

You should describe how you intend to record

your decision-making and how you will document
changes to your ideas as the project
progresses. The evaluation section should
reference your stated aims and
be reflective and analytical rather than a
description of actions completed.

When working in collaboration with others, you

should comment on how this may impact
either positively or adversely and outline the
steps you can take to minimise disruption to your own
progress.

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Diploma in Creative Media
Production and Technology
Project proposal template

Additional requirements, not included in the

350 word limit of the proposal:

Project action plan and timetable:

This section provides you with an opportunity to

outline your planning and organisation over a
period of weeks and the activities you will need to
carry out in order to successfully complete
your project in the agreed time frame. The more
time and thought you give to
planning your project, the more successful it is
likely to be.

It is important that you consider how you will

balance ambition, time and realism in the
realisation of the project. You should also include
what you are going to do, how you will do it
and by when. Remember to include: time spent
sourcing materials and other resources to conduct
research, feedback from tutors and peers, and
when you will carry out independent study.

Bibliography (Harvard Format):

This section provides an opportunity to record the

initial research sources, both primary and
secondary, that you intend to use.

Your sources of research should be as wide

as possible and could include libraries,
galleries, books, magazines, films, computer games,
websites, blogs, social media, radio
programmes, archive material etc. Where
appropriate, you should use the Harvard
system of referencing. The bibliography should be
continuously updated as the
project progresses.

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 Diploma in Creative Media
Production and Technology
Unit 8 Project Proposal
Candidate Name
Shane Hardy

Candidate Number
20144031

Pathway
Graphics and Digital Design

Project Title
Personal Project – Background Design

Section 1: Rationale
(approx. 100 words)
This project is a personal project where I can choose what to do. I feel a bit confident about
this task, I know a fair number of skills to use in this project such as illustrator skills and
drawing skills and a bit of photoshop skills. I personally think that this project will help me
improve my research skills and independence skills and socializing skill for asking for help or
asking my peers for their opinion on my work so I can improve on it and make it as best as I
can.

Section 2: Project
Concept
For this project I aim to design backgrounds for digital gadgets such as desk top computers,
(approx. 200 words) laptops, mobile phones and tablets. The background designs will be based on songs that I like
by NEFFEX. These songs may contain foul language, so the target audience must be 18+.

For research I will investigate the different types of songs by NEFFEX and develop a visual
style that matches this music. I aim to research various design techniques which I could use in
Adobe Illustrator in order to create these designs.

The style I will be going for is multi-dimensional design. I aim to experiment with a browser-
based software called ‘Womp’ to develop these designs. I am drawn to 3-D design because it
is more eye catching and it is also a current design trend.

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Production and Technology
Unit 8 Project Proposal
Section 3: Evaluation
(approx. 50 words)
Throughout my project I am going to reflect on my developments with annotation. I can also
carry out focus groups and gather feedback from peers in order to then further reflect on my
progress. At the end of the project I will write a critical evaluation to reflect on the successes
and failures of my project.

Proposed Research Miller, J. (2013). What Makes a Good Desktop Background? | @thetorquemag. [online] Torque. Available at:
Sources and
Bibliography https://torquemag.io/2013/04/desktop-background/ [Accessed 19 Apr. 2023].
(Harvard Format)
Unsplash (n.d.). 900+ Art Background Images: Download HD Backgrounds on Unsplash. [online] unsplash.com.
Available at: https://unsplash.com/backgrounds/art [Accessed 20 Apr. 2023].

Unsplash (2023). Background Design Pictures | Download Free Images on Unsplash. [online] unsplash.com.
Available at: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/background-design [Accessed 20 Apr. 2023].

play.google.com. (2023). iPaint - AI Avatar Creator – Apps on Google Play. [online] Available at:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aigc.ipaint&hl=en_GB&gl=US [Accessed 20 Apr. 2023].

Klosowski, T. (2013). How to Pick the Perfect Smartphone Wallpaper. [online] Lifehacker. Available at:
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-pick-the-perfect-smartphone-wallpaper-1477967380 [Accessed 20 Apr. 2023].

Unsplash (2023a). 1000+ Music Background Pictures | Download Free Images on Unsplash. [online]
unsplash.com. Available at: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/music-background [Accessed 20 Apr. 2023].

Duncan, C. (n.d.). The Basics Of Creating Custom Desktop Wallpaper For Your Company. [online] www.alert-
software.com. Available at: https://www.alert-software.com/blog/custom-desktop-company-wallpaper [Accessed
21 Apr. 2023].

Canva (2023). Canva. [online] Canva.com. Available at: https://www.canva.com [Accessed 21 Apr. 2023].

Interaction Design Foundation (2023). What is Color Theory? [online] The Interaction Design Foundation.
Available at: https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/color-theory#:~:text=Color%20theory%20is
%20the%20collection [Accessed 21 Apr. 2023].

ESCAPEINTOLIFE, E. (2023). Tomer Hanuka | Escape Into Life. [online] Available at:
https://www.escapeintolife.com/artist-watch/tomer-hanuka/ [Accessed 21 Apr. 2023].

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Project Action Plan and Timetable

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 Date Week Activity / What you are intending to do - Resources / What you will need to do it -
Week
Beginning including independent study including access to workshops

Date Week Activity / What you are

Beginning This weekintending
I need toto
start
do -thinking about
1 17/4/23 what my final project is and do some
including independent
research study
on it. Mostly used google and YouTube.

This week I have done some more

Reasearch done more on google.
2 24/4/23 research and finally found what I would
like to do for my project.

I have started my project on illustrator and

This week I have made a start for my final
done more research on google and youtube
3 1/5/23 project and done a few more pieces of
research.

I mainly done more on my final project Reaserch I have done on google and
4 8/5/23
and done 1 more bit of research. my finally project I'm doing on illustrator

Illustrator and spicule effects

Finished my final project now starting to
5 15/5/23
animate it.

Finished my final project now going over Weebly.com and word

6 22/5/23
things I've missed on my Weebly

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