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Working Title: Surprise
It references the quote in the film. Before viewing the film,it would sound mysterious and would give the
assumption thatitrepresents the negative shock that the character has from seeing the person in the window.
What is it called? This can change if you think of something better later
Audience:
My audience is aged between 16 and 19 year olds. The reason is because that’s the age range
that will appreciate the type of violence shown in my film, as it will practically show what happened
through the sound effects, and the impact it caused when they turned on. my age range will
understand the situation better, whilst the younger demographic may be a bit oblivious to what
happened, as they aren’t used to this type of violence. For gender, it mainly aims at the male
audience. The reason is because they tend to like more violent films compared to films, and their
demographic like films like jaws and Face/off, which are violent and a bit gory. My film doesn’t
reference any sexuality in this, so it doesn’t really apply to my film. My film is a short film, and will
target some social statuses. I believe that my film is aimed at ABC10. This is based off the
characters job, as he is known to work in an office. An office job is a middle class style job, so the
film mainly relates to the middle class audience. The house in the short film will be a standard
suburban house. The house is a typical middle class house, as it’s in a good area and a fair size,
in which the higher grade can relate to more, compared to the lower grade. For the lifestyle, I
believe my audience fit in with the belonger category. The first reason for classing this lifestyle
would be because of the way it relates to the films plot. The character clearly lives in a small area
and is clearly close to his family, as they go out of their way to throw him a surprise party. They
could also be classed as the emulator. They can relate to the action the character takes for the
greater good. The character may not do it to seem like a hero, but.it would be an action the
emulator would do. For the geo-demographics. There wouldn’t be a certain area that it would
target, as the short film doesn’t really reference where it is or biases any certain area. For the
Gratification, I believe that the audience will gain entertainment from the Short film. It will act as an
enjoyment and escapism, as it allows them to watch something that is fictional.
Who is your audience? Be very detailed; age, gender, social status, psychographic etc. Use the
Audience Classifications PowerPoint on Blackboard to help you develop this section.
Why would your project appeal to this person? Discuss each audience element in relation to
content (why would your product appeal to the age group? Why would your product appeal to the
gender? Etc.)
Rationale (approx. 100 words)
For the rational, I have learnt skills through out the year to prepare me for the FMP. The first would
be my editing. I understand the adobe products more better; especially premier pro. I understand
with cutting and adding effects to the footage. I have also gained knowledge from the camera
techniques. From the short film project, I understand how to get the right shot that I’m looking for in
a film. For example, when I created the dolly shot in The SF project, which gave me the skill to
improvise with the lack of equipment, and to create something out of nothing. The reason I’ve
chosen to do a short film is because it was what I enjoyed the most creating. I can personally be
more creative with a film, as with picking the right shots, and adding effects to it. I have studied on
how other films use some techniques, which will help with including meaning for the specific thing
I’ve added and why it’s necessary to my film.
Review your progress throughout the year- what skills and knowledge have you acquired?
How has the subjects you have studied this year informed your choice for this project?
What have you studied and how will it have a direct impact upon your project?
Project Concept (approx. 200 words)
I am making a short film. It is a comedic/suspense short film that ends with a comedic and
unexpected twist. It’s about someone who leaves their house to go to work. After a while, they
walk back to their house, to see someone through their window. (Dolly zoom to characters face in
shock). The character runs to their house, and grabs a bat, and slowly sneaks to the front door.
The character is in the house which is pitch black; you hear a swoosh and a whack sound. The
lights turn on, to seeing people yell surprise. The character is stood still with a gobsmacked face
whilst holding his bat, with there being an unconscious person on the floor. The film will include

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items in which I need to research into. I will need to look at similar films/short films to mine, that
have similar techniques to see how they present them. I will also need to find my audience by
making some people do a survey, so that I know who my film is being presented to. Lastly, I will
also need to experiments on the different techniques I am wanting to do; so that I’m firstly, more
confident in doing them and secondly, see other alternatives in doing that technique.
What is the concept for your project and what are you going to make?
What research will you need to conduct and how will it help you make your project/
Evaluation (approx. 50 words)
For the evaluation of my work, I will be doing a weekly reflection on my progress and what I’ve
done in each week. It will also have strengths, weaknesses and improvements so that I know how
I can do better in the next week. When I’ve done my production, I will be doing a final evaluation to
conclude the work that I’ve produced by seeing what went well and what I could do better etc.
How do you plan to evaluate the work? Reference conducting on-going evaluation and your final
self-reflection, analysing your work and its outcomes.

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Schedule
WEEK OVERALL PLAN SPECIFIC TASKS
1 Initial Response +
Proposal
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2 Product + Audience
Research
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3 Production Experiments 
4 Pre-Production and
Planning
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5 Production 
6 Production 
7 Production 
8 Production 
9 Evaluation 
10 Development +
Contingency
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Bibliography
At least 7 sources total and should include books, videos/films/video games, magazines and
newspaper articles etc.
1. Andreas Mina. (2018) Target Audience Research Survey (18/04/2018)
2. Dasos Mina. (2018) Target Audience Interviews (23/04/2018)
3. Will Cave. (2018) Target Audience Interviews (23/04/2018)
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7. MakeDo Entertainment. (2016). The Hit | A Short Comedy Film. Available:
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8. Saturday Night Live. (2017). Papyrus - SNL. Available:
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10. Daron James. (2016). How to Create the 'Vertigo Effect' Dolly Zoom—Without a
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