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 Section 1 - Rationale

preparing for the project realisation, you (Approximately 100 words)
should familiarise yourself with Unit 8 of
the qualification. This section provides you with an opportunity
to reflect on, review and summarise your
In particular, you should understand the
progress and achievements through the first 7
assessment and grading criteria which will be
used to determine standards of achievement. units of the qualification, and the knowledge,
skills and understanding you have acquired:
Unit 8 requires you to produce a project What you know now, and what it means to
proposal of about 350 words, excluding the you, compared with what you knew and could
project action plan and bibliography. Project do before you started the course and how
proposals should not be so succinct that they this has influenced your choice of pathway
do not address the requirements listed and your project proposal.
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
best possible chance of meeting the This section provides an opportunity for you
grading criteria. to clearly explain the concept and aims of
your project, the research and ideas that will
Your project proposal should include: support its development, what you anticipate
- Centre name and number producing, the levels and types of resources
- Candidate name and number that you will need and an indication of the
- Project proposal title and date form in which you will complete and
- Main area of activity / pathway, e.g. film, present your project realisation within
TV, games design etc.
the allocated timescale.
The project proposal must be word processed
and presented under the headings listed here: Section 3 - Evaluation
(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
Alicia Johnson

Candidate Number
20165646

Pathway
Graphic and Digital Design

Project Title
Personal Project/Magazine design

Section 1: Rationale
(approx. 100 words)
Our brief for this project is asking us to create a professional piece of work
based of the theme of Text and Image, this should target a certain audience
of our choice, this could be a series of posters, creating your own brand,
designing a magazine and many more.
I feel confident about executing this project as I have never designed a
magazine before which means it will be teaching me something new
throughout designing.
To pursue this project successfully I need to have knowledge and skills in my
research and planning beforehand as this is very important. I also need to
have knowledge and skills in the practical side which will need to be learnt
through my research for this project.
This project will give me learning opportunities to learn new skills at a
professional level like a magazine which will be quite hard to complete.

Section 2: Project
Concept
My overall idea for this project is to create a magazine about celebrities and
(approx. 200 words) how they have inspired the young community to dress similar or have similar
music. By creating this magazine, I also want to raise awareness about young
people having mental health issues and how these celebrities have a big
impact on how they act and how they dress.
My target audience for this project is young people aged between 13 – 25,
and parents that want to know more about their kids influencers they are
watching.
My main piece of research that is going to help develop my project further is
primary research such as google forms, focus groups and looking in books
due to the new information I need to complete the task.
The practical work that I will be producing throughout this project is
developments as I go along to help me create new ideas and better
outcomes.
To carry this project out I will need to learn skills in Adobe In design as I will
be mainly using this program to produce all my layouts for my pages in the
magazine. To carry out this project I will also need to use Adobe Photoshop
to edit my photos and make them look professional to be placed into a
magazine.

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 Diploma in Creative Media
Production and Technology
Unit 8 Project Proposal
Section 3: Evaluation
(approx. 50 words)
Throughout my project I will be reflecting on the work that I have previously
done by planning out what I am going to do each week, I am also going to
reflect on my work by taking part in focus groups and peer discussions.
As I continue throughout my project, I am also going to reflect on my project
by using my research annotations that I have previously wrote, this will help
me to analyze my progress as I document my decision making by using mind
maps.

Proposed Research
Sources and
Marianne Le Galliard, et al. Harper’s Bazaar : First in Fashion. Rizzoli
Bibliography International Publications, Inc, 2020.
(Harvard Format)
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “David Carson | American Graphic
Designer.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019,
www.britannica.com/biography/David-Carson.

“Rihanna – Vogue Magazine UK April 2016 Issue • CelebMafia.” CelebMafia,

11 Mar. 2016, celebmafia.com/rihanna-vogue-magazine-uk-april-2016-issue-
494783/.
Nathan, Sara. “Harry Styles’ Vogue Issue Is Such a Hit, There’s Now a Waitlist.”
Page Six, 27 Nov. 2020, pagesix.com/2020/11/27/harry-styles-vogue-issue-
is-such-a-hit-theres-now-a-waitlist/.
“Https://Twitter.com/Voguemagazine/Status/1126471956474355715.”
Twitter, twitter.com/voguemagazine/status/1126471956474355715.
Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

Grosu, Debora. “30+ Fully Editable Magazine Layouts to Help You out of a
Creative Rut.” Flipsnack Blog, 24 May 2022, blog.flipsnack.com/30-fully-
editable-magazine-layouts-to-help-you-out-of-a-creative-
rut/#:~:text=Tips%20and%20tricks%20on%20what%20makes%20a%20good.

“Rosanna Webster Constructs Dreamy, Textural Collages for Found in Adobe

Stock.” Www.itsnicethat.com, www.itsnicethat.com/features/found-in-adobe-
stock-rosanna-webster-collage-illustration-050218.

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 Project Action Plan and Timetable
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

I am going to be experimenting with

layouts for my magazine pages. Also
1 17/4/23
start to research into the celebrities I will
be including in this magazine.

I will be experimenting with typography

2 24/4/23 and different fonts that would be best for
my magazine.

By using the tutorials, I would have

watched and documented in my research
3 1/5/23
on I will be using to start creating some
master pages that I need.

I will then be experimenting with the

4 8/5/23 photography side of my magazine by
creating my own edits.

Start writing out my text on InDesign

5 15/5/23 pages and start creating imagery and
information that will then be put in.

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 Once I have completed all my pages, I
will then start my front cover of the
6 22/5/23
magazine and then participate in a focus
group.

May Half Term (1 week)

At this stage I will then start to reflect on

the work that I have done by proof
7 5/6/23
reading and asking my tutor what they
think I could improve on this magazine.

Get the magazine professionally printed

for my target audience and examiner to
8 12/6/23
look at.
Write out evaluation.

Date Week Activity / What you are

Beginning intending to do - including
independent study

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