This was originally finalized on the first day of Senior Project:
FINAL PROPOSAL
| Name: | River Magee |
You have already written versions of your responses to many of these questions in previous assignments for Senior Project; you may reuse prior writing in completing your Senior Project Plan although edits will be required. For each question, respond thoroughly (paragraphs rather than single sentences should be the standard) with attention to grammar and punctuation.
| Project Name: | ScreenPlay |
Essential Question
This should be the current, clearest version of your essential question.
| How can I artfully and impactfully express emotion and feeling through a film? |
Statement of Definition
This 1-2 sentence description is your elevator pitch; it’s the short, easy to explain description of what you will do for your project.
For my Senior Project, I will…
| For my Senior Project, I will write a screenplay for a film idea using methods and technics that I will learn about and teach myself. |
Overview: Describe your topic and project to the committee.
Describe your project in detail, with attention to the reason why this project appeals to you and how you believe it will allow you to answer your essential question. What is the academic or intellectual scope of this project? How will this project challenge you? How does this project build on your prior learning or knowledge? How will you incorporate any or all of the 4Cs of the LREI education (courage, citizenship, critical thinking, creativity) or connect to the LREI mission statement (LINK)?
| This project will creatively and personally challenge me, as my project will require storyboarding, deep character development, and drawing from my personal life in addition to my narrative. My senior project is meant to reinforce our community values through the demonstration of creativity and a meaningful impact on the world around us. It will create an art piece that hopefully sparks emotion in others and reflects the value of freedom of thought that LREI has given me. It will be a culmination of all the creative ways of expression that my LREI education has given me. Hopefully, it will be a collection of the values and ideas LREI has taught me over the years.
If I can create something that reflects my passion, creativity, and investment in a project, that would be the most rewarding part. I want to be able to look back on this project and feel that I was fully committed in every aspect, and ultimately produce something I am truly proud of. I will be able to draw upon my experiences as an actor, a creative writer, and a leader, in order to ensure the success of my project. |
How will you measure your success?
Success should not be measured by product but by process and learning. What outcome from your project will indicate to you that your experience has been a success? What personal goals or achievements will indicate success? If you have a product-based project, what is that product, and how will you measure the success of that product?
| If I have a solidly written feature-length screenplay that justly incorporates everything I have learned through this process, then I mark that as a success. This will be indicated by my ability to persevere through self-criticism, a strong work ethic, and an enjoyable final product. As long as I push through obstacles, maintain positive momentum, and put all of my efforts into this project, I will be content with whatever the final piece may be. |
Resource List
Consider this the bibliography of Senior Project. What resources have you identified to push your understanding? List publications, institutions, media, books, websites, people with whom you have connected, etc that relate to your project. Include the book you will be reading.
| Professional Contact: Most Likely Kenneth Lonergan (Nellie’s Dad)
5 Other Sources: Youtube (Award-Winning Short Films/ Tutorials), Stephen MacGillavary, Experienced Peers (I.E. Nate, Kamara, Henry), Multiple Play’s and Short Scenes, Joanne Magee, Joan Jubbett. |
Daily Plan & Schedule
Describe, in as much detail as possible, what you will be doing day to day or through the course of a week. This schedule needs to make it clear how you will spend your 30 hours each week. LREI classes, clubs, and ensembles should be noted; cohort groups will likely meet first and second periods on Mondays and Thursdays. (You will also complete a log of hours worked and tasks accomplished for each week of the project).
Schedule:
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Documentation Plan
Explain why this is the appropriate documentation for you and your project and how this plan fits your project. Include the platform or medium (blog, journal, Google Doc), intended frequency of updates, general description of the content (reflective writing, photos, essays, etc), the URL for digital documentation or the sharing plan for analog documentation. (Documentation must be updated at least twice per week and be accessible to the committee.)
Documentation:
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Material Needs
Note the material needs you are requesting from school (including work space & monetary needs) and the needs you are filling outside of school, including materials you already own.
| None. Maybe funding for an online lesson or course. |
Backup Plan
If something goes wrong – an internship falls through, an outside circumstance makes your project no longer feasible, you find that your project is not answering your essential question – what will you do? Ideal backup plans rely on known resources and only a single essential question.
| This is my backup. |