This document outlines a video project proposal for a short film called "Too Far". The film will follow two adolescent boys, one harmless and one troublesome, and their interaction that results in a chase across school grounds. The film is meant to entertain teenage audiences with comedy and action themes. Potential issues during filming like weather and equipment failure are addressed, along with health and safety concerns. A four day filming schedule is outlined along with required resources and filming locations at the college. Robbie Hickman and Ash Dawson are listed as the crew and main cast members.

1. Video Planning
Document

2. Crew Names
• Ashley Dawson
• Robert Hickman

3. Proposal
Working Title
Too Far
Narrative/Story
The film follows two adolescent boys; Rob, a harmless boy practicing football skills on his own, and
Dennis, a troublesome youth with an urge to hurt others and steal things. Dennis steals a football
Rob is playing with, resulting in a chase across school.
Requirements of the brief
• Needs to be 1 - 5 minutes long
• Cannot include any dialogue
• Must be filmed on college grounds
• You can film in your own time, however you will have to supply your own equipment
• Made for 16-19 year olds

4. Proposal
Audience
16-19 year olds (most likely teenagers)
Purpose
The main purpose of this film is to entertain the audience. It aims to do this by providing comedy
and action themes which will keep the audience intrigued throughout. The audience, which will be
teenagers, will be entertained by this film because there are teenagers present as the main
characters and there are lots of humorous tones throughout. The film generally provides insight as
to what life can be like at school.

5. Contingency Planning
Potential Issue Solution
Bad weather • Choose another day to film.
• Be prepared to change filming location.
Crew illness Bring a back up person.
Equipment failure • Check all equipment before using it.
• Bring extra equipment just in case failure
occurs.
Location:
• Field in use for a PE lesson.
• Animals running across the field
• Check location before using.
• Film another day or at another location.
Full SD card • Put in a new card.
• Upload all files from the card onto the
computer and then format the card and
reinsert it to the camera.
• Carry a spare SD card on set.
Empty battery • Carry another fully charged battery on set.
• Check the amount of power left in the battery
before we use it.

6. Health and Safety
Potential Issue How will the issue be
avoided?
Student complaining that we’re filming them • Make sure we don’t make it look like
particular students.
• Delete the footage if they come up to us.
Trip or fall • Be aware of natural obstructions and tripod
legs.
• When doing fake tackles, do not use undue
force.
Equipment • Be aware of where equipment is placed on the
location at all times.
Questions by staff • Carry student card to prove who we are.
• Explain to them why we’re filming.
Cars coming past the way to the field • Look around for cars or other vehicles.
• Use the zebra crossing.
Slipping • Cleaners cleaning the floor in the Atrium.
• Raining outside.

7. Schedule
Day Plan of Action Resources Required
Day 1 • Filming the running part.
• Ash kicking the ball in Robbie’s face.
• Ash and Rob practice their skills together (ending scene).
• Ash intends to steal the ball again (ending scene).
• Running away with the ball.
• Rob gets back up.
• Rob staggers back to College.
• Filming from the atrium looking up to Floor 3.
 Football
 Camera
 Tripod
 Costume
 Make-up
Day 2 • Ash in Learning Centre on Floor 3.
• Hiding the ball.
• Ash reading the Newspaper.
• Inform the Learning Centre staff.
• Ball in the lift going to Floor 4.
 Football
 Camera
 Tripod
 Costume
 Make-up
 Newspaper
Day 3 • Rob runs down to ground floor.
• Ash runs up to Fourth Floor.
• Ash runs down the back stairs, assuming that Rob has
gone up the main stairs.
• Rob runs up the same stairs.
 Football
 Camera
 Tripod
 Costume
 Make-up
Day 4 • Ash and Rob run into each other on the stairs.
• Rob hits Ash across the face with a bottle.
• Ash drops the ball. Rob picks up the ball and runs off.
• Then Rob turns round and asks if they want to practice
again.
 Football
 Camera
 Tripod
 Costume
 Make-up

8. Schedule
Day 5 • Put all the videos together in order of which time
they were filmed.
• Scrap the videos that will not be used in the big film.
• Adding sounds effects.
• Camera
• SD card
• USB lead
• Computer
Day 6 • Put the music together.
• Add in subtitles.
• Add in pictures.
• Computer
• Editing Programs
Day 7 • Continue editing. • Computer
• Editing Programs
Day 8  Finish and submit the final.
 Save the file as a video.
 Email work to tutor.
• Computer
• Memory stick

9. Resources
Resource Who will supply resource?
Football Robbie Hickman
Camera
Tripod
SD Card
Battery
College
Plastic bottle Ash Dawson

10. Resources
Resources needed to be
purchased
Cost
Plastic bottle Sub £1

11. Locations
Back Stairs
(near front of building)
Floor 2
Atrium Playing field
Lifts at the Atrium

12. Personnel
Crew Member Job Role
Robbie Hickman Subtitles
Editing Footage Together
Sound editing
Ash Dawson Music editing
Filming
Teaching assistant Filming

13. Personnel
Cast Member Character
Robbie Hickman Rob (victim)
Ash Dawson Dennis (bully)