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‘SAS: WHO DARES WINS’By Josh Bateman

CONTENT OUTLINE

In this proposal I will be explaining and showing the different elements of my short film. I will be outlining these different elements:• Target audience• Resources• Personnel requirements, e.g. cast and crew,

team, specialists; budget; project schedule

SAS: Who Dares Wins is about a squadron of SAS soldiers who are friends as well, they are attacking an enemy compound, the film starts with them scouting out the enemies location and appropriate entrance point, once scouted they moved in and a SAS sniper set up at an advantage point. Further down the line one of each enemy and SAS soldier is taken out apart from one SAS soldier who kills the rest of the enemies.

TARGET AUDIENCEThe audience I will be targeting will be teenagers and adults from the ages of 16-45. The reason I will be targeting this audience is because it is the average age that people who would watch an action production.

TARGET AUDIENCE

A question I asked to my target audience through my questionnaire, was “What is your favourite genre?”, the results I got back were: 60% of my target audience preferred the action genre to comedy (30%) and horror(10%).

Question Analysis:

RESOURCESIn my short film I will need different types of resources such as production equipment, properties, costume.For production equipment I will be using a:• Canon Legria HF R28 (camera)- the reason why this

camera is appropriate for my production is because it shoots in HD quality, as well as it being very easy to transport because of its size.

• Libec T650 (tripod)- the reason why this tripod is appropriate is because it allows me to shoot steady shots on different terrain, as well as being very easy for me to access.

• Tascam DR-40 Linear PCM Recorder (audio recorder)- this sound recorder is appropriate for my production because it allows me to collect different sounds as well as high quality dialogue, furthermore this piece of equipment is very easy for me to access.

• Avid Media Composer (Editing software)- the reason why this editing software is appropriate is because it is one of the best editing software available as well as it is very easy for me to access.

RESOURCESFor the props I will be using a:• SVD BB gun- the reason why this prop is appropriate for

my film is because the squadron and enemies must have guns to make the film look professional. This props can be accessed through my friend who has few BB guns including this one.

• Army back pack- the reason why this prop is appropriate for my film is because the squadron need to look real so army backpacks will add to the costume and the setting. This is easily available because I have access to one through my uncle who works in the army.

• Army vest- the reason why this prop is appropriate for my film is because the squadron need to look real so army vests will add to the costumes and setting. This is easily available because I have access to one through my uncle who works in the army.

• Fake blood- the reason why this prop is appropriate for my film is because the squadron and enemies need to have blood on them when dead or alive. This is easily available on eBay/amazon for £2.50

RESOURCESFor Costumes I will be using:• Army vest- this costume piece is appropriate for my film because it

makes the characters look real. This is easily available because I have access to one through my uncle who works in the army.

• Back pack-this costume piece is appropriate for my film because it makes the characters look real. This is easily available because I have access to one through my uncle who works in the army.

• Camo paint-this costume piece is appropriate for my film because it makes the characters look real. This is easily available because I have access to one through my uncle who works in the army.

• Bandana-this costume piece is appropriate for my film because it makes the characters look real. This is easily available because I have access to one through my uncle who works in the army.

• Boots-this costume piece is appropriate for my film because it makes the characters look real. This is easily available because I have access to one through my uncle who works in the army.

• Heavy duty trousers-this costume piece is appropriate for my film because it makes the characters look real. This is easily available because I have access to one through my uncle who works in the army.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS – CAST & CREW

For my crew I will use a skeleton crew which will consist of a:Director Of Photography, Sound recorder, Director, Editor

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS – CAST & CREW

For my cast I will need 5 male actors to play the part of the squadron and 5 to be the antagonist. As these are my friends it wont cost anything to hire them, this is really helpful to me because I don’t have a big budget.

James (Josh Bateman) Arya (Himself) Joseph (Himself) Harry (Himself) Ryan (Himself)

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS - TEAM

I will need a team of individuals to help with the production, these people would be a:• Transporter ;so that we can move equipment the cast/crew

around.• Production Assistant ;this person will be the runner and get

important things for the cast and crew.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS - SPECIALISTS

The specialists that I would need for my production would be an editor, DoP and make-up artist. The reason why I would need a specialist in editing is so that I can have good edits in chase scene and special effect when needed. I would want a specialist DoP because they will provide good shots of the scene which will allow the editor to improve the productions. Finally I feel like having a make-up specialist would make sure that the character fits the scene and it looks realistic.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS – BUDGET

I am working with a little to no budget so I will have to ask favours and borrow equipment/props so that I can save costs.

Example Professional Budget Sheet:


Cameras: Production Equipment:Cameras Duration Detail of

costsTotal of costs

Canon C300 EF mount 8.3MP

5-7 days £140 per day

£700 - £980

Canon 5d mk3 22.3MP

5-7 days £80 per day

£400 - £560

Red scarlet-X 14MP

5-7 days £264 Inc. VAT per day

£1320 - £1848

Equipment Duration Detail of costs

Total of costs

Sound - Tascam DR - 40

5-7 days £42.50 per day £212.50-£297.50

Tripod - Manfrotto Advanced Fluid Tripod

5-7 days £11 per day £55-£77

Sliders - Kessler Crane Philip Bloom Signature Pocket Dolly 1m

5-7 days £37.50 per day £187.50-£262.50

Lighting - Litepanels Micro Pro

5-7 days £11.50 per day £57.50-£80.50


Crew Time Per day Full production

DoP 5-7 days £371-£620

£1855-£3720

Editor 2-3 days £157-£176

£785-£1056

Make-up artist

5-7 days £100 £500-£700

Type of vehicle

Duration Detail of costs

Total of costs

Mini bus (holds 9)

20-60 mins

£48.50 for 60 mins

£48.50

Taxi 20-60 mins

£25.30 for 30 mins

£50.60

Crew: Travel:

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS - PROJECT SCHEDULE

Shooting days

Starting date Finishing date 23/05/2016 27/05/2016

On these days I have made it clear that I must have all the cast and crew available on these days so that I can have an efficient shoot. Doing this will mean I can save time for post-production. I estimate that it will take me between 3-5 days to edit my film.

MARKET FITMy film is perfect for this market because it is the only short available that is about the army, more specifically the SAS, this means I will be able to bring in more viewers because I am unique with my film idea. My main competitor would be Retribution (2015), which is about a spy being betrayed then getting his revenge.

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DISTRIBUTIONThe method of distribution I will use will be online broadcasting, this s because the target audience are majority a younger audience, this means online platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo etc. are perfect. Furthermore these platforms are free to upload to and watch, this because more people are likely going to watch it, plus these platforms are used by millions of people which means I can broadcast to a large amount of people.

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