Proposal

__Project__

I will be working with Greg Griffin in the creation of a short film, which will demonstrate our research reality television. The movie will revolve around a group of people forced to live together under one roof, as is the case with many reality shows. Because of this, all of the filming will be done outside of school on the weekends at a house which is still to be determined. Most of the editing will be done in the video production room of the school and at my house, both of which are equipped with tools for editing. Greg and I will begin by scripting the product, using research that we obtain about reality television, followed by casting someone for each character. The cast will most likely be friends who volunteer. After we have the cast fully selected, we will begin shooting. After we have all of the necessary footage for the film, we will begin editing it into the finished product. Most of the resources and materials we already have or are at our disposal thanks to Mr. Meder. We will be using one of our houses or a friends house as a set. We will be using cameras, tripods, and tapes to shoot the film. Most of the cast will be able to provide their own costumes for the movie, because they are portraying real people. The program we will be using to edit the film now is called Final Cut Express. This program is installed both on the computers in Mr. Meder's room, as well as my home computer. Scripting will most likely take at least 5 hours at least to come up with a finished product. The time it will take to film is completely unpredictable, but is likely to take at least 10- 15 hours. Editing will take just as much time as filming.

__Research__

I will be studying reality television, but more importantly, how it became so popular, and who are its audience. I've always been fascinated by television, and one of the most popular parts of television, though it is often looked down on, is reality television. I've never watched that much reality television so its hard to understand how its become so popular. I'm also very interested in the creation of television and film, so it'll be interesting creating a film that has the look and feel of some of the most popular reality television shows. I have no prior experience with reality television, but Greg and I both have plenty of experience with writing, filming, and editing movies. Hopefully our video can both teach us and the people who view it why reality television has become so popular, as well as we simply hope to have an entertained audience. For my reliable sources, please refer to my annotated bibliography, but please note that one of our most valuable resources will be Mr. Meder's knowledge about film making and his actual equipment, assuming he's willing to let us use it.