Final Project Animation - Week 3: Written Proposal

EXD300 Written Proposal

 Week 3

    In the third class of the second semester Final Project course, we reviewed the format in which we must arrange our written proposal.

 Written Proposal Format

    The format for the written proposal is as follows:

A.    Title of proposed assignment and personal details

 Project title, student's name, programme of study and year.

B.    Project Synopsis / Overview

 A short, 2 or 3 sentence summary giving an overview of the project: its broad aims and objectives.

C.    Rationale

 Outline the reason for undertaking this project.

D.    Analysis of the Design Problem / Subject

 What (if any) is the purpose of the design work intended to be carried out?

E.    Research / Context (Do not duplicate any information given elsewhere in the proposal)

 Provide information that gives ‘the broader picture’ explaining the context for the work.

 Include any research found or carried out, as well as any facts or events that have influenced one's thinking.

 Include both factual research (data, facts and figures) and visual research (actual design work that others have done in an attempt to address the same or a similar problem).

F.    Own Development work including Visuals

 Support the proposal with visuals in the form of one's own initial ideas, sketches, storyboards, images or other visual references which may clarify the creative concept(s) and intentions for the project.

 Wherever possible, give some indication of how this will be a fresh, innovative and creative approach to the subject.

G.    Expected Outcome(s)

 Itemise, quantify and justify the practical outcome(s) in terms of 'product' for this assignment.

H.    Practical Requirements

 Identify the skills, techniques and processes that will be utilised in this assignment.

I.    Planning

 Indicate the careful planning of the workflow and key stages of development for the project.

J.    Identify any potential problems

 Are there any foreseeable reasons why one should not be able to complete this assignment within the normal University working timescale?

Document Format

 The proposal should be word processed and easily legible (not hand written) in A4 PDF format.