Proposal

__Project__ I intend to develop a creative video project with a partner the theme being reality television. The product will be a completed television episode of a fictional reality show satirizing reality TV. The video product itself will demonstrate the work I've put into it. I will break up the process of making the film into five stages. First we will script and storyboard the project. Second stage is casting and rehearsing the project. The third stage will be to actually film the project. The fourth stage will be to edit and create music for the project. Finally, we will screen the project for people to see. We will make a tentative schedule for completing each stage, which will vary depending on how extensive we plan the video to be and the schedules of the people involved. I will need rooms to serve as sets for the video, as well as several people to be actors in the project. I will also probably need props for the characters involved.

__Research__ I will research reality television as my topic. I chose this topic because reality television is a something very current and relevant to today's culture, especially for young people. I have an interest in film and television and this seemed to be a pretty cool issue in that topic.

__Essential Question__: How may the positive aspects of reality television outweigh the negative?

I haven't had prior experience making or staring in a reality television show. However, I was once very invested in reality TV and occasionally continue to watch reality programs. I believe people who enjoy reality television a lot, people who are just occasional viewers, as well as people who despise reality television would benefit from this research investigation. They can discover the potential for good latent in reality television while possibly being entertained by its apparent negative effects on people.