Project Proposal

Here is a copy of my Proposal for my final project.

Name Anouchka Ntezimana U1213055/Katie Evans U1145775

Contact Email anouchkantezimana@hotmail.com/kt_evans_07@hotmail.co.uk

Contact Phone Number 07596430142 07791694449

Title of your project A day in the life

Please describe your work in 50 words (this will be used in promotional material about the festival)

We plan to arrange a mass applause in the library for the staff that works there. We will firstly film a short documentary about the importance of the UEL library staff and how they contribute to the functioning of the library on a daily basis. This will be shown to students prior to the applause so that they fully understand the cause. Please tell us about what you would like to do including the ideas behind the work and how it works with an audience. (200 – 300 words)

We believe that the staff at the UEL library is taken for granted. Their importance is not recognised. We would like to convey to the people that come in to the library that the work that the UEL library staff do every day is important, whether it be visible or hidden from us. To do this we would firstly like to film a short documentary focusing on various staff members that work in the library. This would involve some documentation on our part of the daily tasks the UEL library staff complete to keep the library functioning. We would work closely with the staff by filming some of what they do as well as documenting it using some more oral methodologies such as interviews alongside this. As the final element of our performance we would like to create a mass applause in the library after the film is screened on the 10th May to thank the staff for their work and to creative a piece of art promoting a sense of community within the library. One particular real-life practitioner Paul Rooney inspired us to do this project. He created “lights go on- song of the nightclub cloakroom attendant” about the hidden importance of this job. His work shows that sometimes jobs that we may feel are inadequate and menial can be the jobs that are most important to us without us even realising. Another influential piece of art work that we have seen is the “We love libraries” film screening that took place in Euston Road in 2011. Similarly to our own idea, this project involved the idea of using a documentary style short film to convey to people how important the library is and to emphasise the sense of community. We want to reveal to people the importance of the little things that the UEL library staff do. An example of this would be pointing us in the right direction to a book. This may seem like a small action but without this help we may not ever find what we need. We also want to celebrate the hidden work of the staff, for example cleaning up the library after hours. We feel this project will create a positive message- hopefully inspiring people to be more appreciative and respectful of others whether it be the UEL staff or in their personal lives.

Please tell us about your target group (community) and how your project will interact with them. (200 – 300 words)

The first community that we will be working with will be the UEL library staff. Hopefully our project will give them a voice and help them to feel more appreciated for what they do. We plan to work with 5 or 6 different members of the staff, all of which have different roles. Some of these roles might include a shelver, a cleaner, a security guard, a librarian, and an assistant. We also want to emphasise the idea that all UEL library staff are equal in importance and each of their jobs is just as crucial to the functioning of the library on a daily basis. We will be working with UEL students as our target audience. Our project will interact with the UEL students and users of the library by revealing to them the work that goes in to maintaining the functioning of the library and encouraging them to appreciate the UEL library staff. As our project involves a mass applause involving many different people, we hope that our film can encourage them to celebrate the work of the UEL staff as a community.

Please tell us when and where you propose to present your work (location/venue/time)

We plan to present our work on the 10th May in the UEL library. We plan to do this In the afternoon when the library is at its busiest time (this will be about 2-3pm).

Please provide a project timetable detailing key targets and actions to be taken between now and the project delivery e.g. permissions, materials, health and safety checks

Permissions- We have already spoken to Peter Williams who is the Assistant Campus Library Manager and we have gained his permission to carry out this project.

5th April- By this time we plan to be beginning to speak to library staff about which of them would be willing to participate. We will also give them some information about the project and the reasons behind it.

11th April- We will be handing out consent forms to the library staff willing to participate.

25th April- We will have acquired all the equipment and materials we will need to film the documentary.

3rd May- We will have filmed the documentary to show in the library

5th May- We will have the laptop and screen ready to project the documentary of our work. We will also have a loudspeaker or microphone to be able to do the countdown to the applause. We will practice using the screen and equipment to make sure it all works.

7th May- UEL students will be notified about our project and what day and time it will be taking place. This will be done via e-mail and by paper flyers that we will put around the library.

Please list the equipment and materials that you will need to deliver your project We will be using the following equipment and materials for our project;

-Camera

-Laptop

-Memory Stick

-Projection Screen

-Printer to print flyers

-Microphone/Megaphone/Loudspeaker

Please describe the evaluation process that you will undertake during and following your project delivery We understand that creating this project will be a long process. We plan to evaluate our work along the way to improve and develop our ideas, making our final project a high standard and successful performance. The first thing we will need to consider is meeting with each other regularly. As we are partners in this task, we will need to regularly discuss what needs to be done in order to complete certain elements of the project in enough time and check that we have completed these tasks against our project timetable. We will also need to regularly ask our teacher for feedback on our work. We recognise the importance of constructive criticism and are willing to take suggestions from someone who is knowledgeable about this subject. We will be posting our progress on our blog as we continue to plan the project. This will help us to track our progress and keep up to date with the different stages of development necessary.

Please detail any ethical considerations that your project raises, and how you plan to address them

Our project raises the ethical issue of having people on film that may not want to be. To overcome this we will be handing out consent forms to the participants that include the fact that they may be on film if they participate. This will also be done when we send the email to UEL students and included on the flyers we place around the library on the day of the performance. The UEL staff will be made aware by ourselves and the manager that they will be on film and that any information they disclose will be seen publically. We will make the UEL staff aware that their names will be included in the credits of the documentary and ask for their consent to permit us to do this.

Please give details of your project budget We will need to allow a small budget of around £10 to print enough flyers to go around the UEL library. Audience suitability: Is there anything in your work that we may need to make audiences aware of e.g. swearing, nudity, flashing lights etc

The only thing our audience will need to be made aware of is the fact that they may be filmed during this project. The staff will be made aware of our use of the microphone/megaphone/loudspeaker that we will be speaking on to do a public countdown to the applause.

Please also include a brief artist’s statement that describes you and your work, a CV and any images/plans/maps or other materials that support your proposal.