A tripod to keep the camera still so the background will not be blurry and in motion.
A light source because without it the pictures will turn out dark and you are going to get a zero.
you need a plan because you will end up without a direction for the shoot.
A subject because without it you cant really take pictures for the project.
Aperture to keep the balance of exposed light together. without it the picture could have unwanted light in the shot.
a dark room to take the pictures because then the light of regular day can mess up the shot with light.
Focus well or the picture will be blurry. focus before you take the light away then start the shoot.
Background for lighting or the lighting will be off and the exposure weird
Extra set of hands (preferably attached to a body) to help with the lighting and camera.
Shutter speed to match how much action is wanted.