Memory Video

In the making of my groups video, I was just one of the people in the video. Angelica filmed everything. The video is about our experience of trying to think of a memory that we could film. Confusing? Think of it kinda like Inception. A memory within a memory. Did I make it even more confusing? Oh well. We had fun creating this video. It wasn't much of an assignment to me, it was just another memory. (:

Capstone Recap

The process in making everything before the Capstone Presentation deadline was extremely stressful. I had many things get in the way of creating everything such as work, other classwork, weather, and editing programs not rendering correctly. But in the end, everything worked out perfectly! My judge expressed how much she loved my project and how she thought it was very creative. I am beyond excited to know that it is all over with, and now I can go back to having a life.

Final Post

website:
http://www.wix.com/monicaguevara44/thetruerealityofteenfathers#!

poster:
http://www.mmlab2.rlc.dcccd.edu/imed1391n04/web7423/finalposter_Monica.jpg

video:
http://prezi.com/yfeijlzqevps/the-true-reality/
(you have to click the arrow for the next slides)

Brief Proposal Presentation

Theme:
My capstone project is over the generalized and biased way that media portrays teen dads. In contrary to the way media portrays the young fathers, I am creating a documentary about the true reality of teen fathers.

Props:

I will have a black table cloth on the table, a laptop with different tabs open for my website and my video, a stand for my poster, copies of my documentary, and pictures of still frames from the documentary.

Production Timeline:

I pretty much have to recreate everything. Within just a few weeks I will need to create a new poster, website, PSA, script for the presentation, and the actual documentary.

Capstone Website

I created my website using both Photoshop and Dreamweaver. I am still in the process of finishing up the website since I have yet to make the documentary due to the sudden change in projects, but I have my template for each page created. I did not want to use Wix.com because I wanted the whole website to be creative and my OWN creation. I chose the colors because that scheme of colors seemed to fit with my topic the best. When ever my project is complete, there will be a video on almost every page of the final draft of the website.

Website Prototype

For my website, I will have various pages within it. I do not want to overload the audience with too much information, so I think breaking everything down to different tabs is a good idea. Some of the different pages/tabs that I will include other than the main home page is pages for research, my essay, other websites that supports my research, my blueprint/floor plan for my center, and a page with my PSA.

Thinking Ahead: Presentation

To grab people's attention, I will use visual aids such as a poster, a 3D model, a handout, and a floor plan for the center I am creating. And once I have the audience's attention, I will maintain it by my speech and by making the statistics come to life and make it more personal for the audience.

Be a storyteller: People love stories, so the more anecdotal you are, the more memorable your presentation will be.
http://www.sitepoint.com/presentation-tips/

Be aware of how much time you have to stand and deliver: Be clear in what you must say, what you should say, and what you could say if you have time. Stick to your plan, topic and time.

http://www.flyingsolo.com.au/marketing/presentation-skills/business-presentation-skills-how-to-make-presentations-memorable

Show your passion: Hopefully you’re passionate about the subject matter. Let your enthusiasm come through in your delivery. It can be contagious and the perfect way to engage your audience.
http://www.sitepoint.com/presentation-tips/

Less is almost always better than more. When attempting to persuade, less is more. If it takes you five minutes to answer a question that you could have answered in 45 seconds, you will lose the attention of your listener.

http://www.articlesbase.com/presentation-articles/6-steps-to-make-your-presentation-or-speech-the-most-memorable-ever-made-learn-from-the-experts-for-free-480147.html

Make it interactive: To prevent boredom for your audience, plan group activities, ask questions and work in a break, if appropriate.
http://www.sitepoint.com/presentation-tips/

I think that all of the suggestions that were just listed were great ideas, but the ones that I think will be the most engaging are making the presentation interactive and showing your passion. If I don't show my passion towards my topic, the audience is less likely to care. And if my presentation has some interactive participation, it will be more likely to stick with the audience.

While looking through the TED website, I was unable to find any videos relating to my topic. However, the way that the speakers used their visual aides in their presentations was awesome! I think I gained some ideas for my visual aides from watching the videos.