Final Video Project

Post your Video Project to Vimeo or YouTube then post link in your blog post.
Write a blog post summarizing what you did in the video and who was in your group.

Final Capstone Projects

Post links to your final website, psa, poster, video project and any other capstone projects on your blog.

Add blog entry discussing and summarizing your efforts.

Brief Proposal Presentation to class

Identify the nature of your presentation

• Theme
• Props and other assets, food, photographs, building materials
• Production timeline

Website Prototype

Create a prototype of a website structure related to your Capstone Theme

Include web pages you will expand during Unit 2 that explain of the importance of your topic.
- Home Page
- Research
- Your future essay or an abridged version.
- Page with links to supporting video or animations
- Other helpful links

Thinking Ahead - Presentation

In your blog posts you have started to define the scope or approach of your presentations and the look and feel of your website, video and print materials. You have worked on first drafts and while not finished, have a good feel for the nature of your presentation. Even if you have had to make some changes in direction, you still know the overall theme you want to communicate.

It is time to start thinking ahead about your presentation and the appearance of your space. You will have the poster with easel, website, PSA and…

What other props or visuals have you decided on? Some of you already know you are going to do a handout, mini-handout, graphic charts, 3D model on your website and/or a physical model.

What other visual aids can be incorporated into your space to enhance your presentation and make you stand out from all the other presenters? What can catch people’s attention so they will want to stop and see what you are talking about?

Once you have their attention, how are you going to make a memorable presentation that will impress the judges, RCHS staff and other students?

Create a Post on your blog exploring your thoughts on the above. Also, research online to find suggestions from professionals that will enhance your presentation and make it memorable for your audience.

Then, list five or more ideas you found online and site the websites. They can’t all come from one website.

In your research, what ideas did you find that your think are really great?

Would they work for your presentation? If not, is there some way to incorporate part of the idea?

Look at the TED site to see what talks have been done about your subject. What did you learn from the way they presented that can help your presentation? Was it their presentation technique or the approach to the topic?

Check out this interesting site, Presentation Zen. In a recent post, he talks about one of his presentation heroes, Dr. Hans Rosling. He calls him the “Jedi Master of presenting data clearly, visually, and simply” and “He proves time and time again, that data are not dull—and when you are trying to change the world, there is no excuse for boring presentations.” Check out this example from the blog: US in a converging world: Hans Rosling on CNN.
This segment is from March, 2011.

Poster - First Draft

Save your Poster as a PSD and a jpg. Post the jpg on the Student Server.

Write blog post summarizing how you created your Poster.

Capstone Poster - First Draft

Poster related to your theme

Size: either 11 x 17 or 18 x 24

Include a quote or statement about the importance of your theme

Great examples at:

Communication Arts - 2012 Typography Annual

http://www.commarts.com/SearchOn.aspx?colpg=0&col=1114&inum=384

Academic poster examples with pro and con comments

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/examples/index.html

Researching poster design and typography

Blog post:

What are the four most important things to keep in mind when designing a poster?

Find a great example, post a link and what makes it great.

Great examples at:

Communication Arts - 2012 Typography Annual

http://www.commarts.com/SearchOn.aspx?colpg=0&col=1114&inum=384

PSA Presentation

Post your PSA to Vimeo or YouTube then post link in comments.

Write blog post summarizing how you created your PSA.

PSA Resource Links

Great links to PSA resources:

http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/764

History of Public Service Announcements from The Museum of Broadcast Communications

http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=publicservic

Public Service Advertising Research Center

http://www.psaresearch.com/

PSA Script Examples

http://www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/images/firewood_script.pdf

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/psas/transcripts/giant_salvinia_video_15.phtml

PSA intent

What type of PSA you will use?

Outline of proposed structure.

PSA of your Capstone Project Concept

Requirements:

§ 20-30 seconds

§ Animated text

§ music or voice-over

§ your video must address your Statement of Intent

Thinking ahead on PSA

1. What are the key points you will emphasis

2. What visuals and audio are appropriate

3. Links to at least 2 PSA with comments

Begin preliminary identification of Presentation Capstone elements

1. Your management of the project is important toward

making a successful presentation.

2. Define the scope or approach to your presentation.

i. Will your capstone include constructing or purchasing explanatory props?

ii. How will you present poster material (an easel, stand)?

iii. Will you be fabricating a model or a 3d prototype?

iv. What is appropriate dress? A nurse outfit, a lab coat, a suit?

v. What are important points to present in your verbal presentation?

vi. Will you be presenting a brochure?

vii. Will you be including presentation of the website, video, game or animation?

Discuss look and feel issues

A. Will your presentation use comedy and humor or is it serious?

B. What colors, fonts, design layouts, graphs, photographs and other imagery are appropriate for the topic?

C. How is your site, video and print material persuasive?

D. How do you make your point of view understood?

E. Are you intending to create:

§ a resource for children hospital using bright cheerful colors

§ a clean corporate economic presentation with shades of blue

§ an industrial prototype of an energy efficient car

§ an essay on the seriousness of world hunger

§ a presentation a low cholesterol diet with pictures of vegetables and fruit

Student Blogs

Post the address to your blog in the comment section.