Revised Capstone Proposal

I am not making any changes to my capstone project at this time.

Typographic Poster Design

Video Yearbook Project

"Parking Adventure"

Abel: Filming, Acting

Stephanie: Acting, Editing

Christine: Editing, Acting, Writer

Michael: Filming, Acting, Writer

This short film is about the difficulties of finding a parking spot at Richland and the chaos that ensues from this.

The video will be about 5 minutes. The details of which are below:

Introduction:

Student wakes up late from cramming for a test and hurriedly gets ready, picks up his/her carpool and drives to school. Upon arriving, he/she finds that the parking lot is packed.

Sequence 1: "Competition"

Everyone in the car is on the lookout for an available parking space. Car drives through maze of parking lot to find one. Car races to spot, only to have it taken away by another driver.

Sequence 2: "Backstabber"

Car is still driving around parking lot and time for class is fast approaching. Car drives past another car backing out of an excellent parking spot, but before student can back up to claim it, another car pulls in behind and claims the spot for themselves.

Sequence 3: "Extreme Measures"

A free parking spot is spotted faraway and a passenger from the car runs out to lie in the parking spot and claim it. As he/she lays in the spot, another car pulls up and honks their horn.

Sequence 4: "Trailing"

Students in car see someone walking out from the building and start to follow them to see if they are leaving. Person starts walking faster and faster and then eventually runs to flee the paranoia.

Sequence 5: "The Long Walk"

Students are late and finally a parking spot is found all the way at the end of the lot. They run to class only to find that the test is already over, and that they all have truancy for their tardiness.

Rule of Thirds

Capstone Statement of Intent

For my capstone project, I am going to put together a video showing how much devastation as well as negative impact slash-and-burn agriculture has on both the local and global environment. The video will also contain commentary from botanists and other experts on the subject of agriculture and deforestation. Lastly, this video will show the alternatives available that should be used instead of slash-and-burn farming that would not be harmful to the environment or the people living in the areas where this type of agricultural practice takes place.

My capstone project will be conducted as a table presentation in the hallway where judges will come and see my work. I will have a short speech ready to say to them, let them watch my video, and then have a concluding statement for my project. It most likely will not be that long, but it will cover all the important aspects and details concerning slash-and-burn farming.

What I hope to accomplish with my capstone project is to convince governments in African nations as well as those in South American countries to outlaw the use of slash-and-burn farming and implement some of these alternatives such as chop-and-mulch agriculture that would be safer and less harmful for the entire global environment.