PART I: Two-Hour Presentation
(1) I believe that I deserve a P+ on my presentation because I really put a lot of thought and effort into what content I presented on. Also, I went over all the parts that were supposed to be covered, and I stuck to my lesson plan for the whole time. I also put a lot of work into the power point.
(2) I am most proud of taking up all the time for my presentation, because before going up, I was worried that I wasn't even going to make the 1 hour minimum time for presenting, but then in the actual presentation, I took up all the time I possibly could, and I really felt good about that.
PART II: Overall Senior Project Experience
(3) I feel like I did good on choosing an essential question, because it's such a big and important part of the project. I really wanted to choose one that was going to help me outside of the project, but at the same time be a good one to research and learn about for a whole school year, and I think I was successful in choosing the right one.
I feel like I could have done better on the exit interview, because it feels like if I would have prepared more then I would have had a lot more to say, thus maybe getting me a higher grade.
(4) My EQ was: What is the best way to making a living in skateboarding?
My best answer was becoming a professional filmer/editor. Because it is the best combination of being a realistic answer, yet still producing a comfortable living. For example, if I wanted to be a pro skater, then my chances are next to nothing, because of how much competition there is in the field. But to strive to be a filmer/editor, there is a lot less competition, and my chances are a lot higher. And at the same time, it's something that I've really grown to like.
(5) This last month, will a lot of projects being due, really forced me to answer my EQ. For the longest time I just had a lot of "maybe" answers, but in this last month, I was forced to really go through them and pick the best three, and I'm glad I did because it helped a lot once I had a set three answers that I could focus on. And, no, my EQ did not change, because I was so picky about choosing an EQ in the first place and I chose one that I was sure I was going to stick with and answer throughout the year.
(6) The only suggestion I can think of for Senior Project is to maybe spread out some of the projects that are due in May. Because there seemed to be an overwhelming amount of projects due at that time, and it was very stressful, and it seemed like there was no break until after the 2 hour. And if that's what way it was meant to be, then I guess it worked. But I think it would take a lot of stress of the students to make some of the projects due earlier so they don't have to sorry about so many at one time.
(7) P+ because I've done all the projects to the best of my ability. And the Senior Project as a whole isn't something that I just did to finish it, it was something that I really put a lot of thinking into it, and something that I really cared a lot about. And I really made the project personal to me, which I believe was the point of this project.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Service Learning
(1)
Literal
Here is the log of my hours along with a description of my duties and contact information.
Interpretive
The most important thing that I gained from my service learning, is really understanding how a skate shop works. I learned that it's different that a regular department store, there's a sense of family while you're there, and it's because it's related to skateboarding. So that means that while you're working there you must treat everyone that comes through the door as a friend, along with everyone that you're working with.
Applied
This helped me answer my EQ because for every single hour of working at the shop, I was around skateboarding. And that alone gave me endless ideas for things to research, or just learning new things about the world of skateboarding. It probably helped me most with my third answer (to open a skate shop or business) because for the majority of my time there I was working with the manager, and was able to talk to him and ask any questions I had about the decisions he makes for the shop, so I was constantly learning how to run a skate shop when I was working with him. And as for my other two answers, being in the skating environment for the whole time really helped because I was constantly leaning about what's new with skateboarding and what the skaters were thinking. Which plays a big role in becoming a pro skater, and also becoming a pro filmer/editor because you have to know what's the demand of the skaters.
(2)
Here is a confirmation of my 50 hours.
Literal
Here is the log of my hours along with a description of my duties and contact information.
Interpretive
The most important thing that I gained from my service learning, is really understanding how a skate shop works. I learned that it's different that a regular department store, there's a sense of family while you're there, and it's because it's related to skateboarding. So that means that while you're working there you must treat everyone that comes through the door as a friend, along with everyone that you're working with.
Applied
This helped me answer my EQ because for every single hour of working at the shop, I was around skateboarding. And that alone gave me endless ideas for things to research, or just learning new things about the world of skateboarding. It probably helped me most with my third answer (to open a skate shop or business) because for the majority of my time there I was working with the manager, and was able to talk to him and ask any questions I had about the decisions he makes for the shop, so I was constantly learning how to run a skate shop when I was working with him. And as for my other two answers, being in the skating environment for the whole time really helped because I was constantly leaning about what's new with skateboarding and what the skaters were thinking. Which plays a big role in becoming a pro skater, and also becoming a pro filmer/editor because you have to know what's the demand of the skaters.
(2)
Here is a confirmation of my 50 hours.
Monday, May 9, 2011
2 Hour Presentation Rough Draft
(1) What is your sponge activity?
For my sponge, I think I want to show them the introduction to the movie "Fully Flared" because althought it's a skate movie, this intro is put together in such a way that any one could find it interesting. So, I hope that after watching this, more of the class will be interested in my topic and eager to what I have to say.
(2) What do you plan to do and say in the introduction?*
For my introsuction I plan on first starting off with the sponge activity, to really kick off the presentation in a way that the students will like, in hopes to grab their attention.
Then I will go on to introduce myself and my topic, giving them the complete breakdown of the day, and how it's going to work.
Then I will go into my foundation where I plan on talking about the history of skateboarding and aslo how I got into my topic and how I formed my essential question.
(3) What do you plan to say in your foundation?
For my foundation I plan on sharing a brief history of skateboarding, and also talking about how I arrived with the essential question that I have used through out the year, basically what made me so interested in my topic.
(4) What will your 2 or 3 answers be for your 2 hour?
My three answers that I will be presenting on are:
-Becoming a professional filmer/editor.
-Becoming a professional skater.
-Opening s skate shop/buisness.
(5) What activities will you do for each answer and why?
For my first answer, becoming a professional filmer/editor, I am going to have the students pair up on the computer and have them watch two or theree skate parts. As they are watching these parts, they will have a check list that will contain all of the filming and editing techniques that I went over during my presentation, and as they watch these parts they will check off what they see being used filming and editing wise. This relates to my answer because it's checking for understanding, making sure that they payed some attention to what I said as I presented. And showing them how editing and filming are so important in the skate industry, by showing them first hand.
For my second answer, becoming a pro skater, my activity will be to have to students pair up with a skateboard and I will teach everyone to learn to ollie. I realize that there may be students that already know this trick there, so I am open for request a to what trick they want to learn. This directly relates to my answer because that's what pro skaters do, they skate. Also, having the students step on the board and try it for themselves will hopefully show them how hard the sport really is, and will make them appreciate those who are good at it.
For my third answer, opening a skate shop or buisness, I will have the students get into groups of 4 or 5. Then I will give each group a type of product that they have to sell, and they will have to come up with a shop name, a logo, and exactly what they are going to sell in their store. Then I will have them explain to me what they came up with, and I will choose who's shop would work out the most and why.
(6) How do you plan to conclude your 2 hour?*
I plan on concluding my two hour by first talking about my most important answer, which is becoming a professional filmer/editor, and explaining them why it's my most important answer over the other two.
Then I will talk about my 3 best sources and why they helped me so much. Which are my servie learning at Utility Board Shop, then my 4th interview with Sonny, and finally the book "Skateboarding Is Not A Crime."
Finally, I will talk about my product from my senior project. I will share with the class what I took away from senior year and and how the senior project helped me do so.
(7) How do you plan to decorate the room?
As of right now, I don't have anything planned for the decoration of the room other than making sure that my eq is visable at all times and making sure that a senior pairs up with a junior for the seating arrangement.
(8) What supplies/resources will you need to make your 2 hour possible?
To make my 2 hour possible, I will need to obtain 15 skateboards for my 2nd activity, if they are going to pair up and use them. I will also need to use all of the computers for my first activity to have them pair up and watch the videos. Also, the projector so I can show my powerpoint.
For my sponge, I think I want to show them the introduction to the movie "Fully Flared" because althought it's a skate movie, this intro is put together in such a way that any one could find it interesting. So, I hope that after watching this, more of the class will be interested in my topic and eager to what I have to say.
(2) What do you plan to do and say in the introduction?*
For my introsuction I plan on first starting off with the sponge activity, to really kick off the presentation in a way that the students will like, in hopes to grab their attention.
Then I will go on to introduce myself and my topic, giving them the complete breakdown of the day, and how it's going to work.
Then I will go into my foundation where I plan on talking about the history of skateboarding and aslo how I got into my topic and how I formed my essential question.
(3) What do you plan to say in your foundation?
For my foundation I plan on sharing a brief history of skateboarding, and also talking about how I arrived with the essential question that I have used through out the year, basically what made me so interested in my topic.
(4) What will your 2 or 3 answers be for your 2 hour?
My three answers that I will be presenting on are:
-Becoming a professional filmer/editor.
-Becoming a professional skater.
-Opening s skate shop/buisness.
(5) What activities will you do for each answer and why?
For my first answer, becoming a professional filmer/editor, I am going to have the students pair up on the computer and have them watch two or theree skate parts. As they are watching these parts, they will have a check list that will contain all of the filming and editing techniques that I went over during my presentation, and as they watch these parts they will check off what they see being used filming and editing wise. This relates to my answer because it's checking for understanding, making sure that they payed some attention to what I said as I presented. And showing them how editing and filming are so important in the skate industry, by showing them first hand.
For my second answer, becoming a pro skater, my activity will be to have to students pair up with a skateboard and I will teach everyone to learn to ollie. I realize that there may be students that already know this trick there, so I am open for request a to what trick they want to learn. This directly relates to my answer because that's what pro skaters do, they skate. Also, having the students step on the board and try it for themselves will hopefully show them how hard the sport really is, and will make them appreciate those who are good at it.
For my third answer, opening a skate shop or buisness, I will have the students get into groups of 4 or 5. Then I will give each group a type of product that they have to sell, and they will have to come up with a shop name, a logo, and exactly what they are going to sell in their store. Then I will have them explain to me what they came up with, and I will choose who's shop would work out the most and why.
(6) How do you plan to conclude your 2 hour?*
I plan on concluding my two hour by first talking about my most important answer, which is becoming a professional filmer/editor, and explaining them why it's my most important answer over the other two.
Then I will talk about my 3 best sources and why they helped me so much. Which are my servie learning at Utility Board Shop, then my 4th interview with Sonny, and finally the book "Skateboarding Is Not A Crime."
Finally, I will talk about my product from my senior project. I will share with the class what I took away from senior year and and how the senior project helped me do so.
(7) How do you plan to decorate the room?
As of right now, I don't have anything planned for the decoration of the room other than making sure that my eq is visable at all times and making sure that a senior pairs up with a junior for the seating arrangement.
(8) What supplies/resources will you need to make your 2 hour possible?
To make my 2 hour possible, I will need to obtain 15 skateboards for my 2nd activity, if they are going to pair up and use them. I will also need to use all of the computers for my first activity to have them pair up and watch the videos. Also, the projector so I can show my powerpoint.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Independent Study Two: LIA
L: A. I, Michael Anderson, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
B. I produced skateboarding videos, this includes the filming of all the clips, and the skating of all the clips, between my frineds and I. Then I also, editing all the videos myself. Over a length of 42 hours, I produces a total of 5 skate videos.
I: I spent a total of 42 hours on the second independent taks. Making these videos does consume a lot of time. The filming alone takes the longest. A trick by it's self can take anywhere from 5 min to 2 hours to film, because not only do you want to land the trick, you want to get one that you're proud of, so if you land a sloppy trick, then you have to just keep trying until you land it. Which is why filming takes up so much of the time. Then editing all the clips takes about 2 hours because it's more than just putting clips in order then adding a video. To make a video worth watching, I have to edit the video to the song, which takes a lot of trial and error, and lot of patience. And mostly takes up about 2 hours.
A: This relates to my EQ which is, "What is the best way to make a living in skateboarding?" because it ties in with two of my three answers. One of my answers is to become a pro skater. When making these videos, I get tons and tons of practice on my board, because I can't keep doing the same things in all the videos, I have to be comming out with something new, which pushes me to learn new tricks, and pushes me to improve my overall skating ability. Another answer of mine is to become a filmer/editor, so most of the camera work in these videos are done by me. Any of the clips of my friends skating, I was the one behind the camera. Also, by making new videos, I can't have the same angles, I need to change it up, which improves my camera work. Same goes with editing, all the editing is done by me, and I try each time to improve my editing skills, so the the viewers of the videos don't get bored by watching the same thing over and over.
Below is my log of hours for this project. It includes the dates of which I worked, and the location of which the skating took place. Along with the signature saying that I have been sticking to the filming and editing scedual that I said I have been doing.
And here are the 5 finished videos that I have been working on over the course of this project.
B. I produced skateboarding videos, this includes the filming of all the clips, and the skating of all the clips, between my frineds and I. Then I also, editing all the videos myself. Over a length of 42 hours, I produces a total of 5 skate videos.
I: I spent a total of 42 hours on the second independent taks. Making these videos does consume a lot of time. The filming alone takes the longest. A trick by it's self can take anywhere from 5 min to 2 hours to film, because not only do you want to land the trick, you want to get one that you're proud of, so if you land a sloppy trick, then you have to just keep trying until you land it. Which is why filming takes up so much of the time. Then editing all the clips takes about 2 hours because it's more than just putting clips in order then adding a video. To make a video worth watching, I have to edit the video to the song, which takes a lot of trial and error, and lot of patience. And mostly takes up about 2 hours.
A: This relates to my EQ which is, "What is the best way to make a living in skateboarding?" because it ties in with two of my three answers. One of my answers is to become a pro skater. When making these videos, I get tons and tons of practice on my board, because I can't keep doing the same things in all the videos, I have to be comming out with something new, which pushes me to learn new tricks, and pushes me to improve my overall skating ability. Another answer of mine is to become a filmer/editor, so most of the camera work in these videos are done by me. Any of the clips of my friends skating, I was the one behind the camera. Also, by making new videos, I can't have the same angles, I need to change it up, which improves my camera work. Same goes with editing, all the editing is done by me, and I try each time to improve my editing skills, so the the viewers of the videos don't get bored by watching the same thing over and over.
Below is my log of hours for this project. It includes the dates of which I worked, and the location of which the skating took place. Along with the signature saying that I have been sticking to the filming and editing scedual that I said I have been doing.
And here are the 5 finished videos that I have been working on over the course of this project.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Art Rationale
For my art project, I'm making a skate video.
But what makes it more on the art side, is that I'm going to attempt to make a different style of video.
Instead of filming tricks and adding music, I want to see what I can do with trying to appear as if there is two of me in the same clip at the same time. Which is what will bring out the "art" in this projet.
But what makes it more on the art side, is that I'm going to attempt to make a different style of video.
Instead of filming tricks and adding music, I want to see what I can do with trying to appear as if there is two of me in the same clip at the same time. Which is what will bring out the "art" in this projet.
Monday, April 4, 2011
20 Quesitons (2nd Attempt)
1. How important is the music selection for a skate video?
2. What are some good programs used for editing skate videos?
3. What are some good video cameras that are used in the skate industry?
4. How important is it to have a fish eye lens?
5. What are some of the responsibilities of a skate shop manager?
6. Could the editing of a skate video make or break the video?
7. What are some of the responsibilities of a team manager?
8. Would a am skater still be able to make a comfortable living from
skateboarding? Why or why not? (6 figures)
9. Would a flow skater be able to make a comfortable living from
skateboarding? Why or why not? (6 figures)
10. How does a flow skater make their money?
11. How does an am skater make thier money?
12. What's important to keep in mind when trying to get sponsored?
13. What are things that pros should do to keep their title as a pro
skater?
14. What are some things to keep in mind when making a "sponsor me"
video?
15. What are some of the responsibilities of being a sales rep?
16. Does a sales rep in the skateboaring industry make a comfortable
living? Why or why not? (6 figures)
17. What's important when marketing product in a skate shop?
18. How do you chose which product to sell in your store?
19. How does a pro skater produce their income?
20. What do you consider a comfortable living?
*If some if these are invalid, then maybe some from the first try are valid and will be able to be replaced with them.
Also, this will not be the asking order, it's just the questions.
2. What are some good programs used for editing skate videos?
3. What are some good video cameras that are used in the skate industry?
4. How important is it to have a fish eye lens?
5. What are some of the responsibilities of a skate shop manager?
6. Could the editing of a skate video make or break the video?
7. What are some of the responsibilities of a team manager?
8. Would a am skater still be able to make a comfortable living from
skateboarding? Why or why not? (6 figures)
9. Would a flow skater be able to make a comfortable living from
skateboarding? Why or why not? (6 figures)
10. How does a flow skater make their money?
11. How does an am skater make thier money?
12. What's important to keep in mind when trying to get sponsored?
13. What are things that pros should do to keep their title as a pro
skater?
14. What are some things to keep in mind when making a "sponsor me"
video?
15. What are some of the responsibilities of being a sales rep?
16. Does a sales rep in the skateboaring industry make a comfortable
living? Why or why not? (6 figures)
17. What's important when marketing product in a skate shop?
18. How do you chose which product to sell in your store?
19. How does a pro skater produce their income?
20. What do you consider a comfortable living?
*If some if these are invalid, then maybe some from the first try are valid and will be able to be replaced with them.
Also, this will not be the asking order, it's just the questions.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Creative Expression Idea
Michael Anderson.
Skateboarding.
What is the best way to make a living in skateboarding?
My idea for this is to make a video.
But try to do something different that makes it different than any other skate video, meaning, some thing more creative. Something more than just playing trick after trick after trick.
It's an idea that is open to suggestions.
This relates to my EQ because one of my answers is being a pro film maker, and the ones that make it in the buisness are the ones that get creative with their work, so this would be a good oppurtunity to try it.
Skateboarding.
What is the best way to make a living in skateboarding?
My idea for this is to make a video.
But try to do something different that makes it different than any other skate video, meaning, some thing more creative. Something more than just playing trick after trick after trick.
It's an idea that is open to suggestions.
This relates to my EQ because one of my answers is being a pro film maker, and the ones that make it in the buisness are the ones that get creative with their work, so this would be a good oppurtunity to try it.
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