I have been doing my project on photography/videography this semester in compass. This includes all of the other details that go with it, like finding a good camera. I just recently put together a presentation on finding the best photography camera for myself.
I chose this topic because my senior project is to create the start of a photography/videography business, that I will be able to further pursue into a career. This is why doing my project to find an ideal camera was beneficial to me. For my mini product, I started with videography. The only camera I had to film was my iPhone, but since it was the mini product, I was using this as a time to experiment and practice. I am earning a science credit for this class, so I put together a 3 minute video/walk through of our school's nature trail. I experimented with focus, angles, perspective, speed, and editing. I also have a mentor for all of this, Michael Beniash, a sports editor for the Caledonian Record. We met up at school within the first two weeks, and he taught me a lot of things about his style, what he does, his cameras, and lots of details on ISO, shutter speed, and aperture. I took notes on all of this and used them when I went to get content for my product 1. For my product 1, I went to an elementary soccer jamboree with him to take pictures. He let me use his cameras, and I stayed for about 2 games. I took lots of good pictures, learned a lot about how to use/set my settings, and we then met up during the week to do a little bit of editing, and I put my best pictures into a slideshow with descriptions. Our next product assignment is to look at an alternative perspective. For this, I think I am going to look into film photography, dark rooms, and trying these things out. I am very happy with my topic, and am learning a lot. All of this will bring me closer to a more successful business, and I’m having fun while doing it. For a while I took a break from taking pictures with my camera at home because I was getting frustrated not knowing how to properly use it. But after learning all of this, I have rediscovered how much I love photography and videography, and I am so excited to turn this into my career someday.
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My name is Keenan Evans and I am a sophomore at Danville School. I am in a class called Compass, which is a class created for independent study and for students to focus and learn on topics that they are interested in. For my topic I chose to learn about equine massage therapy. I started by researching a few different careers that would involve me working with large animals like horses or cows, in hopes that I would find one career that sparked my interest. I decided that equine massage therapy was something that I really wanted to learn about.
I wanted to learn about massage therapy because I wanted to learn different massage and muscle exercises and their benefits to horses. I also wanted to learn ways that I could help my horse perform her best, and I also wanted her to be able to compete in sports that involve her muscles and ligaments to be in top condition. Equine massage therapy can also be helpful for spotting or preventing injury, which is extremely important for horses. I have completed my mini product and two other products so far. For these products I researched basic equine anatomy, different careers involving large animals, and stretching exercises for horses legs and neck. My next product I will work on will be my alternative perspective product. For this product I will look at a different aspect of this topic. This is now my 4th Compass class, and for this project I am focusing my attention on my recently acquired car, a 2011 BMW 335d. I bought the car for cheap due to it having multiple problems that needed to be fixed, and my goal for this project is to restore the car and build it to last another 100,000 miles (currently 94k miles).
For my mini project I was occupied with another topic, however I changed it to fixing and modifying my car for project 1. For this product, I compiled a list of things that the car needed, along with things that I wanted to do. This turned into a 4 page document with links for parts and guides on how to do each of the things, as I intend on performing most of the labor myself. I also began ordering essential things, such as light bulbs, sensors, oil, fuel additives and a couple cosmetic things. Moving onto product 2, I started a slideshow where I compiled the things I had done to the car, and plan on using this as a way of showing my progress throughout the semester. I also researched the most common failure points with the car, and was pleasantly surprised by the reliability the engine offered. For product 3, I plan on doing some photography with the car, as it's an alternative perspective project. This will include general photography research and practice, along with finding good spots to shoot and making sure the car is clean. I expect the car to look significantly better in the future, however this will be a good way of gauging the progress when I look back later. For the final product, I plan on finishing my slideshow and presenting it, along with having the car there to show. I’ll likely create a poster also. By then, I hope to have the car in proper mechanical condition, and to have all the maintenance done on it. It should also be noted that I’m shooting for an elective credit in the class, meaning I have a lot more freedom to have fun and enjoy the work I do, rather than focusing my attention on the grading aspect of it. In the future, one of my career paths involves some form of automotive engineering, so having this car and doing a bunch of the work for it will give me a general understanding of cars, which I will hopefully be able to carry over to the future. I also plan on working on the car following the class, when summer comes around for example, I intend on painting it, putting new wheels on and possibly coil overs. My name is Merrick Cote and I am a student at Danville High School. I am currently in COMPASS class which is a self-led independent study class. For my independent study, I chose to look into hats and everything that involves them. Since I’ve been growing out my hair I have been using hats pretty religiously to keep my hair out of my face until my hair is long enough to put up.
I began my research with a mini-product that looked at common modern hats and how they’re made. I made a slideshow to present my findings in my research for each hat which consisted of baseball caps, beanies, Ushanka hats, and trucker hats. I found it interesting how the manufacturing process of baseball caps is a really precise and long process that I didn’t realize was there. For my first product, I chose to look into the history of hat fashion in the United States from the 1900s-2000s. It was a slideshow that covered every decade to see how hat fashion changed throughout the decades. Something I found intriguing was how many decades had the same hat fashion but the hat itself changed over time not the type of hat. For my second product, I made an essay on the history of Gucci as a company because they sell high-quality hats along with its many other products and I wanted to see how such a company comes to exist. I highlighted its history from its inception in 1921 to the present day and how it has affected the company over the years and shaped it into what it looks like today. An interesting thought of mine while researching this is how the Gucci founder was a bellhop at hotels and the way his fashion design was shaped was from learning rich people's fashion tastes while being a bellhop. For my future products in COMPASS I will continue to learn more about hats. I want to learn how they shape society and certain groups of people and why people wear hats, what’s their motive for wearing a hat. I also want to make at least one type of hat by the end of the semester to see the process and to get a taste of how the hat fashion felt physically. I will learn what different types of headwear to look like and how they are similar and differ from traditional hats. Hi, my name is Lilley Anderson, I am a Senior at Danville School. I am enrolled in a class called Compass, which is an independent study class. The general outline, which can be altered, is created by Ms. Keach and Ms. Modry. I enjoy the freedom that this class offers hence why I have taken this class 5 times including this semester’s class.
Since it is an Independent Study class I chose to study various different aspects of the film industry. I hope to learn about behind the scenes, funny blooper scenes, deleted scenes, some famous movies, and about actor’s lives. Compass is broken up into five different Products, Mini Product, Product 1, Product 2, Product 3, and Product 4. We start by doing what is called the Mini Product, this is the introduction to what you want to learn. It will also help you decide if what you choose is a good fit, it’s also called the Test Drive Product. Then we move on to Product 1, the overview product. After that is the Laser Focus Product/Product 2. This Product allows you to focus on one specific aspect of your project. Next, the second to last product, is the Alternative Perspective. This product is about looking into either a different side of your project or something similar to it. And the last of the Products is Product 4. For the Mini Product I researched basic information on what an actor’s average salary is, pros and cons of the job, and the education. I didn’t have to do much for this aspect of the product because in a previous class I had researched this information in a greater depth. For the second and main part of my Mini Product I researched 5 different actors and made a slideshow which contained all the information I learned. The information I included in each slide was: A biography, their salary and education, movies they have acted in, and a few backstories on their acting career. Next, we move onto Product 1, the overview Product. I think this is my favorite Product so far. I researched the three Jurassic Park movies. I gave an introduction to each movie and wrote about the plot. I researched the cast, found facts and information about the movie, and I added some quotes from actors on filming the movie. Furthermore, I researched one animatronic in particular, The Tyrannosaurus Rex. I created a website which contained all of the information. I gave all three movies their own page, this way I kept everything organized and easy to find. |
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