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Capstone 7 (Capstone Share)

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The last step in Capstone is gathering all of your research together and making a presentation. On the day we were going to present to the parents I was really nervous because I did not want to mess up in front of my parents. I presented second to last so I had to wait for 30 minutes for me to go. I was nervous because everyone before me wasn’t messing up so if I messed up than I would stand up the most. Then it was time for me to go. I was nervous because I did not want to mess up.  I was comfortable with performing in the classroom. Once I walked up to the smart board I did what I had practiced. Then I presented and it was all good. Overall this Capstone experience has gotten me ready for middle school and my future. This Capstone project was a great way to top off the school year.

Bye. Thanks for reading about my really great capstone experience.

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Capstone 6 (Final Presentation)

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The next step in the Capstone process was making our presentation. To start off the making off my presentation I had to create a Google slideshow. After that I had to decide if I wanted to do a TED talk or if I would do an Ignite. At first I wanted to do an Ignite because I had already done an ignite so I had experience. Then I realized that when I did my Ignite I was really stressed out when the slide would switch to the next slide before I was ready. Then I decided I would do a TED talk because you have as much time as you want and need for each slide. I knew that I would need more writing if I was to do a TED talk but I was willing to do anything that would make my project the best it could be.  After deciding that I would do a TED talk I had to make my script. When making my script I realized that I needed to involve answering my Main inquiry question and Sub questions. I took most of my script from my essay and made it sound more conversational so that the audience would be intrigued. After making my script I had to memorize my script. Memorizing my script was not that hard because I do some plays so I know how to memorize things quickly. After I memorized my script I was done. Time to present!!!!!

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Capstone 5 (Answering Main inquiry Question essay)

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As our Capstone project comes to an end. We had to write an essay that supports our Main inquiry question. My main inquiry question is

What are the chief elements that affect the

making of a TV sitcom?

This essay really told me to elaborate on my facts. For example if a gave a fact about a sitcom, then I would have to say where I got the fact from. Writing this essay was really challenging but I think that my essay turned out pretty good. Here it is :

Lights, Camera, Action! From the day that the filming starts, to the day that the show releases. There is a lot of work that goes into making a sitcom. A sitcom  is short for situation comedy. The first TV show was made in 1928 and a lot has changed since then. Shows used to be in black and white but now shows are in color. Everyone that is on set for the making of the show has to work 10 hours every weekday. The process is long and hard. According a producer named Andrew Singer, making a sitcom is the busiest thing on the planet. Sitcoms are made funny because of Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production.Lights, Camera, Action! From the day that the filming starts, to the day that the show releases. There is a lot of work that goes into making a sitcom. A sitcom  is short for situation comedy. The first TV show was made in 1928 and a lot has changed since then. Shows used to be in black and white but now shows are in color. Everyone that is on set for the making of the show has to work 10 hours every weekday. The process is long and hard. According a producer named Andrew Singer, making a sitcom is the busiest thing on the planet. Sitcoms are made funny because of Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production.

Sitcoms are made funny because of Pre-Production. The first example of Pre-Production is hiring actors and crew that will be on set. The way that actors get hired is through a process called an audition. In an audition, people come to the set and are asked to say a few lines for the director. After everyone who wants to audition auditions, the directors discusses who they think would be the best person for that part. Sometimes the producer formally asks people to audition, when you are asked to audition you are more likely get the role. I think that the audition process is a great way to chose the roles because people that no one really knows who might be the next Emma Stone. According to entertainment.howstuffworks.com the show runner and the producers also have to be hired. The second example of Pre-Production is getting the cameras, scenery, and props. When cameras are brought to the set, they have to come in big equipment trucks that carry the cameras. The cameras can way up to 400 lbs so when they come out of the truck they have to be wheeled to the place where the scene will be filmed. After the cameras are set in place, the scenery crew helps put up the scenery. Their job is to make sure that the scenery is as realistic as possible. They try to make the viewers seem like a recording studio looks like a off location scene. When shooting off location cameras usually have a colored lens put on them so that even if the scene is being shot in the day, on TV it will look like it is night time if there is a dark lens on. After that the directors help with props. When I went to the set of “The Other Two,” executive producer Kaylani Esparza told me that sometimes when a person is “Drinking Tea,” when you are watching the show, they may just be drinking water. That happens because if there is a scene where someone spills Tea on themselves, the actor can get burnt, so the producers use water as a replacement. This shows how Pre-Production is involved in making a sitcom.

Sitcoms are made funny because of Production. On example of production is filming. There can be up to 20 people backstage at once. Once the producer says. Lights! Camera! Action! Everyone on set has to be absolutely silent. If someone laughs or talks once when a scene is being shot, the whole scene has to be shot all over again. When the camera is shooting the scene the executive producers are sitting in their chairs and watching the monitor. The monitor is kind of like a computer that watches over everything that is happening on all of the cameras. After the scene is over, the producers says Cut! The producer along with the executive producer watches the scene on the monitor and decide if the scene is good. When I had a talk with lead actor Case Walker, he told me that when the camera is filming you everything goes into a blurr. Filming a TV show can take longer than you think. A thirty minute episode can take 5 days. That’s 6 minutes shot per day. To shoot a 30 second stunt can take up to 5 hours! Usually it takes about 5 to 25 tries to get one scene done. It can take up to 8 months to shoot one season of a show. This shows how Production is involved in making a sitcom.

Sitcoms are made funny because of Post-Production. One example of Post-Production is editing. Editing is a 1 month process that is very important to the making of a TV show. Editing involves, music, sound, special effects, and much more. Without editing a TV show wouldn’t be a show. Editing involves switching from scene to  scene smoothly. Editing also involves making everyone and everything sound Perfect. When I interviewed a producer named Andrew Singer, he told me that editing is the core of the Show, editing is the most important part of making a TV show because editing makes shows look unique. That is what you are looking for in a great TV show. This shows how Post-Production is involved in making a sitcom.

In conclusion, Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production are the reason why the shows that you see on TV are made. These three elements make production less stressful and organized yet the whole process is still chaotic said Andrew Singer.  Watching sitcoms have changed people lives in many ways. For example many kids love watching shows like “Friends,” or “The Office.” It is part of their regular everyday life to watch TV. I can’t live without TV. I wonder what would happen if no one could watch TV?

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Capstone 4 (Site visit)

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For the Capstone project we had to visit a place that was related to our topic. After the Interview I did, the person I interviewed set me up to go to a place in New York City where they were filming a show. I was really excited to visit the place where a real TV show is being filmed because I had never done anything like that ever. I knew that I would eventually have my site visit but I wasn’t exactly sure when I would have it. Then after many text messages and emails my mom and figured out that we would visit the set on May 29th. I got really lucky because May 29th is my birthday and I get to skip school on my birthday. Finally the day of the site visit came and my mom and I drove down to the city. When we got there we met up with Kaylani who was going to show us around the set. First she showed me the vans that the actors stay in while they wait for them to be called to be filmed. Then after that she showed me inside and she explained that we had to be quiet when someone screamed action because that meant that a scene was being shot. I got to see a really scene that will show up on TV. It was so cool. Then after that Kaylani peeked into one of the vans and out came the lead actor came out!! I was so surprised when Case Walker came out,  He has 3 Million followers on musically. He was so nice. When he walked out, he gave me a man hug and then started chatting with me, It was so cool!! After my talk with Case Walker, it was time for us to go home. Overall I had a absolute blast and it would be awesome to do something like that again. Here is a link about the show I saw them film. The Other Two. : https://deadline.com/2017/10/comedy-central-new-series-the-other-two- 

 

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Capstone 3 (Interview)

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For our Capstone project we all had to find someone to interview so that we could get more information from an expert. For a lot of people finding an interview was very hard, but for me it was quite simple because the second I told my mom that I wanted to do Sitcom production as my topic, she said that she knew someone from college who produced TV shows. It was perfect.  As my interview grew closer, Ms. Edwards said that we needed to come up with interview questions. Interview questions! I thought that we would just ask him our sub questions. Then I started to make my 10 interview questions. On the day before my interview, Ms. Edwards said that you should record your interview. I didn’t know what I would record my interview on. All of the laptops and computers in my house don’t have cameras, so that didn’t work, and when I tried to use a screen recorder on the my phone, the Microphone didn’t work. After many struggles I finally came up with a solution, I would talk to the person I was interviewing on my home phone, and record everything with my cell phone. On the day of the interview I was nervous because I thought that the recording might not work. Then I would get no information and have to find another time to do the interview and that is hard because the person that I was interviewing is always very busy. Then finally, the interview started. When the Interview was done. I quickly made sure that the recording worked. I was so scared would it work or would it not work. Luckily the recording worked an I got loads of information. Overall the whole interview helped my project a lot and I am thankful the the person I was interviewing was using his time to help me with my project.

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Capstone #2 (Main Inquiry Question and Sub Questions

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The second part for our capstone progress was to think of our Main Inquiry question along with our Sub questions. At first I thought that this would be a piece of cake because we just had to think of a question that related to our topic and questions that supported our our main question. Though I was wrong, the question had to be really precise and it had to be a question that really had the people watching thinking. Ms. Edwards gave us a sheet to help us think about what to make as our Main Inquiry question. That sheet didn’t help me, it made me think too much and then I just started to trail away and I couldn’t think of anything. When I went home I started to think, and think, and think. Then I finally came up with my Main Inquiry question. What are the chief elements that affect the production of a TV sitcom? Then I Thought of my Sub questions, here they are:                                                                                                                                      How are single camera films and multi camera films different?
How are the right actors selected for the part?
How is a sitcom really made funny?
How is the audience kept entertained throughout the film?
How is a sitcom edited?

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Capstone #1 (Choosing a Topic)

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My teacher Ms. Edwards announced a project to us called “Capstone.” Apparently this is the most important project in the 5th grade. She explained to us that for the rest of the year we will be doing Capstone. I was surprised; I thought that Capstone would only last something like 3 weeks but I was wrong. Then Ms. Edwards handed us out a calendar of all of the due dates along with all of the requirements. I knew we would have to do a lot to make this project good including to visiting the site of the location for the topic we would chose and getting a interview with an expert on your topic. Ms. Edwards then told us that we had to actually pick a topic we would be researching on. I had no clue what to chose.

What could I chose? At first I thought, I know so much about sports, why don’t I just do something I know so much about. Then I realized that Ms. Edwards had told us to do something that we didn’t know that much about. Then it came to me. Acting. I got pretty ticked when I realized that acting would be too broad of a topic. I thought really thought the rest of that day. Finally when the final bell was about to ring it came to me for real. Instead of acting I could go behind the scenes and and have my project on TV production. It was perfect. I ran home that day and told my mom about my my Capstone idea, she told me that she knew someone who was a producer. Everything was set, I had my project ready for Ms. Edwards’s approval.

When I went into school a few days later I realized that today was the day I would meet with Ms.Edwards. Later in the day Ms. Edwards called me over to her desk to discuss what topic I would chose. I told her that I wanted to do TV production. She showed me a video about TV production and I said I was interested. Then she told me that my topic was fine and she let me off. Next step. Main inquiry question.

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