I’ve already explained what Capstone is, so I don’t need to say it again, but it has been crazy! There has been a significant change and improvement compared to where I was in this project when writing my second blog post.
Back when I was still researching and mainly focused on getting an interview was my down point. Slowly things got better and I finished research, and found out when I was finally doing my interview! I did my interview at the beginning of starting my script and got some information, but I knew basically everything because I am now an expert! (As I did do my interview when everyone including me was finished researching so I knew everything, and most people did their interview during mid-research.) I was relieved that I finally finished that setback, so I wasn’t worried anymore. Writing my script was a long process, longer than what it takes for me to usually write a script, but that was probably because Capstone is longer than any of our ignites at 3-6 minutes for a video (which I did,) and only 1-2 minutes and 30 seconds for our past ignites related to Capstone. I thought writing my script would be easy so I took it pretty slow at first. I only had around 4-5 slides script slides, in WeVideo form which is longer than Adobe gradually. (I started with WeVideo, and halfway I changed to Adobe.) After that, I realized I had little time, and finished my script by the next week. I changed my script format to Adobe which took effort because I needed to cut down the script slides shorter, separating them by color-coding. After some editing and revising I started my Adobe video, a good strategy of finding photos for each slide and then adding narration and music at the end to everything.
I think my favorite part of this process was finding photos and researching. I love the Maldives, especially for its beauty, so it was really easy to find incredible beautiful photos and a lot. The research wasn’t a problem because I was focused and interested in the topic, ending up with tons of pages of notes.
Some facts that I didn’t add in my presentation:
The national symbols of the Maldives are coconut palm and yellowfin tuna.
Dogs are not allowed in the Maldives!
There are no rivers and hills in the Maldives, as it is the flattest country in the world! There are only two freshwater lakes in the Maldives.
On the handful of public beaches in the Maldives wearing revealing clothing is illegal!
Climate change means warmer summers in the Maldives and lots of coral is damaged. This is called coral bleaching when the water temperatures become a few degrees hotter than normal for two weeks or more. The coral should be bright and colorful, looking healthy and a place for fish to live in, but the coral is now becoming white and snapping apart. Since the Maldives is made of atolls if the coral reefs die, the Maldives will too.
There are so many more facts and information, but I can’t add all of it. On the other hand, my interview with Christine Drinan, founder, and CEO of Galavante Travel Company. was very helpful and went well! I got some information from them, but since I had it so late I basically knew everything she told me. Christine loved to travel and during college, she worked in finance and built a travel business. She loved the Maldives a lot and talked mostly about how unspoiled and unpolluted the waters are in the Maldives because of how isolated it is, and how independently functioning it is during the interview.
At first, I used to regret that I chose the Maldives as my topic thinking that I would have a hard time finding an interviewee and information, but I was wrong! I just searched and tried extra hard, and ended up with a really good final movie that I am very proud of. I didn’t do all of this independently though, I had a few friends that helped me! These people were: Camilla, Nea, Raiya, Isabella, Jane, and a big thanks to Ms. Boyer who led me through the whole process in many ways! In conclusion, I so am proud of my final video, and we are so close to the presenting day! The Maldives is a beautiful and remarkable place, and I’m so glad I chose it as my topic, and I am really happy with my final Adobe.