Capstone Reflection

I took away quite a few things from my visit to capstone presentations.  From the interviews, the biggest trend I noticed were people regretting not starting early enough or leaving themselves more time to complete their capstones.  That is something that I already knew would be a problem but it reinforced my belief.  I thought that people, for the most part, had a good visual presentation to their capstone area.  This is something that I hadn't put too much thought into.  I now see it as important to have something to take away with you from the event.  I noticed when showing a film, the capstone format can be very limiting.  When showing a film in a classroom on loop in the dark kind of discourages people not to talk.  This seems like something to keep in mind and try to address in the future.  I also noticed how important it was to address the people visiting your booth with enthusiasm.  If you don't have enthusiasm for your own project, then why should anyone else?

Capstone Interviews

Capstone Interviews
1. Kenny Van Velzen

      Why did you choose this for your capstone project? He says he as an entrepreneurial dream to create an urban agriculture company.  He chose to put his 3D and 2D designing skills.  

     
      What are some of the changes that you had to make between your original idea and what you are presenting today? Kenny originally wanted to make a video for his capstone but instead worked it into a print campaign still using his designing skills.

    
      What is your opinion of the timeline for your capstone? Was it helpful or a waste of time? Why?  He thinks that you have to stick to your own plan but that it is helpful.

    
       If you could change anything about your capstone, what would that be?  The only thing he would change is starting it early.

     
      What advice would you give me in planning for my capstone?  Kenny advised me to start right away instead of putting it off.

2. Santiago Casar

      Why did you choose this for your capstone project? Santiago chose this project because jobs that he is applying to in LA are asking him for a reel.

     
      What are some of the changes that you had to make between your original idea and what you are presenting today?  He originally was going to do a documentary but the scope of it was too large and required too many people.

What is your opinion of the timeline for your capstone? Was it helpful or a waste of time? Why?  Santiago thought it was a waste of time because it is too restrictive and things would take longer than planned.

If you could change anything about your capstone, what would that be? He would try to get more feedback from people as he was completing his project.

   
      What advice would you give me in planning for my capstone? Try to do something crazy and try to learn.

3. Jesse Praeuner

     Why did you choose this for your capstone project? Decided to take a shot at writing music because he had trouble coming up with an idea.

What are some of the changes that you had to make between your original idea and what you are presenting today? Nothing.  His original idea was to write, mix and produce music which he did.

  
      What is your opinion of the timeline for your capstone? Was it helpful or a waste of time? Why? He thought it wasn't useful because he is a procrastinator.

 If you could change anything about your capstone, what would that be? Jesse said he would have started it earlier.

What advice would you give me in planning for my capstone? His advice was to try to plan a light semester during your capstone.