Multimodal Project Presentation Reflections

• What I thought about the project:

When the project was first presented to us in terms of what we had to do and how we had to do it, i was excited because I usually do not make my own videos. The fact that we had the freedom to choose what topic we wished to present made me anxious. Hundreds of topics streamed through my mind and I could not decide. However, I was able to narrow down my options to aviation related topics. Overall, I loved the idea of the video format and I enjoyed bragging about my favorite plane. 

• What I felt at the during my presentation:

Knowing it was presentation day, I was excited to share my project with the class and boast about the Advanced Super Hornet like there was no tomorrow. I couldn't help but feel a little nervous considering the fact that I don't like "stepping under the spotlight" as Hollywood folks would describe it. I don't perform well when I know I have a handful of people's attention watching over me. I have learned to cope with it over the years by simply facing the music and getting over with.On a more positive note,  I do love to teach people about military related subjects so that helped me cope with my stage anxiety. While I was setting up the projector I could help but kick myself in the rear for not adding photos of the other two aircraft I had mentioned orally to help my audience better understand what i was talking about. With the exception of those missing photos, I felt very proud of my project and I enjoyed presenting it to the class. Something just felt right about my approach to the controversy and the style i chose to present it in. Even the soundtrack I chose was perfect for the video I had formatted. 

• What I felt after the presentation:

After I received feedback from Dr. Kyburz and a few classmates, I was satisfied with what I had created because I know they enjoyed the presentation and I was pleased to hear that I did well informing them. I concur with the feedback that was given back to me, and again the only disappointment was that I did not include a photo of the Raptor or the Lightning II.       

Multimodal Project Reflections

• What are my modes? (Audio, video, image, text: Be general and specific...which)

The modes that I utilized for my multimodal project included video, audio, and text. I took an excerpt from a large documentary I found on You-tube and added a track that I found suitable for the excerpt. The video also included audio and narration so I overlapped the track I added with the video, giving the narration and audio priority over the music. Once I implemented the music with the video, I added my own text into the video to help present what I wanted the viewers to think about. The text consisted of controversial questions concerning the aircraft and some general information on the aircraft itself. Once my editing was complete, I matched the audio, video, and text into a video that I found satisfactory to what I wanted for my class presentation. 

• What is my platform? (youtube, ppt, prez, etc.)

The platform that I decided to use was Microsoft Windows Movie Maker. The reason that I decided to use this platform was because I had experience with it in the past. It is the only platform I felt comfortable with for the project and , in my opinion, is the easiest to use. 

• What is my concept?...The nature of my inquiry?

The concept that I chose was to present something I knew i was going to feel excited about. Currently, I am following a controversy that is very relative to my career goals and so I picked that controversy to present in the form of a video. The issue is that the researchers and developers at Boeing have unleashed an outstanding new strike fighter for use by the US Navy and Congress is hesitant on the decision to add it top the 2015 Fiscal Year due to budgeting concerns. At first, the nature of my inquiry on the topic was to be as informational to the viewer as possible, but I changed my approach due to some suggestions and made it more opposing to excluding the aircraft from the 2015 Fiscal Year. At first I did not like the idea of changing the approach but as I edited further I realized it made sense. 

• How can it be better?

Honestly, I was very satisfied with the outcome of my project. The only improvements I would like to make to the project is if I could add footage of a live debate between congressman, Boeing representatives, and the Secretary of Defense about the military budgeting controversy.