My Proposal
September 27, 2013
Mrs. Amy Boutilier
Sports and Medical Science Academy
280 Huyshope Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Dear Mrs. Boutilier:
The focus of my capstone project would be for me to create a series of PSA video on Cyber Bullying, each video being a minute and a half long that would be shared through teens in the Connecticut schooling system. Over my summer holiday I spent time in London, I was surprise to see that that a young lady had killed herself based on a series of online harassing questions that she received in her ask.fm. Growing up I’ve always had a strong zero tolerance for bullying in any form. I’ve always long to understand how someone could think bullying is okay. My first year at Sports and Medical Science academy I had just left a school full of bullies just to arrive at a turning point of more horrible kids, I will never forget the day I saw someone had spit all over my personal items. I had never felt so embarrassed in my life. Based on my personal experience I think I have enough knowledge to explore this topic.
My essential question is how are social networks affecting teenage suicides? With the knowledge I collect from researching this question I hope to create and Public service announcement video on Cyber Bullying. I know that our school has seen its fair share of what bullying can do as well as the affects it can cause on an individual. I would love to present not only my filmography but the sketches and scripts for my actors to correspond with while portraying their roles.
Other than my capstone project, a mentor that will be helping to guide me through my project will be Arthur Standberry, who works with PTSD Veterans, has had some experience of his own creating a PSA video for Drug and Alcohol abuse. Along with the help from Mr. Standberry, I have enlisted the help of Greg Mills who owns a part time video and photography business. On occasion Mr. Jeff Davis has volunteered to help. I think my learning stretch will be the amount of un-knowledge I have yet to learn as well as time management with everything that i have to balance while completing this project.
Sincerely,
Ms. Arnell Lee
Mrs. Amy Boutilier
Sports and Medical Science Academy
280 Huyshope Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Dear Mrs. Boutilier:
The focus of my capstone project would be for me to create a series of PSA video on Cyber Bullying, each video being a minute and a half long that would be shared through teens in the Connecticut schooling system. Over my summer holiday I spent time in London, I was surprise to see that that a young lady had killed herself based on a series of online harassing questions that she received in her ask.fm. Growing up I’ve always had a strong zero tolerance for bullying in any form. I’ve always long to understand how someone could think bullying is okay. My first year at Sports and Medical Science academy I had just left a school full of bullies just to arrive at a turning point of more horrible kids, I will never forget the day I saw someone had spit all over my personal items. I had never felt so embarrassed in my life. Based on my personal experience I think I have enough knowledge to explore this topic.
My essential question is how are social networks affecting teenage suicides? With the knowledge I collect from researching this question I hope to create and Public service announcement video on Cyber Bullying. I know that our school has seen its fair share of what bullying can do as well as the affects it can cause on an individual. I would love to present not only my filmography but the sketches and scripts for my actors to correspond with while portraying their roles.
Other than my capstone project, a mentor that will be helping to guide me through my project will be Arthur Standberry, who works with PTSD Veterans, has had some experience of his own creating a PSA video for Drug and Alcohol abuse. Along with the help from Mr. Standberry, I have enlisted the help of Greg Mills who owns a part time video and photography business. On occasion Mr. Jeff Davis has volunteered to help. I think my learning stretch will be the amount of un-knowledge I have yet to learn as well as time management with everything that i have to balance while completing this project.
Sincerely,
Ms. Arnell Lee