Infographic Poster

My Infographic poster relates to my capstone by highlighting all of the positive of hydraulic fracturing. I did not have to complete more research for my poster because I had attained plenty of information on the topic from previous articles I have read. The hardest thing about creating my poster was actually forming an idea of what I wanted my poster to look like. I created my poster this semester. I have yet to finish my poster but plan on finishing it soon.

Possible Ideas

1.)  Light Blue Background

2.) Explain the Future of Hydrofracking

3.) Explain the Process of Hydrofracking

PSA Reflection

I addressed my statement of intent by showing some of the positives of hydraulic fracturing through my video. The only requirement I did not exactly meet was keeping my video with in the 30-55 second mark. My video was around one minute long. Something I would do differently next time would definitely be making more slides and putting shorter sentences in them to make it easier to read. The hardest thing about creating my PSA was making the audio sound decent because the only microphone I had was in the computer.

PSA Intent

After reading the article, I learned a lot about how a PSA video works. Not only did I learn what PSA means and what it's for, but I also learned how to make one and how to get peoples attention by using different techniques. I have a feeling that reading this article will definitely make reaching all my future endeavors in this class easier.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl2PpP2YnbQ

This first PSA does a good job of delivering its message in a short amount of time. I liked this PSA because they got celebrity Keanu Reeves to be in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArNAB9GFDog

I liked this PSA because it was very upbeat and colorful. I also liked that they used evidence and facts to try to get their message across to the audience.

My PSA:

The major point I want to emphasize on in my PSA is the whole situation on Hydraulic Fracturing and how it is a better way to gain energy. The few people that I have talked to and do know what Hydraulic Fracturing is usually only know about all the negatives so I want to show how the positive outweigh the negatives.

For visuals, I want to use some what colorful visuals because I want to convey a positive attitude towards Hydraulic Fracturing. The same goes for the audio.

Capstone Project Statement of Intent

My goal for this project is to create a website that highlights all the positives of hydraulic fracturing whereas most highlight the negatives. This is important to me because I believe that everyone should know about all the different ways hydraulic fracturing could help the economy and the entire nation itself. People should care about this subject because hydraulic fracturing is better for the environment than most other techniques used to acquire oil and natural gases. This project fits into my career goals because I hope to become a petroleum engineer one day. It gives back to society by showing them that hydraulic fracturing is not as bad as the media portrays it to be. It is in many ways better for the environment and could even create jobs if allowed in certain places.