FCCLA PLANNING PROCESS
Identified Concerns
Youth Traffic Safety was the concern for my project. I became interested in the topic of seat belts because I noticed that many students at Horseshoe Bend High School did not usually wear their seat belts. I decided to take a stand and make a video that would revolve around the student’s opinions on seat belts. By doing this project, I hoped to open the eyes of young drivers to make them see the harmful dangers of this important matter.
Set A Goal
My goal was to make a documentary that would leave young minds thinking about the importance of seatbelt safety. I used a variety of resources including the Internet to accomplish my goal. All students in the video would complete a release form.
Form A Plan
Who: Narrator (Sam Railey) and selective students
What: Make a digital video on seat belts.
Where: Horseshoe Bend High School
When: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
How: I sent out release forms in order to legally film students, typed a script,
assigned parts, filmed with digital cameras, then assembled my digital story.
Resources: Script, DVD, Cyberlink Power Director, Canon high definition camera,
JVC digital camera, two tripods, microphone, students to interview,
www.noys.org, www.teendriversource.org, fog machine, extension cord,
wrecked car, working car, fake blood, and narrator.
Act
First, I went to the principal for approval to film on campus. Next, the principal asked for release forms for all of those participating in the video. Then, I planned out a script on a laptop, printed it off, and gave a copy to the narrator, who was also a FCCLA member. I coordinated with my advisor on a date for filming. On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, we set up cameras and interviewed the students. We also, set up outside the school in the parking lot to see if the drivers were wearing their seat belts. After all of the footage was taken, I then edited the footage on Cyberlink Power Director and produced it. Last, I burned the video onto a DVD and also uploaded it to School Tube.
Follow Up
Our FCCLA Adviser showed the video to all of the Family and Consumer Science classes. Students in these classes completed a survey about the video. Results from the video were positive; 98.9% liked the video and 100% felt that it was informative. Students were also asked if they wore their seatbelts, 32% said they did not and 88% said the video encouraged them to wear their seat belt. We posted the video on our school website so that others could view it. We also advertised on Facebook to encourage people to watch the video. We submitted an article about the video to the local paper, “The Alexander City Outlook”.