Nature Dialogue
In this assignment, we're required to conduct a thorough research of our assigned natural setting and make a discussion video out of the information that we've gathered. The natural setting that we've been assigned to is Grassland.
We decided to focus on tropical grassland as it has more resources available online and it's easier for us to navigate through our research
My group consists of Cameron Lee Xiu YI, Ong Khai Yun and I (Voon Ming Yee)
PROGRESS
Week 3-4
We started off by doing our share of research of tropical grassland and compiled everything into a google document for easier access. We decided that our topic of discussion will be Tropical Grasslands in the Serengeti and that we proceeded to brainstorm for roles that we were about to act as. Some of the initial ideas include students, tourists, DJs and forest rangers.
Eventually, we settled on having a podcast named "What's up nature" featuring two DJs, namely DJ Cameron and DJ Ong and one ranger as an invited guest, namely Ms Rachel Hemmersbach. We also included a pop quiz session to make the podcast more interesting and fun. Followed by, we compiled out ideas into a storyboard so that everything is kept in order.
Week 5-6
After having a storyline, we came up with a question bank which will be included in our script to ease the script writing process. Then, we moved on to writing our draft for the script and showed it to Mr Paul for checking. We amended the script according to Mr Paul's feedback and practised the finalised script several times before recording.
Week 7
After having several rehearsals, we decided to record and finalise our podcast .During the editing, we added relevant graphics, background music and also subtitles to enhance the video.
OUTCOME
REFLECTION
Through this assignment, I've learnt to brainstorm and come up with creative ideas. Thus, we've decided to present our video discussion in a podcast to add a creative approach to the assignment. Moreover, I've also learnt to incorporate fun elements such as pop quiz to the podcast to make it more engaging.
In addition, I've also learnt to respect my group member's ideas and and communicate with them efficiently via whatsapp group chat and Microsoft teams. In order to ensure that everything runs smoothly, we conduct meetings from time to time as it also prevents miscommunications.
Lastly, I've also learnt the importance of leadership and teamwork. It's crucial that everyone does their part in a team to produce good outcome. I also learnt to manage my time wisely by creating a progress calendar to keep track of our tasks and timeline.