Reflection

     My Capstone project was to learn about theater and its lighting aspects.  For each aspect of my project I used skills like, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.  While writing my research paper I thought carefully about what I was writing and tried to be as original as I could, along with asking others for help when needed.  When working with my mentor I had to make sure I was on point and not doing anything stupid because others where relying on me.  During my physical project, working stage crew for Skyline's musical, I had to communicate with other s and collaborate with them, so that we could get our jobs done in an orderly and efficient way.  

     My project really help me learn about what I want to do after high school.  I loved doing lights for SSFHS and after working at Skyline for my project, I know that this is what I want my career to be.  One unexpected thing I gained from this project was friends.  While working the show I met so many cool people and developed some great friendships.  Hopefully I will see them next semester over at Skyline.  The most important things I learned from the project where the little pieces of information and tips about lighting.  They may not seem like much but they help to make a show easier and looking better than ever.

     I faced many challenges during my project.  The first being the fact that it took me forever to find a mentor.  Luckily one of my best friends is in the theater group at Skyline and was able to tell me about his teacher, Allan Ceccarelli.  Another challenge was all the late hours.  I was able to complete all the hours for this project in three days because I was working with them from basically dawn to dusk.  But it was worth it, so I just made sure I got as much sleep as possible.  The last challenge I faced was "learning the ropes" and this didn't just include the fry rail.  Getting used to how Skyline theater performances run was difficult at first, because it is nothing like SSFHS, but after some hard work and help from my new friends I got through it and did a good job.

     The Capstone Project was a fun experience.  I used all my skills to complete it to the best of my ability and helped put on a great performance.  Along the way I learned many thing that I will defiantly use now and later in life.  I couldn't have gotten through this if it weren't for my new friends and I thank them for it.