Capstone Project Proposal Draft

Name of student: Vlad Lavrinovich________________________________ Date: 03/24/23

Teacher: Ms. Browne Block: ___A___________

The Capstone strand I have chosen is ______Project_____________________________________

Proposed title for my Project Proposal: (write the proposed title for your Capstone Project in one clear
sentence):

YouTube Martial Art Channel That Busts Myths and Misconceptions About Fighting

What is your inquiry question that interests you for further research? It should be a question that
connects with a purpose, passion or personalized area of interest for you. This is a question that you
cannot just google an answer for. Please see examples from your Capstone booklet.
My inquiry question is:

How could I use my martial arts experience to inform other people about the misinterpretations and
misinterpretations of fighting in popular media?

Rationale/context: Detail your reasons for choosing this inquiry question. Explain WHY you are
choosing to investigate this topic as a major area of focus. How does this area of inquiry connect to
your passion(s), purpose? Why is it of personal interest to you?

My inquiry is of this nature because I have noticed a lot of discrepancies about actual fighting
online; be it movies, media, video games, opinions from people, and ad infinitum. As a martial arts
practitioner and enthusiast of over 15 years overall experience, seeing bad fight scenes in
Hollywood movies or hearing myths about combat has always troubled me. This is why I would like
to make a YouTube channel dedicated to disproving much of the disinformation about martial arts
or combat in general; in the style of Myth Busters.

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Background: What background knowledge/connections/prior learning do you have in this area of
inquiry?

I have experience of over 11 years of Taekwondo, 3 years of Muay Thai, 1 year experience of
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 1 and a half years’ experience in Judo. I also take interest in historical martial
arts such as HEMA fencing, Buhurt, Kendo and Kenjutsu.

Career connections: What is your intended career area at this point in time? What connections
does this inquiry question have to your life, academic and/ or career goals?

I want to become an electrician.

Interdisciplinary and core competencies connections: What subject areas and core
competencies will be connected with your project? Outline and explain the connections.

Creative thinking, communication, personal and cultural identity, critical thinking, personal
awareness and responsibility

Content creation on YT is seemingly easy, however a lot of core competencies go into this field of
work. You need to be creative and have good communication skills in order to succeed as a
content creator, however you must also learn how to pace yourself so you don’t fall apart from
overwork. The type of channel I’m planning on creating is also a critique channel, so critical thinking
is an essential core competency.

Capstone Presentation medium: select one or more project mediums you wish to use to present
your project. Outline and give details about how you will present your project once completed. You
may use a combination of mediums.

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 o Electronic portfolio: Prezi or o Website
PPT o imovie presentation
o Physical portfolio o YouTube channel

YT Channel

Description of my Capstone project. Specific Project Details of the Capstone Project: what will
you research, create, study, produce, solve, investigate? What product will be produced at the end
of this project for evaluation. Write a one-page description outlining your proposal.

I will research online resources such as other martial artists’ YouTube channels, articles, historical
records/manuals, and I might also consult with people that have combat experience that I already
know personally. I will also try checking my hypothesis in a simulated combat scenario. For the
YouTube channel I will look at successful YouTube videos and analyze all the parts of them that
made them popular e.g. thumbnail, content, and length. I will consult some of my friends to help me
edit and produce these videos. I will create a separate Gmail for this project, and a brand-new
YouTube channel alongside it. Since brand new channels rarely get exposure, I will most likely start
doing shortform content supplemented by a main video. YouTube often times pushes random
content from small creators which can often times be viewed hundreds of times with the YT Shorts
feature, whereas the actual long form videos are often times swallowed by the algorithm. Photo
editing software such as photoshop or video editing software can be pirated in a safe manner,
which I’m planning on doing. I will try to market my videos by researching thumbnails and titles of
popular YouTube videos, since that is what draws most people in, in the first place. I will create a
minimum of 5, 10 minute videos talking about different topics; they will be accompanied by YT
Shorts which will just be clips from the video itself edited in an interesting manner. The videos will
be produced with cameras, music, and the materials referenced in the video e.g. a short clip from a
Hollywood action movie. To create a video, I will first pick a topic of interest out of a list of
brainstormed topics, then I will do some background research and testing, and finally if the content
is satisfactory, I will then proceed to produce and publish the video. Producing the video would
incorporate things such as filming the content, editing the content, and cutting out unnecessary
moments/bloopers, producing an eye-catching thumbnail, and then picking an attention-grabbing
title. Uploads would also have to be scheduled during the times when the most amount of people
sit down and watch YouTube.

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Resources/ Technology/Skills: Make an assessment of the resources, technology and skills you
will need to be able to complete this project. What is your plan to be able to access/learn all of the
resources necessary to achieve completion of this project? Detail your plans.

All I need is a PC, editing software, camera, microphone, and a place to film my videos. The
procurement of the necessary materials is quite simple and I already have all of them.

Mentors/Community Connections: What types of mentor(s)/community connections will you

need to help you complete your capstone project? How will your mentor(s) help you? What is your
plan to access the mentorship/community connections necessary for this project?

I already have mentors I personally know; however I also know many online creators that I could
contact and perhaps even collaborate with in order to satisfy the requirements for this project.
All of these mentors are experienced martial artists.

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Project limitations: What are some project limitations and potential obstacles that you foresee that
might affect progress with your Capstone Project?

I am not photogenic and uncharismatic, so I believe it would be hard for me to be on camera and
actually film myself and upload that to the internet. I will also lack time in order to actually fulfill this
capstone since I am already incredibly busy with many other things, considering filming and
producing content is usually very time consuming; many people do it as a full time job.

Other considerations: List and detail any other related information/ considerations about your
project that you feel should be included in your project proposal.

My knowledge is limited and may not be completely factual or may not apply in some
circumstances e.g. I am not qualified in talking about firefights are trench warfare.

References: Provide a literature review of 5-10 PEER REVIEWED ACADEMIC references:

research, videos, etc. that offer some preliminary research you have done for your project that
shows you are able to access the key information that you will need to be able to complete this
project/work. Your list should be written using correct APA formatting.

References

Gamology. (2021, October 7). MMA Fighter REACTS to Hand-to-hand Combat in Video Games | Experts

React [Video].

YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xw4MFgpmdQ&ab_channel=Gamology

KPP999. (2011, January 20). The Deluge Duel.wmv [Video].

YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljExTEPNFnM&ab_channel=KPP999

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ScenicFights. (2022, August 15). How Legit is Batman’s jiu-jitsu vs Mutant Leader? #short [Video].

YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-hFXNdzZ2UM

Skallagrim. (2014, December 15). Half-swording - Why grabbing a sharp blade in a sword fight is not

crazy [Video].

YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwuQPfvSSlo&ab_channel=Skallagrim

Vance, M. (2023, January 14). Thorkell 1km spear throw Vinland Saga #anime #nerd #vikings #history

#animes #martialarts #geek [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dJ_1DUlzguo