With my Capstone project, I intend to discuss the wage gap in Hollywood between male and female actors/actresses, directors, and crew. Coupled with that, I want to tie in the underrepresentation of women in Hollywood. This will likely lead to a conversation about not only gender, but race, age, religion, and sexual orientation. This particular topic is currently a hot button issue. There have been several articles lately as women in Hollywood are being more vocal about the wage disparity and general treatment in Hollywood. Due to the prevalence, I expect there to be a plethora of information at my disposal.

To illustrate these points,  I intend to use an infographic and an animated video showing statistics and information supporting the wage gap and underrepresentation. In one of my tweets I pose the question, is this a feminist issue or a humanist issue. Using the humanist angle as a tie in, I can discuss the how this disparity extends far beyond gender.

If possible, I would also like to explore the history of the wage disparity in Hollywood – pre-civil rights movement to today.I also hope to discuss some ways in which Hollywood can close the gap, what steps may have already been taken, steps that are planned to be taken, and how the future of equality looks in Hollywood.

Some thoughts on some additional pages, aside from the two media objects mentioned, I’d like to provide backlinks to some useful articles and informational websites relating to this topic as well as possible resources for women in Hollywood.

Working on a research project about the #HollywoodPayGap – gender inequality exists even in tinseltown.

— Varity Schwartz (@VaritySchwartz) April 5, 2016

Can we have a conversation about the #HollywoodPayGap if we don't also talk about female under representation? #WhereMyLadiesAt

— Varity Schwartz (@VaritySchwartz) April 5, 2016

Does wanting equal pay make you a #feminist or a #humanist? #HollywoodPayGap

— Varity Schwartz (@VaritySchwartz) April 5, 2016

Are actors more talented than actresses, thus deserving higher pay for better work? How would one measure that? #HollywoodPayGap

— Varity Schwartz (@VaritySchwartz) April 5, 2016

We've all heard about the #HollywoodPayGap in regards to actresses and directors but what about the crew? #EqualPayForEqualWork

— Varity Schwartz (@VaritySchwartz) April 5, 2016

The subject that I will be discussing for my capstone project will be about the female traveler and trying to empower then to go travel solo. A few of my ideas that I wanted to bring up was the misconception of traveling solo, possibly things to bring, and how the solo female traveling market has multiplied. I will be doing the infographic and animation to portray the information I found.

The animation will be helpful to put tips for solo travelers. I was planning on making a video that helps female travelers know what to bring and be mental prepared. In a sense it will be a motivational video to encourage more women to travel solo and set out of their comfort zone. Possibly putting in a few quotes from females that have traveled before. We are already seeing it within the market. The amount of women-only travel companies has increased 230% in the past six years. The infographic will be more of the statistics. It will show the average age, the difference between men and women who travel alone, the benefits.

These two media object relate to one another by complementing each other’s facts. The animation will be motivational and positive fact, while the infographic will have more of the background information such as spending amounts, comparison between men and women. For example 80% of solo travelers are female. Having all of this information available on a website will be handy since while your traveling it can be accessible from a phone to view the information anywhere in the world that there is service.

The average age of a female traveling solo is 45. Only 1% are 18-24 of age. #femaletraveler #solotraveler #adventurousfemale #gotravelsolo

— Savage (@savage333beast) April 5, 2016

Traveling solo gives you more freedom to do what you want without any obligations to others. #travelsolo #femaletraveler #adventurousfemales

— Savage (@savage333beast) April 5, 2016

The number of women-only travel companies has increased 230% in the past six years. #femaletraveler #gotravelsolo #adventurousfemales

— Savage (@savage333beast) April 5, 2016

80% of all travel decisions are made by women! #gotravelsolo #adventuresolo #femaletraveler #solotraveler

— Savage (@savage333beast) April 5, 2016

Solo female travelers, few tips you should take with you. 1) Be Confident 2)Dress accordingly 3)Trust your gut #solotraveler #femaletraveler

— Savage (@savage333beast) April 5, 2016

For my Capstone Project I want to explore the animal industry’s impact on both the health of an individual and the Earth. I will briefly summarize the wide scope of the animal industry on my site but in order to keep a coherent focus I will concentrate on meat and dairy and the impact these products have on both the health of the globe and the individual. While I will primarily be focusing on the negative aspects of the industry, there are a few benefits to it as well that I would be biased to ignore—though as I will make clear, the great majority of the industry’s impact on global well-being is undesirable and greatly outweighs the few benefits the industry provides. I will create an infographic using vectored images as well as a remixed video using clips from other CC videos.

Animals used in agriculture take up a lot of space and occupy land that used to be rainforest or that could have been used to grow crops for human consumption. This results in decreased biodiversity as well as hunger across the globe. Carbon and methane from these ruminants become trapped in the atmosphere and the air we breathe. Their waste contaminates water through improper disposal.

However this is not all. While there is a relationship between high rates of meat consumption and obesity, heart disease, stroke, and a variety of other medical conditions, not to mention its propensity to transmit diseases, milk consumption has been linked to obesity, osteoporosis, and cancer due to both natural and artificial hormones within it.

The animal industry has suffered large profit gains in recent years at the expense of small farmers, and it is slated to grow even larger as the world population increases. We must remember that our resources are not infinite, and there is a limit to how large anything can grow before it will collapse upon itself.

Eating meat corresponds to higher rates of obesity, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and early death.#vegan #meatismurder

— Dolli (@brie_cady) April 5, 2016

Who wants to breathe in cow farts? Livestock accounts for 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions including carbon/methane#vegan #cleanair

— Brie Cady (@brie_cady) April 5, 2016

Are you drinking poop? CAFOs contaminate clean water with waste when millions die every year without it#vegan #cleanwater

— Brie Cady (@brie_cady) April 5, 2016

Got milk? Then you’ve got pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, blood, pus, feces, and bacteria/viruses. Yum.#vegan #notmilk

— Brie Cady (@brie_cady) April 5, 2016

Eating meat corresponds to higher rates of obesity, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and early death.#vegan #meatismurder

— Brie Cady (@brie_cady) April 5, 2016

Over 100 years ago , an art movement had begun. Starting with Winsor McCay, the creator of the first full-page comics ‘Rarebit Fiend’ and ‘Little Nemo in Slumberland’ (these were some of the first psychedelic graphics). Shortly after that we saw Marcel Duchamp paint a mustache and beard on a reproduction of the Mona Lisa, to question and subvert the fine art world.
Here we are in the beginning of the 21st century Lowbrow art, which has been influencing design, film, fashion ,advertising, music and television for at least the last half century, is barely recognized as a high art form. Ultimately, some artists eventually find themselves among the highly accepted artists such as the likes of Picasso, Miro, Duchamp and Cezanne, but not without battling their way past the high priests who hesitate to show their work.
Lowbrow ( a term coined by Robert Williams in the mid 1960s ) art is varied and complex. It is a combination of pop-surrealism, cartoons, narrative, pervasive, kustom kulture, retro illustrative, expressionist and psychedelic punk, just to give you some idea of the enormous scope. Cartoon art, however, would be the single most powerful influence. Cartoon art seems to shape pop-surrealistic art both stylistically and philosophically, especially since its insurrection in the 1960s with underground comics and psychedelic posters.
My intention with this three page website is to introduce the viewer to a brief history of “Lowbrow” art, a comprehensive timeline as an info graphic and a partially animated mash up several wonderful pieces of art.

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Just setting up my Twitter. #myfirstTweet

— Paul Peralta (@Peralta97218) April 5, 2016

Over 100 years ago , an art movement had begun. Starting with Winsor McCay, the creator of the first full-page comics

— Paul Peralta (@Peralta97218) April 5, 2016

Big news coming to Dtc Class #BigData #ComingSoon

— Paul Peralta (@Peralta97218) April 5, 2016

Lowbrow ( a term coined by Robert Williams in the mid 1960s ) art is varied and complex. #science

— Paul Peralta (@Peralta97218) April 5, 2016

pop-surrealism, cartoons, narrative, pervasive, kustom kulture, retro illustrational expressionist and psychedelic punk #homework #intro

— Paul Peralta (@Peralta97218) April 5, 2016

The topic I will be exploring will be the positive benefits of children who are involved in youth athletics. I chose this topic because number one I am actively involved in volunteering in sports, and second because I believe there is a strong correlation between the lessons playing sports teaches you and being an effective adult.

It has been my understanding that participating on a team, especially at a young age can do a lot to instill a plethora of invaluable life skills such as responsibility, accountability, perseverance, teamwork, and that is just to name a few.

My project will compare statistical data that shows youth who participate in some sort of sports team ultimately end up being more successful in life. The medium I will use to communicate this be an infographic that presents the data I uncover in a very eye friendly and easily understandable format. The meat and potatoes of my statistical research will be comparative data that identifies how kids with some youth sports affiliation do better in school, go further with education, and ultimately are more well rounded people.

The second medium I will be using with be a remix video that I will use to explore the effects of sports as a tool for life skill learning. I will use a voice over narrative, and include action shots from the actual youth sports I am involved in as well as interviews with players and parents.

I will also address some of the negative connotations surrounding some youth athletics. For example I will highlight some of the safety changes in youth football that are geared towards making the game safer for our kids.

I will be doing a project for school that identifies the positive benefits of children who are involved in youth athletics.#brightertomorrow

— Johnny Fairchild (@JohnnyFairchild) April 5, 2016

Youth sports can do a lot to instill a plethora of invaluable life skills such as responsibility, accountability, perseverance, and teamwork

— Johnny Fairchild (@JohnnyFairchild) April 5, 2016

I will compare data that shows youth who participate in some sort of sports team are more effective at life. #ShapingTheFuture

— Johnny Fairchild (@JohnnyFairchild) April 5, 2016

I will also address some of the negative connotations surrounding some youth athletics. #HeadsUpAmerica

— Johnny Fairchild (@JohnnyFairchild) April 5, 2016

kids with youth sports affiliation do better in school, go further with education, and ultimately are more well rounded people.#YOUTH

— Johnny Fairchild (@JohnnyFairchild) April 5, 2016

With the rise of mobile devices, people are able to stay connected to one another more easily than ever before. Unfortunately, with this advancement in technology, people have began using this freedom everywhere, even while driving. In 2014 by itself, there were 3,129 distracted driving related deaths. Most advertisements on television and the internet focus on teens as the culprits behind distracted driving. As teens make up a lot of the statistics given on this topic, they don’t represent the whole picture. After some research, I’m sure I’ll find that this demographic isn’t the only group practicing unsafe driving habits.
For my capstone project, I will focus on distracted driving as a whole. With research into the topic, I will begin to uncover what steps are being taken to reduce distracted driving.
In terms of what I’ll be producing for this project, I’ve decided that I want to make an animation, and an infographic. This project will be statistic driven, so I plan on taking advantage of this by creating an infographic that will encapsulate these stats. For my animation, I want the viewer to witness the actual impact of distracted driving. I will use images of horrendous car crashes and other pictures that are a result from distracted driving. I’m hoping to make this animation as dramatic as possible, to really drive my point across.
With this capstone project, it is my aim to raise awareness on distracted driving.

meet #liz, a face of distracted driving https://t.co/ZFZljXPBb1 #justdrive #itcanwait

— david ess (@KINGdavidXVIV) April 5, 2016

distracted driving killed 3,129 people in 2014 alone#itcanwait #justdrive

— david ess (@KINGdavidXVIV) April 5, 2016

14 states have already outlawed using a phone while driving. 46 states have banned texting and driving. lets make it all 50! #justdrive

— david ess (@KINGdavidXVIV) April 5, 2016

what is the impact of one text message? https://t.co/3KKQz8dCif#justdrive #itcanwait

— david ess (@KINGdavidXVIV) April 5, 2016

the truth about distracted driving: one text or call, could wreck it all. #justdrive #itcanwait

— david ess (@KINGdavidXVIV) April 5, 2016

The subject matter that I have chosen is voting. Voting is a fundamental right for the peoples of the United States of America. So much so that, since the creation of the United States Constitution, there have been four amendments that specifically address voting rights. In my Capstone project I want to address these amendments and their importance. I also want to address the historically low voter turn outs for federal, state, and local elections. The two media objects I am choosing for my capstone project are remixed video and animation. I am going to use the two media objects to separate the federal election information from the state and local information, while the website is going to give a general overview of what our rights and responsibilities are with regards to voting.
For example:
The Fifteenth Amendment prevents the government, both state and federal, from inhibiting a citizen’s right to vote based on their ‘race, color, or previous condition of servitude.’ Now, while this addressed race color and servitude, it still did not allow for women to vote.
Due in large part to the women’s suffrage movement of the early 1900’s, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified prohibiting the denying of the right to vote on the basis of sex.
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment prohibited the requiring a poll or other type of tax in federal elections which was preventing people with little money the opportunity of voting.
The last one is the Twenty-Sixth Amendment which reduced the voting age to 18 allowing all those of majority the opportunity to vote.
So, as you can see, the right and responsibility of voting is so important that the Constitution was amending four times to allow all the opportunity to vote.
However, many people still do not take that opportunity. In 2008, just 56.8% of the voting age population turned out to vote. In 2012, it dropped to 53.6%, and those were presidential election years. In 2014, a non-presidential election year, the turnout dropped to just 36.3% for federal elections such as for congress and the senate.
This isn’t even taking into account state and local elections for representatives and measures that can directly face our lives.
This article isn’t to try and sway you from one side to another or to pick a particular mandate. That is for you to decide. However, if we all do our part in voting for who and what we believe will best help our society then we are taking personal responsibility for choosing who can best represent our needs. It’s that important.

Take the time to vote!
Since the creation of the U.S. Constitution, there have been 4 amendments that specifically address voting rights.

— Life Lover (@MountainsRiver) April 5, 2016

Take the time to vote!
In 2008, just 56.8% of the voting age population turned out to vote. In 2012, it dropped to 53.6%.

— Life Lover (@MountainsRiver) April 5, 2016

Take the time to vote!
In 2014, a non-presidential election year, voter turnout dropped to just 36.3% for federal elections.

— Life Lover (@MountainsRiver) April 5, 2016

Take the time to vote!
The 26th Amendment, which reduced the voting age to 18, allows all those of majority the opportunity to vote.

— Life Lover (@MountainsRiver) April 5, 2016

if we vote for who we believe will best represent us then we are taking responsibility for our society. It’s that important.
Vote! it's easy

— Life Lover (@MountainsRiver) April 5, 2016

if we vote for who we believe will best represent us then we are taking responsibility for our society. It’s that important.
Vote! it's easy

— John Oberg (@JohnPaulOberg) April 5, 2016