Problem/Need/Opportunity
Filipino Culture Night is a completely student-run production that portrays historical, current and envisioned events within the Filipino and Filipino-American community through theater and dancing. For the past 24 years, FCN has successfully provided a culturally enriching experience for students, faculty and the community.

The production ranges from $10,000-$17,000 every year. The funding covers the expenses of costumes, props, sets, lighting, promotions, DVDs and the venue. Because funding has commonly been the number one issue every year, I want to create an online community that may encourage current students, alumni and future participants to donate to this expensive production.

This website will serve as a useful tool for past, current or potential coordinators to learn more about the position and vital aspects of the production. In addition, they way it will be presented may reassure alumni or potential sponsors to donate.

Audience
Strictly for the sake of time, the intended audience will be for past, current and potential FCN coordinators. There are 24 coordinators that came before me and many more coordinators to come. My secondary audience can be for members, alumni, sponsors and anyone associated with FCN. The audience will generally be aware of the production, but to see an organized, professional-looking Web site may improve the production's reputation and sponsorship opportunities.

User's Needs
The following are pages and descriptions in order of importance:

1. Updates
   1. Updates on the latest developments of the current production
   2. Updates on the web site
2. About
   1. Definition
      1. The generic definition and purpose of FCN
      2. Constitutional definition of an FCN coordinator
   2. History
      1. About current and past productions
      2. List of past coordinators
      3. This can include programs, stories, etc.
      4. How to look: a timeline of past productions.
      5. Each production can have a link that will connect them to another page about that production.
   3. How the page can look: provide pictures of past productions
3. Venues
   1. Show images of past venues
   2. Provide past contracts in PDF so coordinators and estimate how much their venue will cost
   3. Provie links to potential venues
4. Finding a story
   1. Tips to creating a story with a purpose
   2. Show different sections in pictures
      1. Philippines flag - show that the play has to incorporate Filipino and Filipino-American culture
      2. Notepad - how to brainstorm Dances Pictures of dancing props with descriptions Pictures of costumes with descriptions
5. Funding
   1. Show PDF files of past sponsorship and donation forms
6. Promotions
   1. How to put your information out there
   2. Can show a picture of each way of promotion:
      1. Web site
      2. Fliers
      3. Meeting presentations
   3. Each picture can link to a description
7. DVDs
   1. Tips on how to find videographers
   2. Tips on how to find the right DVD-making company
   3. Pictures of last DVDs
   4. Provide links to potential videographers and DVD-making companies
8. Costumes
   1. Pictures and descriptions of ideal costumes for specific productions
   2. Provide links to web sites with pictures of costumes
9. Props and Sets
   1. Being resourceful - providing tips of how to get free or cheap props
   2. Pictures of props and sets
   3. Provide links to places to get props and sets
10. Music
    1. List the songs traditionally sung with lyrics (i.e. American National Anthem and Philippines National Anthem)
11. External Links
    1. Provide links to other web sites
    2. FCN2010 (Most current production. This will most likely be an external link)
       1. Venue Background Story & Issue - information on the current story and mission statement
       2. Actors/Characters - information on the current characters and actors
       3. Dances
       4. Costumes
       5. Props & sets
       6. Songs
       7. Promotions
       8. DVD
    3. AB Samahan (the organization that puts up the show)
    4. EDTEC 541
    5. SDSU

Environment
Physical: The coordinator can constantly refer to this web site when they need guidance or advice on anything.

Technical: Since there will be some multimedia on the web site, people should preferably have standard Internet connection with standard multimedia programs such as Adobe reader, Flash player. There may be sounds for videos, so it may be suggested that viewers have earphones when they are in a public setting.

Social: The amount of people who read the web site doesn't necessarily matter. However, if the coordinator wants to brainstorm ahead of time, they will most likely be reading the web site by themselves.

Resources and Limitations
The actual text will be collected from past productions and some of them are already prepared. Since I'm coordinating this year's production, it won't be difficult to gather my sources (i.e. written documents, pictures, videos). Many sources are from other so I'll be sure to credit them. Though we have a limited time to create the web site, the fact that I have text and sources readily available so make the process of bringing everything together simple. I believe my biggest challenge will be stylizing the web site.

General Solution
Every year new Filipino Culture Night coordinators ask themselves, "How am I supposed to run this production?" Some coordinators would rely on their own natural talents or play it ear-by-ear. Many coordinators get in touch with the earlier coordinators to seek for advice. But none of them created some kind of community that will help every coordinator. Not only will this web site give a depth idea of what the production entails, but potential coordinators will be able to start brainstorming ideas for their production. Anyone who reads this before becoming coordinator will be more prepared than any past coordinator has ever been.