As part of a group of 5 we had to plan a recording of an open day in O’Fiaich Institute of further education. We had to brainstorm idea of how best to approach the gathering of footage and keep in mind the output of the final edit. We listed all the courses that will be setting up displays on the open day and composed three questions to ask each individual interviewed.
Questions:
Q1. What made you choose O Fiaich?
Q2. What do you think of facilities?
Q3. What is your future goal after you leave O Fiaich?
Questions for Teachers:
Q1. What is involved in the course?
Q2. What are the benefits of doing a PLC before going to third level college?
Q3. How would you encourage students to take part in this course?
Equipment:
DSLR Camera
Flip Cam
Batteries
Ideas:
Time-lapse of people entering college
Each Display on the day
Pan of facilities
On the morning of the shoot we composed a check-list of equipment needed and planned out our strategy to obtain the best footage possible. We carried out a test shoot and we realized we might have some problems with ambient noise. Will decided we will have to use the editing software to adjust and clipping in the audio levels.
When it came to the real shoot we found it difficult to encourage students and people to be comfortable in front of camera. Eventually we managed to get a large number of interviews and quality shots of equipment and demonstrations of course work. We question current students about their views on facilities and their goals for the future.
For the editing process I referred to all the assignments and post I carried out during the year. LINK:
