DAY 2

Learning about editing

During the morning of Day 2 the children were shown how to transfer their footage to the computer and edit it using iMovie software. It did not take them long to learn, and the footage of Sean dancing provided some excellent raw material to work with.

Working in their groups the children created some exciting sequences and experimented by adding different soundtracks, slow motion and fast cutting.

Planning and Scripting

By mid morning break after most of the short edited sequences were completed the leaders introduced the concept of planning and scripting to the children who had had lots of ideas for stories and themes. Refining the scripts them proved slightly more difficult than the practical aspects.

Setting the scene

When the groups decided (through negotiating with leaders) that they had planned sufficiently well they gathered together their props, decided on locations and set up their equipment and set off to shoot their scenes. Each group had a leader - who only intervened as required - and offered suggestions if asked. At regular intervals there would be a group evaluation with the leaders.

Leaders rotated between the groups to ensure a variety of inputs and so the leaders could evaluate progress at the end of the day when the children had gone home.