tom hardwick
22nd September 2001, 19:59
I've just got back from a 2 day course at Wansfell College.
The college is just inside the M25 at Epping It's a lovely old building and is used for adult education.
The course was entitled "Give your video
audience appeal" and there were 13 students and teacher Tom - 4 women, and
the ages ranged from 20 to 70.
On Wednesday night we stayed up till 1 o'clock and on Thursday till 12:45.
We filled every single minute and then some and nothing stopped at tea
breaks or meal times ~ camcorders were brought to the table and questions
continued to flow.
It was a highly successful course and I was pleased to see that every single
one of them joined in - with the filming, the Q & A, the appraisals, the
hardware and the hints and tips.
We all swapped names and addresses, emails and phone nrs. Laurie called out
the chef and his boss on the last meal and we all applauded their fine
efforts. Lew the caretaker helped me unpack the car and there were willing
hands yesterday to help me reload it. I filled my Mondeo with equipment.
We watched everyone's films and were most impressed by what we saw; the
film makers seemingly happy for any criticism. We watched "real" films late
into the night. I demonstrated everything from anamorphics to the www, from
tape path cleaning to my special steadycam walk. We all laughed and learnt
lots and agreed that this was one IAC aspect that should be hugely
encouraged. I'd be very happy to run a similar course sometime in the
future; it was great fun.
tom.
The college is just inside the M25 at Epping It's a lovely old building and is used for adult education.
The course was entitled "Give your video
audience appeal" and there were 13 students and teacher Tom - 4 women, and
the ages ranged from 20 to 70.
On Wednesday night we stayed up till 1 o'clock and on Thursday till 12:45.
We filled every single minute and then some and nothing stopped at tea
breaks or meal times ~ camcorders were brought to the table and questions
continued to flow.
It was a highly successful course and I was pleased to see that every single
one of them joined in - with the filming, the Q & A, the appraisals, the
hardware and the hints and tips.
We all swapped names and addresses, emails and phone nrs. Laurie called out
the chef and his boss on the last meal and we all applauded their fine
efforts. Lew the caretaker helped me unpack the car and there were willing
hands yesterday to help me reload it. I filled my Mondeo with equipment.
We watched everyone's films and were most impressed by what we saw; the
film makers seemingly happy for any criticism. We watched "real" films late
into the night. I demonstrated everything from anamorphics to the www, from
tape path cleaning to my special steadycam walk. We all laughed and learnt
lots and agreed that this was one IAC aspect that should be hugely
encouraged. I'd be very happy to run a similar course sometime in the
future; it was great fun.
tom.