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Filming the activity
For the activity to be filmed firstly
the trainer responsible for it needed
to make a Training Session Outline
(TSO) and later the script. So there
you go - take a moment to see
the TSO of the activity “Mission
Impossible”. edit and the script.
After this was delivered, the video
team had a moment to read it, have
a meeting with a trainer to explain
how the activity looks like, trainer’s
expectations
towards
the
tutorial and based on that
the shot list was created-
so the production team
had an idea and a
plan what to shoot,
see it here.
When
the
set
was prepared and
everything was settled,
participants started to
arrive into the training
room we were waiting ready
to roll.
Now remembering what Reinout was
saying in his video: planning is one
thing and very important to do it,
but the readiness to act upon what
is happening during filming and
improvising is super valid to get great
shots! Especially during educational
training activity- you never know
what participants will come up with!
Happily during “Mission Impossible”
all went well and we got enough
footage to show what this activity
is about. Nevertheless filming
the activity was only one part of
the whole production process of
educational video tutorial we made.
Filming the interview
For the structure of our videos we decided
to include footage from the training and
the interview of a trainer explaining how
to facilitate it. A crucial part of those
interviews was to ensure that we would
film them in a place where the sound and
the image will be adequate. Take a look
on our first interview set up attempts.
After some hours setting everything and
using what we could find at the venue
(mattresses, sheets, a lot of duct tape,
etc), we admitted the fail. There
was too much echo and the
idea of filming theinterview
in kind of open spaces
did not work. Next day
(or night) we moved
to a small room and
it was much better.
For the interview itself
it was important for the
trainer to be prepared to
tell a story of the activity:
what is the method about, step
by step, tips and tricks - whatever was
needed to make it a tutorial. Here
the producers were helpful in asking
questions that you can see in the script.
We totally needed to admit that as
trainers we are used to speak in front
of our participants, but camera is
sometimes less friendlier.. It does not
give you instant feedback of looking
bored or annoyed.. We needed to get
out of our comfort zone and just deal
with how weird that was. Lots of lessons
learnt and admitting that during the
process it was getting easier after one
or two interviews. Here it was helping
that we had good relationship with
our video team and the atmosphere
was easy going and supportive.
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