Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Educating Grandad Won!!

It was the Respect festival at Stockton Riverside College today! We showed our video Educating Grandad to the judges of the Equality and Diversity competition, and they loved it! We won! They were very impressed by the video and want it be showed to more people and be featured at an upcoming event! 




*Update* 9/2/17 Matty and myself added subtitles to the YouTube video so that more people can watch, learn from and understand our video! The process was easy and included typing in the dialogue at the correct time, it didn't take very long either and is something we should consider doing for future videos that may be watched by those who cannot hear or understand the dialect and accent. 

The video received a great response from the whole class, tutors and the judges of the contest. I believe it was very fit for purpose as it teaches viewers about how discrimination is wrong and what things should not be said, it explains important issues such as British Values which are part of the curriculum, therefore allowing this video to be a great teaching tool in schools and colleges.  This video is unique as there are not many videos of this nature out there to be used as an educational tool and with the addition of subtitles the film can be more accessible. The video is to be shown and made available to all areas in the college to be used as a teaching tool. From a technical point of view, we used the crane for the opening shot which looks great as it pans downwards onto the family playing monopoly, it helps add movement to the scene which is very static as they're all sat around the table. We also made sure to use a range of camera angles to keep the interest of the viewer during the still scene and control the situation that was unfolding. One interesting shot we used (which is the thumbnail of the video above) is a POV shot from the grandad as everyone stares at him for what he has said. I really like this shot and believe it is very powerful because it is looking at the audience and makes them reassess what they say and what they think. As a group we all worked well, with pre-production and on-set roles being shared across the whole class so that everyone was involved.

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