This is the forth year in a row I've been asked to be involved with this Priors Field School event. I've posted about it each year but I will briefly describe it again.
It's actually a highly enjoyable job which takes an incredible amount of concentration. This is a good challenge for me because I'm used to working alone at my own pace and listening to music, great for creativity but not great for concentration.
It's a two day event where the pupils of this all girls boarding school put on a bit of a show for the parents on the last day of term. The pupils leaving this year play the songs they have written, play in orchestras, show their art, and give speeches. The teachers also give a round up to the years progress and give out prizes to exceptional students.
My role changed this year slightly. I was given control of a free roaming broadcast quality camera. A huge thing on a tripod with wheels, the kind you see in studios broadcasting live. The hardest part is to get to grips with the running order of the show by being at the rehearsals on day 1, and on day 2 I have to film and edit LIVE to a 30 foot screen at the head of the hall - broadcasting to over 1000 parents. I control two broadcast quality camera's and a basic live mixing desk. The sound, probably the most important part of the production is done by a friend and sound engineer who runs the company Kinetic (based in Woking).
As I've said before, if I have children, and if I have a girl, I will be thinking about paying for her education at this incredible school. Very impressive indeed.
Sorry there is nothing to show you, but it's all mixed live.
It's actually a highly enjoyable job which takes an incredible amount of concentration. This is a good challenge for me because I'm used to working alone at my own pace and listening to music, great for creativity but not great for concentration.
It's a two day event where the pupils of this all girls boarding school put on a bit of a show for the parents on the last day of term. The pupils leaving this year play the songs they have written, play in orchestras, show their art, and give speeches. The teachers also give a round up to the years progress and give out prizes to exceptional students.
My role changed this year slightly. I was given control of a free roaming broadcast quality camera. A huge thing on a tripod with wheels, the kind you see in studios broadcasting live. The hardest part is to get to grips with the running order of the show by being at the rehearsals on day 1, and on day 2 I have to film and edit LIVE to a 30 foot screen at the head of the hall - broadcasting to over 1000 parents. I control two broadcast quality camera's and a basic live mixing desk. The sound, probably the most important part of the production is done by a friend and sound engineer who runs the company Kinetic (based in Woking).
As I've said before, if I have children, and if I have a girl, I will be thinking about paying for her education at this incredible school. Very impressive indeed.
Sorry there is nothing to show you, but it's all mixed live.
