Week 4 Friday Meeting

Wow! It's nearly the middle of the year! That is amazing. We have committed to at least 10 episodes this year to accommodate all the year 8s who were keen to anchor. We are working on Episode 4 this Friday and it is nearly June so I think we are making great progress. It's natural that we would go more slowly in the first term while we are getting used to Wave TV and new classes. Soon we will be like pros!

It was great to work out who needs or wants to get better at what skills last week. Milly, Hayden and Ben were at Writer's Group at that time so can add their names on Friday. I liked the way people used the list to select crews who had less experience in that area, such as camera work and directing. It'd be great sometime to go over our job descriptions as I think they need updating. You will have a better idea of what you do in each role than I do.

Ok, organisation for this week. Let's get Episode 4 as close to complete as possible.

• Editing. Lots of it. We need to timetable ourselves so people are editing their stories in 40 min blocks all day.  
• We'll also need a general editing crew for credits and titles- perhaps Milly and Ryan after morning tea? Or Hayden and Ben? 
• Filming- Anchors only I think, but there may be more. After morning tea?
• Louis and Adam- where will you film? Will you green screen or be somewhere around the school?
• Who were the crew for the Anchor filming? Was it Troy and Isaac?

Anything else? Add it below. Please remember to write in a comment below to let me know you've read the blog post. Thanks and see you on Friday. Caroline.

Hmm, I wonder what stories these pictures are from?

Week 3 Term 2 Friday Meeting

Hi Everyone,
I was really impressed with the way you smoothly organised yourselves last Friday. We achieved a lot because of that. Well done!

• This Friday we need to fully complete Episode 3. We are so close! 

Episode 4 Filming Friday
Reporters need to choose locations to suit your stories. Think about wind sound, people sound and light/ shadows. Let me know where you will film in a comment below.

• Louis and Adam- Practise, practise and practise your lines so they are smoooooth and natural :)

Friday's To Do List

• View Episode 3 & critique.
• Organise what we need to do to finish it.
• Practice Episode 4 with Anchors and Reporters.
• Plan the day's editing and filming.
• Chenthi & Kai- you have your own morning plan?
• Get scripts, locations and reporters ready for filming.
• Film anchors and stories- times are on most scripts.
• Download footage straight into the computer. Delete from the camera. Put the camera on charge.

We need to delete lots of old footage off the cameras. Are there any volunteers for this? Write in a comment if you are keen, otherwise I will select some deleters.

What stories are these from?

Week 2 Term 2 2013

17th May Friday Meeting

Welcome back to our first week of Wave TV after the holidays! I hope you all had a great break and have settled back into school really well.

To Do this Friday-

• Complete Episode 3. All the stories are finished. Yay! Well done.

Amber and Lucia need to edit the anchors.

Editors (Chenthi and Emma?) need to overview and check the entire episode for sound levels, colour, cropping, transitions, smoothness, quality etc.

• Work on Episode 4

Louis and Adam need to script the anchor segment for Episode 4 once we have finalised all the stories and the order they will be in.

We will organise who needs to do what else at our morning meeting, after we watch and critique Episode 3.

We'll spend the rest of the day working through our task list.

We won't work on any stories for Episode 5 today.

Organisation:

• Roll
• Watch Episode 3 so far.
• Critique- what more needs to be done to Episode 3?
• Organise Episode 4. Make a task list.
• Work through the task list.

 Here are some photos the belong to stories from Episode 3. I wonder if you can tell what the stories might be about?

Week 8 Wave TV Meeting

Things to talk about:

• What we have done when we have finished filming- systems
• Naming files as we upload them into imovie
• Deleting footage off the cameras- annoying but essential and not happening right now.
• Moving between different episodes
• View Episodes 2 & 3 so far- critique. What is working and what should change?
• Editing- Green screening
• Introductions from reporters- what is a reporter's main job?
• Wave TV Correspondents- send emails or visit teachers as requested.

Things to do:

Episode 2:

• Footage from veggie Garden- Melissa & Chenthi
• Edit- Veggie Garden- Melissa & Chenthi
• Edit- Around the school- transitions/ trim clip ends/ crop/ brighten/ music? Milly & Kai
• Bring family fun day footage into Episode 2- Jake & Troy
• Edit- Family fun day- Jake & Troy
• Add Junior trip photos (in Caroline's email)
• Edit-Junior Trip- Hayden & Jesper
• Edit the other 2 stories- what are they and who is editing them? Are they filmed? Uploaded?
• Reporters and footage/ photos for RJT? Where are we at?
• Edit Anchors- Chloe & Nic
• Final edit over the whole episode- check- does it tell our stories well? What can we do better?
• Check internet permissions
• Get approval from all participants. 
• Final Final edit over the whole episode- check, tweak, make even more wonderful
• Turn into a quicktime movie
• Send movie to youtube
• Embed in the school website

Episode 3:

• Film Rippa story with Rm 11 & 9 reporters before morning tea Who is doing this? -Emma?
• Upload Rippa story to the computer at M/T-Emma?
• Edit Rippa story-Emma?
• Bring Science Trip footage into Episode 3- Ben & Jesper
• Edit Science Trip story- Ben & Jesper
• Footage for Weetbix Triathlon- where is it? - Em and ?
• Edit Weetbix Triathlon story- Em and ?
• Bring Te Reo Footage into Episode 3- Weston & Lyndsay
• Edit  Te Reo- Weston & Lyndsay
• Edit Anchors- Amber & Lucia
• Final edit over the whole episode- check- does it tell our stories well? What can we do better?
• Check internet permissions
• Get approval from all participants. 
• Final Final edit over the whole episode- check, tweak, make even more wonderful
• Turn into a quicktime movie
• Send movie to youtube
• Embed in the school website

Episode 4- Is there anything important that needs to be done this week?

Episode 5- Is there anything important that needs to be done this week?

Filming Today:

• Rippa reporters for Episode 2- Where and when and by who?

Week 7 Friday WTV Meeting (22nd March)

Here's our to do list for Friday: (Goal for the day- complete uploading and editing Episode 2, get all filming done for Episode 3 and uploaded.)

1. Roll 
2. Fiddling with cameras & scripts during filming creates loud and annoying noise.
3. Discuss and share WTV Crew's Paremata correspondent jobs.
4. How are people managing class workload and WTV? Shifts?
5. Stories for upcoming pisodes?
6. Assembly adverts for Wave TV- Crew
7. Newsletters- putting ourselves out there. Who will do this?
8. Run through Episode 2 with Amber & Lucia and reporters. Everyone tweaks.
9. What are we working on today- who is doing what?

• Weston & Lyndsay filming Rms 6 & 9 at 11:14am?
• Chloe & Nic practising their segment 10am till morning tea.
• Crew to film Episode 2 anchors ( C & N) at 11am (not yr 7 WG people) 
• Where are we filming? (Green screen still needs to be put up and still no proper lights for studio- try for Episode 3).
• Melissa & Chenthi to edit garden story. Are there photos as well?
• Jesper & Hayden to edit Junior trip story.
• Caroline- Check permissions for junior trip photos.
• Edit Episode 2 until it's complete- send to you tube or vimeo.
• Troy/ Melissa/ Jake upload family sports day footage.
• Milly & Kai edit Tour of Paremata School story.
• Jake & Troy edit Family Sports Day footage.
• Lyndsay & Weston- Where is the RJT footage? Needs uploading & editing.
• Episode 4 Anchors start scripting their episode on a library computer in the wiki after morning tea.

• Episode 3 or 4- Yummy stickers story (Mrs Haswell) needs a crew. She has chosen reporters. Rm 11 correspondent to email her about what she needs and when.
• Episode 3 or 4- Rippa rugby tournament reporters need a crew to film after lunch. (Mrs Haswell to send in photos for both these stories). Room 11 correspondent needs to follow this up by email. 

WTV Crew- add anything in the comments below if you know you/we need to work on it on Friday. Teachers- please add any stories to the comment below. Also please write down if you have footage or photos we can use.

Thank you, Caroline.

Week 6 Friday Meeting

Here's our to do list to start off Friday: (Goal for the day- complete episode 1 and all filming and uploading for Episode 2)

1. Roll
2. Choose WTV Crew's Paremata reporting correspondent area.
3. Writer's group- managing both WTV and WG. Make timetable.
4. How are people managing class/ other group workload and WTV?
5. Stories for Episode 3 or 4?
6. Assembly and newsletters- putting ourselves out there.
7. Run through Episode 2 with Chloe & Nic and reporters. Everyone tweaks.
8. What are we working on today- who is doing what?

• Weston & Lyndsay filming Rms 6 & 9 at 11:14am
• Samuel & Finn editing their segment till morning tea.
• Troy & Isaac to edit camera shots- experienced editor to help.
• Editors edit Episode 1 until it's complete- send to you tube or vimeo.
• Troy/ Melissa/ Jake upload family sports day footage after lunch.
• Chloe & Nic take home script to shoot next Friday.
• Amber & Lucia begin scripting Episode 3 after morning tea using a library computer. If it gets completed you can take it home and shoot next Friday as well.
• Yummy stickers story (Mrs Haswell) needs a crew. She has chosen reporters.
• Rippa rugby tournament reporters need a crew to film after lunch. (Mrs Haswell to send in photos for both these stories)

WTV Crew- add anything in the comments below if you know you/we need to work on it on Friday. Teachers- please add any stories to the comment below, preferably adding Also please if you have any footage or photos we can use.

Thank you, see you on Friday! Caroline.

Episode 1 2013

The first episode is all scripted, the anchors have their scripts at home and are practising, practising and practising. Most of the stories are filmed and uploaded to imovie.
These are some of the things that have gone really well over the last 2 weeks:

• We had a fantastic team of editors working through last Friday on it Georgia N, Emma and Emily.
• Our expert camera teams worked super-efficiently to film our stories.
• Presenters and reporters were totally prepared they knew exactly what they wanted to say and how they wanted to say it. 
• The crew are getting into the habit of putting the cameras on charge as soon as they come back to the studio, and of immediately uploading and deleting footage off the cameras.
• The crew are trying to move around the school quietly so they make the least disruption to classes and get the filming done efficiently.
• Everyone works really well together.
• Everyone chipped in to help match the anchor scripts and the story scripts for episode 1.
• More experienced crew are helping the less experienced gain skills in producing stories and editing.
• Crew are leaving the studio tidy and organised.
• Crew are problem-solving effectively to create the show they want to present.
• Crew are motivated and independent when working on stories.
• Everyone is managing their own behaviour extremely well- even when things get frustrating or scary or don't work or we have to re-shoot!

I am super impressed with the effort everyone is making so far. I am looking forward to filming the anchor segment this Friday. 

• Anchors- (Finn and Samuel) please remember to wear any colour clothing but green this Friday, as we will shoot in front of a green screen for the first time. 
• Anchors: Whaea Tia, Mr Pesefea and Sally all have copies of your script in their google drive.
• Crew: Ryan on the camera, Chantelle directing and Weston assistant.

Well done! Caroline.