Migration Project

Dear families,

I know that some of you may be working on the taping of the interview for the migration project soon. I have gone over all the students' questions and have returned them. Everyone should be ready to interview. In class, we talked about adding a question at the end that would allow the person to add anything more that they had not yet said.

Here are some guidelines for filming:

1. The frame should show the face of the interview subject. The children's faces may not be included in the image--this is very important.
2. Please remind the kids to do a sound check before they begin recording (just record the subject saying a few things and then play it back to be sure it is recording intelligibly.)
3. Be sure the lighting is adequate and that the subject's face can be seen. Be careful of backlighting (for example if the subject is sitting by a window or outdoors) and make sure you have enough ambient light for your camera.
4. If you have a tripod, it will help steady the picture. If not, you might find a place to rest the camera while filming.
5. I understand that it helps to stop the camera between sections of questions so one can edit more easily. These are called "clips". When editing, you can search a clip for the parts you desire to keep instead of having to go through the whole video.
6. You can send the recording to school in DV (digital video) tape format, on a CD, or, if all else fails, on your camera itself.

Please contact me with any questions by email or phone: 644-0841

Have a great weekend,
Mary Welsh