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Miles
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We have just completed our first BBC bootcamps in Bristol, UK for the Natural History Unit.
These are the same folks who bring you Blue Planet or Meerkat Manor.
The staff are incredibly talented. Now, we’ve made them video literate and equipped them with the gear to put many of their ideas in motion.
Take a look at these pieces. They’re but a random sampling of the more than 80 stories that participants made in four days.
These people had never touched a camera or an edit before in their lives.
So far, so good. And this is only four days in.
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Lucinda Axelsson May 17, 2010
Hi there, thank you for your kind words about my film, it was great working with Michael and his team, they really know their stuff! It has totally changed the way I think about making TV and given me new skills and confidence, if you ever get a chance to go on one of his coursess i recommend it.
Lucinda
Michael Rosenblum May 17, 2010
despite the fact that I spelled your name wrong! What was the vibe at Bristol after it was over?
Andy May 19, 2010
delegates that I’ve spoken to seem really inspired by the course and we’ve had a bit of a run on people wanting to use edit stations and hand held camcorders in their own time – which must be a positive sign.
Cheers
Andy
Michael Rosenblum May 19, 2010
All good news! Thanks!
Lucy Mallatratt May 25, 2010
Hi Michael,
Feedback for the course you ran in Bristol was excellent as far as I heard. It was a brilliant course – most of us walked away feeling confident we could go and shoot anything asked of us (even if British reticence meant some wouldn’t admit it). Really inspiring, refreshing and essential. Hope it gets rolled out across the organisation. They need it. Best to you, Lisa and the team.
Lucy (Development producer BBC Factual – soon to be leaving! Bring it on)
Michael Rosenblum May 17, 2010
Of course, these people are not in the news business. They produce the Natural History stuff for The BBC. Music all over the place. And BBC has some pretty extensive rights agreements with music providers already in place.
Kevin May 17, 2010
Pretty Cool Stuff! Really liked the aspiring circus performers, thought is was a great story.
$ May 17, 2010
Some easy stones that could be thrown.
But not bad for early efforts.
I think some of these people had some video literacy before they took your class.
What I didn’t care for was too many were using the music crutch.
Music that didn’t come from the stories they were shooting.
Maybe a refresher in music rights should be included in the next bootcamp.