Thats A Wrap!

And so as the term comes to a close so with it does our event. We finished the Media Event last friday and it has to be said, it was a great success.

The work everyone put in, no matter how small, all came together to produce an almost flawless day.

Being a technical course there is always going to be glitches that are beyond our control...the curse of technology! Our minor problem was with the Green Screen room for the first group. I was the one looking after that group and so had first hand view of what happened. When Ant tried to demonstrate the features if a green screen we were left staring at the spinning beach ball that people dread to see on a Mac. There was a small panic from all involved but we all soon realised the problem, got Ant get it sorted, and talked the students through the rest of the set up instead. We managed to get it working and all was well by the end of the session. Not only this but a lot of the students have said that the green screen was their most interesting activity and so this little glitch is nothing when looking at the big picture.

We received this email from the head of department (Tim):

Chloe,

This is just to let you know that we all had an excellent time at the event that you and your team organised for us on Friday. Please accept our thanks!

The key to success I think was the enthusiasm and good humour of everyone involved. It's great for me to be able to take my students out to places where they can meet new people and ideas in a friendly, energetic

environment.

We also feel very privileged to have been spoken to by your two contrasting speakers - equally informative and inspirational in their different ways.

If it were ever possible to do something for Bath Spa students using what we have here in town, we'd love to return the favour. We have a big studio and a number of very competent and reliable students more than ready to take up positions as part of any production crew.

Keep in touch,

Tim


This is a slideshow of us in action on the day:

And here is the online version of the article the Bath Chronicle printed:

Don't be discouraged rising tuition fees urge students.

All in all the experience was amazing. Not only did we get to learnt how to put on an event like this, but we all got to experience it, learn from our peers and from some experts in the field. I loved working with the students, I found it all very rewarding. I understand how hard it is to get an idea of what you want to do when you are in their position and I hope that we were able to aid them in their journey...where ever it may take them!