Media Industries 2 – Seminar Involvement Week 8

Contribution & Collaboration

The seminar was a success! The set up was all smooth sailing, although there was a lot of heavy lifting and shifting. Our early arrival and access to the lecture room meant that we didn’t have to madly rush until the very last minute. The event organisational running sheet and delegated tasks that I arranged gave everyone a responsibility and an awareness of what needed to be done. I spent my time sticking up posters, collecting trolleys and shifting stages and furniture. I was also able to run through the checklist with every group member to ensure we didn’t miss a thing.

We had half an hour to relax, get a coffee and take a breath before crowds starting arriving, which was ideal. I was able to take the requested shots of the programs, name tags, catering and gifts for the steering committee as well as upload a final promotional image onto the Instagram and Facebook event. I was also able to help Sarah make a phone call and deal with one of our guests that was running late.

During the seminar I took photographs and then uploaded them onto the drive for the steering committee that afternoon. I also helped pack up, return equipment and stages.

After the event I wrote the credits list, shared it with the group via the Facebook page to obtain their approval and then submitted it to Ronja from the steering committee. I also asked the group for some people to edit the seminar footage although no one showed interest. I then approached people from the steering committee and offered assistance, Georgi and Christine agreed to help. Georgi, Christine and Steph helped convert the footage. I spent an afternoon and night in the editing suites putting together the 5 minute highlight video and the full seminar video. I was under pressure to get the edit to Steve from the steering committee so did not do this job to the best of my ability and struggle cutting together some of the shots with the audio issues we had. Fortunately I was able to get this done in time, even if I didn’t intend for this to my responsibility.