Wednesday

Today we got the opportunity to interview the film makers about the difficulties and the highlights of film making. It seemed at first the film makers had a hard time adjusting to the basics of the camera and equipment, but soon became familiar with the technology; also it took approximately an hour to set everything up because the adults from Fleet Street showed us a demonstration on what to do clearly and carefully.

We were given the chance to interview some very interesting people; who happened to be associated with the printing industry. Also, we were lucky to learn a bit about each interviewee, especially their feelings toward Rupert Murdoch and what life as a printer was. Us as writers and film makers got to converse with each of them separately, also getting to learn more about their current life and their past relating to the subject of their previous work. Y6  film makers got to learn about the camera terminology. We learnt about “Wiffle”. Wiffle is an abbreviation. White balance - is when you use white paper to set the correct colour. Iris - is what you use to set the darkness and light. Focus - when focus on the faces so they are not fuzzy. Framing - is when your eyes have to be in line with a line on a screen. LEvel- means sound level and how much sound you want to hear. All the children are looking forward to interviewing the printers who were involved in the print trade and the Wapping dispute. “We are also looking forward to printing tomorrow,” said Ruba.