7th November 2019 – Post Production

After watching through the interviews on the timeline with cutaways filmed on location it became apparent that we had gaps in cutaways some of which in the time remaining we would be able to pick up using a DSLR around Glasgow and in the collage, however this wasn’t the case for all.  During the filming it proved very difficult to film students walking through the corridors and sitting in classrooms as prior permission had to achieved from each induvial student.  Also at an early stage of the timeline Mr Mackay mentions his inspiration for becoming a Gaelic teacher is that his parents are both teachers on the isle of Harris.  On filming it proved impossible to gain coverage of the North Lanarkshire Council sign outside the school due to it being positioned adjacent to a Motorway.  I was then given the task of sourcing a shot of the North Lanarkshire council and Tommy the shot of rural Harris.  To aid our search we travelled with the rest of the class to the Moving Image Archive at the National Library of Scotland in Glasgow. During our visit we learned about the ‘Scotland on Screen’ website, where for assessment purposes footage is allowed to be used copyright free by logging in via ‘Shibboleth’.  Tommy was able to find suitable footage on Harris however I wasn’t able to find footage relation to the North Lanarkshire Council sign and we collectively agreed it would be easier to simply forge shots of students walking down school corridors by simulating that in the collage environment.  I simply took the Tour Guides word that it would be easy to log in via my collage information and download the footage however as I wasn’t aware of Shibboleth I should have enquired about getting further support and assistance for logging in.  As back at the collage despite creating an account with the National Library of Scotland I was unable to log into the Shibboleth section of the ‘Scotland on Screen’ website, however after consultation with our lecturer it was agreed Tommy could simply screen record the footage on his DSLR and she would get into contact with the National Library of Scotland staff to help find a resolution.  This was an important lesson if there is anything in any environment I’m unsure about I should always simply speak up as they will find a better resolution to the issue than simply trying to figure out the solution myself as I didn’t want to speak up in front of a whole class of my peers who at the time I wrongly assumed know how to sign into Shibboleth.  In the future I will be less hesitant and simply speak up.