Hi Wikimedia Kenya,
The camera is shipped!
I'd like to see the chapter document itself - that is to say that you guys
all built your chapter from the ground up and if you can document what you
are doing yourself that would be awesome. I leave it up to you guys to
document what you feel inclined to document!
GEAR:
I am sending a backpack to David Mugo in Chicago with a Canon XA-10 Camera,
attached wide-angle lens, a Rode NTG-3 Microphone, a light, 2 power
adapters, power cable, 3 batteries, remote control, cd/dvd install discs,
consent waivers, camera rental agreements, storyteller questions and a
guide to using the camera.
2 things that might be useful for you to use/find that I *haven't
included*are: headphones and a tripod.
One thing to note: when the camera is zoomed out ALL THE WAY you can
sometimes see the microphone in the upper right corner of the image, so I
typically will zoom in *slightly*, so you don't see the microphone.
The camera operates as a camcorder, and can be configured with any number
of settings. I recommend keeping the settings as they are, but feel free to
use it as you feel so inclined. The XA-10 has a touch screen display. The
camera records onto built-in memory first, and then 2 SD cards. There is
the capacity of hours and hours of footage on the camera. When you transfer
the footage be sure that you have some hard drives with many 10's of GB of
space to copy the data to.
STORYTELLING:
When I conduct an interview for storytelling, I'll set the camera on a
tripod, and find a quiet place with some good lighting (so we can see the
persons face) and frame the person on camera in a closeup shot. I'll keep
the camera plugged into a wall, unless there is no outlet.
I typically talk to people for 30 minutes to an hour, and ask people about
first who they are, where they come from, and then ask about how they
discovered Wikipedia and why they are involved.
LAW:
I just spoke with our legal department:
Basically *anyone who uses the camera has to sign the rental
agreement*(attached in this email) that i have also printed and
included with the
camera, and *anyone who is interviewed has to sign the legal release* (also
attached in this email) and also printed and included with the camera.
Also the camera has to be returned 6 weeks from the 25th of July.
WMF USA will pay for return shipping - I don't think it would be fair to
send a 'gift' that makes people pay for it.
Let me know if I haven't thought of anything and I look forward to seeing
what you guys produce!
Victor
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*Victor Grigas*
Storyteller
Wikimedia Foundation
vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org
+1 (415) 839-6885 x 6773
149 New Montgomery Street 6th floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
https://donate.wikimedia.org/