Archive for the ‘Video’ Category

Playing for Success Montage

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Pupils that have attended the Playing for Success project over the last ten weeks have been creating their very own website advertising a unique tour of the Riverside Stadium. Each page on the website looks at a different area of the stadium in which each pupil has used literacy skills, podcast recording, Video recording and photographs to advertise their work. This montage shows just a flavour of the work the pupils have produced including photos from their tour.

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Gordon Strachan Press Conference (October 2009)

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

MFC Study Support were there to witness Middlesbrough announce Gordon Strachan as the clubs new manager. Gordon who previously managed Coventry, Southampton, Leeds and most recently Celtic, takes a role in management for the fifth time hoping to help Boro get back to the Premier League. Strachan takes over from Gareth Southgate who was released of his duties just hours after a home victory over Derby County, only a week ago. We were there alongside professional broadcasters such as SkySports, BBC and Tyne-Tees to film the conference as it happened in which the new gaffer talks about his time out of football, his reasons for coming back and what his thoughts are on Boro’s bid for promotion.

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More support for our film project

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Our film project has received even more backing from Boro superstar Adam Johnson. He took the time out from one of our Playing for Success sessions with students from St. Joseph’s to lend his support to our campaign.

Adam Johnson with Adam Heward and Tony Coleman

Adam Johnson with Adam Heward and Tony Coleman

During the session he answered questions, posed for pictures and signed autographs before students from Trinity College and Kings Manor arrived to carry out some scientific experiments.

They wanted to find out if playing video games had a physiological effect on the gamer. Strapping themselves into heart rate monitors they played on Guitar Hero and even challenged Adam to a game of FIFA 10 on the Xbox 360. The match was Middlesbrough Vs. Newcastle with Adam representing Boro of course. The game was full of twists and turns and the heart rate recordings reflected this. First the Boro took the lead but Newcastle came back to equalise. Then a corner from Adam’s in game likeness led to a towering David Wheater header to win the match and send Adam’s opponents heart rates soaring.

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Adam Johnson (PfS Visit)

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Boro’s tricky left winger, Adam Johnson attended the MFC Study Support Centre to answer questions from the pupils of St. Joseph’s school.

Adam with students from St. Joseph's

Adam with students from St. Joseph's

This was a special treat for the pupils who have been part of the Playing for Success project at the centre, working on their literacy skills. ‘Jinky’ talks about making his Boro debut, playing in Europe and life in the Championship as well as the personal qualities that have helped him become successful.

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Boro stars back our bid

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Playing for Success are applying to the prestigious First Light movies organisation for funding to produce films involving local youngsters and we’ve got the backing of Boro defender Chris Riggott and new signing Kaleb Folan.

Boro stars Chris Riggot and Kaleb Fowlan

Boro stars Chris Riggott and Kaleb Folan with Adam and Tony from PfS

First Light is the UK’s leading initiative enabling young people to realise their potential via creative digital film and media projects.

Our last film, Mobile Bullies, has previously been short listed for a national film award but Playing for Success are looking to recruit a team that will help us take home a trophy at next years awards ceremony.

If you’re between 5-19 years old and have a passion for acting, script writing or film production we want to hear from you.

Find out more!

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Transition Summer School

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Students from some Middlesbrough’s primary schools were giving the opportunity of taking part in a Transition Summer School. The aim was create situations for the students to practice key skills that they will need to make a successful transition from primary to secondary school.

The first activity that the students took part in was a cookery course in association with What’s Cookin’ Kids at Middlesbrough College. In the aspirational environment of a professional kitchen and under the guidance of an expert chef the students prepared healthy fruit kebab snacks, a wholesome tuna pasta for lunch, sweet chocolate chip muffins for desert and a convenient sandwich to take home. These activities encouraged the students to call upon and develop their preparation and organisational skills.

Next, the group traveled to Carlton Outdoor Education Centre A.K.A Carlton Camp. Here the students would embark on numerous outdoor activities designed to test their communication and team work skills such as orienteering, climbing and puzzle solving.

Gateshead was the next destination for the group where they took part in musical activities in the stunning surrounds of The Sage on the banks of the river Tyne. The focus of the day was being creative and taking risks. The students were encouraged to do their own thing and stand out from the crowd, letting their creativity flow. The  students worked in groups to produce musical rhythms using drums, co-ordinating their beats and taking freestyle solo’s occasionally. Later they were involved in a freestyle rapping session that everyone was part of. Every one created a verse that was then put into a track and put onto a CD.

On the last day the students joined us at the Study Support Centre. Here the students created TV adverts for the cooking project that they took part in. Using footage that was shot on the day the students used iMovie to create their own advert and used the centre’s microphones to record a voice over for the add. The best bit was yet to come as the students entered the Riverside TV studio to record their personal promotions for their adverts in front of the green screen. This was then imported into iMovie to give their adverts a more persuasive edge.

Finally it was off to the Fenton Lounge at the Riverside Stadium where friends and family were invited to celebrate the students success. The whole week had been captured on camera and the footage was show in a presentation to give the attendees an idea as to the activities that their children had been involved in. The awards evening featured special guest for the evening Boro’s own David Wheater who kindly presented certificates of achievement, posed for pictures and signed autographs.

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Presentation (July 2009)

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Learners from the Playing for Success and Double Club projects had their achievements recognised at our latest presentation in the Legends Lounge.

Former England World Cup and Boro legend Alan Peacock was on hand to present the learners with their certificates of achievement and special prizes.

Students taking part in the Playing for Success project have completed a 10 week literacy course based at the Study Support Centre. During this time the students have been creating their own website showcasing the Riverside Stadium and all it has to offer in the guise of a stadium tour. Their website included a press room video which was filmed in the centres TV studio infront of a green screen. The learners pretended to be news reporters and Boro superstars conducting a post match interview in a heated press room environment.

They also used the latest microphone and computer technology at the centre to create radio adverts for their stadium tour which were added to their websites.

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Tollesby & Holmwood Speed Stacks

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Students from Tollesby and Holmwood were at the Study Support Centre this afternoon and were involved in creating a TV advert for our favourite game at the centre, Speed Stacks.

Before we got the cameras out to record the ad, students were given a set of Speed Stacks to play with so that they could get some ideas for the advert. A brief thought shower session followed where students came up with features and benefits of Speed Stacks which they wanted to promote in their ad.

Next we got the cameras out. Students were shown how to use the camera and what makes and effective shot. They filmed each other playing with the Speed Stacks and delivering lines to the camera.

The following week we asked the students to create a print ad for Speed Stacks using a digital camera and a computer program called Comic Life.

We think you’ll agree that the students from Tollesby and Holmwood have made Speed Stacks a must have item!

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Centre Activities – Press Room (March 2009)

Friday, March 20th, 2009

You could be forgiven for thinking that students from Teesside’s primary schools were in the Riverside’s Press Room during their visits this week. They were in fact in the Study Support Centre’s TV Studio in front of a green screen with the Press Room superimposed in the background.

The students took on the roles of either the Boro Manager or a player and Scoop Daily, a sports journalist asking tough questions.

These videos will be embedded the student’s own unique web site that they have been producing during their time on our Playing for Success project.

Take a look at some of the student’s efforts.

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Centre Activities – Comic Relief (March 2009)

Friday, March 13th, 2009

This Friday students from Tollesby, Homewood and the Pathways project were at the Study Support Centre taking part in their weekly DJ skills course. They took some time out from cutting and scratching and dropping beats to tell a few jokes in front of the camera in aid of Comic Relief.

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