Planning

Things to Bear in Mind Whilst planning the Event:

CRITERIA :
8th April 2011
09.30 - 14.00
3 Rooms : NA 103, NE 105 , Main House 111 ( Reckie the Rooms)
About : Media/ Culture
Include BTEC Students
Attract the Media


Suitable for BTEC Students 16 - 18 years old ( Bath College)
Budget, Planning and hands on Workshop
Filmed inserts or presentations of work experience - link with other module ( possibly Dr Who) around 5 mins to show them examples of work
Show case material get them excited in the media.


What can we do to attract the Media to this event?

An occasion?
Bath Spa Anniversary
Link in with a Charity i.e. Comic Relief /Children in Need
Festival e.g. BBC Writers Festival

Announcements:
New building open
An Award

Create a Buzz

Fees Rising
Student Protests

We need to make sure that the Event is varied and there is lots of choice so the all the students are interested in an area/ don’t get bored/ no one feels left out.

Make them feel special - Greeted, ticked off a list, Welcome, drink for while they are waiting.
Make sure they are always doing something and feel involved. Move about but make sure they are supervised at all times- Student Ambassadors ( Have at least 2)
(Smoking Laws : Are they allowed to smoke/ can they smoke on Campus /is it in their collages Rules)

If they arrive early make sure they are not just waiting around... Have a POA.

Give the Students a Schedule so they know what to expect. know when Lunch is.

Who is coming from their collage - Just their teacher Tim Hammond or a assistant as well?

Have a Personality ( Celebrity type )/Professional - this will attract Media and interest Students.

Make a Questionnaire for the students to complete - give us more of an idea what they are interested in.

Go and Visit them before the event, so they know who we are, they can ask us questions.

We have a Budget of £ 200 , do we need to pay personality / food?/Travel/ hiring out equipment. Make sure someone is in charge of Budget.

The Personality - Who can we get? would they be more likely to come for a charity.
LOCAL DREAM BOX:
Skins Cast
Noel Edmunds
Russell Howard
Nicholas
Anthony Head
Bill Bailey

The Media - Who can we attract?

Bath Chronicle
BBC
Mayor of Bath
Points West ITV/BBC Local

Red Nose Day / Comic Relief - get them to follow our story.

Sean Geoghegan - Director who helped us with previous project. He could talk to Students about how he got into the job he is in today, and advise for the students.

Could we have a Band playing on the day , this could interest media and Students, we could also use it as an activity to film the band alike to the multi camera shoot we have done in another module.

Use a Green Screen - Tell the weather/Breaking news.
Could We possibly use the Lecture Theatre NE 101 that already has a Green Screen in it.