Thank you Victor. Very kind of you. On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Kosgei Isaac <kipchogekos...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Thanks so much Victor greatly apprecited > On Jul 27, 2012 8:56 AM, "Victor Grigas" <vgri...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Victor Grigas* >> Storyteller >> Wikimedia Foundation >> vgri...@wikimedia.org >> +1 (415) 839-6885 x 6773 >> 149 New Montgomery Street 6th floor >> San Francisco, CA 94105 >> https://donate.wikimedia.org/ >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaKE mailing list >> WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >> > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaKE mailing list > WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake > >
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