First day of actual students, and we get right into the video project right away. I had a morning of doing all the tasks I would normally have in a day, but at 2pm I have to stop working and go and till 5pm. It's going to be a bit like this all term apparently, whhich is starting to worry me a little bit. Teaching every week? Next they'll actually want me to work for a living? :)

The group today were pretty quick on the uptake, they assigned the pre-production roles of production co-ordinator, technical co-ordinator, location manager, casting director, art director etc. without much trouble, and they seemed to like the CD of music I'd chosen for them to choose two tracks from. I've used good pop music from Finland so they don't choose tracks they like but ones that suit the movie they are making. They came up with a story from the seed plot I gave them, and we brainstormed it very quickly.

Working later in the afternoon has its problems. I normally leave at 3.30-4.00pm most days as I get in so early, so leaving after 5 means I hit all the traffic going home. It's pretty much a 1 and 1/4 hour trip on a clear road, but lately the roadworks have made it more like two hours each way. That's a lot. Be glad when the teaching stops and I can go back to getting in before anyone gets there and bunking off before traps me into doing just one more job.