Plan and Participate in a Community Music Project
Weekly Diary Entrys on Our Progress Towards Oxjam
Week 1 - 5/09/13
In the first lesson of planning for our community project we did a variety of team building exercises and games to help us to learn each other’s names and begin to work as a team. Some of the games included passing balls round in a circle and other things like that witch encourage people to work together. One of the games was that you had to try and pass a small juggling ball around a group of five people within five seconds. Neither of the groups succeeded at this game to begin with and the fastest time was 21 seconds, but once Richard had showed us the trick we all realised how to do it. Since we were all new the team building exercises were very helpful because they helped us to feel more comfortable with the people in our class. We were also told about this unit and that we would be putting on our own gig which we would all have to take part in the planning of and performing in. We were told that the gig is for charity and is a part of the Oxjam music festival that takes part every year and raises lots of money for charity. We also discussed the roles that different people and different groups would have to do throughout the cores of the planning process. We also established some of the main problems with health and safety and insurance in different types of venues like pubs or village halls of youth centres. We also wrote out a plan of all of the different stages that there would be in the lead up to the actual performance, each group laying down there ideas on small pieces of paper on the floor and at the end of the lesson combining all of the different groups pieces of paper to see all of the work that we would have to do. The picture below is the picture that I took of all of our plans of what we had to do for this project. The picture is a bit blurry because my phones camera is rubbish but hopefully you get the general idea.
In the first lesson of planning for our community project we did a variety of team building exercises and games to help us to learn each other’s names and begin to work as a team. Some of the games included passing balls round in a circle and other things like that witch encourage people to work together. One of the games was that you had to try and pass a small juggling ball around a group of five people within five seconds. Neither of the groups succeeded at this game to begin with and the fastest time was 21 seconds, but once Richard had showed us the trick we all realised how to do it. Since we were all new the team building exercises were very helpful because they helped us to feel more comfortable with the people in our class. We were also told about this unit and that we would be putting on our own gig which we would all have to take part in the planning of and performing in. We were told that the gig is for charity and is a part of the Oxjam music festival that takes part every year and raises lots of money for charity. We also discussed the roles that different people and different groups would have to do throughout the cores of the planning process. We also established some of the main problems with health and safety and insurance in different types of venues like pubs or village halls of youth centres. We also wrote out a plan of all of the different stages that there would be in the lead up to the actual performance, each group laying down there ideas on small pieces of paper on the floor and at the end of the lesson combining all of the different groups pieces of paper to see all of the work that we would have to do. The picture below is the picture that I took of all of our plans of what we had to do for this project. The picture is a bit blurry because my phones camera is rubbish but hopefully you get the general idea.
Week 2 - 12/09/13
In the second week we continued the discussions that we had about all of the different stages of the planning process that we were all going to have to be a part of in more detail. We talked about what each group could do, weather its fundraising, posters/advertisement, health and safety and other small thing that the success of the gig is dependent on. I am in the fundraising group with Jasper and Gordon. We talked about the different things we could do to fundraise for the Oxjam gig. We thought of things like cake sails or car washes or even going to a busy town canter with charity buckets trying to get people to donate. We did have one idea that seemed to be a good one to us because it would involve playing music and practicing for the Oxjam gig as well as making some money at the same time. This idea is that we should busk. We then emailed the Oxfam charity and asked whether they could offer us any support to help us raise them more money for them. We did get a positive response and we are hoping for a official Oxfam banner to help to convince people to part with their cash knowing it will go to the Oxfam and that were not just going to keep it. We did really like our idea of busking so in one of the lesson we also looked on the Reading council website to research the rules on busking in the city centre. The licence costs £25 but you have to be 18 to apply for it. Fortunately I already hold a permit to busk in the oxford town centre witch is as good a place as any to try and make a bit of money for Oxfam. During this week the class has continued to discuss where we wish to play the gig and we have yet to come to an agreement because some of the class think that the gig would have a better vibe if it was played in a pub or a bar even though this raises problems to do with age and the fact that you have to be over 18 years of age to play in the vast majority of pubs. Some of the class like the idea of playing in the hot Frog Youth Centre, i agree with this because it is a very easy venue to get to and since it’s so close the collage will be able to lend us music kit whereas if it was in a pub in the middle of a town centre, I’m sure that the collage would be a bit sceptical about letting us take there expensive PA system there and lots of outher gear. Not to mention how we would get it there.
In the second week we continued the discussions that we had about all of the different stages of the planning process that we were all going to have to be a part of in more detail. We talked about what each group could do, weather its fundraising, posters/advertisement, health and safety and other small thing that the success of the gig is dependent on. I am in the fundraising group with Jasper and Gordon. We talked about the different things we could do to fundraise for the Oxjam gig. We thought of things like cake sails or car washes or even going to a busy town canter with charity buckets trying to get people to donate. We did have one idea that seemed to be a good one to us because it would involve playing music and practicing for the Oxjam gig as well as making some money at the same time. This idea is that we should busk. We then emailed the Oxfam charity and asked whether they could offer us any support to help us raise them more money for them. We did get a positive response and we are hoping for a official Oxfam banner to help to convince people to part with their cash knowing it will go to the Oxfam and that were not just going to keep it. We did really like our idea of busking so in one of the lesson we also looked on the Reading council website to research the rules on busking in the city centre. The licence costs £25 but you have to be 18 to apply for it. Fortunately I already hold a permit to busk in the oxford town centre witch is as good a place as any to try and make a bit of money for Oxfam. During this week the class has continued to discuss where we wish to play the gig and we have yet to come to an agreement because some of the class think that the gig would have a better vibe if it was played in a pub or a bar even though this raises problems to do with age and the fact that you have to be over 18 years of age to play in the vast majority of pubs. Some of the class like the idea of playing in the hot Frog Youth Centre, i agree with this because it is a very easy venue to get to and since it’s so close the collage will be able to lend us music kit whereas if it was in a pub in the middle of a town centre, I’m sure that the collage would be a bit sceptical about letting us take there expensive PA system there and lots of outher gear. Not to mention how we would get it there.
Week 3 – 19/09/13
In this week we have continued our discussions within the individual groups about the things that we are starting to do towards the Oxjam gig. The different groups are starting to make progress because we have now established that we want to play in the Hot Frog Youth Centre. That is good because it means we now know what things there are to be done in regards to health and safety and borrowing kit. Now that we know where we are playing the advertisement team can get started on making the posters and advertising the gig. We still have to establish the exact date of the gig witch dose slow down the process. We have had people go down the Hot Frog Youth Centre during the lessons to talk to Carolin about the date and the times however it still isn’t clear what day we are playing. I am in the fund raising team and we have made a lot of progress since this time last week. We have went to speak to David Golby about using the collages music equipment at the hot frog and he said that he’s is fine with it. He told us that we would have to go and talk to sue Bishop about the collages insurance policy and fid out weather the collages kit would be insured on the Hot Frogs premises. We went to find Sue Bishop two times during this week but did not catch her. When we failed to find sue we figured that the next best thing we can do with our rime would be to go down to the Hot Frog and try and find out if the collages kit would be insured under the Youth Centres insurance policies. We spoke to Carolin and she said that there has never been any trouble in the past so it’s fine. We also have been talking about the busking and weather there is a closer place we can busk so that we don’t have to travel so far and more people in the class will be able to come and take part. We emailed Berkshire council to see if they would grant us a day permit since we are doing this for charity. In one of the lessons this week Richard also let us have some time to practice our ensemble pieces. We did and Jasper and I worked out a lot of important parts to our song in that time.
In this week we have continued our discussions within the individual groups about the things that we are starting to do towards the Oxjam gig. The different groups are starting to make progress because we have now established that we want to play in the Hot Frog Youth Centre. That is good because it means we now know what things there are to be done in regards to health and safety and borrowing kit. Now that we know where we are playing the advertisement team can get started on making the posters and advertising the gig. We still have to establish the exact date of the gig witch dose slow down the process. We have had people go down the Hot Frog Youth Centre during the lessons to talk to Carolin about the date and the times however it still isn’t clear what day we are playing. I am in the fund raising team and we have made a lot of progress since this time last week. We have went to speak to David Golby about using the collages music equipment at the hot frog and he said that he’s is fine with it. He told us that we would have to go and talk to sue Bishop about the collages insurance policy and fid out weather the collages kit would be insured on the Hot Frogs premises. We went to find Sue Bishop two times during this week but did not catch her. When we failed to find sue we figured that the next best thing we can do with our rime would be to go down to the Hot Frog and try and find out if the collages kit would be insured under the Youth Centres insurance policies. We spoke to Carolin and she said that there has never been any trouble in the past so it’s fine. We also have been talking about the busking and weather there is a closer place we can busk so that we don’t have to travel so far and more people in the class will be able to come and take part. We emailed Berkshire council to see if they would grant us a day permit since we are doing this for charity. In one of the lessons this week Richard also let us have some time to practice our ensemble pieces. We did and Jasper and I worked out a lot of important parts to our song in that time.
Week 4 – 26/09/13
In the fourth week of working towards our performance for Oxjam we could feel that there was a lot of work to be done even though we had been working hard in the lessons. Jasper and I still had a lot of work to be done in our ensemble and we would hugely benefit from any extra practice time. We have had an idea to go and speak to the Henley council and ask about busking in the Henley town centre that way more people could get involved. We have also been told by Jordan who is in the fundraising group that we have had a reply to the email he sent to Oxfam asking whether they could support us in any way, like sending us some official Oxjam banners or anything like that to help us to start raising awareness of the Oxjam gig to maximise our chance of getting a good turnout. Oxfam said they were going to send us a kit that will help us. In one part of one of the lessons this week we were given some practice time and jasper and I figured out a lot. The videos that I have put below are videos that show some of our progress:
In the fourth week of working towards our performance for Oxjam we could feel that there was a lot of work to be done even though we had been working hard in the lessons. Jasper and I still had a lot of work to be done in our ensemble and we would hugely benefit from any extra practice time. We have had an idea to go and speak to the Henley council and ask about busking in the Henley town centre that way more people could get involved. We have also been told by Jordan who is in the fundraising group that we have had a reply to the email he sent to Oxfam asking whether they could support us in any way, like sending us some official Oxjam banners or anything like that to help us to start raising awareness of the Oxjam gig to maximise our chance of getting a good turnout. Oxfam said they were going to send us a kit that will help us. In one part of one of the lessons this week we were given some practice time and jasper and I figured out a lot. The videos that I have put below are videos that show some of our progress:
Health and safety talk from Jim in Week 4
This week Jim came into the class to talk to us. Jim is the Health and Safety officer for Henley Collage. Jim talked to us about all of the general hazards that we are viable when we are playing in the Hot Frog. Some of the hazards that he talked about are:
Trip Hazards – wires on or around the stage which could be tripped up on, They have to be taped to the floor before the gig to minimize the chance of someone tripping over.
First Aid – He talked to us about firs aid made sure we knew what to do if there was to be some kind of accident.
Food and Drink – He told us about having food and drink in venues. We were told that we could have to inspect the venue and see if the floor gets slippery when there are liquids on it. Harry and I did this the following session.
Insurance – He did also mention that we would want to have got everything checked out in regards to insurance and make sure that we are covered to play and to take the collages music equipment there and to leave it there over night. We did sort out the insurance beforehand but we did go back and double-check.
This week Jim came into the class to talk to us. Jim is the Health and Safety officer for Henley Collage. Jim talked to us about all of the general hazards that we are viable when we are playing in the Hot Frog. Some of the hazards that he talked about are:
Trip Hazards – wires on or around the stage which could be tripped up on, They have to be taped to the floor before the gig to minimize the chance of someone tripping over.
First Aid – He talked to us about firs aid made sure we knew what to do if there was to be some kind of accident.
Food and Drink – He told us about having food and drink in venues. We were told that we could have to inspect the venue and see if the floor gets slippery when there are liquids on it. Harry and I did this the following session.
Insurance – He did also mention that we would want to have got everything checked out in regards to insurance and make sure that we are covered to play and to take the collages music equipment there and to leave it there over night. We did sort out the insurance beforehand but we did go back and double-check.
Week 5 – 03/10/13
This week we have achieved a lot because we went into the Henley Oxfam charity shop to ask if we could busk outside their shop and raise money for their charity. They were a bit unsure whether we could because the manager was not in to ask so we left our details and left. We then realised that the Henley town hall is right there and we could to talk to the Henley town council to ask if we can have permission to busk for charity in the Henley town centre. They agreed to this and booked us in for the next Tuesday morning. We did have to fill out a risk assessment form in which we had to right all the risks and safety hazards and how we are going to minimize the risks. Fortunately there are not very many safety hazards involved in busking so we wrote about how we were going to stick the wires to the ground to ensure that nobody trips on them. In the first of the two lessons this week the whole class had a discussion and we all established goals for each individual group to have done by the end of the lesson because the Oxjam gig was drawing very close and it would be very beneficial to the whole class if we get as much done in the lessons so that we have a chance to practice for the performing part of the gig. The fundraising group was pretty much on top of everything that we had to do for the gig. However some of the other groups, like the advertisement group had still not put up there posters and started handing out leaflets. This would be a bit of a worry if we had left it any longer. Thankfully everyone in the class pulled their act together in this lesson reached the goals that we set ourselves. The fundraising group had also received an email confirming that we would be covered by the Hot Frogs public loyalty insurance policy. By the end of the fifth week we had already done one practice busk. The reason that it was a practice busk is because the banners that Oxfam said they would send us were yet to arrive.
This week we have achieved a lot because we went into the Henley Oxfam charity shop to ask if we could busk outside their shop and raise money for their charity. They were a bit unsure whether we could because the manager was not in to ask so we left our details and left. We then realised that the Henley town hall is right there and we could to talk to the Henley town council to ask if we can have permission to busk for charity in the Henley town centre. They agreed to this and booked us in for the next Tuesday morning. We did have to fill out a risk assessment form in which we had to right all the risks and safety hazards and how we are going to minimize the risks. Fortunately there are not very many safety hazards involved in busking so we wrote about how we were going to stick the wires to the ground to ensure that nobody trips on them. In the first of the two lessons this week the whole class had a discussion and we all established goals for each individual group to have done by the end of the lesson because the Oxjam gig was drawing very close and it would be very beneficial to the whole class if we get as much done in the lessons so that we have a chance to practice for the performing part of the gig. The fundraising group was pretty much on top of everything that we had to do for the gig. However some of the other groups, like the advertisement group had still not put up there posters and started handing out leaflets. This would be a bit of a worry if we had left it any longer. Thankfully everyone in the class pulled their act together in this lesson reached the goals that we set ourselves. The fundraising group had also received an email confirming that we would be covered by the Hot Frogs public loyalty insurance policy. By the end of the fifth week we had already done one practice busk. The reason that it was a practice busk is because the banners that Oxfam said they would send us were yet to arrive.
Week 6 – 10/10/13
During the sixth week it really dawned on as all how soon the Oxjam gig was. Most of the class were already up to date on the work that needed doing but there were a few things that we as a class had let a bit late. Things like getting the posters up around collage and organising food and drink in the hot frog. When we booked the Hot Frog we were under the impression that the Hot Frog would be supplying food and drinks to the audience and keep the shop open until later. We found out toward the beginning of the seventh wee that this was not the case and that when we booked the hot frog there was clearly a bit of confusion surrounding that. In this week Jasper, Harry and I went over to the hot frog to talk to the caretaker about potential risks and how we could minimise them for our risk analysis. We talked about the floor and how it’s wooden and if there was a spillage of any liquid would the floor be dangerously slippery. We tested the slipperiness of the floor and established that that would not be a major issue. We also talked about how we were not to let any member of the audience upstairs. We discussed how we are going to minimize the chance of anybody tripping over on any leads by tapping them down both on the stage and on the wooden floor. During this week we also did the busking session in Henley that we had gone into the Henley Town Hall to speak to the Henley District Council to book our busking slot. We played from around 9 till twelve using battery powered amps and electric acoustic guitars and microphones. The people who took part in the busking are James Hancock, Jasper Lynch, Christiana and I. We did not have the official banners of money collecting buckets from Oxfam so we were very lucky that the Oxfam charity shop made us a official sign and gave us an official money collecting bucket from Oxfam. They also gave us Tea, Coffee and biscuits to fuel us for the busking which was very nice of them. We made a total of £61 which we gave straight to the Oxfam charity shop as a donation. The photograph below is a photograph that one of the women who worked in Oxfam charity shop took of us. In the photo are all of the people who took part in the busking.
During the sixth week it really dawned on as all how soon the Oxjam gig was. Most of the class were already up to date on the work that needed doing but there were a few things that we as a class had let a bit late. Things like getting the posters up around collage and organising food and drink in the hot frog. When we booked the Hot Frog we were under the impression that the Hot Frog would be supplying food and drinks to the audience and keep the shop open until later. We found out toward the beginning of the seventh wee that this was not the case and that when we booked the hot frog there was clearly a bit of confusion surrounding that. In this week Jasper, Harry and I went over to the hot frog to talk to the caretaker about potential risks and how we could minimise them for our risk analysis. We talked about the floor and how it’s wooden and if there was a spillage of any liquid would the floor be dangerously slippery. We tested the slipperiness of the floor and established that that would not be a major issue. We also talked about how we were not to let any member of the audience upstairs. We discussed how we are going to minimize the chance of anybody tripping over on any leads by tapping them down both on the stage and on the wooden floor. During this week we also did the busking session in Henley that we had gone into the Henley Town Hall to speak to the Henley District Council to book our busking slot. We played from around 9 till twelve using battery powered amps and electric acoustic guitars and microphones. The people who took part in the busking are James Hancock, Jasper Lynch, Christiana and I. We did not have the official banners of money collecting buckets from Oxfam so we were very lucky that the Oxfam charity shop made us a official sign and gave us an official money collecting bucket from Oxfam. They also gave us Tea, Coffee and biscuits to fuel us for the busking which was very nice of them. We made a total of £61 which we gave straight to the Oxfam charity shop as a donation. The photograph below is a photograph that one of the women who worked in Oxfam charity shop took of us. In the photo are all of the people who took part in the busking.
The picture below is a picture of the donation receipt from Oxfam. Once we had finished our slot busking we gave the money straight into the charity shop and they counted it for us and donated it. Over all our donation came to 62.81 as you can see in the photograph.
Week 7 – 17/10/13
On week seven the fundraising team had already done our fundraising for the gig. So in that sense we were up to date with the work that we were doing in preparation for the gig. But there was still a variety of little bits and bobs that we could do to make ourselves useful. One of these things was part of the role that Jasper and I would be playing on the actual gig night. That role was the role of sound engineer. We went round the whole class and asked everyone what musical gear that belongs to the collage they would be using in the performance, be that microphones, amps, keyboards, ect. We made a long list of all of the collages gear that we were going to borrow. We then were given the chance during lesson time to go and speak to Steve and look at all of the gear to see if it had been PAT tested. The PAT test is basically a test that makes sure all of the kit that plugs into the mains are safe to use and will not be dangerous in any way. It was essential that all of the kit that we used had definitely been pat tested because if it had not and something goes wrong then the collage would take the blame. During the cores of the week we also had a think about the lights and who we would get the lights of. I went to try and find the drama light man but I couldn’t find him so I made sure that I didn’t forger to go find him next week. All of the planning and the step that the different group had done in the 6 weeks beforehand was starting to come together and see what we have done and how we could make it better. In one of the lessons we had a group discussion about certain things that certain members of the class were yet to do just to make sure that the final part of the planning toward the actual gig went as smoothly as possible. One we had established what we had to do we were given some more practice time witch we badly needed because the gig was the following week and we all knew that time was rapidly running out. Here is a video below of one of the practices that Jasper and I did in the final week. There was still a lot of work to be done but I feel that the song was really starting to sound how we wanted it and was really sending of the Spanish vibes that we wanted whilst keeping the funky rock vibes that the Red Hot Chilli peppers part of the song brought. In the video we are figuring out a better way to play the final section of the song. This was one of the last parts of the song that needed work and we did complete it by the end of the practice session.
On week seven the fundraising team had already done our fundraising for the gig. So in that sense we were up to date with the work that we were doing in preparation for the gig. But there was still a variety of little bits and bobs that we could do to make ourselves useful. One of these things was part of the role that Jasper and I would be playing on the actual gig night. That role was the role of sound engineer. We went round the whole class and asked everyone what musical gear that belongs to the collage they would be using in the performance, be that microphones, amps, keyboards, ect. We made a long list of all of the collages gear that we were going to borrow. We then were given the chance during lesson time to go and speak to Steve and look at all of the gear to see if it had been PAT tested. The PAT test is basically a test that makes sure all of the kit that plugs into the mains are safe to use and will not be dangerous in any way. It was essential that all of the kit that we used had definitely been pat tested because if it had not and something goes wrong then the collage would take the blame. During the cores of the week we also had a think about the lights and who we would get the lights of. I went to try and find the drama light man but I couldn’t find him so I made sure that I didn’t forger to go find him next week. All of the planning and the step that the different group had done in the 6 weeks beforehand was starting to come together and see what we have done and how we could make it better. In one of the lessons we had a group discussion about certain things that certain members of the class were yet to do just to make sure that the final part of the planning toward the actual gig went as smoothly as possible. One we had established what we had to do we were given some more practice time witch we badly needed because the gig was the following week and we all knew that time was rapidly running out. Here is a video below of one of the practices that Jasper and I did in the final week. There was still a lot of work to be done but I feel that the song was really starting to sound how we wanted it and was really sending of the Spanish vibes that we wanted whilst keeping the funky rock vibes that the Red Hot Chilli peppers part of the song brought. In the video we are figuring out a better way to play the final section of the song. This was one of the last parts of the song that needed work and we did complete it by the end of the practice session.
Week 8 – 20/10/13
In the eighth week all of the planning was complete apart from the lights. I did manage to find the dramas light man and he was very helpful and told us that he would bring a small light rig and put it behind the stage for us. That was perfect because it means that we would not have to worry about renting light and putting them up ourselves and things like that that could have just overcomplicated things. In the final week we were concentrating on the roles that we would have to do on the actual night of the gig as well as everyone finishing up and perfecting all of the song that we were going to perform. We talked about the different roles like front of house, collecting money for the ticket, stage crew, sound, health and safety, and basically all of the roles that would help the night run as smooth as possible. Jasper and I were on sound for the night so we thought the best way for us to prepare for the gig would be to go and talk to Steve about how we go about setting up the pa and how we are supposed to daisy chain the monitors without damaging them. We did talk to Steve and he was very helpful in telling us that it would work best if we had a stage box on stage that then goes to the mixing desk so that we don’t have lots of wires coming from kit on the stage to the back of the room where that mixing desks because that would be a huge safety hazard. People could trip over them and we would take ages sticking them to the ground with tape to prevent that happening. One we did have a basic understanding of the kit we would be using and sound checking with I felt a lot more confident about my role and how I was going to do it.
In the eighth week all of the planning was complete apart from the lights. I did manage to find the dramas light man and he was very helpful and told us that he would bring a small light rig and put it behind the stage for us. That was perfect because it means that we would not have to worry about renting light and putting them up ourselves and things like that that could have just overcomplicated things. In the final week we were concentrating on the roles that we would have to do on the actual night of the gig as well as everyone finishing up and perfecting all of the song that we were going to perform. We talked about the different roles like front of house, collecting money for the ticket, stage crew, sound, health and safety, and basically all of the roles that would help the night run as smooth as possible. Jasper and I were on sound for the night so we thought the best way for us to prepare for the gig would be to go and talk to Steve about how we go about setting up the pa and how we are supposed to daisy chain the monitors without damaging them. We did talk to Steve and he was very helpful in telling us that it would work best if we had a stage box on stage that then goes to the mixing desk so that we don’t have lots of wires coming from kit on the stage to the back of the room where that mixing desks because that would be a huge safety hazard. People could trip over them and we would take ages sticking them to the ground with tape to prevent that happening. One we did have a basic understanding of the kit we would be using and sound checking with I felt a lot more confident about my role and how I was going to do it.
What were the other groups in the class working on in the build up to the Oxjam gig?
Health and Safety
In charge of health and safety was Louis Bell. Unlike all of the other groups where there were three of four people. Louis was on his own and had to work independently. I have contacted him and asked him about the mane rolls that he was doing in the lead up to Oxjam and he told me. One of the main things he did that effected the class and the lesson was that he was the one who organised the health and safety talk with Jim the Health and Safety guy. We all learned a lot about the process of the health and safety for live performances in that talk with Jim and it was very beneficial to all of us who were there. Louse was also in charge of deciding where in the Hot Frog Cafe the stage went inside of the Hot Frog. This meant that one of the roles that he was allocated as being the person in charge of health and safety was to go down to the Hot Frog and look for things that are potential hazards to the health and safety of both the performers and of the members of the audience. He had to go and talk to Carolyn about the health and safety and he had to speak to the caretaker. Louis was very busy in the lead up to the oxjam gig so he has done a very good job.
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The advertisement group consisted of .They have told me about how they created the whole online profile of the event at the Hot Frog by creating a Facebook page and inviting a lot of people to come and also by creating hype on other social networking sites like twitter. They were also in charge of making the posters. The posters went up a bit late which dose reflects on our whole planning as a class. We always left the things till the last minute instead of getting them done when we were first told about them so come a few weeks before the gig we did all as a class have a lot of work to do. The advertisement team decided to bring in a camera that one the team members owned to take photos of each member of the class individually. They then worked on editing them all together on a circle on the poster for the oxjam gig.
In charge of health and safety was Louis Bell. Unlike all of the other groups where there were three of four people. Louis was on his own and had to work independently. I have contacted him and asked him about the mane rolls that he was doing in the lead up to Oxjam and he told me. One of the main things he did that effected the class and the lesson was that he was the one who organised the health and safety talk with Jim the Health and Safety guy. We all learned a lot about the process of the health and safety for live performances in that talk with Jim and it was very beneficial to all of us who were there. Louse was also in charge of deciding where in the Hot Frog Cafe the stage went inside of the Hot Frog. This meant that one of the roles that he was allocated as being the person in charge of health and safety was to go down to the Hot Frog and look for things that are potential hazards to the health and safety of both the performers and of the members of the audience. He had to go and talk to Carolyn about the health and safety and he had to speak to the caretaker. Louis was very busy in the lead up to the oxjam gig so he has done a very good job.
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The advertisement group consisted of .They have told me about how they created the whole online profile of the event at the Hot Frog by creating a Facebook page and inviting a lot of people to come and also by creating hype on other social networking sites like twitter. They were also in charge of making the posters. The posters went up a bit late which dose reflects on our whole planning as a class. We always left the things till the last minute instead of getting them done when we were first told about them so come a few weeks before the gig we did all as a class have a lot of work to do. The advertisement team decided to bring in a camera that one the team members owned to take photos of each member of the class individually. They then worked on editing them all together on a circle on the poster for the oxjam gig.