FOREST SCHOOL AND IT’S

IMPACT ON PRIMARY
EDUCATION

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Abi Judkins
FINAL PROJECT PLANNING BOOKLET
23RD MAY 2024
 Contents

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PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
SCRIPT
QUESTIONS FOR
INTERVIEWEES
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CAST & CREW LIST
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INFORMATION ON
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INTERVIEWEES
EQUIPMENT LIST
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INTERVIEW
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SETUPS/LAYOUTS
LOCATION RECCES
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SOUND LIST
FOUND FOOTAGE LIST
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INTERVIEW
CONFIRMATIONS
CONTINGENCY PLAN
 Production Schedule

DATE WHAT IM DOING

Get feedback from teachers on my interview questions

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and layout.
Wednesday 27th
Filming first interview in Fawley, Wantage (OX12 9NJ)

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March
with Forest School leaders and children at HEROS
CHARITY

Research and Planning Deadline

Finish any research and planning that needs to be

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Thursday 28th
March
done.
Writing up equipment list and cast and crew lists
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Interview Set-up and Floor Plan
Weekly Blog
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Listening through footage and noting down times of

Friday 29th March
important information said by interviewees.
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Weekend 30th - 31st Planning how interviews will work in between B-roll.
March Planning out B-roll
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Easter Holidays - 30th March - 15th April

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Over Easter, film any relevant B-roll, plan for interviews.

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Filming second interviews in Henley Road, Marlow

(SL7 2EW) with forest school leader and children at
Tuesday 16th April
DANESFIELD SCHOOL
12:30 - 2:45 - Year 6 Group

Wednesday 17th Location Reccee

April Writing script
 Filming B-roll in woods. Giving context to what some
Thursday 18th April of my interviews have already said.
Weekly Blog

Filming second interviews in Henley Road, Marlow

(SL7 2EW) with forest school leader and children at
Friday 19th April
DANESFIELD SCHOOL

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9am - 2:45 - Year 2 Groups

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Filming second interviews in Henley Road, Marlow
(SL7 2EW) with forest school leader and children at
Monday 22nd April
DANESFIELD SCHOOL
12:30 - 2:45 - Year 5 Group

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Listen through to all interviews and summarise what
Tuesday 23rd April is being said
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IF FOOTAGE IS NEEDED - Filming second interviews
Wednesday 24th in Henley Road, Marlow (SL7 2EW) with forest school
April leader and children at DANESFIELD SCHOOL
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12:30 - 2:45 - Year 4 Group

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Begin to edit the interviews together.

Thursday 25th April
Weekly Blog
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Friday 26th April Edit

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Monday 29th April Edit

Edit through footage

Tuesday 30th April
See if any more B-roll needs to be filmed.

Wednesday 1st May Edit

 Finish editing.
Thursday 2nd May
Weekly Blog

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 Script

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Narration Footage Sound

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 Interview Questions
Questions for a Forest School leader

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1. Please can you explain what forest school is?
2. Why do you think forest school is important?

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3. What role do you play during a forest school session?
4. What do you do in a typical day of a forest school session?
5. How do you think forest school impacts young people?
6. Is there anything specific that you aim to achieve in each forest school

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session?
7. What benefits do you see forest school, as a whole, has for the education
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system?
8. Do you plan things for the children to do, or are they fully in control?
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9. Are there any restrictions to what children can do?
10. Is forest school accessible to all children?
11. Did you have to do a certain course to become a forest school leader?
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12. When researching, I found that forest school is able to be done in

whatever weather, do you change anything specific for certain
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weathers?
13. From what I found out, forest school was brought here during the
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1990's, when did your school introduce it and what prompted that
decision?
14. How do you measure saftey and risks during the sessions?
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15. What sort of stratigies do you use to promote collaboration and

teamwork between the students?
16. Is there any way that you include parents into forest school?
17. What difference does it make for children to be able to go outside?
18. How do you think forest school being intergrated into regular schools
helps children?
19. Is there anything you would say to parents trying to choose if they
should send their child to a forest school?
 Questions for a child attending a Forest School
1. What do you like about forest school?
2. How do you feel when you’re in the forest compared to normal school?
3. What sort of stuff are you able to do in forest school?
4. Can you explain a time where you solved a problem in the forest?
5. What do you learn in forest school?

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6. Do you work on your own at forest school or do you prefer to work with
other people?

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7. Are there any specific things that you do a forest school that you’re not
able to do anywhere else?
8. Is there anything you can’t do at forest school?
9. Whats your favourite memory you’ve made at forest school?

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10. What weather is your favourite to do forest school in?
11. How does being in the forest make you feel? Describe with maybe
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colours and sounds?
12. What would you say to someone who hasn’t tried forest school before?
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 Cast and Crew List

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Abi Judkins
Throughout the production, Abi will be directing and producing. Once

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filming is over she will be head editor. The main reason that she has so
many roles is because for this project, all work has to be her own
completed work. She will also be the interviewer asking the questions
during the interviews.

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Dates needed: Throughout whole production.
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 Information on Interviewees

List of Current Interviewees - Research done after interview

Al Burdett

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Emily Lambourn

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Casey Knight
Caleb Mason
Jack Demain
Rory Buchan

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Sarah Pearce
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 Equipment List

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Item Information

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Lumix G4 X2
I will be using this camera to capture all my footage for my
documentary, I will use it for both my interviews and B-roll. Both
the cameras I used had a 35mm lens to make sure both my angles

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are consistent. I need to make sure when filming that all of my
camera settings are the same so there's not much change between
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RODE Microphone X2
I am using a camera mounted mic on both my cameras as a
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backup if my LAV mic doesn't work. As well as my cameras, I

am going to use the same microphone on each camera to
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keep everything consistent.

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Lav Microphone
I am using a Lav mic to capture all sound from my
interviewees. It will clip onto an item of their clothing as
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close to them as possible.

Zoom Recorder
This will be attached to the Lav Mic to capture all the sound that
the microphone does. I will have the interviewee have this in their
pocket and hide it out of shot.
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Wireless clip-on microphone

I am also using a wireless mic to capture all sound from my

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interviewees. It will clip onto an item of their clothing as close to
them as possible. This wireless mic will work better for presenting

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as I won’t need to think about distance and how busy the area is.
Also, not having to fiddle with too many wires.

Tripod X2
I will use these to put my cameras on when filming. They will

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editing. They also help me to get different levels of shots to
make it more interesting for the audience.
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Soft Box
The soft box will be used as my main light source. I will use this
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over another light as I feel like it wont be as harsh and intense on

the interviewee. One thing I will need to learn is how to assemble
it quite hard.
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Light Bounce
I will use this on the other side of the interviewers face to make a
contrast. It will also help me block out any harsh natural light that
may be on the interviewees. This will be really helpful when I am
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in a room that is small and difficult to create shadows.

 Interview Setup & Layout
Plan for Interviews - NOT FINAL

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HEROS CHARITY

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Forest School Leaders - Sit down, 2 Camera Interview. Off camera
style interview
Students - In moment interview, 1 camera, during session

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DANESFIELD SCHOOL
Forest School Leaders - Sit down, 2 Camera Interview, both
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interviewee and interviewer on camera?
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Students - In-moment interview, 1 camera, during session.
Possibly sit down interviews if have time.
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BADGEMORE SCHOOL
Forest School Leaders - Sit down, 2 Camera Interview.
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Students - In moment interview, 1 camera, during session. Sit

down interview with groups of students at a time - like a filmed
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focus group
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 Location Recces
Type of Room/Area:

Location Address:

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Postcode:

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Nearest Bus Stop:

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Lighting Information Solutions
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Sound Information Solutions

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Power Information Solutions

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Hazards Solutions
 Sound List

Sound Link When Used

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 Found Footage List

Footage Link When Used

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 Contingecy Plan

Interviewees

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Interviewee Who I am using Backup

Just one of the schools

Danesfield School
School will have enough

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Badgemore School
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School/Charity HEROS FSA

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Parents Lorraine Southan Michelle Judkins

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Equipment

Item What I am using Backup

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Before shooting I will

make sure my camera is
I own a Lumix GH4 of my
working and charged for
own which I am using.
the filming day.
For my interviews, I have
For whatever reason, If I
hired a Canon 250D to get
am unable to use these, I
my second shot.
own a Canon 600D which
I can use.

I own a RODE mic that plugs
into my camera that will
capture majority of my
sound.
I will also use it as a backup if
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my Lav Mic dosen't pick up
any sound.
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I have hired a Zoom Recorder
from Henley College to use
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for my interviews.
This connects to my Lav Mic.
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I own my own tripod that I
will use for B-roll and
interviews.
I have also hired out a tripod
from Henley College for my
second camera during my
interviews.
I will make sure to take
care of my equipment but
if anything does happen,
I can hire a mic from
Henley College but as
there is limited
availability, I can hire one
from this website just in
case:
https://www.fomorentals.co.uk/products/rode-
videomic-ntg?
gclid=CjwKCAjwgqejBhBAEiwAuWHioBm2iQEwGfkE8
UGfLrmS145sqhYW9LndRGsgAmQIDSlQknaiAldgURo
C7zIQAvD_BwE
I have a camera mounted
mic attached to my
camera while filming just
in case, the Lav Mic
dosen't work/pick up any
sound.
I have a camera mounted
mic attached to my
camera while filming just
in case, the Zoom recorder
stops working/doesn't
pick up any sound.
I own a few mini tripods
that bend and can easily
lean on any surface, so I
will bring these just in
case one of my tripods
break or happen to not
work. They also screw into
the bottom of the camera
so I don't need to
bring/remember
additional bases.

I have hired out this soft box
from Henley College for my
Before filming I need to
remember to bring all
parts of the soft box as
there are a lot of elements.
Just in case, I have my own
small battery LED panel
lights that I can use just in

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interviews. case the power isn't
available. If these aren't

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enough, I can hire a
softbox from this website
just in case:
https://rental.wexphotovideo.com/hire-profoto-clic-
softbox-octa-5757

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My bounce is quite small,
so after researching my
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I have my own bounce that I locations, if it may not be
will use for my production. suitable, I can hire one
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from Henley College or
this website:
https://www.greenkit.london/product/reflectors
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