Our first project was on the second day of the trip about 40 minutes west of Auckland. We worked for a group called Headspace which took students in their gap year (out of High School and not in college) on a 10 month trip throughout New Zealand learning new skills, studying together and a 10 week mission trip in Taiwan. This group had 19 participants.
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| Brittany talking to us about her experience with Headspace |
The Headspace students had just come to the end of their trip and our job was to interview them on camera to help create a promotional DVD. Most of our team had little to no experience shooting video so the learning curve was sharp. The day before the project was spent in a classroom setting learning about how to use the video cameras, how to operate the sound equipment and creating a list of questions to ask during the interview. There were several crews and each crew had one person to operate the camera, one to take some still shots and one interviewer. The filming process was about 4 hours total for all of the groups and we spent the rest of the day sorting and editing pictures as well as completing a written version of the interview.
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| Headspace and IPS together before we headed out |
Later that day they took us to a beautiful beach on the Tasman Sea. The beach had beautiful black volcanic sand which was amazing and like nothing I’d ever seen before. The beach also had a cave which was pretty awesome! We spent time walking on the beach playing volleyball and of course, taking pictures!
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| Bethells Beach, Waitakere, NZ |
Our goal for all of our projects was to shoot, edit, write and have the pictures/video/written material back to the client within 48 hours. It was a big challenge to always be working somewhere new on different projects with a short time deadline but our group enjoyed each challenge and we had outstanding responses on all of our projects. One thing that I was surprised about was all of the writing projects. Most of the projects needed some type of written material and I honestly wasn't prepared for it but I learned a ton and am really glad for the experience.
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| Everyone just after a delicious Fish n Chips picnic in Auckland, NZ |
Once we left Headspace we headed to One Tree Hill in Auckland to spend some time exploring and journaling. One Tree Hill is a volcanic peak that is almost 600 feet tall! It is an important memorial place for the Maori people as well as New Zealanders. It was a a beautiful place and perfect to spend some time alone journaling. We had a picnic here of delicious meat pies!
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| Everyone at One Tree Hill |
We were encouraged to be real, open and honest with each other and to ask God hard questions and take our relationships with each other and God deeper. Something I focused on (and am still focusing on) is pressing in to God and seeking a new level with Him. I’m grateful for my wonderful IPS family:)
Some of the other projects that we did in the North Island included family portraits, product shoots, a concert, a local church event, and did home photography for a local building company. We also had quite a few writing projects where we needed to create a brochure or some other written promotional material to support the photos.
Our time in the North Island was great!
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