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of good practice.
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Filming at school took place
over four days; at times Miss
Messenger's classroom resem-
bled a TV film set. However the Celia Messenger zoith four of the children
children were not phased by the who appear in the educational resource video
experience and took the opportu- late writing from their different
nity to question members of the perspectives. "The children had
film crew about their roles and good memories of making the
learnt how videos are created. video and were very excited when
The video is supplied with writ- it arrived," said Miss Messenger.
ten guidance to help teachers for- "They just wanted to watch it over
mulate their own projects to stimu- and over again."