There’s nothing better than messing about near water

…well, actually no, because ‘one in 5 children and one in 5 adults in the UK cannot swim.’ Not only is this a shame for those individuals but it is also a pain for lifeguards, Coastguards and wannabe ‘David Hasslehoffs’ nationwide because they are forced to drag out flailing paddlers either by the chin, shoulder, arm, rope, hand or stick, (depending upon location and sustained injuries of course.)

So, I decided to pitch this topic as a ‘3 minute wonder’ to my class last week and it got a good response so I am now working in a team of four to develop and make this project for Unit 130.

I am taking on the role of director with Michaela shooting on the JVC, James producing the whole project and Melissa making sure it arcs in a sensible sequence through the powers of the Avid editing suites.

As you may be able to tell, I am a tad excited about this development and our first production meeting this afternoon justified the feeling; we are in the process of commandeering radio air-time to look for contributors, starting a shooting schedule, scouting for LEA officials and searching for an appropriate pool which does not glow with orange light. (My hair clashes with the colour; it has nothing too do with shooting honest!)

So any of my readers, (of which I acknowledge there are only a few) , who have good, bad, scarring, or an irritating story or opinion about swimming, swimming lessons or about any poolside experiences that they wish to share…should.

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