My job at this huge event was to plan the day's filming, assign jobs to team members, and take all the segments at the end of the day into one 9-minute video. The videos were composed of small story segments such as "Woohoo: Fun Stuff to Do" and "Spirit of Oshkosh." We would meet at 8am and plan out what segments and stories were going to be featured. After that I would assign people to stories to go and capture. Around 11am people would start coming back from filming and then I would assign them a segment to edit. All this time I would also be editing my own segments. Around 3pm we would film our hosts and begin to piece together all the completed segments into the final timeline. At 5pm we would have a review for approval and by 6:30pm we would have an export delivered and ready for over 50,000 people to watch at 7:30pm. We repeated this process daily.
Day 1
This was, by far, the most stressful of the five days. None of us had ever been on a project quite like this. We were required to plan, film, and edit all in one day before 6:30pm. On day 1 we were all still figuring out how to get everything organized, where all our stories were, and who was strongest in what roles.
Day 2
On day 2 things were starting to come together. We had a better idea of what segments did best and where each individual was needed more. We actually finished early on this day. It was such a great feeling to have everything in order that later that night I met with my assistant editor, Sierra Lewis, and together we planned out the rest of the videos for the week.
Day 3
At this point, everyone was starting to recognize the "Day in Review" golf cart we used to ride around the campgrounds. We had what felt like dozens of requests for stories and features. Unfortunately, because we were working on such a tight deadline we were unable to include all requests. Nonetheless, we gave our all to highlight as much as we could.
Day 4
This video aired on Friday night, when the Pathfinders were winding down for church. Therefore, we tried to reflect that atmosphere and help set the appropriate tone by featuring more meaningful and serious stories. One of these stories was about the tribute garden, a new feature at the Camporee in 2019. Although this seemed like a small feature, it was something close and personal to many people attending. It was honestly one of those stories that reminded me why I do what I do, and I am proud to have been a part of it.
Day 5
The final day. For this video we had a few extra challenges. First, activities started at noon instead of 9am. This means we had to wait until noon to film the content for the day, which was usually when we would be editing already. Thankfully we had thought ahead and filmed extra stories in previous days. Second, we had an extra segment we were required to include: Thank You/Tribute. This meant we had less time for the daily content, since the Thank You was to be included with the 9 minute final deliverable. Fortunately, the team was well organized and we were able to finish the week strong.
