Decision Time
16/03/10 categories: television
'Decision Time' produced by professionals, shot by students and streamed in HD to children on the First News website.
Crewed by Southampton University Students, under the mindful eye of David Mercer, Inqb8r delivered a dynamic, high definition stream to schools and students via www.firstnews.co.uk/decision-time, also providing high quality feeds to broadcasters such as Sky, and to distributer Getty Images.
The student camera crew were directed by David, with help from vision mixer Ian Trill and floor manager Quentin Mann, both industry professionals, having worked on shows like 'Parkinson', 'Eastenders' and 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'.
Inqb8r ensure high quality streaming to all viewers, whether on a JANET or home connection by using adaptive bit-rate technology.
In the first cross party debate before the General Election First News, the weekly newspaper for children, organised for 100 of their readers to question the Children's Ministers and then vote for the politician they believe best represents their interests.
Ed Balls, the Children's Secretary of State, Michael Gove, the Tory Shadow Secretary and David Laws, the Lib Dem Shadow Secretary went head to head to explain their policies, answer the questions and then the young audience were asked to vote for the politician and party they believe has their best interests at heart.
Some of the questions included;
‣ "Should students have a say in the way the country is run and why is voting age still 18?" Many of the children believe there should be one age where children are treated as adults.
‣ "All the three ministers here today went to private school how can people who have been through an elitist education system relate to the rest of us."
‣ "More than half of young people say they have been bullied. Do you think bullying should be made a crime?" Approximately three quarters of the 100 children in the audience claimed they had been bullied.
‣ "Should members of the BNP be allowed to be teachers?"
‣ "Do you think MP's set the best example of how to behave especially when they are shouting at each other in the House of Commons, when children are expected to behave in school?"
Former GMTV presenter, Fiona Phillips, chaired the First News TV: Decision Time session at the Salmon Youth centre in Bermondsey. Fiona interviewed Prime Ministers and key leaders during her time at GMTV and was delighted to be chairing today's event.
The full HD stream is available online at http://www.firstnews.co.uk/decision-time
Crewed by Southampton University Students, under the mindful eye of David Mercer, Inqb8r delivered a dynamic, high definition stream to schools and students via www.firstnews.co.uk/decision-time, also providing high quality feeds to broadcasters such as Sky, and to distributer Getty Images.
The student camera crew were directed by David, with help from vision mixer Ian Trill and floor manager Quentin Mann, both industry professionals, having worked on shows like 'Parkinson', 'Eastenders' and 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'.
Inqb8r ensure high quality streaming to all viewers, whether on a JANET or home connection by using adaptive bit-rate technology.
In the first cross party debate before the General Election First News, the weekly newspaper for children, organised for 100 of their readers to question the Children's Ministers and then vote for the politician they believe best represents their interests.
Ed Balls, the Children's Secretary of State, Michael Gove, the Tory Shadow Secretary and David Laws, the Lib Dem Shadow Secretary went head to head to explain their policies, answer the questions and then the young audience were asked to vote for the politician and party they believe has their best interests at heart.
Some of the questions included;
‣ "Should students have a say in the way the country is run and why is voting age still 18?" Many of the children believe there should be one age where children are treated as adults.
‣ "All the three ministers here today went to private school how can people who have been through an elitist education system relate to the rest of us."
‣ "More than half of young people say they have been bullied. Do you think bullying should be made a crime?" Approximately three quarters of the 100 children in the audience claimed they had been bullied.
‣ "Should members of the BNP be allowed to be teachers?"
‣ "Do you think MP's set the best example of how to behave especially when they are shouting at each other in the House of Commons, when children are expected to behave in school?"
Former GMTV presenter, Fiona Phillips, chaired the First News TV: Decision Time session at the Salmon Youth centre in Bermondsey. Fiona interviewed Prime Ministers and key leaders during her time at GMTV and was delighted to be chairing today's event.
The full HD stream is available online at http://www.firstnews.co.uk/decision-time
