Cambridge Overview and Photos!
So the Cambridge section of our Learning English Documentary adventure is over…
…and what an adventure it was! Not only did we manage to meet some fantastic English language enthusiasts from all over the world, but we captured some thoroughly interesting footage and made a lot of new friends on the way.
Daniel and Joel - The men behind the camera
This was our first trip to Cambridge and we are both extremely pleased with how this section of the project developed. With the help of our trusty assistants Marcus and Anthony, we were able to navigate the city without any major problems and meet all of our guests on time and on location.
Marcus and Anthony - Our trusty Cambridge assistants
Marcus and Anthony were only able to assist us on the Cambridge leg of our trip; this is rather unfortunate as their help in England’s college capital proved essential! They will be missed.
Filming in Cambridge - Shooting on the Street
Cambridge city centre is alive and bustling with individuals from all over the world. Being able to film on location meant we could capture a real essence of street life in order to establish an accurate portrayal of life in my new favourite English town.
Michael House - Church and Cafe!
Our first port of call was Michael House, a historic church converted into a busy cafe. Though the place of worship and the cafeteria are separated by large class doors, the job descriptions of the staff are very mixed. Klemens, pictured above, is a keen German fellow who has come to Cambridge to develop his English language skills, work with the church clergymen and serve coffee to the customers in the cafe!
Silas and the Cambridge University Grad Pad
We were lucky enough to be able to film for one day at the Cambridge University Grad Pad. We met with an enthusiastic English gentlemen named Silas, who is currently learning Mandarin and writing a software programme for English learners. He also introduced us to members of the Malaysian community in Cambridge who also took part in the documentary.
House Work - Hosting foreign students on exchange
It is very common in the UK for foreign exchange students to live with host families. On the evening of Sunday 7th, we visited Luke from Japan and Simon from Switzerland at their host family’s house in the city centre. They even had a curry on the go!
International Folk Dancing – Rocking and rolling with the CIC
The Cambridge International Club meets at Saint Columbus Church Hall every Monday night to practice international dancing. We took Klemens from Michael House along with us to cut a rug in the most exciting finale we could have possibly hoped for. Once we had recorded a good section of the trip, we couldn’t help but get involved ourselves! Great fun!
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS! KEEP THEM COMING!
We are interested in your thoughts and ideas for the project so keep in touch!
Have you been to any of the
locations we are visiting?
(Cambridge, New York, Casablanca, Madrid, Minsk)
What kind of information would you like to know from the people we are interviewing?
What sort of footage do YOU think would be most exciting for the film?
We hope to have a video diary section of the blog available by the end of today so check back later on for more from the film crew!
WE TRAVEL TO NEW YORK TOMORROW MORNING! LETS HOPE THE TRIP WILL BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS CAMBRIDGE!
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