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What is a DVD?
A DVD is the newest format of high quality video that
will ultimately supersede the traditional VHS videocassette
tape. Video hire shops rent 70% of all movies on DVD.
DVDs give the person watching much greater control,
allowing them to select an area of the disc to watch
without the need to fast forward or rewind. Perfect
still pictures can also be seen when pausing a DVD.
On one DVD, a selection of different media can be stored,
including traditional video, black and white or colour
photographs, 35mm slides as well as cine film. This
means that all memories, which have been collected over
the last 50 to 60 years, can be brought together, on one
disc, for your family's viewing pleasure.
Once the DVD has been created, it can be duplicated
to produce as many copies as necessary to share your
memories with the whole family.
To use a Digital Pro DVD at home, you will need a DVD
player that can play DVD-R. These players are available
at most department stores and electrical retailers, costing
as little as $150.
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What is a Background Effect Video?
A Background Effect Video is produced
by filming a subject (i.e. child in a Child Care Centre)
in front of a green or blue sheet of material. While the
subject is being filmed, the video image from the camera
is combined with another video stream, from a DVD that was
filmed previously, and the two video streams are merged,
using specialist equipment, to produce a final output video.
The subject appears to interact with the background image,
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Why would I want a Background Effect Video made?
Background Effect Videos are very special, as they are
a permanent snapshot of your child or children at a particular
moment in time. The video is available on VHS or DVD.
It is presented in a very professional package, making
it an ideal present for Parents, Grandparents or other
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If I have more than one child at a Child Care Centre
or School, can they be filmed together?
If there is more than one child from the same family
at a Centre or School, we would always try to film them together, unless
requested otherwise.
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How do I pay for the Video?
To pay for the Video, you can use Cash, Cheque, Money
Order, Credit Card or Bank Card. Full payment details
are provided on the order form, which was sent home with
your child's video. Duplicate order forms are available
by contacting Digital Pro.
The Child Care Centre or School collects the payment on behalf
of Digital Pro, and we will then collect the money
from them.
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Who is involved in filming my Child?
All the staff involved in the filming process will be
employed by Digital Pro, and are suitably trained
to deal with children. They will all be certified by the
Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP), and
will hold
a current Blue Card, undergoing police checks as part
of the process. All Digital Pro staff wear company
uniforms for clear and easy identification. |
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What happens if I don't want my Child filmed?
Two weeks before any filming takes place, a permission
slip will be sent home with every child. This slip gives
the parent the opportunity to request that their child
is not filmed. If the slip is not completed and returned
to the centre, prior to the first day of filming, then
the child will be filmed, and a video sent home with
the child for the parents to review, with no obligation.
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What happens if I don't want to buy the Video?
The video is sent home with the child, for the parents
to review on a no obligation basis. If the parents do
not wish to purchase the video, then all they need to
do is to return it to the Child Care Centre within 14
days.
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What happens to returned videos?
All videos that are returned to the Child Care Centre
within the 14 days are wiped. The blank tapes will then
be re-used.
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Can I select the background you use for my
Child's
film?
You can select the background you would like your
child filmed against. However, as the backgrounds are always
being developed, we will use the latest background, by
default, if no selection is made prior to the day of filming.
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Can I get extra copies of the Video or DVD?
Additional copies of the video, or a DVD, can be ordered,
using the order form that accompanies the video.
These
can be ordered by returning the original video to the
Child Care Centre, with the required payment and the
completed order form. It takes about ten days for
orders to be completed and returned to the Child Care Centre or
School for collection.
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Does Digital Pro keep a copy of the
Video?
No, Digital Pro keeps no copy of the footage
taken at the Child Care Centre or School. This is why
we need the original tape back, if additional copies
of the video or DVD are required.
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How much are the Videos or DVDs?
The Video and DVD prices, per tape or disc, are shown
below:
| VHS Video |
$35 (1st copy) |
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$25 (additional copies) |
| DVD |
$45 (1st copy) |
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$35 (additional copies) |
For each video or DVD sold, the Child Care Centre or
School receives $5 from the above figures.
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How long before I get the Video?
The video is available a few minutes after the filming
is completed, so would normally be available for
collection from the Child Care Centre or School on the same day.
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How long will the filming take?
The filming takes around ten minutes for each child,
and we normally film about 25 children per day.
So for
a Child Care Centre with 100 children, it would usually
take 4 days.
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How much space is required to do the filming?
An area of 4 metres by 2 metres is required to film
the Background Effects Videos. Background noise and
poor lighting do not affect the filming process. The only other requirement is for a single power outlet,
within ten metres of the appointed area. All equipment
is electrically safety tested and certified for use
in public places.
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Who collects money and orders from the Child
Care Centre or School?
Once a week, after the filming is complete, the Digital
Pro area coordinator will visit the Child Care Centre
or School, to collect any money, order forms or returned
videos.
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How much work needs to be done by the Child Care
Centre or School?
Very little work needs to be done by the Director
of the Child Care Centre or School staff. All paperwork
will be completed by Digital Pro staff, who will
provide copies of the filming schedule document to the
Centre Director or School staff daily. The only work
the Centre or School staff will need to do is:
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Have a planning meeting two weeks before filming
to discuss timescale, filming location in the
Child Care Centre
or School, and send permission slips out to parents
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On 1st day of filming, confirm a list of children's
names for use on the filming schedule document |
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During filming, on a daily basis, send the videos
home to the correct parents and obtain a signature
for each video |
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Collect money, order forms or returned videos
from parents and hold until collected by Digital
Pro on a weekly basis |
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Send letters, which are provided by Digital
Pro, home with children to remind parents who
haven't paid or returned videos after the initial
14-day period. |
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What advantage is there for the Child Care Centre
or School?
The main advantage for the Child Care Centre or School
is the funds raised by the production and sale of these
videos. Additional benefits include that the parents
have a permanent memory of the time the child has spent
at that Centre or School, which will be shown to family
and friends and will reflect positively on the Centre
or School.
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Who do I contact for more information?
Contact
Digital Pro via the most convenient means
to discuss any of our services in more detail.
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