- DEVOTION. The team starts with the group BIBLE devotion before anything else. They spend at least 10-20 minutes of BIBLE reading and reflection as well as group prayer before any activity starts.
- SEVEN LAKES TEAM COMPOSITION. It was very easy for the team to select certain personnels within the school community. Each selected member of the school Media Station (KCA - Media Station) was automatically the representative for the competition. All of the members are capable of writing while others have an edge in speaking (being school-based radio DJ's) and video hosting (being school TV Personalities).
Trivia: July - selection; August - Preparation; September - First Shooting.
- BRAINSTORMING / PLANNING SESSION. Executive Boards of the said club have daily meeting as part of the brain storming. Instructions are given to every team leaders (writing, speaking and editing) to be disseminated to every member of the group. Indoor and outdoor schedules were made ahead of time which include data gathering, interviews, video shoots and editing.
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- DATA GATHERING. Most of the written information were provided by the City Tourism Coordinator (history, statistics and the like). Each lake will be hosted for coverage by the assigned person. Further researches were made by the students through internet.
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- PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. Assigned persons are ready with the needed materials and equipment for the scheduled interview with the city tourism officers, historians and the like. The students constructed their own questions as their training and came on the said schedule just right on time.
- ACTUAL VIDEO SHOOTING AND BLOG SITE DESIGN. The team leader for audio and video editing braced himself for an extra challenge of video shoot and later on editing of the entry. Ron Aldrin Dungo (team leader) was assisted by the KCA Media Station Adviser (Sir Leandro Bondad) for the blog site and video entries polishing. Since the students are new in this field, Sir Leandro Bondad took the initiative of conducting lectures, trainings and meetings to the members of the group.
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- AUDIO /VIDEO EDITING AND WRITE - UPS. Most of the editing were teamed up and finished by the team leader and adviser. They used the club equipment and known softwares to make the blog designs and documentary videos more realistic and natural. Sir Andrew Bondad pressured everyone to use their brilliant minds especially in writing their scripts for the documentary. Once they ask a particular question, bigger responsibilities will be thrown back to them and it makes everyone more serious about what they are doing.
