Caught on camera

Students from Cronton College on a BTEC media studies course visited Gillmoss Recycling Discovery Centre to film different parts of the process in the materials recovery facility in order to document the story of waste.

Halton Council and Veolia Environmental Services worked with Cronton College to create this project.

The students were provided with a brief, giving them an insight into how the filming process would work with a real life client.

Filming took place inside the materials recycling facility, allowing students to get close up shots and also aerial shots from viewing platform in the recycling discovery centre.

The filming then focussed on staff from Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority and Veolia Environmental Services who were interviewed.

After the filming took place, the students concentrated on professionally editing the material they captured.

Once this has been approved, a DVD will be created and the Cronton College student’s films will be issued to residents and shown throughout council offices in Halton.
Alex Paterson, director of Veolia Environmental Services Merseyside and Halton said: “This project was part of the free and inclusive waste education programme that Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority and Veolia Environmental Services offer for schools and community groups.”

“We are constantly encouraging new ideas and projects and hope that this gives people a further insight into what happens to materials after they recycle them.”