144. Training this week

The training of 07dvp offerred three subjects (one was continued from last week).

2. Basics of Shooting by Nishimura san (continued)
See the article #140 for the photos.

3. Basics of Lighting by Nishimura san
The participants had some pracitcals using the studio sets.

You really look like professionals!... Oops, you really are, sorry.

4. Basics of Editing by Kiyuna san
Adobe Premiere is the tool to edit.

A small project was assigned to make a short video.
From left to right: Jay(Zambia), Erik(Philippines), Gonzalo(Uruguay) and David(Ecuador)

At shooting in your favorite room in OIC: Karaoke Room!
Remember it is a class time.

Daysa (Samoa) looks happily singing (I'm sure she is), but she is singing and acting for the instructional video material, believe it or not :D


Additionally, extra session on PowerPoint has been presented on lunch breaks.
Oh, you are such industorius!

143. MTEC welcomes a group of Chinese!

MTEC takes care of a group of Chinese medical doctors.
Though the duration is short (August 28 - September 1), they are with us to learn PCM and PDM for the better project fulfilment.

142. Photos from Jamaica

Mr. Raymond McLeod, aka Mud, is from Jamaica and one of the members in 06dvp.
After the recent hurricane Dean, the members of 06dvp exchange the e-mails of concern to him and Jamaica. We, MTEC, feel happy to know these concern and care shown.
Mud recently sent some photos after the Hurricane.

The Government of Japan sent some aids to Jamaica. Mud attended the handingover ceremony, and took some photos too.

Let us show our sympathy to those who suffered from it, and let us pray for the quick and safe recovery.

141. The First Class Outing.....Bowling Time!

Thanks to the very active athlete coordinator, Kumiko Teruya san, the first class outing of 07dvp turned to Bowling (not boring, excuse me).
It was held on the evening of August 24, Friday.

I will post the photos later.

140. Their first week in MTEC

1. Instructional Design by Tokumura san
Yes, the very important theoretical subject to survive in MTEC. ASSURE!

2. Basic of Shooting by Nishimura san
Then, another most important skills in this course follows...

Some photoclips from the shooting exercise.

The ladies work together.

The exercise was practiced under the bright sunshine of Okinawa.

Some were using a bust portrait together.

And Nishimura san was giving his warm smile and advice to them.

139. Very small visitors

A group of about 25 children visited out institute. They had a session to understand the world (the concept of nations and international cooperation, etc.), then visited MTEC studio.
Each of them made self introduction in English, then MTEC participants made introduction in Nihongo (Japanese language) in turn.

138. MTEC Big brother returns.

The big brother of MTEC, aka Chief Instructor of MTEC, has returned from China. On August 22, Maekawa san met Digital Video Production 2007 Course participants for the first time.

And as our family members in the world know it already (and we got some e-mails of concern), an aircraft of China Airline got exploded and burned soon after all passengers disembarkation. It was the following day of that incident when Maekasa san returned. He took a couple of photos of the craft, so that we can show it to you.




The cause of this has been reported as "mismaintenance".
We hope the cause is detected properly, and the lesson is utilied for the future.

137. Welcome to MTEC Family!

Right after 07tpm members are gone (and we still think of them, of course), the new MTEC course "07dvp" started on August 20 (Mon.), 2007. Upon their approval, MTEC posts the photos of the participants. Thanks for your kind cooperation!


The above photos were taken during OIC tour in the Briefing session.
The photographer was MTEC Assistant, Fumiyo Kaneshima.

Do you remember your time? > All ex-participants?

136. Award goes to.....

Last but not least, I would like to mention the Award of the poster to promote "Gender Free Society". All participants made a good poster, and the selection was hard, we heard.
And...this year, the Award goes to....drum drum drrrrrrrr.... Mr. Paul Amerika!
Congratulations!

135. Bon Voyage to All!!

The Closing Ceremony for 06tmp course was held on August 17(Fri.), 2007.
Time flied this time too.
Like other courses, they came, stayed, learned, and leave. It always gives us the same feeling. Happy for them, but sad for parting.


Good luck in everything that you will do in the future!

134. Dobroe Utro! MTEC lecture in Russian?

MTEC staffs travel domestic and international. These days, Mr. Maekawa, our chief, has been in China.
And here is another example of lecturing by MTEC.

MTEC-HQ was invited to present a lecture on "Presentation Skills" in Tokyo. Actually it was a training pfferred by Ministry of Finance, Japan. And the participants are from Central Asia and the Caucasia.

The lecture was presented in a little different way from the ordinary ones.
Lecture was given in Nihongo (Japanese), and translated into Russian.
The lecture material was prepared in English.
Very multilingual lecture, it was.

Both the trainees and myself were nervous at the first sight, but getting friendly soon after. It was a pity that the lecturer has no chance to see if the lecture was efficient enough, because their presentation will be held at the end of this month.
How I wish to go to Tokyo to attend the presentation!
Well, anyway, let me wish for the good luck in your presentation!

Here, I would like to past one souvenir photo taken from the airplane from Okinawa to Tokyo. Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain of Japan with 3776m, could be viewed.

133. Days of Final Production....and Class Polo

The participants of 07tpm (Theory and Practice on Public Enlightenment Using Multimedia 2007) has been pretty busy with the production of their material.
Sometimes they look exhausted, but I believe they will achieve what they planned.




Besides their responsibility, they never forget the friends... or "new international family" we can say. To comemorate the class, they made class polo. The logo was designed Fede(Costa Rica).