A SLATE TO ADAPT FILMING If you would prefer not to record your voice for safety and security reasons, then consider whether you could create a ‘slate’ that you can fill out and hold up in front of the camera when you first begin filming. If safe, here’s an example to either print out and use or to modify. TEST YOUR SKILLS If you don’t have a piece of paper, get creative by filming anything that has a reliable date on it such as: • The front page of a newspaper • Your cell phone screen • Your watch Then film visuals that will verify your location such as: • A street sign • A landmark • The skyline if it has identifiable features such as mountains Once you completed the exercise on the previous page, play the footage back paying special attention to whether you included only objective information or unsupported opinions. If you only included factual information, yours skills are solid. If you included unsupported opinions try again! 110 VIDEO AS EVIDENCE: ADDING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION V 1.0