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tvproductionwestminster-blog · 6 years

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Creating Made to Cheer by Daisy Burton

We have finally uploaded and shared our finished version of Made to Cheer and the team could not be more proud. We have experienced some trials and tribulations on the road to creating this finished piece but it was all worth it! Here is our story...

We started in October and we already knew that the process was going to drawn out since we had to visit our cheer team every week! This means setting aside each Friday up until December for travelling to Thatcham with all that equipment! This wasn’t an easy trip either; it usually had to be via train and then plus a 15 minute walk with the kit. We got to travel by car some days though and we made a fun behind the scenes Vlog for our YouTube channel that was a Day in the Life style video. This was a great way to get people engaged and to get to know the crew so they feel more a part of who we are as Made to Cheer.

Winter Wonderland was the end of season Competition which the Crimson Heat Tigers Senior level 5 team were building towards. This competition was the weekend before our final deadline in December but we took the risk because we all agreed, a competition really rounds off this Documentary.

So we filmed and got ready up until the Winter Wonderland competition which we all were buzzing for! There was a forecast for snow that Sunday however, being skeptical, we believed that it would only be a couple of flakes or sleet. It was an early start for us as we had to make it all the way to Malden, Essex in time. We booked a taxi service earlier in the week and so it arrived promptly. As we travelled, we saw a couple of snowflakes which was exciting but it didn’t seem to be settling. We arrived at the hotel where the competition was being held and the driver of the taxi joked about not being able to pick us up if it kept snowing but we knew it wouldn’t get that bad and since we had prepaid we were feeling pretty confident. Everything was going smoothly, we set up, cameras and sound working fine, and the competition leaders at Future Cheer UK were so welcoming to us. We started filming some cut aways of the room until someone opened a fire exit door and that's when we saw it... SNOW!

Naturally we felt like little kids and our curiosity drew us to it, but then we got a message that changed the rest of the day! Crimson Heat’s coach couldn’t make it through the snow and the roads were too dangerous! They were heading back home.

We honestly were in shock at first, but then we each took it in turns to cry to each other. We collected ourselves and handled the situation with care. We called our tutor who was most sympathetic and said we can have an extension. This was a relief! We could wait until the next competition to film and complete our Documentary. Now it’s great that our Documentary was going to be okay but what about us?? Remember when our taxi driver joked about not picking us up, well that then became our next obstacle! Freezing cold and now stranded we all desperately called every Essex taxi services we could find! Luckily we found one that was understanding to our situation and gave us a discount but we had to wait a few more hours until then. Before the new taxi arrived we took some fun snow pictures in an attempt to make light of the situation. We then piled into the taxi and tried to keep warm as the car made its way like a snail back to London. We witnessed 3 snow related accidents and I can safely say that none of the crew relaxed until our feet were safely back in our own homes!

After Christmas, we all had recovered from that day and we met again to book our next Cheerleading competition trip! This was to the Heart of England Future Cheer UK Competition which was being held in Birmingham. This was without a doubt the best filming day we had! Well deserved after our last day! 2 crew members made their way up the night before to stay near Crimson Heat Tigers so that they could travel up with them via coach just in case something we couldn’t control happened again. The 3 remaining travelled the next morning to join. The train and coach journey was smooth and once we reunited we got busy filming and scoping the venue out. The arena was a lot bigger than before so we started practising immediately. We used Crimsons other teams to work out how we would film so would be perfect by the time our senior level 5 team performed their routine. After they performed we all felt tense but extremely proud. We have watched these girls practise for so long it was emotional to know that this would be the last time we would film them perform. After the results were announced, although we were still filming we managed to squeeze in a group hug to celebrate our hard work as well as the girls. We travelled home happy.

The week following was full of editing and watching back our footage as every documentary must do. Lots of refining and making sure we showed the best of the best. As of Tuesday 27th February our Documentary is now public on our YouTube page (Made to Cheer) and free for all to see. In its first day of being public it reached over 1k views. After sharing on Facebook and Instagram it is amazing how much love and support we have received today and throughout the project. We know that this 15 minute Documentary will change the way you look at cheerleading and we hope you enjoy watching it as much as we do!

On behalf of us at Made to Cheer, Thank you!

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seemabtechno · 5 years

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