There are two ways in which I use this material; firstly I use video footage to show a child if they are performing a movement incorrectly so that they can see precisely what they are doing wrong. The second way I use this material is to upload to a locked 'Vimeo' channel (one which I regularly change the password to) so children are able to practise exercises and dances in between lessons. Before recording a child, I always ensure I have a signed consent form from each child's parent or guardian. This protects my integrity as a teacher from any allegations of misuse of videography, something which I am extremely cautious of in todays society.
As mentioned in my previous blog, I am currently in the process of opening my own dance school. With this in mind I have a section on the enrolment form that, once signed by a parent, will allow me to use photography/videography for promotion and marketing, provided it is used in line with the child protection act and my schools child protection policy.
I give permission to allow my child to have photos and/or videos placed on the Beatz & Bluez School of Dance Website and/or Beatz & Bluez School of Dance social media pages. Any photos/videos which are placed by those other than Emma Corboz , Beatz & Bluez School of Dance, its directors, agents, servants, employees, and those acting under its authority, will not be held responsible
However, unlike many schools that I have worked for in the past, I will be keeping the photographs and video footage on the schools marketing current and relevant to the students I am teaching at the time. I feel this is only ethical practise as a responsible teacher, something I pride myself on being.
For the purpose of this task I have created a flickr account:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127032293@N07/
In this album I have tried to encapsulate the story of my life to date as a performer and display some of the moments closest to my heart. I have always loved performing and I feel these photos show me at some of the highlights in my life on stage.
I also ran an search on google images on my own name and was not surprised when it returned seven photos of me. However, I am slightly concerned that the photos that appear first are my old head shots and my new one is only the third in line, as I feel I have changed a lot facially and would not want prospective directors to be put off based on an old photo. This is something that I am going to look into rectifying and have recently read the following story -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2790326/google-deletes-18-000-uk-links-right-forgotten-laws-just-month-60-europe-wide-requests-come-fraudsters-criminals-sex-offenders.html
I hope to be able to remove some of the links associated with a google search on my name under this legislation so that in future only my new head shots appear.