Dimitra Chronopoulos: Producer

My first project as a freelance editor was… to produce an instructional DVD! This isn’t as unlikely as it might seem: the client was my former employer and the project, which involved filming teachers and students at work in the schools, required the unique combination of knowledge and experience I had acquired by working in educational publishing. The nuts and bolts of producing a video? The client trusted me to figure those out as I went.

Producing a video is a lot like managing the creation of a book, poster, or magazine, but with more layers: images move in both time and space; text can be seen and heard; you have to work with people as performers and collaborators.

I also produce audio recordings for classroom use. 

As a producer, I am

• highly organized
  
• constantly planning and thinking ahead
  
• able to visualize the final product
  
• prepared to improvise
  
• mindful of the need to listen carefully and formulate good questions
  

Projects

Audio recordings for

Grade 7 (Stepping Up with Literacy Place 7–8) 

Grade 6 (Moving Up with Literacy Place 4–6) 

Scholastic Education

CDs featuring fluent readings of selected books, plays, brochures, articles, and other printed materials from the program.

• prepared scripts, hired talent, scheduled studio and editing time
  

• monitored all studio sessions; reviewed all audio to ensure quality and accuracy
  

Professional Support DVD (total running time: appr. 80 min)

Moving Up with Literacy Place 4–6 Scholastic Education 

An introduction to Moving Up for teachers; features classroom footage and interviews with the participating teachers and lead consultants/authors.

• wrote the script, filming notes, and interview questions
  

• conducted interviews (off-camera)
  

• coordinated filming in Toronto, Edmonton, and Qualicum Beach, BC
  

• reviewed all raw footage and rough cuts; identified corrections and changes for editor