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BBC Blast Truck in Norwich, 26th and 27th July

2006-07-27

Riding the crest of a BBC Blast wave, the truck rolled into Norwich right outside the Forum. There wasn't enough room to put up the awning, but we had a marquee instead for the dance workshops and music. The main event for me was to work with 'DJ Swift' to create a pop video, working with a team of young people who had never handled a video camera before, let alone thought about how a music video is put together. We had brilliant support from Julian Langham, who normally edits things like Blue Peter; he was a star! Julian gave his time and energy all day long for three days to make sure this project took off. Also on the team was Louise, who presents on Look East. Between us, we had enough folk to go out into the centre of town and start filming. There was a lot of local interest in the work, but we spent a lot of time on the top floor of the multi-storey car park. This caused enough of a problem for someone to complain, thinking a bunch of youngsters were up to no good (It's been a while since I was referred to as a youngster – thanks, whoever you were!). We trekked through the town and into the castle grounds, filming different sections in different places. The best was an underp…

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