Green stories
We're looking for your videos on embedding greener and more sustainable healthcare improvements in clincial settings. Here are the steps for submitting your story to us.
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If you are happy for us to tag you in our social media posts relating to your video, please send us your handle!
Practical set up
- Film in landscape: this is more aesthetically pleasing, and makes better viewing on widescreen and TV.
- Be aware of the background: avoid back-lit areas, as this causes smartphones to produce footage with a light halo. Be aware of your surroundings, avoid sensitive information and potentially awkward background passers-by. However, do embrace raw footage and try not to stage shots too much.
- Choose a room away from noise and activity in the house (or ask family members to be quiet during recording!)
- Lock your focus in place by tapping and holding on the screen where you want the focus to be.
- Avoid using camera zoom: move closer to your subject for better quality.
- Test the sound levels and video quality on your smartphone before you begin.
- Turn your flash off: this will stop red eye and changes to skin colour. If you are recording at night, try to find another light source, eg street lighting.
- We want to create short, bitesize stories of sustainability in practice across the country.
- Ensure your video is under 90 seconds long.
- Try to prop up your phone so it clearly captures your face in the middle of the frame.
Tone
- Try to prop up your phone so it clearly captures your face in the middle of the frame.
- Aim to be friendly and Informative, but also professional.
Telling your sustainability story
- Begin by introducing yourself with your name, role, and workplace. Your audience want to know who you are and may want to connect with you!
- Give a brief overview, highlighting the healthcare service, its initial challenges, the overarching goals of the project.
- Articulate the key strategies employed in the project and any partnerships that contributed to its success.
- Include real-world impacts and measurable outcomes, such as reduced carbon footprint, cost savings or improved patient experience.
- Conclude by outlining the potential scalability of the initiative, offering insights into how other services can adapt and replicate the model for a broader positive impact.
To send us your green story:
- Visit WeTransfer
- ‘Send a file’
- ‘Upload file’
- ‘Send an email’ to medicalcare@rcp.ac.uk (option 1)
- Confirm your email and upload