The Belgian TV-Channel, VRT is looking for foreign correspondents

VRT is working on a new item for a daily show called Man Bites Dog. The idea is based on foreign correspondents. We’d like to create a sort of international panel of all kinds of people worldwide who’d answer the same questions through a webcam. The questions will be derived from national or international news items, asking for personal experiences or opinions. For example: With the current economic crisis, having your money on the stock markets today, might not have been a good investment. What is your worst purchase ever and why?”
At the moment we are creating a website on which we will post a new question regularly, with the possibility to record your answer with a webcam. In the meantime, we’re working with a YouTube account. Eventually, we’d like to make a little compilation of 2 or 3 minutes with some of the answers from different parts of the world.

Are you still living in your home country and would you be interested in testing this out for us? It only takes a couple of minutes. The result wouldn't be broadcasted. You can answer the questions yourself, but do feel free to answer them together with family members.

Thank you very much in advance!

To film your answers (you can find the questions below), please follow these instructions:

Answer the question alone or, even better, with your partner or other members of the family, living with you.

Sit in front of the camera, as close as possible. Try to look straight into the camera.

Take your time to answer, don’t worry for blanks or hesitations, we are still going to edit.

Try to avoid background noise. (Close the windows, turn off the radio,…)

1.Go to: www.youtube.com

2.Click on “Sign in”:
Username: mbhwebcam
Password: webcam123

3.Click on “Upload” and then “Record from webcam”, then “allow”
You are now ready to record

4.Click Record, answer to the question(s), click stop

Now Youtube offers you 3 options: Preview/Publish/Re-record.
Please always send us your first try (often it is the most natural). If you want to do a second take, no problem, but always send us your first take too.

5.Click Publish

6.Change some info and Settings
Change Title
Always give following info: Question number, Full Name, Country or State, Town
For exemple: Q1, Jeroen Mertens, Belgium, Brussels

Change Broadcasting and Sharing Options Change to Private (only people you choose can view)

7.Save Changes

Thank you! You can see your video between My Videos & Play-lists.

Here are three questions for this test. Please try to make three different movies, one for each question. Take your time (don’t worry if your answer takes ten minutes, because you have an interesting story or because you needed to go and look for something to show to the camera)! Better too long, than too short… If you want you can first check the videos made by two colleagues that can serve as an example (You can find them under “My videos and play-lists” once you have signed in on YouTube).

Question 1 (Q1)
Romelu Lukaku, one of Belgium’s best football players, always dreamt of playing for Chelsea. Today his childhood dream comes true with his transfer from RSC Anderlecht to Chelsea FC.
- What were/are your dreams as a child?
- Did they come true?

Question 2 (Q2)
With the current economic crisis, having your money on the stock markets today, might not have been a good investment.
- What is your worst purchase ever and why?
- (If it is an object you still have, can you show it?)

Question 3 (Q3)
Belgian Politicians have been asked to come back early from their holiday in order to deal with the current economic crisis.
- Did you ever had to interrupt a vacation? Where were you and what happened?

Thanks a lot and I will keep you informed on the results of this test!