NewBlue has a similar offering. Can't remember if you can buy it individually or within a Video Essentials package though.

I want to know how they're going to stop people from using their phones to get videos/pictures. :)

Depending on whether they let me film, I shall look into both the options given - Cheers.

How will they stop people filming? I suppose they will ask you to stop. Basically the letter went out to all parents telling them not to film/photograph - I'm sure they will reiterate this at the start of the performance...... You are gonna look a right berk if you ignore and carry on regardless.

I do accept peoples right to not be filmed, particularly if a kid is in danger or in care, but it still annoys the **** out of me as I simply want a little bit of my 3 year olds first nursery performance. I'd be unobtrusive, not post on social media, in fact I don't care for any other kid in it. But the vast majority of proud parents have to suffer. I wouldn't be surprised if the people who say they don't want their kids filmed couldn't really give a logical reason for it.

I have even considered my gopro in a bag with just the lens poking out, then thought about the embarassment factor if caught - turns from a parent wanting some video of their kid into a pervert voyeur!

At some of my kids events we've gotten notes & told @ the event no filming. I'm the only person not holding up an obnoxious iJunk blocking everyone's view. :/

Honestly I doubt they'd stop people from filming. Do YOU picture them walking in to the audiance every time someone holds up their phone?

Even the stuff I'm paid to tape the parents are told they can take pictures/video if they want. They only have asked no flashes. That's normally for a bunch of 2-5 year olds on stage.

You know what, that it what annoys me most - phones aren't seen as cameras. someone holding one up high blocking everyones view is seen as acceptable. Me getting there early to get a decent seat so I can hold my unobtrusive Panasonic SD900 on my lap bothering no one would be unacceptable..... God knows what would be said if I brought my Canon 1d for stills!

Also if they say no flash, how many of the parents know how to use their point and shoots and set the flash to off as opposed to auto and have it firing off?

All this boils down to parents wanting to have a bit of footage of their kids big life moments. I'm really sick and tired of this no filming policy. The world has gone scared of peadophiles and sex offenders but I am totally unaware how they would get off on a Christmas play even if they did see footage of it which is limited to family only....

If you film and then post it on YouTube, so long as you are not posting names you are not giving away any personal details (which is what everyone is in fear of) EXCEPT you are associating these kids with the nursery.

However, I hardly need point out to you that anyone could stand in a public place and film the kids going into and out of the nursery anyway.

If only you could wait five years. By then no-one will be using camcorders and therefore no-one will have a clue what your SD900 is.

" However, I hardly need point out to you that anyone could stand in a public place and film the kids going into and out of the nursery anyway."

Precisely. I could stand on the pavement outside and film every one of those kids and post all over the net and be perfectly legal in doing so even if I had no children at the nursery. But to film the play for just my immediate family - oh no!

Wow, where do you people live?? Even here in ultra-liberal, politically correct California, I've never had any issue filming events, including those of pre-schoolers and kindergarten kids. I'm sure someone will come forward and defend this, citing some horrible crime as a reason, but really ...

Speaking for myself, I'd just film it and, if someone tried to stop me, I'd remind them that I'm in a public place (if it is a public school) and I'm filming my own kid. At some point you have to push back against this wave of nonsense.

Nursery's normally aren't public schools.

The only legit (imho) reason I've heard to not record something was because of copyright (IE a copyrighted performance/songs/etc. that are being used). Besides that, I remember MY parents breaking out the VHS every time I did something in school.

This is in the UK mate and is becoming more and more reality. Law states that you can film whatever and whoever you want in a public place, but on private property this is totally at the discretion of the owner/management. This nursery is a private nursery, but on the same note, they ask not to film in my daughter's school during performances. That school is a regular state school. They tend to cite it disturbs the play and that some parents request their kids aren't recorded.

I will see how they respond to my offer and then respond in writing accordingly. I feel my offer covers all parts of their reason for not filming. 1. Lots of cameras/flashes will disturb the kids and ruin the performance for the parents - I will have just a single camera at the back. 2. Some kids have been requested not to be filmed - I will either not film them or blur the faces.

I'll wait and see - feel like it's more principle now!

I have a solution...

Send a letter home to all the parents explaining that the play is being recorded so that the children can enjoy their childhood memories for years to come and any parent that doesn't want their child recorded should keep their child home that day!

Problem Solved!!! :-D

~jr