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🎬 Step-by-Step Guide

Please accompany with a photo or a short video so we can feature it on our map of stories from across Europe. To help make sure it fits the format, please follow the guidelines below.

short description of the wind farm’s start-up phase, including how the community was involved and the local impact it has had. If possible, please support this with a few key figures, such as:

  • XX permanent jobs
  • €XXX in annual municipal revenue
  • XX households powered each year
  • €XXX invested in local community activities

Guidelines:

‘My Windfarm and Me’ story example:

‘My Windfarm and me’ picture

Take a natural photo of people enjoying the benefits the wind farm has brought to the community, if possible with a wind turbine visible in the background.

  • Show people in a real, everyday moment.
  • If you can, include the wind turbine in the background.
  • Make sure the photo is clear, bright and natural.

How to take the best picture with a mobile phone

  • Use natural daylight if possible. Morning or late afternoon light usually looks best.
  • Keep the light behind you, not behind the people, so faces are clear.
  • Hold the phone steady with both hands.
  • Clean the camera lens before taking the picture.
  • Tap the screen on the people’s faces so the phone focuses properly.
  • Take the photo in landscape (horizontal) but also vertical for Social Media purposes.
  • Leave some space around the people so the wind turbine can also be seen.
  • Take a few versions from slightly different angles and distances.

‘My Windfarm and me’ video

You can film this like a short interview or just use the questions below to tell your story in your own words.

Please start by saying: “I am [your name], and I live and work in [location].”

  • Since the wind farm arrived, our community has…
  • Thanks to the wind farm, we now have…

Please include the things the wind farm has brought to the community.

We’d love to see local people enjoying these benefits in everyday life.

For sound – the closer you are to the phone/camera the better it will sound. Consider using the wider mode in that case. If you have an external microphone that would be the best option.