Loreto Convent, Port Louis, Mauritius (2011 School Reunion)

55 former pupils of Loreto Convent, Port Louis, Mauritius gathered from various corners of the globe for a school reunion at the end of July 2011. One of them is one of my wifes many sisters. As luck would have it, we had just arrived in Mauritius on holiday/visiting family for several weeks and so I got the opportunity to try and capture some of the atmosphere of this special day for all these ladies. I got just 24hrs notice and it was a challenge doing it with only one small video camera but this is what I managed to create.

Hope you like it ladies!

Note: After I completed this film I learnt that Mambie Hansrod and Muslimah Mauthoor were also there (i.e. their names are not on the list at the end).

Techie Stuff: Shot hand-held on a tiny Panasonic TM900 in AVCHD 1080p50i mode (17Mbps), mostly in manual mode. Sound capture via an onboard Rode Videomic Pro and edited in Vegas 9E then rendered out to a 720p25 mp4 file (5Mbps) for YouTube uploading. YouTube's encoding of the 720p version seemed lower quality than normal - I guess their servers were very busy when I uploaded it during our Bank Holiday here in the UK. No matter, at least you all get to see it!

See more of my professional film work (corporate and other stuff) on:

http://www.shootingimage.co.uk

Andy

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Mauritius
• Loreto Convent
• Port Louis
• School Reunion
• Freedom 55
• Andy Wilkinson
• Shooting Image Ltd

[kin84090]

From the very start I knew it was filmed by a professional. You knew how to capture the very essence of the reunion, friends getting together, reminiscing about the good old days, and sharing some wonderful Mauritian foods. They are lucky to have you there. Great job!

[AndyKWilkinson]

@kin84090 Thank you for the nice comments! The food was great too!

[maynanette]

Bonsoir, je suis tombée par hasard sur ce vidéo et cela m'a fait très chaud au coeur de vous revoir . Je m'appelle Maisie NANETTE et je me souviens de quelques visages, j'y étais de 1976 à 1981. J'aimerais bien vous revoir pour mes prochaines vacances à Maurice. Bonne continuation et à tout bientôt peut-être. Gardez cette amitié.

[jansoon55]

Bravo to all the organizers and participants. The video brought back so many memories. How I wish I could have been there with all of you. Hope to be able to be at one of those reunions one day. Take care all of you and God bless. Janine Leung-Soon (Ah Piang), Ottawa, Canada

[Nazila1981]

Watching this video has brought back so many memories. Looking at the school and the hall...seeing Madame Denise who was practically a mother to us in the old days. It has been 13 years since I left the LCPL family. I hope one day I can attend one of those reunions...anyways thanks for the flashback :)

[tanganou]

Un grand bravo et merci au cameraman qui nous permet de revivre ces souvenirs même loin de chez nous. Bravo la technologie. Je terminerai sur cette pensée de St. Ex " Il n'est qu'un luxe véritable, et c'est celui des relations humaines."

Amitiés

Josiane