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121 Knowledge and technology 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Self-assessment talk and write a blog comment about knowledge and technology   !! discuss how to access information   !! describe technological advances   !! deliver a positive message   !! write a proposal   !! write a report   !! write a business email / a formal email   !! Can you do these things in English? Circle a symbol on each line. üü = I can do this well. ü = I can do this most of the time. !! = I still need to work on this. Unit09 fitted them to tripods – “without a tripod, you can forget it,” she says – and covered the cameras with hoods to shield them against snow or rain. Once everything was set up, the Possbergs would shoot for at least three to four hours at a stretch – sometimes continuing through the night.  During post-production, Anna lightly edits the pictures to make them sharper, but does not add additional light or make other alterations. Then the pictures are put together and sped up to create a time-lapse video. This final step is time- consuming, taking about a month of eight-hour days, due to the sheer volume of photos and the careful editing required for each.  The toughest part, not surprisingly, was the Arctic chill, Anna says. To capture auroras, the couple had to drive to remote spots and wait, which often meant sleeping several nights in a freezing car. (A tent would be blown away by the wind, and a hotel would emit light that would block the sky show.) The other, even greater challenge was just finding the auroras; the colours don’t appear when it’s cloudy, and the Possbergs couldn’t travel during snowstorms. As Anna put it, “We chased the clear sky.” But the Possbergs also had some cooperative weather, with one trip yielding six clear nights brimming with auroras.  By publishing her video toVimeo, Anna said, she can share the aurora experience with people who can’t make it to Scandinavia – and share the beauty of jet-black skies to encourage people to fight light pollution. Her advice for aspiring filmmakers: “Don’t be intimidated by the professionals out there. They also started from zero.”  Anna, who studied linguistics, international cultures, and economics at university, worked various desk jobs before she met Claus, whose passion is travel and photography. “Then I started filmmaking,” she said. “I realised that a 9-to-5 job at the desk is definitely not for me.” 0 Anna Possberg thought that she could still cure her cold after . Q1 Northern lights are phenomena related to particles emitted by the sun and are best seen . Q2 When Anna Possberg realised that she couldn’t film the aurora borealis, she turned to . Q3 To keep the camera from moving, they had to . Q4 In post-production, Anna creates a time-lapse video by . Q5 For photographing the auroras, the most important factor is . Q6 As a young filmmaker, you shouldn’t be discouraged by . Q7 Possberg gave up her office job when . filming the northern lights Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv