This document summarizes a lecture on researching and writing news documentaries. It discusses the importance of research for documentary storytelling. Key terms related to research like b-roll, cover, story development and visual assets are defined. An example of researching a potential documentary topic about a community centered around a ski jump is provided to illustrate the research process, from developing the initial idea, validating it has not already been done, identifying characters and assets, to conducting in-depth historical research on topics like the town and immigration trends to fully develop the story.
The document provides guidance on writing feature stories, which combine factual reporting with creative storytelling. It discusses the importance of organization and different types of feature stories, such as news features, timeless stories, and human interest stories. The document also offers ideas for feature story topics and emphasizes using engaging leads to pull readers into the story.
This document defines a feature as a creative, subjective article designed to both entertain and inform readers about an event or aspect of life. It discusses the key elements of features, including creativity, subjectivity, entertainment value, and being informative. The document outlines that features are long-form journalistic pieces found in newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other media. Features require research and description, cover topics in-depth through reflective thought, and have novelty leads that hook readers into the story. While not reporting on breaking news, features penetrate deeper into subjects using techniques like dialogue, voice, and wrapping up the story through its conclusion.
Feature articles are a type of soft news story that combines factual reporting with creative writing techniques. They aim to appeal to readers' emotions by emphasizing human interest elements and putting people at the center of the story. There are several types of feature articles, including human interest stories, profiles, historical features, and travelogues. Writers are encouraged to use techniques like dialogue, descriptive language, and different points of view to engage readers and highlight deeper meanings behind news events. Good feature articles are creative, subjective, informative, and entertaining in a way that leaves a lasting impression.
A feature story is a news story written like a piece of short fiction that focuses on human interest. It emphasizes facts that evoke emotion in readers and profiles interesting people. Good feature writing requires both rigorous reporting and creative storytelling. Writers must find a compelling angle, use vivid details, and choose a voice that matches the tone and content. Effective feature leads draw readers in through techniques like narrative, description, striking statements, or novelty approaches like historical allusions. Strong organization and alternating quotes with transitions throughout helps maintain reader engagement.
The document provides guidance on writing compelling feature stories. It discusses focusing stories on individual people through their eyes or on specific incidents or settings to grab readers. It offers tips like using startling statements or dialogue in leads. Sample high school writing is critiqued and improved versions shown focusing more on people and anecdotes. The document also outlines the typical structure of feature stories, beginning with a lead paragraph to engage readers followed by a "billboard" to explain the topic.
This document provides information about feature writing, including the key elements and styles of feature stories. It defines what a feature writer and feature story are, and discusses the main differences between features and standard news stories. The document also outlines the main components of a feature story, including the lead, body, and conclusion. It provides examples of different types of feature stories and offers tips on writing techniques, such as using descriptive language, quotes, anecdotes and other devices to engage readers. Additionally, it provides guidance on developing the structure, flow, and tone of a compelling feature story.
The document provides guidance on writing feature stories, which combine factual reporting with creative storytelling. It discusses the importance of organization and different types of feature stories, such as news features, timeless stories, and human interest stories. The document also offers ideas for feature story topics and emphasizes using engaging leads to pull readers into the story.
This document defines a feature as a creative, subjective article designed to both entertain and inform readers about an event or aspect of life. It discusses the key elements of features, including creativity, subjectivity, entertainment value, and being informative. The document outlines that features are long-form journalistic pieces found in newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other media. Features require research and description, cover topics in-depth through reflective thought, and have novelty leads that hook readers into the story. While not reporting on breaking news, features penetrate deeper into subjects using techniques like dialogue, voice, and wrapping up the story through its conclusion.
Feature articles are a type of soft news story that combines factual reporting with creative writing techniques. They aim to appeal to readers' emotions by emphasizing human interest elements and putting people at the center of the story. There are several types of feature articles, including human interest stories, profiles, historical features, and travelogues. Writers are encouraged to use techniques like dialogue, descriptive language, and different points of view to engage readers and highlight deeper meanings behind news events. Good feature articles are creative, subjective, informative, and entertaining in a way that leaves a lasting impression.
A feature story is a news story written like a piece of short fiction that focuses on human interest. It emphasizes facts that evoke emotion in readers and profiles interesting people. Good feature writing requires both rigorous reporting and creative storytelling. Writers must find a compelling angle, use vivid details, and choose a voice that matches the tone and content. Effective feature leads draw readers in through techniques like narrative, description, striking statements, or novelty approaches like historical allusions. Strong organization and alternating quotes with transitions throughout helps maintain reader engagement.
The document provides guidance on writing compelling feature stories. It discusses focusing stories on individual people through their eyes or on specific incidents or settings to grab readers. It offers tips like using startling statements or dialogue in leads. Sample high school writing is critiqued and improved versions shown focusing more on people and anecdotes. The document also outlines the typical structure of feature stories, beginning with a lead paragraph to engage readers followed by a "billboard" to explain the topic.
This document provides information about feature writing, including the key elements and styles of feature stories. It defines what a feature writer and feature story are, and discusses the main differences between features and standard news stories. The document also outlines the main components of a feature story, including the lead, body, and conclusion. It provides examples of different types of feature stories and offers tips on writing techniques, such as using descriptive language, quotes, anecdotes and other devices to engage readers. Additionally, it provides guidance on developing the structure, flow, and tone of a compelling feature story.
This document provides information on writing feature stories for public relations purposes. It defines features as soft news stories that provide background, generate interest and understanding. It discusses planning features by determining if a topic is interesting and helps organizational objectives. It also describes different types of features like case studies, profiles, and historical pieces. The document outlines the typical parts of a feature story and offers tips for writing features, such as limiting word count and considering the audience. Finally, it provides examples of publication placement opportunities and formats like op-eds and letters to the editor.
This document provides guidance on writing feature stories, including using effective paragraph structures and transitions. It discusses using short paragraphs with spiraling or thematic content. Transitions between paragraphs should inform readers of shifts in material and put new content in proper context. Examples of common transitions are provided. The document also outlines different types of feature stories such as personality profiles, human interest stories, trend stories, and news features. It concludes with tips for developing a feature story, such as picking a subject, spotlighting details, and rewriting.
This document provides an overview of feature writing. It discusses that feature writing aims to humanize stories, educate readers, and illuminate issues. Feature stories can be about profiles, trends, or "how to" guides. They do not need to follow the traditional inverted pyramid structure and can include observations, details, and background information throughout. When writing features, journalists should choose themes that are interesting to readers and have emotional appeal, and use techniques like strong leads, nut graphs to explain significance, dialogue, and voice to engage audiences.
This document defines and describes feature articles. It states that a feature article is a prominent article in a newspaper or magazine that is designed to both entertain and inform readers about an event or aspect of life. It then lists some key characteristics of feature stories, such as being timely, permitting creative writing styles and structures, and focusing on novelty rather than standard news leads. Finally, it provides examples of different types of feature articles, such as historical articles, how-to guides, interviews, and articles on current trends.
This document provides information on writing feature articles. It defines a feature article as a human interest story that focuses on people, places, and events in great detail rather than being tied to recent news. Feature articles are more creative and in-depth than news articles. The document outlines the differences between news and feature articles and discusses the characteristics, types, and process for writing feature articles. It emphasizes that feature articles require a different thought process than news articles and are structured differently, focusing on narrative rather than the inverted pyramid structure of news articles.
This document provides information on feature writing, including the differences between hard news and soft news. It discusses the structure of feature stories and how they differ from traditional news stories. Feature writing combines factual reporting with creative writing techniques. The document outlines the key elements of feature writing, including developing the lead/introduction, body, and conclusion. It also provides examples of different types of feature topics and leads, and steps for developing a successful feature story from prewriting to proofreading.
Feature writing aims to humanize, educate, entertain and illuminate rather than just report news. It explains or analyzes past news, profiles people, documents trends, or provides how-to guides. Features are longer than news stories and do not follow the inverted pyramid structure. They hook readers through vivid details, quotes and background throughout the story. Choosing a theme asks if the story has been done, is interesting, and has emotional appeal. The lead may not summarize but sets a mood through vivid paragraphs. Later, a "nut graph" explains the story's significance. Dialogue, background, and a connecting "thread" provide information while entertaining and engaging readers.
This document provides guidance on conceiving, reporting, organizing, and writing a news feature story. It defines a news feature as an in-depth story generated by reporters that is longer than a basic news story but not breaking news. The document discusses finding story ideas, assessing whether an idea merits further reporting, developing a theme sentence and nut graph to guide reporting, interviewing a variety of sources, organizing information using the six key concepts, and following a three-part structure with an anecdotal lead, supporting details, and concluding quotes.
This document provides guidance on conducting an effective literature search to find relevant information and publications on a specific topic. It outlines the key steps which include turning the topic into a question or statement, using keywords and synonyms, applying Boolean logic operators, and searching the right sources. Sources that may provide useful information include academic databases and publications. The overall goal is to comprehensively search for information to help answer a question or address a statement in an efficient manner.
START Session for Advisers and Student LeadersWhitney Ezell
This document provides guidance for student organizations on managing membership, communication tools, event planning, finances, and policies. It outlines best practices for recruitment, using Anchor Link for documents and attendance tracking, reserving spaces on campus, purchasing and financial processes, and complying with university policies on topics like alcohol, protection of minors, travel, and fundraising. The presentation aims to help student leaders successfully govern their organizations and carry out programming and events.
This document discusses whether Jersey dairy farmers should select for daughter pregnancy rate (DPR) in their herds. It notes that while Jerseys have a remarkable ability to breed back, DPR has been declining as milk production increases. The trend lines show DPR decreasing in both Jersey cows and bulls since 1957. In contrast, Holsteins identified this as a problem and now select for both milk and DPR, reversing the trend. The solution proposed is for farmers to implement customized genetic plans that give proper weight to production traits as well as DPR to make genetic progress in both areas.
Az ember életében, nem a gond- , erőfeszítés-, kockázat- és nehézség-mentes, de ugyanakkor egyéni és csoportos élvezetekben - sikerekben gazdag élet a tét, hanem az öröklétbe való visszatérési képesség megszerzését (megváltás, vagyis a karmának nevezett lilith-inverziótól való megszabadulást) követő tényleges egészség- és boldogság megvalósítása. "Keressétek Isten Országát és a többit megkapjátok..."
This short document promotes creating presentations using Haiku Deck, a tool for making slideshows. It encourages the reader to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentation and sharing it on SlideShare. In just one sentence, it pitches the idea of using Haiku Deck to easily create engaging slideshows.
- The document discusses welfare reform and the role of income protection insurance. It notes that the current welfare system assumes households will take responsibility for their own financial safety nets, but many do not.
- Around 1 million workers become unable to work each year due to illness or injury. Income protection insurance, provided through employers, can help replace lost income and support households, businesses, and the economy.
- Alternative models combining state support and private insurance need to be explored to make household income safety nets clear and meet diverse needs, while reducing welfare costs. Income protection insurance should be part of the solution.
Anchal Monga is seeking part-time work while studying for a Graduate Diploma in Applied Business Studies. She has work experience in food service, sales, guest services, and event management. She is legally permitted to work 20 hours per week and full time during school vacations. Monga has strong communication, customer service, and computer skills. Her education includes a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Hospitality Administration.
This document provides information on writing feature stories for public relations purposes. It defines features as soft news stories that provide background, generate interest and understanding. It discusses planning features by determining if a topic is interesting and helps organizational objectives. It also describes different types of features like case studies, profiles, and historical pieces. The document outlines the typical parts of a feature story and offers tips for writing features, such as limiting word count and considering the audience. Finally, it provides examples of publication placement opportunities and formats like op-eds and letters to the editor.
This document provides guidance on writing feature stories, including using effective paragraph structures and transitions. It discusses using short paragraphs with spiraling or thematic content. Transitions between paragraphs should inform readers of shifts in material and put new content in proper context. Examples of common transitions are provided. The document also outlines different types of feature stories such as personality profiles, human interest stories, trend stories, and news features. It concludes with tips for developing a feature story, such as picking a subject, spotlighting details, and rewriting.
This document provides an overview of feature writing. It discusses that feature writing aims to humanize stories, educate readers, and illuminate issues. Feature stories can be about profiles, trends, or "how to" guides. They do not need to follow the traditional inverted pyramid structure and can include observations, details, and background information throughout. When writing features, journalists should choose themes that are interesting to readers and have emotional appeal, and use techniques like strong leads, nut graphs to explain significance, dialogue, and voice to engage audiences.
This document defines and describes feature articles. It states that a feature article is a prominent article in a newspaper or magazine that is designed to both entertain and inform readers about an event or aspect of life. It then lists some key characteristics of feature stories, such as being timely, permitting creative writing styles and structures, and focusing on novelty rather than standard news leads. Finally, it provides examples of different types of feature articles, such as historical articles, how-to guides, interviews, and articles on current trends.
This document provides information on writing feature articles. It defines a feature article as a human interest story that focuses on people, places, and events in great detail rather than being tied to recent news. Feature articles are more creative and in-depth than news articles. The document outlines the differences between news and feature articles and discusses the characteristics, types, and process for writing feature articles. It emphasizes that feature articles require a different thought process than news articles and are structured differently, focusing on narrative rather than the inverted pyramid structure of news articles.
This document provides information on feature writing, including the differences between hard news and soft news. It discusses the structure of feature stories and how they differ from traditional news stories. Feature writing combines factual reporting with creative writing techniques. The document outlines the key elements of feature writing, including developing the lead/introduction, body, and conclusion. It also provides examples of different types of feature topics and leads, and steps for developing a successful feature story from prewriting to proofreading.
Feature writing aims to humanize, educate, entertain and illuminate rather than just report news. It explains or analyzes past news, profiles people, documents trends, or provides how-to guides. Features are longer than news stories and do not follow the inverted pyramid structure. They hook readers through vivid details, quotes and background throughout the story. Choosing a theme asks if the story has been done, is interesting, and has emotional appeal. The lead may not summarize but sets a mood through vivid paragraphs. Later, a "nut graph" explains the story's significance. Dialogue, background, and a connecting "thread" provide information while entertaining and engaging readers.
This document provides guidance on conceiving, reporting, organizing, and writing a news feature story. It defines a news feature as an in-depth story generated by reporters that is longer than a basic news story but not breaking news. The document discusses finding story ideas, assessing whether an idea merits further reporting, developing a theme sentence and nut graph to guide reporting, interviewing a variety of sources, organizing information using the six key concepts, and following a three-part structure with an anecdotal lead, supporting details, and concluding quotes.
This document provides guidance on conducting an effective literature search to find relevant information and publications on a specific topic. It outlines the key steps which include turning the topic into a question or statement, using keywords and synonyms, applying Boolean logic operators, and searching the right sources. Sources that may provide useful information include academic databases and publications. The overall goal is to comprehensively search for information to help answer a question or address a statement in an efficient manner.
START Session for Advisers and Student LeadersWhitney Ezell
This document provides guidance for student organizations on managing membership, communication tools, event planning, finances, and policies. It outlines best practices for recruitment, using Anchor Link for documents and attendance tracking, reserving spaces on campus, purchasing and financial processes, and complying with university policies on topics like alcohol, protection of minors, travel, and fundraising. The presentation aims to help student leaders successfully govern their organizations and carry out programming and events.
This document discusses whether Jersey dairy farmers should select for daughter pregnancy rate (DPR) in their herds. It notes that while Jerseys have a remarkable ability to breed back, DPR has been declining as milk production increases. The trend lines show DPR decreasing in both Jersey cows and bulls since 1957. In contrast, Holsteins identified this as a problem and now select for both milk and DPR, reversing the trend. The solution proposed is for farmers to implement customized genetic plans that give proper weight to production traits as well as DPR to make genetic progress in both areas.
Az ember életében, nem a gond- , erőfeszítés-, kockázat- és nehézség-mentes, de ugyanakkor egyéni és csoportos élvezetekben - sikerekben gazdag élet a tét, hanem az öröklétbe való visszatérési képesség megszerzését (megváltás, vagyis a karmának nevezett lilith-inverziótól való megszabadulást) követő tényleges egészség- és boldogság megvalósítása. "Keressétek Isten Országát és a többit megkapjátok..."
This short document promotes creating presentations using Haiku Deck, a tool for making slideshows. It encourages the reader to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentation and sharing it on SlideShare. In just one sentence, it pitches the idea of using Haiku Deck to easily create engaging slideshows.
- The document discusses welfare reform and the role of income protection insurance. It notes that the current welfare system assumes households will take responsibility for their own financial safety nets, but many do not.
- Around 1 million workers become unable to work each year due to illness or injury. Income protection insurance, provided through employers, can help replace lost income and support households, businesses, and the economy.
- Alternative models combining state support and private insurance need to be explored to make household income safety nets clear and meet diverse needs, while reducing welfare costs. Income protection insurance should be part of the solution.
Anchal Monga is seeking part-time work while studying for a Graduate Diploma in Applied Business Studies. She has work experience in food service, sales, guest services, and event management. She is legally permitted to work 20 hours per week and full time during school vacations. Monga has strong communication, customer service, and computer skills. Her education includes a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Hospitality Administration.
This document describes a dream had by Abraham Lincoln in which he saw a catafalque with a corpse wrapped in funeral vestments surrounded by mourning crowds and guards in the White House. When Lincoln demands who has died, a soldier answers "The President, he was killed by an assassin." The crowd then bursts into loud grief, awakening Lincoln from the dream.
The document provides a summary of Ryan Bevan Gomes' contact information, work experience, education, skills, and languages. It details his current role as a Merchandiser at M.H. Alshaya Co. W.L.L since 2015, and previous role as Assistant Merchandiser at the same company from 2012 to 2015. It also lists his past experience as a Purchase Analyst at Ali Abdulla Al Sane Trading Est. from 2008 to 2012.
Steve Jobs was born in 1955 in San Francisco and adopted shortly after birth. He was half Syrian and co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in high school. Jobs helped revolutionize the technology industry with Apple products like the iPhone and was known for his demanding personality, though he also received honors like having a day named after him in California.
1) The document discusses the creation of a poster and CD cover for two fictional bands - Jean Ralphio featuring Tommy Fresh's "Flush With Cash" album (hip-hop genre) and Mouse Rat's "Snake Juice: 5000 Candles in the Wind (Li'l Sebastian)" album (rock genre).
2) Adobe Photoshop was used to create the designs because it is easy to use and allows for manipulation of images, filters, and fonts. Features like diffuse glow and reticulation filters were used to emulate the aesthetics of each genre.
3) Fonts, placement of logos and images, and effects like grain and black and white tones were tailored for each design to
El documento presenta una lista de términos relacionados con el ordenador, profesiones, sentidos humanos, conceptos, números ordinales y fenómenos atmosféricos. Incluye las palabras teclado, ratón, pantalla, cpu, maestro, conserje, limpiadora, monitoras, orientadora, vista, oído, olfato, gusto, tacto, algun, ningun, tan grande como, primero, ultimo, 1o-5o, tornado, arco iris, lluvia, nieve y sol.
This document provides an overview of the lecture for a course on researching and writing news documentaries. It discusses the principles of narrative voiceovers and how understanding them can guide research. It reviews concepts covered previously such as documentary modes and critical structural elements. A major focus is on understanding the narrative voiceover script, its functions, format, and how to develop characters, conflicts and convey change. Tips are provided for writing effective voiceover scripts that show rather than tell and maintain visual and emotional relevance.
This document summarizes the key points covered in a university course on researching and writing news documentaries. It reviews the documentary production process, emphasizing preparation, drafting a script before filming to help shape the story, and testing ideas thoroughly. The final draft script is due at the end of the term. Proper preparation through research, pre-interviews, treatments, outlines and draft scripts can help ensure a successful documentary by revealing any gaps and validating that the story holds together.
This document discusses the importance of structure in documentary storytelling. It explains that documentaries should present a universal theme or question through specific details in a coherent narrative structure. An effective structure introduces the characters and conflict in Act 1, heightens the drama in Act 2 without becoming merely a list of events, and resolves the story in Act 3. While structure provides organization, the content is not required to be strictly chronological. The most important elements are presenting a coherent story with a larger universal theme connected to specific elements and details.
This document provides guidance on developing an outline for a news documentary. It discusses transitioning from the treatment phase to creating a concrete outline that sorts research and interviews into identifiable acts and scenes. An example documentary and its treatment, outline, and script are provided to demonstrate the progression from outline to finished work. Students are instructed to write a chronology and experiment with different structures before finalizing a firm outline that will scaffold the subsequent script.
This document summarizes the key points covered in a journalism class about researching and writing news documentaries. It reviews the process discussed in the class, including developing an idea, conducting research, drafting a script, and emphasizing preparation. The document stresses that documentaries require strong storytelling and that a draft script is important for shaping the idea and allowing flexibility during production, though it may change based on filming. It also emphasizes the value of testing ideas and conducting interviews before production begins.
This document discusses the process of writing a script for a news documentary. It emphasizes that students should have a clear storyline with a beginning, middle, and end by the end of the course. The script provides structure for telling the story even as research continues. The drafting and revision process is important to refine the narrative and ensure a strong opening, middle, and conclusion as the story develops. Having an initial draft script with three acts allows for flexibility to incorporate new information during production.
This document discusses the process of writing a script for a news documentary. It emphasizes that students should have a clear storyline with a beginning, middle, and end by the end of the course. The script provides structure for telling the story even as research continues. The drafting and revision process is important to refine the narrative and ensure a strong opening, middle, and conclusion as the story evolves. Having an initial draft script with three acts allows for flexibility to incorporate new information during production.
This lecture discusses moving forward with the second act of documentary scripts. Students are expected to have a clear storyline with a beginning, middle, and end by the end of the course. An effective script provides structure for flexibility as research continues and facts emerge. The script acts as scaffolding to build the documentary, as it is easier to sculpt a story from scripted material than unstructured footage. The scripting process involves ongoing revision as weaknesses emerge across acts. Research and script writing occur simultaneously, and new information may change story elements or reveal a stronger opening/ending. An effective script has a beginning, middle, and end and focuses on character, conflict, and change.
This document provides an overview of the key topics to be covered in JRN 572 - Researching & Writing the News Documentary course, including:
1. Definitions of documentary filmmaking roles and focus on writing.
2. The documentary filmmaking process from preproduction to production.
3. Six modes of documentary films including expository, poetic, observational, participatory, reflexive, and performative.
4. The importance of ideas, storytelling, and crafting a narrative using facts to engage and inform audiences.
This lecture discusses the review week for a course on researching and writing news documentaries. It focuses on reviewing key concepts and materials from the first half of the semester. These include developing documentary ideas, conducting research from the start, and testing ideas against standards like having a character, conflict, and change, as well as being visually compelling and relevant to audiences. The lecture provides two potential documentary ideas as examples and emphasizes using treatments to thoroughly test out ideas.
This document provides an overview and review of the key points from Lecture Six of JRN 572 - Researching & Writing the News Documentary. It discusses formulating documentary ideas into a treatment, which is a prose version of how the film will look and feel. It covers developing ideas, conducting research, and translating ideas into a written treatment that can be used to assess the project and seek funding. Treatments typically include who, what, when, where, how, why and importance of the story, as well as potential interview subjects and experts. A proposal may also be included to target specific potential sponsors. The goal is to link ideas to reality and assess feasibility before significant time and resources are invested.
This document outlines the process for developing ideas for news documentaries. It discusses identifying ideas from observations, conversations, and news articles. Two potential ideas are described from recent articles - a story about a girls' soccer team and a story about gentrification in Oakland. The document emphasizes researching ideas thoroughly to confirm they have character, conflict, change and visual potential before developing a treatment. It also reviews evaluating ideas based on established criteria like Bernard's 10 standards and ensuring the presence of the three C's - character, conflict and change.
This document provides an overview of conducting interviews for news documentaries. It discusses that documentary interviews require more preparation than news interviews as they involve revealing emotional information on camera. The interview process begins with identifying potential subjects during research and determining main vs. secondary characters. Pre-interviews are then conducted to verify information and sort the best subjects. The goal is to capture both factual and emotional details from subjects on camera through open-ended questioning. Thorough preparation and verification of information is key to getting high-quality interviews.
This document provides an overview and instructions for students in a news documentary course to write a 3-page treatment for their documentary idea. It discusses the purpose of a treatment, outlines the required sections, and provides a sample treatment for reference. Students are asked to submit a treatment with a logline, topic, narrative synopsis, and preliminary list of archival elements found in their research. The goal is to further develop their documentary idea and connect it to potential visual assets and archives.
This document provides an introduction and overview for a course on researching and writing news documentaries. It outlines that the course will cover the history, principles, practices and techniques of documentary filmmaking through themes like conceptualizing ideas, conducting research, script writing, and a final project to develop a documentary treatment and draft script. The professor and required textbook are introduced. Students will watch short documentaries, discuss themes on a Blackboard, and complete weekly assignments involving screenings, readings, and writing.
This document provides an introduction and overview for JRN 572 - Researching & Writing the News Documentary course. It introduces the professor, Rich Hanley, and previews some documentary films that will be watched. It outlines themes that will be covered like history of documentaries, conceptualizing ideas, research, scripting techniques, and a major final project. Students will learn about turning ideas into documentaries through readings, assignments, and discussions posted on Blackboard. The goal is to take ideas from conception through a fully realized treatment and draft script.
This document discusses developing ideas for a documentary film. It begins by explaining that documentaries need to be well-planned with carefully chosen ideas to achieve their objectives. It then outlines different ways to generate documentary ideas, such as from personal experiences, historical events, or strong feelings about societal issues. The document also discusses the importance of research in the different stages of documentary production from initial planning to post-production evaluation. Finally, it provides guidance on creating an outline to plan a documentary, including developing a logline, researching the topic, and fleshing out the idea and story in a 1-2 page outline.
This document provides an overview and guidance for students on developing the third act of their documentary script for a journalism class. It emphasizes that the goal is to have a clear storyline from beginning to end, but that the script will continue to be revised and researched until the deadline. It also discusses preparing for interviews and being persistent when contacting potential subjects, as preparation and flexibility are important for crafting a story even if the documentary may not be fully produced. Students are expected to have basic answers and information from interviews included in their draft script.
This document provides an overview and guidance for students on developing the third act of their documentary script for a journalism class. It emphasizes that the goal is to have a clear storyline from beginning to end, but that the script may still shift as new facts emerge. Students are advised to continue researching their topic and revising their script based on feedback. They should pre-interview potential subjects to have basic answers and information to include in their draft script. Persistence in securing interviews is also stressed.
This document provides a historical overview of how football has evolved over the decades from the 1840s to the present. It discusses changes in the sport for players of different ages, such as the introduction of the forward pass and increased professionalization. The summary also notes how football has become more inclusive of Black players, women, and LGBTQ people. However, it comments that further progress is still needed in coaching diversity. The document concludes by discussing how football continues to be a source of community and tradition in American culture.
This document summarizes a lecture about the history and evolution of American football. It discusses how football originated in the late 19th century at elite universities and grew tremendously in popularity over the following decades. Key figures like Knute Rockne helped spread the game. The sport faced criticism over violence and injuries but adapted rules while maintaining widespread fan interest. In modern times, the game continues to grapple with the physical toll it takes on players' health and concerns over associated risks like binge drinking.
This document discusses the evolution of football in the late 20th century. It describes how the NFL continued to grow in popularity in the 1990s and experiments with new offensive schemes. It also covers how college football saw changes like freshman eligibility and scholarship rules. Specifically, it outlines how Howard Schnellenberger transformed Miami's program in the 1980s to focus on local recruiting and a pro-style offense. This helped launch Miami as a dynasty under Schnellenberger and later Jimmy Johnson. It also describes how the run and shoot offense was pioneered at schools like Houston behind coaches like Mouse Davis and Andre Ware.
This document summarizes how the game of football has evolved over time from the 1840s to the present day. It discusses changes in rules, player demographics, coaching demographics, the rise of analytics, and the growing participation of women and girls in flag football. While issues around diversity in coaching still remain, the document highlights progress that has been made and how the 10-year old today would see a much more inclusive version of the sport compared to generations past.
This lecture discusses how college and NFL football offenses have evolved over the past few decades to focus more on passing and scoring points. Spread offenses like the run-and-shoot and air raid have been adopted and refined. Rule changes and advances in turf and facilities have also enabled higher scoring. Fantasy football became hugely popular online, driving more viewership. NFL teams have also increasingly relocated and conferences realigned for financial reasons.
The document discusses the issue of college sports sponsorships with online sports gambling companies. It notes that while such deals provide revenue for athletic departments, they present moral dilemmas around exploiting and harming students. Some universities have modified or ended sponsorship deals after public backlash over targeting students with promotional codes and access to personal information. Politicians have also expressed concerns that colleges are not adequately supporting students who may develop gambling addictions. The gaming industry argues alumni sponsorships are acceptable but their self-imposed code of conduct on college partnerships is not enforceable.
JRN 589 - Concussions II / Female AthletesRich Hanley
Female athletes have been underrepresented in concussion studies, with some studies including no female participants. As a result, concussion protocols and treatment have largely focused on male athletes and may not adequately address the needs of female athletes. Several recent studies found that females have higher concussion rates than males in some sports, experience more severe symptoms, and have worse outcomes. However, females remain an understudied population. Including more female athletes in concussion research is needed to develop gender-specific guidelines and improve treatment for all athletes.
Concussions have been documented in football since the 19th century, but it was not until 1994 that the NFL began taking them seriously by forming a committee to study their causes and effects. Studies from the late 19th century onwards found high concussion rates in football players and warnings of long term neurological consequences. However, the game continued without warnings until lawsuits in the 2010s forced acknowledgement of the link to chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Modern players are larger and faster, but rule changes aim to reduce head impacts despite 99% of examined NFL player brains showing signs of CTE.
JRN 589 - Brian Flores and Eric BIeniemyRich Hanley
- Brian Flores sued the NFL in 2022 for racial discrimination in its hiring practices of Black head coaches. A judge ruled Flores' case against the Broncos, Giants, and Texans can proceed to trial, as he alleges they conducted "sham interviews" under the Rooney Rule.
- The Rooney Rule requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and front office positions, but Flores argues it has not worked as intended and teams still discriminate.
- Eric Bieniemy, the Chiefs' offensive coordinator, continues to be passed over for head coaching jobs despite his success, like previous white coordinators under Andy Reid receiving roles. A study found Black coordinators face disadvantages in the attributes historically
Here is the presentation that accompanied the lecture on the history of segregation in the NFL and college football to serve as background to the sequence on Black coaches in the NFL and college football.
JRN 589 - The Triumph of NIL / The NCAA Strikes BackRich Hanley
The document summarizes the legal case of Ed O'Bannon vs the NCAA regarding the use of college athletes' names, images, and likenesses in video games and other media without compensation. O'Bannon, a former UCLA basketball player, filed a lawsuit in 2009 arguing this violated antitrust laws. The case established that NCAA compensation rules were an illegal restraint of trade. It paved the way for athletes to be paid for NIL rights, though the full implications were not realized until Justice Kavanaugh's concurring opinion in 2021 further questioned the NCAA's definition of amateurism. The case eliminated the fiction of amateurism in college sports.
The document discusses the origins and evolution of the concept of amateurism in sports. It traces how British historians in the 18th-19th centuries misinterpreted and fictionalized accounts of amateurism in ancient Greek athletics for political and class-related reasons. This myth of Greek amateurism was then propagated through works like Tom Brown's Schooldays and influenced the founding of the modern Olympic Games with their focus on amateurism. Key figures like Walter Camp and Pierre de Coubertin helped spread this myth in America and further shape the ideology of amateurism in sport, despite it having little basis in the actual practices of ancient Greek athletes.
This document summarizes how the game of football has evolved over time from the 1840s to the present day. It discusses changes in rules, player demographics, the growth of analytics, and the increasing involvement of women and minorities. While the basic elements of carrying an air-filled bladder across a line remain the same, football continues to reflect the broader social and cultural changes happening in America.
This document summarizes the history and evolution of football in the United States. It discusses how football originated at Harvard in the late 1800s and grew tremendously in popularity through the early 1900s. It became firmly established as a national tradition and pastime. The document also notes how the sport has changed over time through rule modifications to improve safety as well as the diminished but still important roles of kicking in modern football.
This lecture discusses how football has evolved on and off the field over the last few decades. Off the field, both college and pro football have adapted to technological changes to make the game more popular on TV. On the field, spread offenses like the run-and-shoot and air raid have led to explosive increases in scoring. Conference realignments and the creation of a playoff system have also changed the structure of college football. Fantasy football has hugely grown the audience for the NFL by incentivizing fans to watch more games.
This document discusses various proposed solutions to disinformation and their flaws. It outlines four main solutions: media literacy, content moderation, prebunking, and truth sandwiches. For each solution, it notes limitations such as the difficulty of teaching critical thinking, biases in content moderation, and how disinformation operators exploit journalistic standards of balance. The conclusion states that while no solution is perfect, the goal should be finding approaches that are good enough to contain disinformation without needing to be perfect.
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How to Fix the Import Error in the Odoo 17Celine George
An import error occurs when a program fails to import a module or library, disrupting its execution. In languages like Python, this issue arises when the specified module cannot be found or accessed, hindering the program's functionality. Resolving import errors is crucial for maintaining smooth software operation and uninterrupted development processes.
it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
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JRN 572DE - Lecture Five
1. JRN 572 - Researching & Writing
the News Documentary
Rich Hanley, Associate Professor
Lecture Five
2. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Overview:
• The opening sentence of Chapter 8
in Bernard’s text captures the
essence of documentary writing,
• “Good documentary storytelling, with
few exceptions, depends on good
research,” she wrote.
3. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Overview:
• That said, it should be noted – and
Bernard stresses this on p. 119 of
her text (Kindle edition) – that not all
documentaries require research.
• Many are simply shot and assembled
as a story.
• But most do, and that’s our focus.
4. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Overview:
• We launch an exploration of what
research is, what it means, why it’s
important and how to conduct it this
week.
• These research techniques will be
discussed as applied to narration,
voice-of-god-style films for clarity.
5. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Overview:
• Please read the assigned chapter in
Bernard as it contains information
that may not be presented in the
lecture.
• We do not use the lecture to restate
material published in the book, so
please do not think of this as a
substitute to the required reading.
6. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Review:
• First a review.
• We have learned the history of
documentaries to provide a footing in
the role of factual films in society.
• We have identified presentation
modes to show various narrative
approaches.
7. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Review:
• We have explored the structural
architecture of documentaries to
illuminate the process of making the
work coherent to the audience
regardless of subject and story
complexity.
• We have described the role of the
narrative voice-over.
8. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Review:
• In each case, we have watched a
number of documentaries featuring
different approaches.
• The documentaries were curated to
give everyone a chance to internalize
approaches, structures and forms of
narrative, factual filmmaking across
an array of subjects.
9. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• And now that brings us to a task
described by Bernard as the process
on which “good documentary
storytelling” rests: research.
10. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• First, let’s add some terms to our
vocabulary that will help understand
and drive the research process.
• These terms will be deployed in this
lecture.
• The terms are:
11. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• B-roll.
• Cover.
• Story development.
• Visual assets.
12. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• B-roll: This is the term used for the
extra footage captured for artistic
enrichment of a film and to provide
the visual elements when editing to
cover expository and other
informational sequences that cannot
be carried by interviews or archival
footage and still images.
13. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Cover: As noted in the explanation of
b-roll, cover is the visual element that
appears when not showing a talking
head.
• This is used to “cover” expository
material and to “cover” edited talking-
head interviews, among other things.
14. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Story development: This is the
exercise that will validate a story idea
through research that identifies
character(s), conflict(s) and change,
all broadly conceived.
15. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• This material informs the scriptwriting
process, too, providing the
expository details and narrative
trajectory of the piece.
• It also reveals whether a story is
beyond budgetary and technical
reach.
16. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Visual assets: This means the
material that will appear on the
screen, including archival images,
footage and other elements along
with b-roll directed to be shot within
the script to cover story elements or
for artistic story enrichment.
17. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• We are operating here with the
concept that the writer is also the
producer and director.
• That’s generally the structure when
filmmakers launch careers, so it is
useful for our purposes.
18. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Among the curated films required for
viewing this week is Joan of Arc by
the BBC and Dr. Helen Castor.
• That film takes us into the archives
as Castor explores the main
character, showing us the material
from which shows are made.
19. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• To be sure, Castor wrote the voice-
over from her book on the subject.
• But she, too, required the same
development and visual assets we all
need to tell stories through the genre
of the documentary.
20. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• And she couldn’t rely on stills or
footage. She used artworks,
reenactments and other assets to
visually represent the story in a
creative way.
• Her work shows how to compose a
film through creative visualization of
points raised in the scripts.
21. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• The lessons here are that it is
possible to tell a vivid story through
creative use of elements found
during research even if our budget is
a fraction of what Castor has to work
with.
• Like her, we need to spend time in
22. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Please note that we are not covering
the type of research conducted for
ESPN 30 For 30 or for other series
that have unique, unfettered access
to miles of footage that ordinary
documentary film
producers/writers/directors don’t
have the funds to license.
23. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• We are focusing on what you are
likely to confront as independent
producers/writers/directors operating
in the world of constrained budgets.
• In short, we are keeping it real here.
24. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• That means we will explore serving
as our own researcher into both story
development and visual assets.
• The funding piece comes later.
25. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• First, develop an idea and validate it
to see if the idea has been realized
already in documentary form.
• It’s okay if it has; but the execution
must be entirely different in terms of
approach.
26. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• And your approach must reveal new
details in order for it to be fresh to
the audience.
• Validate the idea with an online
search for the subject via film
databases.
27. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Now, it’s time for story development
research.
• The basic question: what’s the story?
• That’s the first of many questions in
the process, and research ought to
reveal the answer.
28. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Let’s take an example of research I
am pursuing for a documentary on a
community whose centerpiece is a
ski jump.
• It works for us because the subject
rests at the intersection of sports and
culture.
29. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• The idea emerged from a story I read
in The New York Times about how
the community funded the
construction of a new jump to
replace one that had existed for
decades.
30. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• That seemed like a good story: A
town whose social life revolves
around a winter sport works to save
the sport and reinvigorates the
community in the process.
31. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• The story promised good visuals –
ski jumping – and the potential for a
clean three-act arc along the lines of
rise, fall and redemption.
• All of this emerged from that single
article.
32. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Let’s aside the funding piece for a
moment, as few works receive
funding without much of the research
already in place.
• The next step: talk to people.
33. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• This follows the path of traditional
journalism: who, what, when, where,
how and why.
• I contacted the organization that runs
the jump and scheduled a meeting
with key leaders.
34. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Over several days of conversations, I
identified the following:
1. Key characters
2. Photo collections
3. Film collections
35. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Most of all, I identified the key
character who would drive the story
from beginning to middle to end: a
local man who competed in the
Olympic ski jump in 1956 after
recovering from polio.
• That’s the telling detail Bernard
36. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Still, I needed to do much more
research to fill the story’s
background and give it depth.
• What was the history of the jump
before living memory?
• Why here?
37. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• It is at this point that the research
process truly begins.
• Living memories are one thing, but it
is necessary to established a
documented chronology to embed
sidewalls on the film.
38. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• First, it was important to established
the history of the town to launch the
chronology.
• Town libraries or historical societies
generally hold research works about
the town, and that turned out to be
the case here
39. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• The library also held a file cabinet full
of newspaper articles and other
scrapbook-style material on the
jump.
• There, I learned that ski jumping was
brought to the town by immigrants
from Norway.
40. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• That, in turn, meant that I needed to
conduct research on immigrants from
Norway to the town.
• I had a name of the person – Satre –
who started the ski jump but was
murky on background.
41. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• I researched immigration data to get
a sense of when immigrants from
Norway first came to the United
States and in what number.
• That provided a data point for the
chronology and context for the story.
42. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Ancestry.com holds collections of
specific U.S. Census Bureau
records, including the name, place of
birth, immigration status, occupation
and other details on people who
arrived in the U.S. prior to 1940.
43. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• From that source, I learned that he
came to town from Norway and that
he worked for a family as what was
known as handyman.
• I also learned that he had been killed
in a car crash.
44. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• The chronology took off from there.
• I researched the family in public
records, examined land records for
the site of the jump and even went to
the state library in Hartford to view
aerial photographs taken in the
1930s and 1950s as I was familiar
45. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• I then conducted parallel research
into the story and the visual assets
(footage and stills) to make sure
information I uncovered would have
b-roll to cover voice-over sequences.
• In short, the story research permitted
me to visualize the story as it
46. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Among the places I searched was
the National Archives.
• The archives holds the Universal
Newsreel archives from 1927 to
themed 1960s. That footage is in the
public domain and documents lots of
stories.
47. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• A search of the National Archives
collection revealed three newsreel
stories on the ski jump from the early
1950s.
• That’s gold for two reasons: one, it is
license-fee; and two, the footage
would be surprising to the audience.
48. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• I also needed footage to cover the
narrative voice-over (yet to be written
but it was clear it would be needed)
about immigration from Norway.
• I needed to show Norway’s
landscape, and I found it in the
archives.
49. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• While conducting research into the
story development, I learned that the
town had sent several jumpers to the
Winter Games in 1932 and 1936.
• A standard search for 1936 footage
in the archives revealed nothing.
50. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• And this is where experience in
research and knowledge of history
enters the picture.
• The archives held images seized
from Nazi Germany at the end of
World War II. I searched there.
51. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• I found about 20 images of the
opening ceremony, including shots of
the U.S. team marching in front of
Hitler and shots of the ski jump.
• These was in the public domain and
could be scanned without charge.
52. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Other archives checked for this film
were the Library of Congress Prints
and Photographs Division and the
Associated Press.
53. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Interestingly, once word of a
documentary production starts to
circulate, people who hear about it
and who have material will offer it.
• That’s what happened here, as I was
granted access to a number of
private collections of photos and
54. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• When information on the chronology
of the story was collected, I added it
or inserted it into a timeline.
• Bernard covers the formatting for this
(pp 126-129).
55. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• The chronology helps to organize the
story and creates a visual sense of
the story.
• It’s best to include a column on
whether footage exists to cover a
segment. If not, b-roll comes into
play as part of the process.
56. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• In the chronology of the ski jump, it
became clear I would need b-roll of
the structure itself, both day and
night, to establish mood in addition to
coverage.
• That meant I knew what was
necessary to shoot.
57. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• The chronology, in short, served as a
proto shooting script because it
revealed segments that needed to be
covered.
58. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• One of the areas revealed in story
development that needed either b-
roll of some sort of visual asset was
the period when the key character
contracted polio.
59. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• During a pre-production interview
with the subject, I learned he was
hospitalized at a place that no longer
existed in Hartford.
• That eliminated the chance for
contemporary b-roll of the place. I
needed archival stills or film.
60. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• I emailed an archivist at the Hartford
Public Library for help, and she
answered: yes, the library had a
single exterior photo from the 1950s
and a single photo of a patient room
from the same period.
• Covered.
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Understanding Story:
Research
• In summary, think of all the places
the research into an idea drawn from
a single newspaper article took me.
• And this is just for the first phase of
story development and acquisition of
b-roll and visual assets.
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Understanding Story:
Research
• Town library
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Ancestry.com
• Connecticut State Library
• National Archives
• Hartford Public Library
63. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Please note that all of the research
into the visual assets occurred in the
realm of public domain, meaning the
production would not have to license
any footage.
• That saves an expense that can add
some $30 per second to a film.
64. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• The lesson to be drawn is that
research is a task that must be
methodically pursued and ruthlessly
organized.
65. JRN 572 - News Documentary
Understanding Story:
Research
• Here is a site that lists sources for
archival footage:
• http://www.movingimagesource.us/re
search/guide/132
• The National Archives is the most
useful source for historical footage.