plan research create review revise premiere ken burns in 6 “easy” steps
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• Plan
• Research
• Create
• Review
• Revise
• Premiere
Ken Burns in 6 “Easy” Steps
Step 1: Plan
• Identify Topic
• Where’s the passion; what’s the story?
• Critical questions to answer
• Preliminary Research
• Where are the answers to the critical questions?
Step 2: Research
• Finding the pieces to the puzzle
• Local Libraries
• University Archives
• Museums
• Historical Societies
• Experts in the field
• Follow the trail …
Step 3: Create
Feel the History
• Find the images that tell the story
• Still pictures – historic/modern
• Video – historic (if you’re lucky)/modern
• Sound – music, sound effects, voice-overs
• Interviews
Step 4: Critical Review
• Early deadline• Team of technical experts
– Director of Technology– iCATS– Public Television
• Team of history experts– History Department Head of USI– Supervisor of Social Studies– History Curator of the Museum– Historical Society members
Step 5: Revise
• Students do their Critical Review also
• See results from the Critical Review team
• Re-edit
• Re-shoot
• Re-look at the final product
• It is broadcast quality, professional standard – real product for a real audience
Step 6: Premiere
• Ceremony at the school
• Airs on Public Television
• Repeats on Education Channels
• Loops on Sigecom Cable Network
• Aired on the digital channel of the local NBC affiliate