1. Making a Documentary What makes a good documentary and how will this film be worthwhile?

2. What is a Documentary Film? A factual record of events on film Photo-based Using still pictures Using video clips Using voiceovers Not a piece of propaganda Has a point of view or message

3. What Makes a Good Digital Photograph? Pixels Short word for Picture Element Single point in a graphic image A dot of color Chose images with a high number of pixels 1000 x 1000 Can be blown up and still be sharp and clear Photo quality is essential to making good documentaries

4. Choosing a Topic What topic in American history are you comfortable applying American values to? Need to consider images available for the topic Can you relate the documentary message to the topic?

5. Writing Scripts Tell a story Research will be transformed into a 5 minute script Make a story board Break down story chronologically Each box needs a Title Description Stories will be made into one large film

6. Creating a Script Will be read into a microphone Work must be saved on flash drives and computers Break down research into storyboard format Start with a skeleton outline of the major events of your topic How your topic started or emerged How it developed The climax of the event How it concluded (if it did) How is your message conveyed

7. Finding the Right Photographs A list of websites will be provided to you Photo search Select high-definition historical photos Should mesh with documentary scripts Use accredited websites or historical books Should find at least 20 photos Check accuracy Must keep bibliography

8. Finding the Right Music or Video Footage Music Itunes - $.99 each Digital History Site - free Video United Streaming - free for us Interviews

9. Movie Making Software IMovie Supplies Video cameras Tape

10. Sources Digital History http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu Gilder Lehrman Institute www.gilderlehrman.org Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive - http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/ Historical Photo Archive http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/ American Memory (Library of Congress) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.htm US History Place http://historyplace.com U.S. Historical Archive http://www.ushistoricalarchive.com The National Archives http://www.archives.gov