• 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