Project Plan.
The plan is to take the film studio to the veteran. Given the age and health of many of these veterans, and to help facilitate the recording of these histories without disrupting the lives of these veterans, a camera TEAM will accompany the interviewer to locations across the western states in a sort of film studio on wheels. This portable film studio will be converted into a mini-studio similar to those found on news trucks -- affording the film TEAM the ability to process these video histories on location.
To accomplish this, our film staff will travel to the veteran and, where possible, vidio-tape these unsung warriors in the comfort of this film studio or in their own homes. Trained in sound, lighting and general camera operation, members of the California Center for Military History 's interview TEAM will collect these veteran's true-life stories using state-of-the-art digital film and computer editing equipment on board this mobile film studio.
Using film material gathered by this film TEAM, student interns will create and produce a number of short range multi-media film projects encompassing broadcast, non-broadcast and interactive online media for a wide range of educational activities which will provide a unique and compelling experience through media production and delivery.
Under the umbrella of Abbey Academy of Arts, the film crew working under the direction and supervision of seasoned film professionals, and under the guidance of our TEAM of educators, will then be expected to spearhead a variety of K-14 educational initiatives to be developed in conjunction with lesson plans being developed for both online and off-line programing being developed by the California Military History Educational Project. This area of the project will draw upon the skills of these student interns majoring in journalism, photojournalism, art, history, film, media production, animation, and other related areas. The project goal will be further geared to assist educators at the K-14 level by developing an advanced video and multi-media application over the Internet which will give K-14 level students access to information through an online community-sharing-network specifically designed for the purpose of utilizing the information productively and effortlessly.
