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The Veteran Project
( All Seniors are considered for Interviews including NON-veterans with stories to tell about earlier
( All Seniors are considered for Interviews including NON-veterans with stories to tell about earlier
| This times) NOTE: this document is a work in progress.. The "guidelines" are not cast in stone. The responsequick has10 been OVERWHELMING. A databaseminute islesson in development. In a matter of days I hope to have this into a systematic plan so volunteers and veterans can effectively plan for mutual goals of recording history. Volunteers PLEASE check ME3TV office. ME3TV.org is designedhow to become a non-profit organization serving the community. In NW NJ, we have no public access TV and even if we did, projects suchmake a video interviews with historians or withgood veteransinterview - would be lost to the public oncecheap they aired on cable. If we had public access it would be nice, but another issue about cable-tv is only about 20% of the public in this county subscribe to itgood. - so overall the exposure is lowUsing and only for a short viewing period. Presenting features on the weblow extendscost thevideo lifecamera and usefulness of educational topics. Interviews with veterans is one of those unique educational projects that can return community value in education over a very extended time period. As a goal, ME3TV plans to donate one day a week to videotaping a veteran (orgood otherlight senior's)plus story.an Itexternal willmic helpmakes ifall the veteran is escorted and supported by students or other younger people who want to help their story to be told.difference. Extra Volunteersnotations are also encouraged to join in the effort and - learn interviewing and taping skills and how to useincluded tools like "youtube"- to submit their own veteran features ... or just help with tapings at other locations in theas state.text overlays. Here are some general guidelines: Email vic@buzzcreek.com with the information on the veteranYes you want to have interviewed (or your own information if you are a volunteer - name - location - phone - email -of skill?)course Youyou can also open a dialoguespend for planning an interview on the ME3TV online OFFICE. Post a message to begin planning. Click HERE to request a subscription to the ME3TV office. You maylot need a Yahoomore IDmoney and password (free) if you don't already have one. Contacting and arranging the interview is the task of the veteran and/or supporters.For reasons of time and distance - local veterans to NW NJ are our FIRST focus. ME3TV will work with supporters and the veteran to lock in a time.Ideally several interviews are done at single convenintlot locationsbetter - VFWequipment - American Legion Halls, Schools, Churches, Fire Houses, Nursing Homes, and other public facilities can be arranged. The supporters or the veteran may need to arrange any taping location other than places arranged for "a day of interviews". Some volunteers are workng to set up locations all over the state. When we have dates and places we will contact vets in the area who are in our list of contacts. The veteran will hopefully come withbut a collections of photos and memorabilia that support their story. See an example of an interviewperson using photos at ME3TV "USS Franklin".Sample questions and some preparatory work - practicing for an interview is encouraged. Ideally the veteran will need to focus on a single event or period in their service to permit the best editing results for broadcast.tips Long stories and entire careers cannot be effectively presented in a short video - Typically one hour is allotted per interview and filling that time is OK. Plan on about a 5 minute "story" for best impact. Ten minutes is the long side of an effectivethis video interview - or story. Longer interviews are FINE and can be helpful to record, but expect "archive to DVD" longer interviews. The shorter parts may be broadast on the web and offered as DVD format to Community Access TV Stations or ETV stations. A DVD of the whole interview will be sent to the Vet and to The Library of Congress. Bring friends to the interview - they will help put the veteran at ease (in most cases) and the story can be told more naturally as opposed to a "detailed account". However, veterans are individuals too and some may wish for a more private taping experience. Additional information and planning can be accomplished by email. Vic Campbell volunteers his time to do this for ME3TV and the public. Campbell is a veteran of Vietnam, having servedoutshoot in the Navy. His ship is noted at www.ussocallahan.org. In his Buzz Creek media business, he has produced several veteran documentaries including Veterans of The Battle of The Bulge "Memories of Christmas - 1944" .. and "The Last Standany ofuninitiated theamateur USSon Houston".better equipment. These can be found at the Buzz Creek Website. I'll try to figure out a way to make these videos available to people who want to make contributions to ease expenses for volunteers in this effort. ME3Tv has aligned itself with the national effortThis to record veteran's memories. THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT is sponsored by the Library of Congress. ME3TV will provide forms for groups thata wishvery tobasic participateapproach and will provide trainingget for interviewers. Forms and materials from theyou Historygoing. ProjectYou can be obtained from ME3TV.org. Me3Tv is not yet an official Non-Profit. We are seeking an attorney that will work with us "pro-bono" to set up the necessary corporate structure and governance. Some veterans want to contribute printed material. I like that idea but I need to work out logistics. My thought is to scan it and make it available on the web and send the hard copies to the Library of Congress. But this may require some extra paperwork to clarify copyright ownership and freedom tolearn re-pubishmore inabout printmaking orvideos onat the web. Return to ME3TV.org Links www.ussocallahan.org www.usshouston.org www.buzzcreek.comVIDEOMAKER www.nousnyc.org Vic Campbell - Sparta, NJ vic@buzzcreek.com website. | |
