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CREATING A DOCUMENTARY

If you are tech savvy and enjoy working with computers, you might be interested in making a documentary film. Documentaries work well for very visual subjects...ones with many pictures or even video footage. A documentary about a very old subject might not be as interesting as there might not be a lot of visual material available. You should evaluate the availability of materials before they begin.
CREATING A DOCUMENTARY
RULES SUMMARY FOR DOCUMENTARIES
DOCUMENTARY RULES CHECKLIST
ORGANIZING YOUR DOCUMENTARY
HISTORY DAY SCRIPT GUIDE
ORGANIZING A DOCUMENTARY STORYBOARD
HELPFUL HINTS FOR CREATING A DOCUMENTARY
DOCUMENTARY CHECKLIST
DOCUMENTARY JUDGING FORM
HELPFUL LINKS:  PLEASE NOTE--THESE SUGGESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY TESTED. DOWNLOAD AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF YOU ARE WORKING ON A SCHOOL COMPUTER, PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR SCHOOLS TECH SUPPORT PERSON BEFORE DOWNLOADING ANY SOFTWARE. THE SAME IS TRUE AT HOME--CHECK WITH YOUR PARENTS FIRST! WHILE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN USED BEFORE WITH NO ISSUES, NHD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR VIRUSES OR DAMAGE.

AUDIO CLIP EDITING SOFTWARE
This free download allows you to clip software to fit your documentary. Most video-making software will allow you to do the same thing within the program.
VIDEO CLIP CAPTURE SOFTWARE
This program can be used to capture and save video from the internet.
VIDEO-MAKING SOFTWARE
Video Pad has a free version that can be used for non-commercial use. It can be downloaded here.
VIDEO-MAKING SOFTWARE
Windows Movie-maker is a free software download.
EXAMPLES:
This junior documentary competed at Nationals
This senior documentary placed 2nd at Nationals

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