Shooting Video History

Synopsis: Suggests way of using a camcorder to record the life and times of one’s family or community. Follows the steps and stages of the West Haddon Local History Group in their project to produce a video about the last farmer in the area to milk his cows by hand. Mark Patterson, ex-head of BBC Training, acts as adviser to a group and notes the teaching points. The video uses chapter headings to divide up the different steps and stages that are necessarily part of video production. Emphasises initial planning because it is crucial to the end result. Equal weight is given to human and technical considerations involved.
Series: Studying Family and Community History: 19th and 20th Centuries, Course Da301
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1994
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: History; Media studies
Keywords: dairy cattle; film and video production techniques; local history; video history

Producer

Vic Lockwood

Cast

Alison Tucker

Name: Open University Worldwide
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