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October 25, 2013 2:11 PM Subscribe
What are some short documentary/news pieces I can show to high school students?
I am teaching a media literacy class to a group of LGBT high school students. What interesting short documentary and news pieces can I show them? Preferably I would be able to download or stream these for free on the internet. The goal here is to give them ideas and inspire them for their own short documentary pieces in the near future.
I am teaching a media literacy class to a group of LGBT high school students. What interesting short documentary and news pieces can I show them? Preferably I would be able to download or stream these for free on the internet. The goal here is to give them ideas and inspire them for their own short documentary pieces in the near future.
The Documentary Network has a bunch of Short Documentaries on YouTube which are all 10 minutes or less.
I have watched and enjoyed a slew of these.
posted by crayon at 2:23 PM on October 25, 2013
I have watched and enjoyed a slew of these.
posted by crayon at 2:23 PM on October 25, 2013
They've ceased making new episodes (explains why I haven't seen it on PBS in more than a year!), but the In the Life newsmagazine show would be a great place to start. It was monthly (I think) and had short features on various topics of interest to the LGBT population. Archives of the show is available on their YouTube page.
posted by lysimache at 2:29 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by lysimache at 2:29 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
This story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyLiOnmBZLw about a woman who lived in a tree for two years (and didn't come down for those two years) is pretty amazing. It's short and on Youtube.
posted by Blitz at 2:42 PM on October 25, 2013
posted by Blitz at 2:42 PM on October 25, 2013
MediaStorm has a bunch of short documentaries you might find appropriate.
posted by xenization at 3:02 PM on October 25, 2013
posted by xenization at 3:02 PM on October 25, 2013
Best answer: If you want something a little meta, a documentary about how documentaries/news pieces are filmed, here is an excellent one. It's called Wayne Freedman's Notebook, about one of the best reporters in the country who specializes in doing fantastic human interest stories. And, it has a great premise: he's interviewing one of the strangest people living in the Bay Area, and trying to figure out how to come up with a good news story that is entertaining, but that is still fair to a guy who is outside the norm.
It shows his thought process as he goes through setting up a story- really, a little mini documentary that he films with his cameraman.
He works in San Francisco for their ABC affiliate and has done stuff for ABC nationally too.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
A total of about 30 minutes, and a fantastic piece about the kind of thought that needs to go into a great short documentary (and about the realities of television news reporting). Also, it was made by a student filmmaker who was only about 20 or so, and would be close to your students' age.
His Facebook links to examples of other stories he has done recently for ABC.
posted by Old Man McKay at 3:23 PM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
It shows his thought process as he goes through setting up a story- really, a little mini documentary that he films with his cameraman.
He works in San Francisco for their ABC affiliate and has done stuff for ABC nationally too.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
A total of about 30 minutes, and a fantastic piece about the kind of thought that needs to go into a great short documentary (and about the realities of television news reporting). Also, it was made by a student filmmaker who was only about 20 or so, and would be close to your students' age.
His Facebook links to examples of other stories he has done recently for ABC.
posted by Old Man McKay at 3:23 PM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Nails 13 minutes showing nails being made
posted by RobotHero at 6:38 PM on October 25, 2013
posted by RobotHero at 6:38 PM on October 25, 2013
Go on Youtube and search for "9-11 news coverage". Plenty of short clips. IT doesn't get much more "documentary" than that.
posted by brownrd at 11:59 AM on October 26, 2013
posted by brownrd at 11:59 AM on October 26, 2013
Might be too late to the game, but NYT's Retro Reports are all fairly short and fairly good. I've liked everything I've seen on there.
posted by Flamingo at 8:14 AM on October 30, 2013
posted by Flamingo at 8:14 AM on October 30, 2013
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It's 35 minutes and I don't know if that qualifies as short. Regardless, I'm going to pull up my old man pants by the suspenders and say it will be good for them to see anyway.
posted by cnc at 2:15 PM on October 25, 2013