Steps in Producing a Documentary

Read the handout "Steps in Producing a Documentary" and comment on the following question: How is our class project similar/different from the steps outlined in the handout?  What resources do we have/not have that the handout covers? 

Pre-production in documentary filmmaking

Read through the following links thoroughly (this should take more than the usual 5 minutes people devote to web-surfing a single train of thought).  After serious consideration, meet up with your group and discuss your potential roles in the pre-production process, and state your preferences in the comments below.

http://www.ashena.com/english/culture-art-history/2372-documentary-pre-production.html

http://www.videomaker.com/learn/pre-production/

http://www.desktop-documentaries.com/documentary-directing-pre-production.html

http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/articles/69839.aspx

More on Kony 2012

The Daily Show's take on Kony.  Fret not: Expletives have been bleeped. 

My Little Kony

Comment in depth on the Kony 2012 movement.  What are the different sides of the issue?  Who is behind the movement and who is supposed to benefit from it?  How has social media affected this movement?  Analyze the different sides to this campaign and discuss it from a critical perspective.