This week’s show is a double feature!

First is a look at the American Civil War Museum’s new orientation film “A People’s Contest: America’s Civil War and Emancipation” with Dr. Rob Havers, the CEO of the Museum, and John Murray, the writer/director behind the movie. We discuss:

– Why the Museum decided to create a new film

– The unique double screen technique

– Recording the actors and creating the graphics

After that is a trip to the Maggie L. Walker National Historical Site, where they’ve created two new videos for students. Junior Ranger was produced for 1^st graders and Maggie Walker Explains Jim Crow is for 4^th graders. Topics include:

– The need for the videos

– Producing them both in 2 days

– Working with child actors

– How they videos will be used

LINKS:
The American Civil War Museum
The webpage for the movie itself
SolidLight

Both videos from the Maggie L. Walker National Historical Site
MAM Productions