Media Room
Literacy Video
How the video was made
We opted to use small cameras for this production, despite the lower resolution. Smaller cameras were less expensive, enabled us to shoot more footage, and put our subjects at ease because the equipment was less intrusive.
All the footage was shot first; then we wrote the script. By asking open-ended questions, we enabled the learners and tutors to tell their stories. We then fashioned the video's structure around what was revealed through the interviews.
By putting the subjects and their storires first, our hope is to provide a video that truly represents our learners and tutors.
"Once you can read and write no can fool you in life."
"No matter what, whenever you want to go to school, it's not too late."
"It's opening an entire universe to someone for whome it was unaccessible."
"I saw a smidgen of hope and I said, You know what? I can pull this off."