
Making the Election Video: Behind the Scenes
By leelefever on September 2, 2008 - 1:03pm.
People often ask for a look at how we make the videos. When we were putting together the the "Electing a US President" video, I made a special point to take photos of the process. Here's how it works:
Every video starts with a script. If there is "secret sauce" it happens in writing the script because the script drives the video. We use Google Docs to collaborate until we feel like the script is close to finished. Then, we start looking at a thumbnail storyboard.

Kansas, We Owe You One (Updated Election Video)
By leelefever on July 31, 2008 - 2:38pm.
I'm not sure how this happened, but there is an error in the original version of the "Electing a US President" video. The original version says that there are 3 congressional districts in Kansas. As we discovered today, via a nice email from Gerry Deman of Kansas, there are actually 4 districts.
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Video: Electing a US President in Plain English
By leelefever on July 30, 2008 - 10:44am.
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Length: 03:43
Date Produced: Jul 30 2008
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A short and simple guide to understanding the U.S. election process. Also shared on YouTube, Vimeo, and dotSUB (subtitles). Need the transcript?
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