Documentary or Interview Script Outline
Structure a nonfiction short.
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Outline a short documentary. Subject and angle: [SUBJECT_ANGLE]. Interviewees available: [INTERVIEWEES]. Locations and archive material: [LOCATIONS_ARCHIVE]. Length: [LENGTH]. Create a structure with opening, three sections, and a closing, indicating for each the question it answers, the interviewee, visuals needed, and transitions. Provide a list of 15 interview questions that elicit stories rather than opinions, and follow-up probes. Include a plan for consent and release forms, and for checking facts, marked [VERIFY] with sources. Draft narration of 60 words for the opening. Add a shot list of ten B-roll ideas and an editing outline with timings. Add a section on ethical considerations such as informed consent, fair representation, and handling sensitive stories, and a plan for showing interviewees how they will be portrayed where appropriate. Provide a template for the interview release and a note to check local rules on filming and rights [VERIFY]. Also list the three facts in the outline that most need independent verification before filming, with the kind of source that would confirm each.
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