Day 10: Project Day
Guiding principles, organizational matters

The subjects discussed at this session  were based on (although not exhausted by)  Judith Vecchione's agenda for the day:

"Here are some of the topics and issues we might talk about on this Project Day:

- Documentation and sourcing, including working definitions of what authentication will be adequate, both in terms of films and facts, for this project

- strict cautions on records-keeping (discussion of Accuracy in Media challenge to the Vietnam series)

- how and when we do music

- film editing options and prohibitions (how do we feel about montages, flashbacks, etc.) and how do they affect historical and filmic accuracy

- time frame questions: 20/20 hindsight and story tension

- selection and filming of interview subjects: rules on preinterviews, writing of questions, film environments, special cases (interviewing Klan members, militants, etc.)

- writing questions, such as tone, or the question of pronouns ( who are "we" and who are "they"?)

- filming interviews for other programs

- rules on fair fights

- administrative matters: coordination of interviews and locations, faxing, costs, accounting responsibilities, chain of command

- last minute considerations of moving battles from one program to another: have we divided the material correctly into our six programs

- assignment of programs to Teams

- Commencement Speech by Henry"

As the session draws to a close, Henry Hampton advises his staff to do four things:

1. "Don't be afraid."
2. "Be bold."
3. "Be tough."
4. "Let's have some fun."