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Hello,

We are a small history museum in Northern NY. We recently received a grant to support the production of a new short film that will introduce the history of our region to museum visitors. As we brainstorm approaches, we are looking for a few examples of good, recent films of this genre that can help guide our thinking. We welcome any suggestions the community may have. We are finding many examples on YouTube of films that introduce visitors to museums, but short films introducing an overarching historical story are harder to find online, and the ones we are finding are quite dated.

Thank you for any suggestions!
Amy
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake

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Amy Catania
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake NY
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Good morning,
    I recently saw your post about creating a short film about your region's history.  Projects like this usually need a customer approach, as everyone's story, and audience, is very different.  We've done varied work with museums, telling their stories through film projects.  I would be more than happy to chat with you about what you're looking for.  

Thanks,
Adam
adam@hemlockfilms.com

PS - Actually, here's a piece we're out of town lecturing about this weekend, just to give you a sample of the work:
Rise Above: WASP - 90 Second Trailer

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Adam White
Co-Owner
Hemlock Films
Twinsburg OH
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-20-2021 01:28 PM
From: Amy Catania
Subject: short history film

Hello,

We are a small history museum in Northern NY. We recently received a grant to support the production of a new short film that will introduce the history of our region to museum visitors. As we brainstorm approaches, we are looking for a few examples of good, recent films of this genre that can help guide our thinking. We welcome any suggestions the community may have. We are finding many examples on YouTube of films that introduce visitors to museums, but short films introducing an overarching historical story are harder to find online, and the ones we are finding are quite dated.

Thank you for any suggestions!
Amy
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake

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Amy Catania
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake NY
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Dear Ms. Catania,
For good historic documentaries, I recommend Atun-Shei Films, who has made great videos and short documentaries about history. His videos on King Phillip's War are especially good for describing the history of the New England region in the 1600's. You can find his videos here https://www.youtube.com/c/AtunSheiFilms/videos. Let me know if this fits what you're looking for. 

Sincerely,
Julia Bloom
Massachusetts State House Tours Division

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Julia Bloom
Tour Guide
Arlington MA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-20-2021 01:28 PM
From: Amy Catania
Subject: short history film

Hello,

We are a small history museum in Northern NY. We recently received a grant to support the production of a new short film that will introduce the history of our region to museum visitors. As we brainstorm approaches, we are looking for a few examples of good, recent films of this genre that can help guide our thinking. We welcome any suggestions the community may have. We are finding many examples on YouTube of films that introduce visitors to museums, but short films introducing an overarching historical story are harder to find online, and the ones we are finding are quite dated.

Thank you for any suggestions!
Amy
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake

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Amy Catania
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake NY
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I suppose a question I have would be your definition of "short". Something visitors will sit for/engage with on site, or something to be viewed online/in a theater space? At the Whatcom we've done short (3-5 min) films on various topics, some that we've contracted and some in-house. We've used some grant funding to develop our in house resources for production (tech but also staff time) as that pays off in the long run, and personally I feel this COVID inspired shift to video won't be going away anytime soon. Just another thought.

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Drew Whatley
Museum Educator
Whatcom Museum
Bellingham WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-20-2021 01:28 PM
From: Amy Catania
Subject: short history film

Hello,

We are a small history museum in Northern NY. We recently received a grant to support the production of a new short film that will introduce the history of our region to museum visitors. As we brainstorm approaches, we are looking for a few examples of good, recent films of this genre that can help guide our thinking. We welcome any suggestions the community may have. We are finding many examples on YouTube of films that introduce visitors to museums, but short films introducing an overarching historical story are harder to find online, and the ones we are finding are quite dated.

Thank you for any suggestions!
Amy
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake

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Amy Catania
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 10/21/2021 1:46:00 PM
From: Drew Whatley
Subject: RE: short history film

I suppose a question I have would be your definition of "short". Something visitors will sit for/engage with on site, or something to be viewed online/in a theater space? At the Whatcom we've done short (3-5 min) films on various topics, some that we've contracted and some in-house. We've used some grant funding to develop our in house resources for production (tech but also staff time) as that pays off in the long run, and personally I feel this COVID inspired shift to video won't be going away anytime soon. Just another thought.

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Drew Whatley
Museum Educator
Whatcom Museum
Bellingham WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-20-2021 01:28 PM
From: Amy Catania
Subject: short history film

Hello,

We are a small history museum in Northern NY. We recently received a grant to support the production of a new short film that will introduce the history of our region to museum visitors. As we brainstorm approaches, we are looking for a few examples of good, recent films of this genre that can help guide our thinking. We welcome any suggestions the community may have. We are finding many examples on YouTube of films that introduce visitors to museums, but short films introducing an overarching historical story are harder to find online, and the ones we are finding are quite dated.

Thank you for any suggestions!
Amy
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake

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Amy Catania
Executive Director
Historic Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake NY
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