Spotlight for the week of April 5, 2021
1:54 For many of us PBS fans, there’s a certain kind of pleasure in watching a good Ken Burns documentary, especially for the archival footage that brings historical topics to life and transports us to another time. Archival footage helps add context to a documentary’s interviews with scholars and talking heads. But more importantly, it can help us visualize the lived experiences of regular folk as well as the presidents, generals, and the ones holding the power, and it give us a variety of vantage points. How do filmmakers find this footage, and how do they make careful, appropriate use ...
Source: wknofm.org
