STEP 2 HOW: Orient Your Viewers by Describing How You Will Film I will film ______________ [describe how you will film the scene before or while you are filming] Examples: “I am beginning filming … … in the northeast corner of the square and will then move clockwise around the scene.” … along the west bank of the river and then walk along the south along the river bank.” … at the main entrance to the hospital located on the south side of the building along Main Street.” KEY DECISION POINT Next, you will need to decide whether or not you are going to describe what the viewer sees in the video while filming or not. There is no right answer. Here are two scenarios of many - to consider: SCENARIO 1: You are a working along side a team of lawyers as a legal observer documenting a protest. After the protest is over, you bring your footage along with a written report documenting what you saw to the lawyers for safe- keeping and for their review. In this situation, it’s generally best to speak a little as possible adding only who, when, where and how you are filming. SCENARIO 2: You are filming in a mass atrocity situation. There is no functioning legal system. There is no safe place to bring your video. And there are thousands of people capturing thousands of videos of the human rights violations that occur every day. In this situation, it’s generally best to add factual information about what the viewer is seeing so that investigators and analysts who are far away from the incident scene, sifting through the hours upon hours of video, can more quickly identify video footage that might be helpful in the justice process. TAKE HOME POINT: Whether you only add the who, when, where and how or provide additional factual descriptions of the content while filming will depend on the situation. 105 VIDEO AS EVIDENCE: ADDING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION V 1.0 FILMING While filming add: