STEP 3
(Optional)
WHAT: Factually Describe What the Video Documents
If filming in ANTICIPATION of a human rights incident add this:
The video footage captured here documents ________________ [describe the footage we are
about to see].
Examples:
“The video footage captured here documents …
… all the schools in Homs, Syria in anticipation of airstrikes.”
… streets where a protest is expected to take place tomorrow.”
… the community of Largo do Tanque before the forced evictions began.”
… the Alabama coast near prior to the oil from the spill reaching it.”
School Before
School After
If filming DURING and/or AFTER a human rights incident add this:
The video footage captured here documents an alleged ______________ [describe the possible
violation and the footage we will see].
Examples
“The video footage captured here documents the alleged …
… use of excessive police force.”
… burning of a village by the militia.”
… detentions at military checkpoints.”
… unsanitary conditions at the refugee camp.”
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FILMING
If you decided to describe the content in the video, add the following to the beginning of
your video, as applicable:
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