Investigate the art of news media production at SCAD TVfest: News & Docs
This just in: SCAD TVfest is expanding its coverage of trending TV topics with a new one-day spotlight on the world of news and documentary production. From fast-paced, in-the-moment coverage of breaking events to the in-depth, compelling stories about real people and events, news shows, documentaries, and the teams behind them carry the important responsibility to keep the public informed and knowledgeable about the world around them. SCAD TVfest: News & Docs includes screenings, panels, and behind-the-scenes discussions.
12:30 p.m. | 'Surviving Clotilda' screening and Q&A
In July 1860, the schooner Clotilda quietly slipped into the dark waters of Mobile, Ala., holding 110 Africans stolen from their homes and families, smuggled across the sea, and illegally imported to be sold into slavery. Surviving Clotilda is the extraordinary story of the last slave ship ever to reach America's shores: the brash captain who built and sailed her, the wealthy white businessman whose bet set the cruel plan in motion, and the 110 men, women, and children whose resilience turned horror into hope. The remarkable film was by produced by SCADpro in coordination with the City of Mobile.
2:30 p.m. | Breaking Down Breaking News Panel
When breaking news occurs, an army of production and programming staff is mobilized behind the scenes to provide coverage across all platforms. Whether it's a landmark court verdict, a catastrophic weather event, a global hostage situation, or a major crime, these contributors to telling the story in real time include producers, directors, camera operators, location managers, art directors, graphic designers, writers, fact-checkers and more. Go behind the scenes with panelists from CNN and The Weather Channel as they break down the process of covering the most urgent news stories.
Panelists: John Antonio, former senior vice president of programming, CNN; Paul Goodloe, The Weather Channel on-camera meteorologist and Weekend Recharge co-host
5:30 p.m. | 'No Ordinary Life' screening and discussion
Witness a powerful portrayal of journalism on the frontlines at a screening of Heather O'Neill's insightful documentary No Ordinary Life. O'Neill's film explores the impressive accomplishments and work of five brave women journalists who placed themselves on the frontlines of global conflicts and in precarious situations to capture and present the objective truth no matter the circumstances. O’Neill weaves starkly dramatic footage of these precarious assignments with revealing testimonies and recollections of the risks these took — as well as the camaraderie they created amongst one another while in a dangerous line of work. The screening will be followed by a conversation with director Heather O’Neill and cinematographer and producer Rich Brooks.