Documentary Poster

I chose this image for the poster because I thought it strongly explained the motto or slogan of ‘100 Black Men’. Their slogan is ‘what they see is what they will be’. What they are seeing in this program are professional black men who are doctors and business owners, college graduates, etc. through the mentoring 100 Black Men, they also could become those men in the future. I thought a black man putting on a tie was very appropriate for our documentary subject and meaning.

I plan to edit this realist documentary in a simply way. I really want the topic being discussed to shine through without too many added effects, I think the subject is powerful enough. In the beginning, I want to edit in the mentors of 100 Black Men explaining what this program is and how it benefits and affects our community. I then want to switch the editing to focus primarily on the children, how this program helps them, how they have been successful and what their plans and dreams are for the future.

I plan to use mostly direct cuts. There is a possibility that we will have access to old photos or sections of interviews about the past and beginning of 100 Black Men, and in that case I might want to use some kind of dissolve or fade transitions to show we are talking about past events or memories.

I do want to use a title page, and credit pages at the end to credit ourselves, our interviewees, possibly how one can donate to 100 Black Men, or links on how to get involved or join the organization? I also want to have a title page near the beginning with the slogan ‘what they see is what they will be’.