UROP Project

A documentary film on 19th century women abolitionists

film, documentary women
Research Mentor: vscoon@fsu.edu Valerie Scoon, Ms.
Department, College, Affiliation: Motion Picture Arts, Motion Picture Arts
Contact Email: vscoon@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor):
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Faculty Collaborators:
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: Fully Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Not participating in the roundtable

Project Description

This research is archival so looking for photos, images dawings and newspaoer articles that provide visuals for a documentary.

Research Tasks: This research is archival so looking for photos, images drawings and newspaoer articles that provide visuals for a documentary.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Curiosity, and ability to keep track of where images are from.

Mentoring Philosophy

My mentoring philosophy is that one learns by doing. As a filmmaker and as a teacher it is important to engage in all parts of filmmaking and the bedrock of any good film is research.

Additional Information

I teach at the film school and have been nominated for 3 Emmys for my documentaries.

Link to Publications