Augie T. History of the Pop Tart OR David Ortiz (AKA: Big Poppi of Red Sox's baseball fame)
Ronan B: Dick Butkus (Linebacker for the Bears & football commentator) OR something Philly History related (Liberty Bell or Philly Soft Pretzel) He also batted around the History of Nun-Chucks.
Christian D: History of the Basketball (how it evolved and how it is made)
Hudson :T. Interesting facts about Tom Cruise (She may come up with another one)
Regan B: History or Origin story of Nutella OR The beginnings of Warner Brothers movie studio
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Check the licensing for EVERY resource you want to utilize in your project, AND, follow the protocol.
Keep track of the sources from which the resource came.
TEXT VS VISUAL AND AUDIO CONTENT - DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS FOR USE, ATTRIBUTION
Think about entering your film for National History Day!
"Studying the past to inform the present and shape the future"
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that helps overcome legal obstacles to the sharing of knowledge and creativity to address the world’s pressing challenges.
Creative Commons search - has many filters and search options.
Levels of permissions: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
Google demonstration link - Go to "Tools" then "Usage rights"
The following are a few examples of sites that may have images to use. Check specifics for each image's permissionsy for those you intend to use.
Added but not yet reviewed:
Some example sites:
https://www.freemusicpublicdomain.com/royalty-free-christmas-music/
https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html - Royalty Free Music - need to attribute
ASCAP How To Acquire Music For Films
Frequently Asked Questions For Student and Independent Filmmakers
https://www.ascap.com/help/career-development/How-To-Acquire-Music-For-Films
Havard’s Guide https://guides.library.harvard.edu/Finding_Images/finding_audio
A Ken Burns example: Photo and music credits : https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/ dustbowl/about/photo-credits/
Other copyright related , may be useful for future reference:
Coaching Copyright, edited by Erin L. Ellis, and Kevin L. Smith, American Library Association, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://search.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/6209121?accountid=5451.