The best example of what I would like to do for the sailors of the USS Randolph comes from the people that made Kony 2012. This was a call to arms and it was a personal plea that blossomed into a world wide meme.
The results of the film are debatable, but the amount of people that saw it are not. I would like to create a personal message that encouraged veterans to share their stories on our website.
The subject line might be "The Blivits! Project" and the text would read something like "My dad was a sailor on the USS Randolph from 1962-1965, and growing up I heard hilarious, touching and important stories about his life on the ship, but in 2001 my dad suffered a series of aneurysms that left his memory much less clear. It was then that I realized the world needs to start collecting these stories, as fast as possible. Please visit www.Blivits.com and click on the link the says share your story. You may not think that your story is interesting or important, but it just might make a world of difference to someone else's grandchildren or great grandchildren. Thank you, and I can't wait to hear about you."
Personally - Indie Filmmakers
Much like the recent release Indie Game I intend to give away as many of the interviews as I possibly can, but what might be fun would be to set up a mock interview with my dad, and then go through all the different forms of documentary interviews and explain what each does before we see its effect.
For example, Errol Morris uses jump cuts and heavy editing to make new meaning. DA Pennebaker refuses to shoot any interviews with lights, and so on and so on until this video because a short class on documentary filmmaking.
The title would be "Mixed Mode - Understanding why how you shoot changes what you shoot." and the text would say something to the effect of "I'm making a personal documentary about my dad and the ship he was on when he was in the Navy, The USS Randolph. In the process of making this movie, I've learned a great deal about the modes of making a documentary and I'd like to share with you how to tell the difference between them. Please visit www.blivits.com to see more of my film."
We Won't Forget - Kids Playing War
Similar to campaign for the Veterans, but this video would be more of a call to the children of the world to ask their parents and their grandparents for their stories before its too late. This video (campaign?) might be closer to the "It Gets Better" videos, if it were successful.
In this campaign the subject line would be "I won't forget ____" and in the blank space the young person would be able to share the story of the person in their life with military experience.
My own personal video would be "I won't forget my father, my grandfather or any of my great uncles and aunts that served in World War 2, Korea and Vietnam. I appreciate their service in the Navy, Army, and Air Force, and I promise to remember their stories. Please visit www.blivits.com to hear more stories like yours."
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