ANSEP
The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s annual Celebration is a time to honor students’ successes and thank program supporters. For 2020 Celebration, T&C was tasked with producing a short video to showcase the positive impact of the program while sharing the important role culture plays.
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The Challenge
Our team planned to film in multiple Alaska Native villages, but weather made initial plans impossible. T&C had to pivot quickly to capture all interviews and b-roll in Bethel.
The Approach
The T&C team headed to Bethel, pivoted when weather made travel to select Alaska Native villages impossible, filmed and edited the piece. We identified students and teachers for interviews, filmed and edited the video. We worked closely with elders and educators who speak Yup’ik to incorporate the language into the video.
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After filming interviews in Bethel, the team returned to Anchorage to edit video footage in a language we do not speak. We worked with the client on translations and included English subtitles for the video. The result was a mix of Yup’ik and English interviews that showed how valuable ANSEP is to elders in the community, parents, program graduates and current students.
