MLK Video (Documentary)

You have been asked to produce a documentary style video on Martin Luther King.  The video is both a documentary and a memorial that will be played at a church during a commemoration of Dr. King's life and teachings. 

The clients (through Mr. Larsen) have provided the script (below) and the two video clips that are referenced in the script.  Use you device (Ipad, phone) and record yourself reading the script and use that audio track to build your video. 

Include clips in the video that highlight Dr. King's life and go along with the text of the script.  Also include images that may be appropriate. 
You should include an audio track as background music to compliment your voice-over.

You will be paid based on your ability to follow the instructions above, seek out and use feedback about the project, and complete the project on time.  Any questions should be directed to Mr. Larsen.  He will be acting on the behalf of the client. 

Good Luck.

The SCRIPT

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929. His given name was Michael, but later he had it changed to Martin. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia attending segregated public schools. After earning his high school diploma and starting college at only 15 years old, he went on to obtain a doctorate in 1955. While working on his doctorate in Boston, he met Coretta Scott. They were married and had four children - two daughters and two sons. After graduation, King became pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist church in Atlanta.

King was an unapologetic advocate for the rights of the black race. He believed that poverty was a crushing weight that prevented the black race from achieving its potential.  He told a story to an audience at Stanford University about a man who approached him and told him that his people should pick themselves up by their bootstraps and make their lives better. His rebuttal was, "how do you tell a man to pick himself up by his bootstraps when he has no boots.”   He was a passionate believer in using non-violent methods to affect change. He courageously spoke out against individuals that abused their power and influence.

In 1964, after moving to the forefront of the American civil rights movement, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to establish equal rights for African-Americans.  After a fiery speech on April 3^rd in favor of sanitation workers the unthinkable happened… (Walter Cronkite report).

Dr. King loved America.  He praised the founders in his speeches and shared his appreciation for the constitution.  King held a core belief that all men are created equal and that equality was a gift from God. He had a vision for a united country, however, he warned that the country would not realize its potential to be truly united until all laws were just and all men were treated with respect.

Martin Luther King Jr’s greatest legacy, and the event he is most recognized for, is the speech he gave on the steps of the Lincoln memorial.  In that speech he called for people to recognize the worth of the individual.  He said,

(Video Clip of people being judged by the content of their character”) 

That speech was given ???? years ago but the message is needed today more than ever.  To fulfill Dr. King’s dream we need to become people of character.  We need to be stable, reliable and worthy of the attention we are looking for.  If you have a message to share, it can be most clearly heard by your actions.

 We remember Martin Luther King Jr. for his unwavering faith in the human spirit.  His example can be a powerful reminder to us, still today, of the power of a single person to change the world, not through anger, violence, and destruction, but through dialog, patience, longsuffering, and peaceful action.