LOGS, TRANSCRIPTS & TREATMENTS

are essential tools for editing a documentary. The following are templates for making documentary transcripts and logs, followed by specific projects with editors' instructions, transcripts and treatments for the Editing the Documentary class. Click on links to download. For Mac, Option+click; for PC, right click.

DOCUMENTARY TRANSCRIPT TEMPLATE

Download Transcript Template as Word file (revised 12/06/02)

EDITOR'S INSTRUCTIONS & LOG FOR TWO ETHNOGRAPHIC (MAYA) PROJECTS

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Download Log of Two Ethnographic Projects as PDF file

EDITOR'S INSTRUCTIONS & TRANSCRIPT FOR INTERVIEW (THREADS) PROJECT

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Download Interview Project Transcription as PDF file

EDITOR'S INSTRUCTIONS & DUB LOG FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (SKARBAKKA) PROJECT

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Download Dub Log as PDF file

EDITOR'S INSTRUCTIONS, PREMISE, DUB LOG & TRANSCRIPT FOR SOCIO-CULTURAL PROJECT

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Download Premise as PDF file
Download Dub Log as PDF file
Download Transcript as PDF file
Download Transcript as Word file
Download Transcripts as RTF file

LOG & TRANSCRIPT FOR IDENTITY ( WONDERING, WANDERING) PROJECT

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Download log as PDF file

TRANSCRIPT FOR POLITICAL ( SOUTH LOOP) PROJECT

The following transcript represents eight hours of dupes. Make deletions to the copy of your downloaded file so that it will match the 2 hours 22 minutes of the log (above).

Download Transcript as Word file (revised 10/24/01)
Download Transcript as Text file (revised 10/24/01)

LOG FOR "SOUTH LOOP" PROJECT

This log represents 2 hours 22 minutes of footage for the South Loop Project. Click below to download the log. Then make a copy of the downloaded file and work off that copy. Now launch the appropriate application and then choose File>Open to navigate to your downloaded file. If you do not see your file in the dialog box, choose "All Files" or "All Available" with the dropdown menu and it will come into view. Open and save it. Now for specifics: choose the first file if you have Excel and wish to work with the log on that application; choose the second file if you wish to download the log as a text file and work on it in a word processing program.

Download Log as Excel file (revised 11/04/02)
Download Log as Text file (revised 11/04/02)

PREMISE & TREATMENT FOR "SOUTH LOOP" PROJECT

Consult Michael Rabiger's excellent overview of the development process and his guidelines on developing a premise and treatment. Write both the premise and the treatment before you edit anything. Examples: the first file, below, is the original premise and treatment for the South Loop project. Read it to familiarize yourself with the producer's original intent. The second file is an example of a premise and treatment for the South Loop Project by editing student Chris Svihra. It has a very different POV from the original. Use these as samples, along with the overview and guidelines, above, to develop your own POV for each film.

Download Original Premise and Treatment as Word file
Download Original Premise and Treatment as Text with line breaks file
Download Chris Svihra's Premise and Treatment as Word file
Download Chris Svihra's Premise and Treatment as Text with line breaks file

TRANSCRIPT FOR "TO THE DOGS" PROJECT

The following transcript represents 1 hour 45 minutes of footage. Click below to download the transcript. Then make a copy of the downloaded file and work off that copy.

Download Transcript as Word file (revised 1/06/03)
Download Transcript as Text file (revised 1/06/03)

LOG FOR "TO THE DOGS" PROJECT

This log represents approximatey 1 hour 45 minutes of footage for the "To the Dogs" Project. Click below to download the log. Then make a copy of the downloaded file and work off that copy. Now launch the appropriate application and then choose File>Open to navigate to your downloaded file. If you do not see your file in the dialog box, choose "All Files" or "All Available" with the dropdown menu and it will come into view. Open and save it. Now for specifics: choose the first file if you have Excel and wish to work with the log on that application. Choose the second file if you wish to download the log as a text file and work on it in a word processing program.