Yes, he could

Exporting problems

The main problem we have had while editing has been the exporting. We did the video through Premiere, because this is the software available in our home uni. In this sense, the instructions for exporting given by Fleeta didn't work in our versions of Premiere. Thus, there were several vain attempts to upload the video to Youtube. Despite we tried to convert the format and compress it, we were not able to upload it on time, so we emailed our professor telling him about the problem.

Finally, when we came back to Kingston, we tried it again in Mac. So, we imported the documentary as a new project in Final Cut and, then, we exported it properly. That's how we achieved to upload the video to Youtube.

Christmas homework

During Christmas holidays, we edited the documentary. Firstly, we organised the 3 tapes audiovisual material in order to write the script. It consists of Obama's speechs and facts which lead us to wonder whether Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize or not. Thus, we have taken images from different sources such as Nobel Peace Prize Foundation or CNN to do so. Moreover, the images shooted last month in Oslo have suited perfectly with the arguments for and against his awardness.

This morning, we had our last meeting to add the voice-off and the music. Finally, the documentary 'Yes, he could' has been finished and will be uploaded to Youtube on Friday 15th January.

Script

1. FADE OUT BLACK

Audio: Nobel Peace Price Announcement. (applauses)

Screen text: Yes, he could!

2. OUT/ DAY/ WHITEHOUSE

Obama’s reaction after knowing he is awarded with the Nobel Peace Price

Video: I do not deserve

3. FADE OUT BLACK

Screen text: Does he deserve? Why?

4. OUT/NIGHT/OSLO

Images of the demonstration against Obama

NARRATOR

Not everyone agree with the Nobel committee, but why?

5. FADE OUT BLACK

Screen text: Marketing strategy?

6. OUT/DAY-NIGHT/STREET

Images of the security measures in Oslo, newspapers which covered the Nobel Peace Prize announcement…

7. IN/ NIGHT/AIRPORT

Images airport

NARRATOR

This year award has captured the attention

of citizens and journalists all over the world.

It has been also a controversial award.

Could the Nobel committee make this decision in order

to raise the expectation in the award

which was declining? Is for president Obama

the best way of increasing his popularity?

We traveled to Oslo to check it.

First, we asked citizens

who was Nobel Peace Prize laureate

last year in order to prove if it has

been a successful marketing strategy.

8. OUT/DAY/STREET

Interviews asking who are the last laureates.

9. FADE OUT BLACK

Screen text: International conflicts

10. FADE OUT BLACK

Screen text<. Guantanamo Bay

11. IN/ DAY/ CONGRESS

Obama signs the order to close Guantanamo (video)

12. IN/ DAY/ TV STUDIO

Obama reiterates its intention to close Guantanamo (video)

13. OUT/ DAY/ GUANTANAMO

Images of Guantanamo’s prisoners (video)

NARRATOR

There are over 200 prisoners at Guantanamo

Bay and Obama´s legal advisor, Gregory Craig,

resigned from his post because of the evidence

that the promise would not be kept.

14. FADE OUT BLACK

Screen text: Middle East

15. IN/DAY/NOBEL CEREMONY

Video (min. 5´57´´): “America led the world in constructing an architecture to keep the peace”.

16. OUT/DAY/PALESTINE

Images of the last Israel´s attack in Gaza

17. IN/DAY/PRESS CONFERENCE

Obama express his opinion of preserving Israel security

18. IN/DAY/KINGSTON UNIVERSITY

Dr. Julian Wells explains US interests in Israel

19. FADE OUT BLACK

Screen text: Nuclear weapons

20. IN/DAY/PRESS CONFERENCE

Obama declares his intention of promoting the nuclear disarmament

21. IN-OUT/DAY-NIGHT/CONFERENCES

Archive images: newspapers, Russia and US meeting…

NARRATOR

Is the nuclear disarmament intention based on peaceful

reasons or economic ones because

of the nuclear weapons´ current obsolescence?

22. IN/DAY/NOBEL ANNOUNCEMENT

Screen text: Afghanistan

Repetition of the video of the announcement: “for his extraordinary efforts in…”

NARRATOR

Are 30.000 new soldiers in Afghanistan

a peaceful effort in the cooperation between people?

23. OUT/DAY/AFGHANISTAN

Archive images about Afghanistan war

24. IN/DAY/NOBEL CEREMONY

Obama states that the war sometimes is necessary for the peace (video)

25. FADE OUT BLACK

Screen text: Environment

26. IN/DAY/ NOBEL ANNOUNCEMMENT

Video: The committee announces Obama´s award (part of the grade climate challenges)

27. OUT/DAY/NATURE IN DANGER

Images about the climate change

NARRATOR

Obama had the first opportunity of showing his

intention of fighting against the climate change during the

Copenhagen Conference, celebrated in December.

Leaders resolved an agreement which does not

convince anyone. Binding decisions will be taken in the next climate

conference, which will be celebrated next year in Mexico.

The general secretary of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon,

stated that it is necessary to do more to tackle climate change.

However, Obama´s point of view seems to be closer to economic

reasons rather than environmental ones.

28. IN/DAY/COPENHAGEN

Video Obama saying America will be economically most powerful because of fighting the climate change

29. FADE OUT BLACK

Screen text: voices against 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate

30.OUT/NIGHT/OSLO

Interview with the Italian

Video of the demonstration

Interview with the feminist

Video of the demonstration

Interview with the Iranian

Video of the guy shouting in front of the Grand Hotel

Videos of the people who spoke before the demonstration.

31. OUT/NIGHT/GRAND HOTEL (OSLO)

Archive images from the demonstration for Obama

NARRATOR

Nuclear disarmament, close of Guantanamo,

environment, Afghanistan, free Palestine…

Too many promises still unfulfilled to be a Nobel Peace

Prize Laureate