The True/False Film Festival is the annual documentary festival in Columbia, MO.

     When planning the coverages for the T/F, our visual team decided to focus on various activities that would make the presentation of all news stories in the newspaper and online more appealing, rather than the same old warrior audience watching the movie and the Q&A session after the movie.

     To do this, applying for Media Passes to various events before the start of T/F was the first action we took. Since events are located in different venues, and each event has restrictions on participants, it is essential to get permission in advance and reconfirm media access with the venue before each event to ensure that our photographers are comfortable going in and out of each place to capture the best moments.

     Before I sent photographers out, I showed them the previous coverage of the events they would shoot. The photographers were able to get a general idea of the type of event from the past photos and get some inspiration from other people's pictures or make some innovations. For example, the decision to use strobes and fisheye lenses was the best decision we made for the Jubilee coverage. Which helped them to capture the annual event from a more original angle. For the March March, having two photographers shoot the parade simultaneously allowed them to focus on their priorities for longer in this 30-minute flash event, rather than giving up trying to do longer on some yet possible material to capture a more comprehensive shot.

     After the shooting, I go through the full takes with photographers. Chat with them will ingesting to know what happened when they chose to shoot the moments. After selecting photos with them, I checked the captions and ensured the final images gave the viewer a full account of what happened. Editing those photos included towing them to make them represent the best of themselves and making the photo gallery or attaching photos to the story online. 

     While working with the designer, we used our professional skills in different realms to brainstorm the best photo choices and layouts. The communication and idea change back and force finally made a great present of newspaper cover photo and photo pages inside.