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Pre-production
100

An infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

What is Covid-19
100

The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

What is immigration? 
100

The activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information.

What is journalism?

100

The planning process and execution of every task that must take place before production begins.

What is pre-production?

200

The city and country where the coronavirus disease outbreak started.

What is Wuhan, China?

200

The rapid increase in Earth's temperature over the past 100 years primarily due to the greenhouse gases released by burning fossil fuels.

What is Global Warming?

200

Journalism (fact finding) plus storytelling that reveals something more about the human condition.

What is documentary filmmaking?

200

The investigation you need to conduct, online and in person, in order to find out the truth and reach real conclusions.

What is research?

300

The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19

What is wearing a face mask?

300

Refers to a crisis stemming from $1.6 trillion in student loan debt owed by college graduates in the United States.

What is the student debt crisis? 

300

Anything that gives you direct evidence about the people, events, or subject that you are researching.

What are primary sources?

300
Name of the folder where you are supposed to store all of your video interviews?

What is Raw Footage folder?

400

Anyone who has had close contact with someone with COVID-19 should stay home for...

What is 14 days?

400

A set of laws and policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians.

What is Gun Control?

400

Sources that describe, interpret, evaluate, or analyze information from primary sources.

What are secondary sources?

400

This folder usually consists of footage about the event or subject, youtube videos, archival footage, photos and graphics that you can use in your project.

What is B-roll?

500

Age group of population at higher risk to of severe COVID-19 infection...

What is people +60 or older?

500

A system of laws, administered by a court or a public authority, which aims to ensure the affordability of housing and tenancies on the rental market for dwellings.

What is rent regulation/control?

500

Term used to describe someone or something that is unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something.

What is biased?

500

What is one thing that is KEY to help you develop your short documentary project?

What is asking one key question?