Habitat for Humanity

Three stories that would be best told as text/stills:

  • A story explaining the selection process for families to receive a home through Habitat for Humanities. There is a lot of criteria that would be best explained directly through text and because there would be limited stills, the story would probably not have enough photos to fill up an entire audio/visual slide show.
  • A general story about what Habitat for Humanity does. Because the story would encompass a lot of varying information, text would help really explain the story while a few accompanying photos would add to the text.
  • A story about the Habitat for Humanity Home Improvement Outlet. The text would explain the purpose of the Outlet and provide information on what people can donate and so forth. A few pictures of the outlet would accompany the text.

Three stories that would be best told through audio and pictures:

  • A story on site at one of the project sites (currently High Point in West Seattle) about the work that goes into building a house. There would be plenty of opportunities for ambient and natural sound (the sounds of hammering, saws, workers talking, etc.) as well as photos of the work. The people working on the house (the family and volunteers) could be interviewed on location about what they are doing on site.
  • A personal story about a family that was selected for Habitat for Humanity. It would be necessary to locate a family that was willing to share why they selected Habitat for Humanity and how it has affected them. The voices of the family members would lend itself well to audio as well as pictures of the family.
  • A tour through a Habitat for Humanity house. Pictures and video could be taken through the house, with audio of the family living in it or workers who built it narrating a tour through the house. The family members or workers could tell their own stories about things that occurred during building certain portions of the house.