Monty Dobson
- Drury University
- Website: www.montysworldonline.com
- Twitter: @lemont
Dr. Lemont “Monty” Dobson is an historian, archaeologist and documentary filmmaker. Monty holds a PhD in Archaeology from The University of York in York, England and an MA in History from Central Michigan University. In addition to making films and his academic research, Monty has worked extensively in Museums in the US and England. Throughout his career, Monty’s focus has been on sharing the interesting human stories behind the academic research.
My Posts
Film and Digital Humanities
Monday, April 25th, 2011 | Monty
With the development of new and cheaper film technology the ability to tell stories and reach a broader audience with academic research is expanding. I want to use the example of my experience as a first time filmmaker to discuss some of these challenges and opportunities. Filmmaking poses some unique challenges and requires thoughtful adaptation of content. Telling stories on film requires more than merely reading a conference paper over some video images. One bonus it that film presents us with an unprecedented opportunity to control and communicate our message to a much wider audience.
Using my film, Cahokia: Native American City of Mystery, I want explore the potential of digital media, including but not limited to film, to tell stories that engage multiple audiences. More specifically I am hoping generate discussion on ways to make the project accessible across multiple formats as there is a good possibility it will expand into a longer series of films.
You can watch a 3 1/2 minute trailer of the film click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLGL9V4VNUw
