Mary Miraglia November 3, 2004
Preliminary Video Story Board – History 615.002, Fall 2004
Scene One: (Video Opening)
Open on scenes of Washington, DC with Scroll over of title, etc.
Scrolling Text:
Mira Productions
Presents
In Search of Barker Hall --
Rediscovering a Forgotten Jewel
Image track: (historic stills—Library of Congress collections)
[Frame one [Frame two [Frame Three
US Capitol White House Washington
] ] Monument ]
Music track: Classical Piano Music – GMU Music Student
Narration track: (GMU Acting Student Narrator—voice starts as first
images end and continues with the next set of
images.)
Text – “People coming to the Nation’s Capitol to live and work during the
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s came to a city, more small town in
nature than other world capitals.
Many institutions helped young men and, especially, young women adjust to life in Washington by providing shelter, food,
spiritual and cultural substitutes to replace those services of their homes.”
Segment A: (Text on black background): “Where to live”
Image track: (photo/stills by producer)
[Frame Four [Frame Five [Frame Six [Frame 7
Meridian Hill Springer’s 1711 19th Intl House
Residency ] ] St., NW ] R St., NW]
Print over images: test: names of places or addresses
Music track: classical guitar music --Washington teacher/performer
Narration track:
Test – “Many young government women’s first home was the Meridian Hill
House on 16th Street, near Columbia Road, NW, while other young
women and men lived in boarding homes around Dupont Circle—some
buildings exclusively for female residents, like Singer’s on 19th Street
near R Street, NW., and others for international students of both sexes
like the International House on R Street, near 18th. ”
“They discovered numerous locations to pursue popular pastimes, like
popular music performances at the Uline Arena, 3rd and M Streets, NE ,
listening to the radio (everything from mysteries to popular and serious
music from special locations around the country), playing cards and
games, or attending amusement parks, like Glen Echo in Maryland.”
Segment B: (Text over black screen): “Where to Play”
[Frame 8 [Frame 9 [Frame 10 [Frame 11
women couples couples people at
listening playing playing amusement
to radio ] cards ] games ] Glen Echo ]
Music track: find swing music (free, royalty free, copy right free)
Segment C: (Text over black screen): “Where to Eat”
Narration track:
Text – “Most boarding house residents ate outside their rooms at drug store counters,
like former Peoples Drug Store (now CVS) lunch counter at Dupont Circle.”
Image track: photo/stills by producer of former locations:
[Frame 12 [Frame 13
Old People’s Old Drug
now CVS ] lunch counter]
Print Over above images: former name of drug stores and location.
Narration test continued: “or nearby cafeterias like Scholl’s on Connecticut or K
Street, NW, where reasonable priced meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) were
not only possible but an excellent alternative to hot plates and expulsion from a
room.”
Image track: historic stills – Library of Congress collection
[Frame 14 [Frame 15 [Frame 16 [Frame 17
Scholl’s dinners at dancers Swing
line ] cafeteria ] at Uline’s ] at Uline’s ]
Segment D: (Text over black screen): “Where to attend concerts”
Narration track:
Test - “Young people participated in attactivities as different as attending
church, passing social time in bars, and participating in social
organizations and functions. However, they still found time to attend
serious music recitals and concerts at a variety of facilities, both public
and private before the Kennedy Center opened in 1971. Washington also provided some unusual locations for performances like Watergate concerts on the Potomac, outdoor pavilions at the edge of Rock Creek Park like those at Carter Baron amphitheater, and performances on the US Capitol’s East Front or White House lawn.”
Image track: historic stills from Library of Congress Collections
[Frame 18 [Frame 19 [Frame 20 [Frame 21
Images of my photo of Concerts Concerts
Watergate] Carter Baron] Capitol ] White House]
Narration text continued: “Numerous public and private indoor facilities
also provided excellent opportunities to hear free or inexpensive
performance by soloists, chamber groups, and small symphonies.”
Printed Labels/Titles over images and identifying images:
[Frame 22 [Frame 23 [Frame 24 [Frame 25
Ext. & Int. Ext. & Int. Ext. of Ext. of
Anderson Cosmos Club] Meridian Phillips
House ] House ] Gallery ]
[Frame 26 [Frame 27 [Frame 28 [Frame 29
Ext. & Int. Ext. & Int. Ext. of Coolidge
Corcoran National Library of Auditorium,
Gallery ] Gallery ] Congress ] LOC ]
Music track (over the images of the recital rooms and halls (private
and public): Both free chamber music and piano performance, GMU student.
Scene Two: (Text Over Black Screen): “Why is Barker Hall Important?”
Narration Track: (start with images of Coolidge Auditorium)
“Although most musicians and critics considered the Coolidge
Auditorium of the Library of Congress to be the finest room or
hall in which to perform chamber music or recitals because of its
magnificent acoustics and exquisite setting. Washington once had a
hall of equally fine acoustics and setting, although on a much smaller
scale, and with one major advantage for most Washingtonians—it was a
hall for hire to performances that were open to a paying audience and
not a room limited to performance by invitation only and attendance to
a narrow opportunity. It was the Barker Hall of former YWCA, located
at 1629 K Streets, NW, Washington, DC.”
Image track, along with video track of interviews and images:
Images:
[Frame 30 [Frame 31 [Frame 32
(pending) (pending) (pending)
Historic Historic Historic
Image of image of image of
17th Street 17th Street Barker Hall
YWCA ] YWCA ] YWCA ]
Video/sound Interviews: (Interviewees’ names imposed on image)
[No. 1, Musician/teacher/presenter of performers at Barker
Hall and other rooms talks about what the “Y” meant
to him and why Barker Hall was so unusual and whom
he saw perform there -- please note that excerpts of
this interview will be inserted, if any of his interview
reflects on previous images and text to add
explanation. ]
[No. 2, recital attendee of various rooms halls and also
presenter of performers at Barker Hall and other
places speaks to why the “Y” was important to her and
why recitals and concerts that she attended,
throughout Washington since the 1960s, especially
those at Barker Hall, were important to her personally
note that excerpts of her interview are used in video.]
Music track: performance of piano music by GMU student and
Guitar performer through images and words about Barker Hall.
Scene Three: (Final Part of Video and Conclusion) – Insert Text on black
Screen: “What happened to Barker Hall?”
Images: (current photos by producer)
[Frame 33 [Frame 34 [Frame 35
Image of Image of Image of
Kennedy Kennedy Current
Center, Ext.] Center, Int.] 1629 K St., NW]
Insert Text on black screen: “The Answer is that ‘Things Change’”
Video images: (current images by producer)
[No. 1 current state of 1619 K Street, current downtown YWCA –
showing the Bank bldg that replaced the old “Y” and
showing the new “Y” with its new mission. ]
[No. 2 exterior of Kennedy Center to show replacement of former
site at Constitution Hall—for Constitution switch to stills of
Ext. and Int. ]
Narration Text: (over video images and closing still images)
“Things change, times change, things go in and out of fashion. The story of the
17th Street YWCA was one of progress, changing mission, and changing needs.
The ideal location and financial situation of former downtown “Y” placed
pressure on the leadership of the “Y” to think to the future and different societal needs then those served in 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.”
“The Kennedy Center arose out of the 1960 drives to create an appropriate setting in Washington for the performing arts, including serious recital and ensemble music. The final push for raising the money and creating the center came out of the desire to create a fitting memorial to the martyred president, John F. Kennedy, especially by his wife, admirers, and friends.”
“The final blow for the 17th Street “Y” and Barker Hall came from a developers offer to give not only money for the old location but free land upon which to build a new smaller building than the former “Y,” with no room for the luxury of a “Jewel” of a concert Hall.”
Insert Narration final text and statement over the final image of
Capitol.
“One wonders whether progress and changing priorities might still have found room to save Barker Hall and preserve an homage to a different age, with room for elegance and intimacy in an age of impersonality.”
Final Image tract: closing credits scroll over some historic images
[Frame 36 [Frame 37 [Frame 38
own photo own photo Historic
Kennedy White House] image of
Center ] Capitol ]
Music track: piano music by GMU student “Moon Light Sonata”
Sound track: sounds of applause rising and fading out.
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