Specialized Documentary Journal

The selection

Once I found out I was selected to work with LaCrai Mitchell, we sat down and talked about the layout of this doc. We knew we had to work right away because the doc was selected for "J school Journals" as well.

First, LaCrai and I talked about the style of the doc. For people who feel trapped, we want to make this doc is told in all directions. We talked about how we would organize it and who's interviews we would use. We looked over the footage we had from New York City and decided what was strong and weak. From the footage we already had, we knew we had to get ready to take photos and get more video for our doc.

We decided our own personal deadlines, so we could stay ahead. The big focus for now is our outline and trailer, which is due soon.

Getting extra video

LaCrai and I went to Frenchtown to get video and marketing photos. We had to make sure we were not false lighting anyone. There were many homeless people, and we just can't assume they are trapped. Many people kept asking what we were working on, and we learned how to explain the purpose of our doc.

The trailer

Our trailer is due soon, and we started brainstorming what we wanted to tease. We knew we would have to get extra video because so far, everything shown is from NYC. Tomorrow we are planning to get extra video at outside cities of Tallahassee.

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Brittany Collins is a rising senior and a broadcast journalism scholar at Florida A&M University. She is a transfer student from St. Petersburg College who had a passion for journalism since elementary school. 

After two months of being a writer and photographer for The Famuan, she was promoted to Deputy Photo Editor in the fall 2013. She was also Deputy Sports Editor for The Famuan in the spring 2014. Collins volunteered with FAMU’s News 20 at five in the Spring 2014 semester. In Spring 2014 she was selected as a Knight Scholar and had the opportunity to attend the computer- assistant reporting conference for Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. in Baltimore, Md.

Last summer, before transferring to FAMU, Collins interned at WSPF in St. Petersburg, FL where she assisted with coverage of government-related news, helped directors produce packages, and conducted interviews at groundbreaking ceremonies.  


This summer, she was selected as a CBS News Intern for The Sunday Morning Show with Charles Osgood. She assists producers, editors and correspondents for numerous shows. Her tasks include intense research for stories, assisting on shoots, and helping produce/edit Sunday Morning’s commentaries.

Collins wants to become an investigative reporter dealing with crime and wrongdoings. Collins was selected to be the President for FAMU’s Association of Black Journalists in the upcoming fall 2014 semester. Most recently, Collins has been selected as a weather anchor and reporter for FAMU's News 20 at 5 in the upcoming fall.