425 Ken Burns' The American Revolution

What does it take to bring the American Revolution to life? How can an event that took place 250 years ago be conveyed to us through modern-day film? Ken Burns and his team worked to answer these questions in their new, epic six-part documentary, Ken Burns’ The American Revolution. Their work promises to deepen, complicate, and transform our understanding of the Revolution over 12 hours of film. But how did Burns and his team make this film? What stories did they choose to tell? And what challenges did they face in telling those stories? Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, the two co-directors of Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of their film and how they made it. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/425 EPISODE OUTLINE00:00:00  Introduction00:03:09 Guest Introduction00:04:42 Becoming Involved in the Documentary00:07:57 Approach to Telling the Story of the Revolution 00:18:57 Images and Representation00:21:53 Challenges Faced00:27:03 Choosing Which Stories to Include00:39:00 Relevance and Meaning of the Revolution00:45:45 Time Warp00:52:15 Conclusion RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES🎧 Episode 307: History and the American Revolution🎧 Episode 314: Native Americans in Early American Cities🎧 Episode 327: Ken Burns' Benjamin Franklin🎧 Episode 352: James Forten and the Making of the United States🎧 Episode 382: Hessians🎧 Episode 408: The Memory of 1776 SUPPORT OUR WORK🎁 Make a Donation to Ben Franklin’s World REQUEST A TOPIC📨 Topic Request Form📫 [email protected] WHEN YOU'RE READY🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter👩‍💻 BFW Listener Community🌍 The History Explorers Club  LISTEN 🎧🍎 Apple Podcasts 💚 Spotify 🎶 Amazon Music🛜 Pandora CONNECT🦋 Liz on Bluesky👩‍💻 Liz on LinkedIn🛜 Liz’s Website SAY THANKS💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts💚 Leave a rating on Spotify*Book links are affiliate links. Every purchase supports the podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices