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Author Message   BBV Admin Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3134 Registered: 12-2004 Best of Black Box? N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Saturday, January 7, 2006 - 6:15 am:    Here are some more tips gathered from Black Box Voting's Online Think Tank, from Robert Carrillo Cohen, a documentary film maker: 1. It is best to be as unobtrusive / noticeable as possible. 2. When the above is not possible and people try to stop you from filming it is ideal to get as much of the obstruction recorded as possible. 3. People are both afraid of cameras and enamored of them. Whenever possible make the person feel that the camera is serving them. 4. When you are in a confrontational situation and decide to not back down, don’t be defensive. Just stick to your points. When filming election officials on election night, or in their office, or at hearings, etc., an issue that may arise is your right to shoot. In San Diego we were told that a public meeting wasn't public because only one member of the election board was meeting with activists and one board member wasn't a "legislative" body. The board's councel was citing one word out of the Brown Act as a means of denying our rights. At that point it becomes an issue of either suing them or facing your rights to proceed with the authorities. I would suggest that everyone who is filming take a look at or keep a copy of their local laws that pertain to the openness of government proceedings. In California the law which guarantees the public's right to attend, participate and record at meetings of local legislative bodies is the Ralph M. Brown Act.

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