Episode 01 - Winds of Constitutional Change

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DescriptionCharles “Chuck” Johnson (1948-2023), known as the “Dean of Capitol Reporters,” worked the halls of the Montana Capitol as a reporter covering 22 legislative sessions, seven governors, nine US Senators, and 10 US Representatives, in addition to countless state legislators, elections, conventions and policies. His first major coverage was the 1972 Constitutional Convention. He was educated at the University of Montana and Oxford and received an Honorary Doctorate from Montana State University. In retirement he served on a number of boards including the Board of Trustees of the Montana Historical Society. Chuck was renowned for his historical knowledge.

Nancy Leifer, Missoula, is the President of the League of Women Voters of Montana. As such, Nancy is a successor to many League leaders who forged the path to a Constitutional Convention in 1972 and participated in the drafting and passage of the Constitution itself. Nine members of the League were among the 19 women delegates to the Constitutional Convention, an event that broke the glass ceiling for women in Montana politics and government. Nancy is the Secretary/Treasurer of Friends of the Montana Constitution and served on the Executive Committee of the Constitutional Convention Celebration Committee that in 2022 spearheaded the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Montana’s 1972 Constitution.

Chuck and Nancy share the honors of setting the historical stage for the Last Best Constitution series by reflecting on the historical context of the late 1960s and early 1970s and the political/governmental path that led to that historical event. TypeMoving ImageCreatorHelena Civic Television and Orphan Girl ProductionIntervieweeChuck Johnson and Nancy LeiferInterviewerBarrett, EvanGenredigital videoLanguageengDate2022SubjectConstitutionConstitutional ConventionsGovernmentLegislative bodies--CommitteesContributing InstitutionOrphan Girl ProductionsGeographic CoverageMontanaTime Period Represented1971-1972Digital CollectionLast Best Constitution - Montana's 1972 Constitutional Convention & Constitution: a Video RetrospectiveDigital Formatvideo/mp4Digitization SpecificationsIntegrated Studio:
Three camera system designed around the Panasonic AW HE130 p PTZ camera platform. Kino Flo set lighting. Sony ECM 44B lapel microphones. Mackie audio mixer. Ross Carbonite source A/V switcher with Expression CG package. Blackmagic Designs Hyper deck A/V recorder set to capture the Apple ProRes codec.

Postproduction:
Audio and video edits, Final Cut Pro Studio package deployed in the iMac system. Graphics designs and editing, Adobe Photoshop. Open animation and closing credit creation, Adobe After Effects. Transcoding, Adobe Media Encoder and Final Cut Pro.

Zoom interface capture:
Blackmagic Designs ATEM mini switcher Date Digitized2022

CollectionLast Best Constitution - Montana's 1972 Constitutional Convention & Constitution: a Video RetrospectiveRelated Exhibit1972 Montana Constitutional Convention

Last Best Constitution_1_Winds of Constitutional Change_1.mp4

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