Hidden Cave Documentary showing
I got the unexpected opportunity to attend the showing of Hidden Cave here on the University of Nevada campus. I was in the overflow group that viewed the film in the Dynamic Media Lab inside the Knowledge Center.
Hidden cave is a documentary of just
one of the best archaeological sites within the state of Nevada. The cave was
initially created some 23,000 years age from the actions of waves hitting the
shoreline from Pleistocene Lake Lahontan as it was rising in its own formation.
Over the centuries the site has been flooded and reviled several times. It
eventually became a place that could be used for human occupancy. This site has
become a prime historical Archaeological record of the American Indians here in
Nevada. The local tribes used it as a place of safety for many different
reasons.
Now days the use of video, film
and digital media has become imperative in recording historical facts. The
actions and care taken by the creators of this documentary shows the caring and
wisdom needed today in order to keep the process going without creating a
negative reaction for the indigenous residents. In the past videographers and
research teams would simply storm the door so to speak film and dig and destroy
in order to obtain that special shot or in gathering the information they wanted.
Being involved in media production
at one part of my life I really appreciate the way in which the program was
edited assembled and shown to the public. I especially appreciated the
involvement of the researchers and the acceptance of help from the Fallon
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe members which were allowed to share their stories about
the history of the site. The University of Nevada should be very proud of their
efforts, responsibilities in the caring that was taken in the final production
and editing of this documentary. Keeping each clip to only about 10 seconds
worked very well it was a pleasure watching this production.
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