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 ====== DOCUMENTATION ====== ====== DOCUMENTATION ======
  
-So you’ve done all the work setting up your event! Maybe it’s a small gallery event in your backyard, or a 4-day festival at a museum, or a 6-month exhibition, maybe you created a 2 hour performance event around video games. People get to play, create, explore, engage with each other and the games & artworks. The event is going incredibly well, you hope someone is capturing the moment!+Soyou’ve done all the work setting up your event! Maybe it’s a small two hour gallery event in your backyard, or a 4-day festival at a museum, or a 6-month exhibition. People start arriving and soon your event is in full swing. This is exactly what you planned it would be like, hopefully someone is capturing the moment!
  
 Now that you finished your event you start working on the next one. But wait, how will you spread the word about how wonderful the previous event was? A magazine is reaching out to you asking for photos of the event. One of the creators is asking for photos of people enjoying their game to put on their website.  Now that you finished your event you start working on the next one. But wait, how will you spread the word about how wonderful the previous event was? A magazine is reaching out to you asking for photos of the event. One of the creators is asking for photos of people enjoying their game to put on their website. 
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-====Why document?====+====Why Document?====
 As you can see above, documenting your projects is an important part of your work as a curator and can serve many purposes.  As you can see above, documenting your projects is an important part of your work as a curator and can serve many purposes. 
  
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 Below are some tips to help you prepare and think about documenting projects. Keep in mind that you can scale documentation up and down depending on resources, budget and size of the project / organization.  Below are some tips to help you prepare and think about documenting projects. Keep in mind that you can scale documentation up and down depending on resources, budget and size of the project / organization. 
  
-**Videos & Pictures are Extremely Important!**+**Videos & pictures are extremely important!**
  
-**Get a photographer / videographer to take a lot of pictures/videos or take them yourself!** +**Questions to Consider:**
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-**Questions to consider:**+
   * What do you want documented?    * What do you want documented? 
   * Who is it for?    * Who is it for? 
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   * Where will you post / archive?   * Where will you post / archive?
     *  //private, public, backup//     *  //private, public, backup//
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-**Tip: Get quotes about the event from the audience or participating artists** 
  
 ===== Organization ===== ===== Organization =====
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   * Posting Photos and Videos to Social Media   * Posting Photos and Videos to Social Media
   * Posting Videos to YouTube, TikTok, and Vimeo   * Posting Videos to YouTube, TikTok, and Vimeo
-  * Event Catalogue+  * Updating a Previous Event Catalogue
   * Portfolios   * Portfolios
  
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