WEBVTT 00:11.409 --> 00:12.576 All right , action . 00:15.199 --> 00:17.143 One of the missions of the Defense 00:17.143 --> 00:19.310 Equal Opportunity Management Institute 00:19.310 --> 00:21.700 or Demi is the creation of videos used 00:21.709 --> 00:23.909 by Dimi instructors to help facilitate 00:23.920 --> 00:26.142 training in the classroom . The subject 00:26.142 --> 00:27.976 matter includes combating sexual 00:27.976 --> 00:30.087 harassment , bullying and other forms 00:30.087 --> 00:32.189 of unwanted discrimination . Working 00:32.200 --> 00:34.144 behind the scenes to produce these 00:34.144 --> 00:36.367 videos are a small group of individuals 00:36.367 --> 00:38.367 known as the Dimi video development 00:38.367 --> 00:40.889 team . A training video from start to 00:40.900 --> 00:43.404 finish usually starts with the order 00:43.415 --> 00:46.165 system . We get a request , then we get 00:46.174 --> 00:48.264 a script , it's developed between us 00:48.275 --> 00:50.055 and the SME team as well as the 00:50.064 --> 00:53.025 government . Uh we make storyboards , 00:53.034 --> 00:55.395 we actually film the video , edit it 00:55.404 --> 00:57.460 together and then cut it and send it 00:57.460 --> 00:59.515 back . Directing a training video is 00:59.515 --> 01:01.571 fun , but it's also a lot of work to 01:01.571 --> 01:03.682 make sure the actors are in place and 01:03.682 --> 01:05.626 say their lines . And there's some 01:05.626 --> 01:05.625 other challenges to like keeping it 01:05.635 --> 01:08.760 quiet on the set , making sure all the 01:08.769 --> 01:10.769 details are what was written on our 01:10.769 --> 01:12.936 script . But we have a great team . We 01:12.936 --> 01:15.160 all work well together and makes it all 01:15.169 --> 01:17.280 possible . We all contribute , we all 01:17.280 --> 01:19.391 help , we all pitch in whatever needs 01:19.391 --> 01:21.558 to be done . So , you know , there's a 01:21.558 --> 01:23.900 personal level of camaraderie there , 01:23.959 --> 01:27.360 among us are guys that do this . All 01:27.370 --> 01:29.500 right . So this is you 01:33.480 --> 01:35.647 to find the actors who appear in these 01:35.647 --> 01:37.591 videos . The team usually looks no 01:37.591 --> 01:40.050 further than Dimi itself . These actors 01:40.059 --> 01:42.115 are not from Hollywood , but instead 01:42.115 --> 01:44.170 are military and civilian volunteers 01:44.170 --> 01:46.392 who either work at Dimi or are students 01:46.392 --> 01:48.650 here for many . This is their first 01:48.660 --> 01:50.771 time acting , let alone in front of a 01:50.771 --> 01:51.771 camera . 01:54.480 --> 01:57.425 I was what to expect . I'm not used to 01:57.434 --> 01:59.665 acting . I'm a cop in the military . So 01:59.675 --> 02:01.731 this is as furthest as I get from my 02:01.731 --> 02:03.786 day to day duties . So it was fun to 02:03.786 --> 02:05.953 step outside my normal realm of what I 02:05.953 --> 02:08.175 do for a living . Now , the cameras and 02:08.175 --> 02:10.342 photography is so easily accessible to 02:10.342 --> 02:10.035 everyone . I think most people are more 02:10.044 --> 02:12.860 comfortable with the fact that they can 02:12.880 --> 02:14.936 perform on camera and not be so self 02:14.936 --> 02:16.991 conscious about it . They're getting 02:16.991 --> 02:18.936 the scripts , you know , sometimes 02:18.936 --> 02:21.047 minutes before and they're just doing 02:21.047 --> 02:23.213 their lines and it's really impressive 02:23.213 --> 02:25.324 because there are seasoned actors who 02:25.324 --> 02:25.110 don't do half as good as some of the 02:25.119 --> 02:27.320 talent that we get here at Demi while 02:27.330 --> 02:29.274 all the moving that make up a good 02:29.274 --> 02:31.330 video are important . Each member of 02:31.330 --> 02:33.441 the team seemed to be in agreement as 02:33.441 --> 02:35.608 to which part was the most important . 02:35.608 --> 02:37.663 If you don't have a good story , you 02:37.663 --> 02:37.024 don't have a good product , you really 02:37.035 --> 02:39.257 don't without good writing , you're not 02:39.257 --> 02:41.591 going to capture the person's attention , 02:41.591 --> 02:43.813 which I hear has dropped to about eight 02:43.813 --> 02:45.757 seconds . Now , that's the biggest 02:45.757 --> 02:47.868 challenge is writing something that's 02:47.868 --> 02:50.091 good and it is going to actually affect 02:50.091 --> 02:52.091 people when they watch it , getting 02:52.091 --> 02:54.460 through to people . The videos can also 02:54.470 --> 02:56.637 be found at the Omi's official website 02:56.820 --> 02:59.289 timi dot org and in the field fleet and 02:59.300 --> 03:00.967 wing to stimulate small group 03:00.967 --> 03:02.689 discussions on the problematic 03:02.690 --> 03:04.779 behaviors featured while developing 03:04.789 --> 03:06.845 innovative strategies to prevent and 03:06.845 --> 03:09.259 eliminate them . The videos that we 03:09.440 --> 03:11.929 make on sexual harassment or bullying 03:11.940 --> 03:14.162 are important because it opens people's 03:14.162 --> 03:16.051 eyes to the fact that they may be 03:16.051 --> 03:18.107 behaving , you know , based on where 03:18.107 --> 03:20.440 they came from . They may think it's ok . 03:20.440 --> 03:22.384 I think these videos capture those 03:22.384 --> 03:24.273 nuances and those micro and macro 03:24.273 --> 03:26.440 aggressions . Um And sometimes we just 03:26.440 --> 03:28.607 need it in our face . We need to say , 03:28.607 --> 03:31.110 oh my gosh , I've seen that behavior or , 03:31.389 --> 03:33.611 you know , gosh , you know , help us if 03:33.611 --> 03:35.500 we've acted that way . I think it 03:35.500 --> 03:39.270 really brings um what our job is 03:39.279 --> 03:41.279 here , right to raise awareness . I 03:41.289 --> 03:43.740 think the videos are such an asset to 03:43.750 --> 03:47.619 that for Naomi minute , I'm Rich Faler .