PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP VIDEO-PRODUCTION OUTLINE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06825069
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2020
• Case Number: F-2018-02405

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Profiles in Leadership
Video-Production Outline
Total length of each video � three to four minutes
There will be a total of 11 videos:
1 Long-form Intro � aprox 1 min long
9 Director videos
Each video has 2 versions:
Version 1 includes Short Intro and Director video for use as a standalone Featured Story
Version 2 includes only Director video for use in a group in the YouTube playlist and the cia.gov
video center where the Long-form Intro and Conclusion videos will also be posted
1 Conclusion video� aprox 1 min long
Format for Director Videos
Short Intro
30 seconds or less
ON SCREEN: Narrator next to portrait gallery?
- Provide overview of the publication; use excerpts from D/CIA Brennan's foreword
- Explain the video features nine of the 24 directors and explain how they were chosen (Donovan,
Smith, Dulles, McCone, Helms, Colby, Bush, Casey, Tenet)
Director Video
Quote from each director on black background or photo background (use quotes from publication)
Director Overview
ON SCREEN: Narrator sits in studio with the director's portrait
- Director's name
- Tenure as director
- Snapshot of the director's legacy or contribution during tenure at CIA
o Note: We could also try and come up with a word or phrase that best describes that
director. So for Donovan "Father of Intelligence," Smith "The Manager" ... something
along those lines. This could give the viewer a quick understanding of each director. We
could work with the historians to nail down the word/phrase.
Before CIA
ON SCREEN: Historical images of director prior to joining Agency and other images for historical context;
Narrator's voice in background for part of the overview
- Discuss director's early life/background prior to serving as CIA's director
o Education, career, lifestyle, personality characteristics
Tenure at CIA
ON SCREEN: Images with POTUS and other Agency leaders; images of director during tenure; Narrator's
voice in background for part of the overview
- Historical climate when appointed director
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- Accomplishments/challenges during tenure
o Relationship with the president
o Impact on policy
o Changes the director made
Director Conclusion
ON SCREEN: Narrator sits in studio with the director's portrait; potentially cut to more images of director
during tenure at CIA as narrator concludes (if there are enough photos available)
- Final summary of director
- Impact on CIA's history
Closing Screen
Quote from president (or other policymaker/leader) about director's contribution to Agency
Quote fades; CIA Seal appears
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