Lights, Camera, Action: Being in Documentaries

Learn more about what happens behind the scenes of history documentaries with Dr. Larry Gragg, professor emeritus at Missouri S&T. Short clips of footage from upcoming documentaries will be shown in this in-person and virtual presentation. This program is in conjunction with the new exhibition Lights, Camera, ROLLA, an exhibition that explores the history of film in Rolla and its links to Hollywood. The exhibit at the Curtis Laws Wilson Library on the Missouri S&T campus gives insight into Rowe Carney’s invention of the Rotoscope film process and the technicolor work of MS&T alumnus Gerald Rackett. Sponsored by the State Historical Society of Missouri and Missouri S&T Archives. 

This event is open to the public at the Curtis Laws Wilson Library on the Missouri S&T campus in Rolla. The presentation will also be live on Zoom. You must register, below, to sign up for the virtual program.