A Prairie in Michigan:
Prairie Restoration Along the Paint Creek Trail

The Paint Creek Trailway Commission selected Word Pictures to create a documentary about the effort to preserve a piece of history. There are small prairie remnants along the Paint Creek Trail in Oakland County, Michigan. The documentary tells the story of the restoration of one such prairie remnant.

Word Pictures handled the complete production process from beginning to end:

  • Extensive video shooting, documenting restoration over a period of months
  • Conducting interviews
  • Research and writing of the script
  • Searching archives for historic photos
  • Animation
  • Original music
  • Editing and video mastering
  • Digitizing and transfer
  • DVD mastering

This page shows a number of screenshots from the final product. You can also view edited highlights in the window at right (WMV format, 2:53).