Workshop: Video Stories

Digital opportunities for communication in research for development: Copenhagen, 11-12 December 2008.

The workshop is designed as a practical exercise in facilitation of story making. The overall purpose of the workshop is to provide participants with an introduction and basic skills for facilitating digital video, and constructing a video story. There will be special focus on challenges and opportunities for video as a tool for analysing issues and for self expression in situations where use of video cameras may be new. At the close of the workshop participants will:

• Have been introduced to or revisited the basics of digital camera use;
• Have facilitated others in developing and filming a story in a practical video story making session;
• Have participated in peer review of their video stories and their role as a video facilitator;
• Be aware of some major uses, advantages and limitations of digital video in development;
• Be better equipped to use digital video in a participatory way in their work.

Venue: University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K. Meeting Room 06.0.613.

For more information see announcement.