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From https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/documentary-video-in-the-indigenous-community/

 

Learn Documentary Methods for Working Successfully in Minority Communities

July 21-27

Rockport, Maine

 

Documentary work in indigenous and minority language communities is challenging and also immensely rewarding. Enable your personal strengths and learn the methods for documenting language and storytelling in indigenous communities.

 

The class presents the most flexible gear and technologies for realizing dynamic “never seen before” visual cultural experience. The week includes a one-day shoot in an indigenous community that will give you the opportunity to engage in cross cultural communication and hone production skills in a uniquely different social environment. You’ll grow in confidence as you collaborate for review and gain understanding of the footage and how to use it. The class will also cover post-shoot techniques such as logging footage with participants for language research or captioning.

 

Topics include:

 

• Solving technical challenges when filming in adverse conditions such as: cloud forests, or where audio is coming from 7 different people scattered in a field or where to focus when you don’t understand the content

• Project development, establishing contact, and buy in

• Developing collaboration and focus

• Personal confidence in overcoming pitfalls, obstacles, the unexpected

• Shooting life and language as it’s actually lived in a different culture

• Post production collaboration in an unfamiliar language and culture

• Representing non-western world view and experience

• Documenting and reviving endangered languages

• Techniques for finding paths to social change with video

 

Scholarships based on financial need are available.

 

Learn more at https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/documentary-video-in-the-indigenous-community/