CIHP (Consultation on Investment in Health Promotion) is implementing the Rockefeller funded project "Enhancing capacity of Vietnamese researchers on publishing and dissemination of research on gender and sexuality" (Encourages), which aims to support Vietnamese researchers to produce quality research papers/articles and disseminate them effectively to researchers at national and international levels.
The course on making ethnographic films is one of a number of training workshops organized by Encourages project during the year 2006.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This workshop aims to provide participants with:
(1) an introduction to the theory and methods behind ethnographic filmmaking
(2) a greater understanding of visual anthropology and its use in different fields of research, training, advocacy, etc, with a particular focus on the area of gender and sexuality
(3) basic documentary and ethnographic filmmaking techniques, including story structure, interviewing, audio and lighting, camera handling, composition, and editing.
CLASS DETAILS: 9-day workshop
Teacher: Assoc. Prof. Liz Cartwright & Dr RoseAnne Misajon
Dates: December 11-21, 2006
Class size: Limited – max 16 people
CONTENT
· Introduction to Visual Anthropology and the basic principles of ethnographic filmmaking
· Introduction to using a digital camcorder
· Scene composition, different ways to shoot a scene
· Basics of lighting and audio
· Story structure – storyboarding exercises
· Interviewing techniques
· Introduction to Editing - basic techniques using editing software
OUTCOMES
· An understanding of the processes involved in ethnographic filmmaking
· Hands-on experience in how to film an ethnographic film, including camera work, lighting, and audio
· Experience in developing a storyboard, planning for shooting, and structuring the film for editing.
· A working knowledge of how to approach issues of sexuality, power and gender inequalities using visual metho
Course Language:
The training course will be conducted in English.
Who are eligible for this course?
People who are interested in ethnographic and documentary filmmaking, including researchers, activists, journalists, health service providers, etc …and:
· Have working experience in the field of gender, sexuality and sexual health
· Are able to learn and discuss in English
· Actively participate and highly commit to all training sections
· Be able to participate full time in the training
About Dr Liz Cartwright:
Dr Cartwright is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, at Idaho State University, USA. She has run courses and workshops in Visual Anthropology and digital video documentary making in the U.S., Mexico and Australia. Dr Cartwright’s areas of interest include visual anthropology, medical anthropology, ethnomedicine, migrant farmworkers and environmental health, and women’s health.
About Dr RoseAnne Misajon:
Dr RoseAnne Misajon is a Psychologist and a Research Fellow in the Social Sciences and Health Unit at the School of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Australia. She is also the Assistant Producer of a community television program broadcast weekly around Australia.
Course fee and scholarships:
All course fee is covered by the Encourages. The project also provides a number of modest scholarships for selected participants from provinces to cover the transportation, food and accommodation.
Deadline for application:
Please fill in the attached form for application and send to Encourages project by 10 November, 2006.
For course enquiries and enrolments, please kindly contact:
Hai M. Tran, Project Assistant.
Encourages Project
108 A 12 alley 4/15 Phuong Mai
Tel: 5770261, fax: 5770260
E-mail: hai@cihp.org, web: www.cihp.org
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