Using Video in Research Workshop
Introduction
This page has been set up to accompany a video workshop at Oregon State University. The purpose of the site is to provide workshop participants with links, workshop materials and examples of video that will inform the workshop..
Over the course of the one-day workshop, each of us will:
- Create a ~3 minute video that succinctly communicates the gist of your research program. This video will include interview footage of yourself but also visual evidence captured around campus and from photos from your records or from the internet
- Through this process, you will all learn the basic mechanics of shooting, editing and disseminating video
- We will also spend some time reflecting on how and why we might incorporate video into our research programs
I put together the following video to create an example of the hands-on project that each workshop participant will be working on. Take a look at this video. Your video will likely be shorter (goal of 3 minutes long). Think about how you can communicate what your research is about in less than three minutes. Also, think about what pieces of visual evidence you would like to incorporate into your video and, if you have photos of your research or other images that relate to your research, please bring them along. We will be using IMovie 2009 and digital dv camcorders to create these videos.
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Agenda (tentative and negotiable)
The tentative workshop agenda is as follows:
MORNING – Introductions and Video Shooting
- 30 minutes Introductions: i. Who you are?; How do you see video fitting into your research/activism?; How familiar are you with IMovie and Video Shooting?
- 45 minutes – Instruction on shooting video
- 70 minutes – Hands-on group video shooting with assistance
- 20 minutes – discussion, questions
AFTERNOON – Video editing and dissemination
- 30 minutes – overview of imovie editing suite
- 90 minutes – Hands-on component: Importing, editing, adding transitions, music, etc. with assistance (using video shot in the morning)
- 30 minutes – Watching and discussing a couple of videos
- 15 minute Break
- 20 minutes – Using youtube, hands-on setting up and uploading to a youtube account
- 20 minutes – discussion, questions
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Supplies to Bring
If you can, please bring the following:
- Digital photo camera
- Digital pictures of you and your research on a usb flash drive, portable hard drive or cd/dvd
- Portable hard-drive – if you want to keep your project files, bring a hard-drive – otherwise, you don’t need one. Probably need 15 gbs of space
The following three are not required, we should have enough equipment for everyone to use. But, ideally you would be using the same equipment that you will use for future video work. So, if you have your own equipment, please bring it.
- Video Camera (digital only) – should also bring the usb or firewire cord for transferring video to computer
- Tri-pod
Additional Resources
There are many resources available for those interested in self-teaching or building on their video production skills and knowledge-base around the theory and method behind video in research.
Technical
First, if you are having a problem, there is a very good chance that someone else out in the world has had the same problem. Go to Google and attempt a number of search terms that best describes your issue (e.g. imovie freezes when I try to export to IDVD – or – I can’t import an MP3 into my IMovie Project). There are many on-line forums and troubleshooting guides out there that are usually quite helpful when things go wrong.
Websites
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http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie | |
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http://www.nortellearnit.org/technology/Video_Productions/ | |
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http://www.videomaker.com/article/7596/2/ | |
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http://www.wonderhowto.com/movies-film-theater/directing-producing-video/ | |
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http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie | |
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http://insightshare.org/pv/pv-nutshell | |
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http://islive.ecobee.org/resources/pv-handbook |
Theory and method
El Guindi, F. (2004). Visual Anthropology: Essential Method and Theory: Altamira Pr.
Gregory, S. (2005). Video for Change: A Guide for Advocacy and Activism: Pluto Press.
Kindon, S. (2003). Participatory Video in Geographic Research: A Feminist Practice of Looking? Area, 35(2), 142-153.
Pink, S. (2001). More Visualising, More Methodologies: On Video, Reflexivity and Qualitative Research. The Sociological Review, 49(4), 586-599.
Pink, S. (2006). The Future of Visual Anthropology: Engaging the Senses: Taylor & Francis.
