CREATING WITH PURPOSE AND MOBILE FILMMAKING

150 mins All

How to create purposeful mobile visual stories using our phones?

Objective / Aims

The workshop will introduce the participants to developing critical thinking, build community and disseminate knowledge. After the workshop participants: • Will be able to film and edit videos on their phones. • Will be able to create with purpose • Will learn about the five steps involved in the media making process • To learn about the tools and techniques used for making media with smartphones and recommended equipment to use in a mobile filmmaking kit*.

Materials/Apps

• Big sheets of paper and markers for group work. • Apps, Software, platforms used: Filmora or any other free video editing apps.

Space

Space should be prepared for group and individual work. Computer class would be convenient or alternatively personal computer with internet connection for every participant. Big screen for projecting in front of the group.

MIX (ANALOGICAL AND DIGIRAL) PART. STEP BY STEP. 1st part (30min)

1. The first activity in this part of the workshop is to get to know participants and their experiences with use of their mobile phone cameras and previous photography or video making experience. 2. Present them about rules of basic video storytelling in the annex 1. 3. Ask the group to go out or in the building you are hosting the workshop to film some clips by using the techniques they learned. Then ask the particpnats how it went and how the ruels they elarned helped them in filming choices by letting one or two participants display their films.

ANALOGICAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 2nd part (40 min)

1. Introduce the group storycanvas by following the annex 2: 2. Present them about how they can use it and explain all steps of story planning on story canvas. 3. Divide the participants in groups of two and ask them to plan a story idea with a social cause focus for filming by using the story canvas. 4. Ask the group to present their visual story ideas to the group.

DIGITAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 1ST PART (60 min)

MIXED PART. STEP BY STEP. 3rd PART (20 min)

Ask participants to present their videos and make others comment on the videos. Discuss what have participants learned, what will they use in their everyday work.