how to document a community project with digital media
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How to document
a community project
with digital media
#abcopen
@abcopen_vic
ABC OPEN
What is ABC OPEN?
A big, exciting new project
that you can be part of.
We invite regional communities to
produce and publish photos, stories,
videos, and sound through the ABC.
We help you make stories.
People tell stories about
their lives and
communities.
Stories are made by
you, not journalists.
ABC Open :
• runs free workshops
• teaches digital media skills from
photography, audio and video
recording, editing and social
media
How do Neighbourhood Houses
and ABC Open work together
in Victoria?
Since Sept 2010, neighbourhood
houses in Victoria have offered
over 100 workshops
run by ABC
Open producers
where people
have produced
over 500
Now and Then at Buninyong
Community House
photos
Buddha in a Chocolate Box
music video in Port Fairy
videos
Guest blogger at
Our Place, Eaglehawk
blogs
The Moment Behind The Photo at
Swan Hill Community House
digital stories
What is a
‘community
project’?
video at Long Gully
Neighbourhood Centre
Examples?
• pilot
• one-off
• short term
• long term
• ongoing
• funded
• volunteer run
• collaborative
• with partnerships
• important
• less important
• interesting
• radical
• critical/not critical
to document
2 example
projects
• What are the different stories in
your project?
• Which are the most interesting?
• And most important?
• Are there stories happening
NOW?
• Are there things you could
ALWAYS record?
What parts to
document?
What parts to
document?
Before the
project starts:
the location, the
problem before
it’s solved, how
things are now
2 example
projects?
What parts to document?
the inspiration:
sketches, ideas, scribbles,
dreams, feelings
What parts to document?
the planning:
meetings, surveys, flyers
What parts to document?
the planning:
models, maps, plans
What parts to document?
milestones:
work begins,
start of a new phase
What parts to document?
special events
What parts to document?
interesting or
extraordinary things
What parts to document?
resources:
tools, equipment, materials
What parts to document?
people doing stuff!
(action shots)
What parts to document?
the different people involved
What parts to document?
small details
What parts to document?
place markers:
signs, landmarks, street signs
What parts to document?
other documentation
(bits of paper!)
Photo tips
basic camera
training: portrait,
landscape
and macro
Photo tips
Keep a notebook
with you:
• who
• location
• quote from them
Photo tips
Take 5:
Take at least
5 photos
each time
Photo tips
Try different angles:
• your view
• up high
• down low
• from the side
Photo tips
For people:
Go in closer
Photo tips
For people:
Photograph
hands
Video tips
• lean the camera on
something or use a
tripod
• keep it short
1 -3 mins
• & simple: a video
interview + photos
How could we
document the 2
example projects?
Photo and video tips
file well!
(so that anyone can
make sense of
what’s there)
Photo and video tips
borrow ideas
of simple ways to
record a ‘story’
Who is this for?
• the community
• stakeholders
• the world!
• people who know
nothing about
the project
• the next generation
Photos
Flickr
How to share
photos:
online
eg flickr.com
organise into sets
don’t forget the
description!
How to share photos:
• website
• eNews
• your Facebook
• others Facebook
How to share
photos:
offline
albums,
boards,
newsletter,
Where to
share videos:
vimeo.com or
youtube.com
Things to consider
What are the different stories in
your project?
Which are the most interesting?
And most important?
Are there stories happening
NOW?
Are there things you could
ALWAYS record?
Things to consider
What parts to document?
Who documents?
Who manages?
Training? Time? Equipment?
Where it goes?
How build documentation
into your project plan?
Who is this for?
Photo credits from Flickr
The Learning Community
http://www.flickr.com/photos/learning_community/
http://www.flickr.com/jronaldlee
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dklimke
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