kiva fellow - video training and tips

7/31/2019 Kiva Fellow - Video Training and Tips

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SHOOTING TIPS.............................................................pgs. 4 - 9

Tips for shooting with a Flip Camera

INTERVIEW TIPS.............................................................pgs. 10 - 14

General Tips & Sample Questions

THANK YOU VIDEOS.....................................................pgs. 15 - 16

Description & Shot List

LOAN PROFILE VIDEOS.................................................pgs. 17 - 20

Description & Instructions


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Kiva Fellows:

Your experience as a Fellow in country, working with Kiva Field Partners and

meeting Kiva Entrepreneurs, will be a unique experience that you'll likely

remember for the rest of your life. Working side by side with microfinance

institutions and witnessing first hand the struggles - and successes! - of the poor is

something that many would like to experience, but few ever do.

YOU are in a unique position to share these stories with the rest of the world.

Every day I look for ways to share the stories of Kiva Entrepreneurs and Kiva Field

Partners with the world through the print, radio and television media. Being able to

share the personal stories of individuals living microfinance every day really helps

people to understand microfinance as a tool to help people out of poverty, rather

than some kind of developing world economics. I rely on Kiva Fellows - YOU! - to

help me tell these stories.

The with links directly to the right of this paragraph will help you navigate the

Media Center to find all instructions that you need to successfully complete a high

quality Entrepreneur Press Profile. If you have any questions about the

Entrepreneur Press Profile, please follow up directly with your FSS.

Help me give the poor a voice and champion their stories.

Sincerely,

Chelsa Bocci

Community Marketing Director


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Kiva Fellow, Devon Fisher, at the Hill Wheeler School

Mumbasa, Kenya


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FOR KIVA FELLOWS

1. LightingFor the best light, film during the golden hour - early morning or late afternoon. Try to

keep the light source at your back to make sure we can see your subjects face.

The good thing about working with video cameras is - what you see is what you get. If

something looks funny on the screen or viewfinder, try changing your angle, background

or location until it looks right to you.

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2. AudioAudio isjust as importantas video - it sets the tone, it puts you in the location, it tells the

story. Please pay attention to the audio quality.

The built-in microphone on the camera captures everything in the room. So in addition to

your sincere and earnest subject, the mic also picks up the ladies laughing outside and the

car horns on the street behind you. For the best audio, get to your subject.

Help transport us to your location by capturing culturally specific sounds street

musicians, the goat that wakes you up each morning, the local women singing on the way

to work. This will all help the viewer feel like were there with you!

3. Keeping the Camera SteadyThe Flip is a small camera, so its tough to keep the shot steady. Shoot with the Flip on a

tripod or resting on a steady surface when you can. Lean against a wall or fence to help

stay steady.

Keeping the camera zoomed OUT will help avoid shakiness. Instead of zooming, move

yourself closer for a better shot.


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If youre panning across a scene, go to ensure the steadiest shot - we can

always speed it up later on in the edit. Please try to hold the shot for 5 seconds before the

pan, and for 5 seconds after the pan.

4. InterviewsPeople can get uncomfortable for interviews. So, take a little time to get to know each

other before jumping in. Share a little about yourself on a personal level to help them feel

comfortable talking about their own personal life.

Interview people while they are doing things. If they make jewelry, ask them questions

while they work. If they run a restaurant, talk to them while they cook. People are more

comfortable when they are occupied.

Ask open-ended questions. For example, ask How has the loan helped your business

grow? instead of, Did the loan help your business grow? Well edit out the question,

so try to have the subject answer in complete statements that can stand on their own.

At the end of your interview get cut-aways something we can cut away to during the

interview so we can cut out boring parts (could be expressive hands, feet, or eyes).

MAIN INTERVIEW SHOT: CUTAWAY:


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5.

Getting the right shots

Get creative with your shots! Stand on tables! Kneel on the floor! Shoot from trains, boats

or the back of a camel! There are three basic shots that can help you tell a compelling

story. Try to have a good mix of all three.

Establishes location. It will put your subject in context. So grab a wide

shot of their house, field, or the marketplace where youre shooting.

A shot from the waist up, usually showing activity. This could

capture someone twirling during a dance, laughing with friends, or sewing at a shop.

Try to get close-ups of whats happening in the scene. If someone is

selling beans at a market, get a tight shot of the bags of beans and the hands scooping

them up. Take tight shots of eyes, hands, feet, and smiles. Use your imagination and

capture what captivates you!


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STORY TELLING

1. ProximityDont be afraid to get close to your subjects! Go ahead and ask if you can film if they say

yes, get right up in there. Beyond building intimacy with your subject, the Flips audio &

video quality decrease when stand back and use the zoom. So get up close and personal

when you can!

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2. FramingTry to fill the frame with your subject, and have an interesting background. If youre

shooting an interview, with their head and shoulders. Get close. If youre

shooting a scene of people working, avoid filling half the frame with a huge blank wall, or a

vast expanse of floor.

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3. More than interviewsMore important than the technical stuff is storytelling. Think

about whats happening around you. If youre subject is staring up at something, make


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sure you get a shot of what theyre staring at. If they sew clothes, make sure to get shots

of the finished product.

A lot of this footage will be used separately from the interview. So try to get someb-roll or footage where the subject is doing something without talking to the camera.

Examples: Walking through a field, smiling at the camera, cooking, working, laughing with

family. We can never have enough b-roll!

Make sure you shoot the fun stuff happening around you.

(Dancing, scenery, people laughing, musical performances, pet goats, pouring rain, etc.)

This is what will give personality to your subject and the location he/she lives.

4. Shoot Shoot Shoot!Shoot tons of footage. Pull out your flip whenever the mood strikes you. We want to feel

like were with you. We want to see your truck stuck in the mud while 16 villagerstry to push it out, and the guy on the corner who sells sticky buns, and the swarm of kids

who love your camera. Shoot it all!

5. Have fun!!Seriously, have fun (no pun intended). No one wants to be interviewed by someone so

serious. Laugh and joke with your subjects. Let them play with the camera and shoot you!

Teach them a secret handshake. Try to speak their language. Goof around and capture

these light-hearted moments.


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Kiva Fellow, Nick Sabin, interviewing double amputee Yenku Sesay

Kondembaya, Sierra Leone


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Before you begin:

Make sure youre in a quiet space. Check your framing you want the borrower filling most of the frame, and

you want to make sure the borrowers face is in the light.

Hang out for a minute, get comfy with each other. Ask them to answer in complete sentences (If you ask: What color is the

sky they should answer The sky is blue, not just blue.)

Relax, smile, have fun. This is just a casual, fun conversation.

Answer Example: Im Abu Bakaar Conteh. I am 48 years old. I live in Koromasilia Village.

Answer Example: Im a farmer and a teacher. A Farmer/Teacher.

Example Answer: Well, during the morning session, I go to school to teach for 5 hours.

Immediately after school, when school over, I prepare myself to go to my farm and do 3 to

4 hours of work.

Follow up questions: Is it hard work? Does it take a lot of skill? How did

you learn how to do this? Do you like it? How long has your family done this

type of work?

Have you always been a farmer (or whatever profession)? How did youget into that? Do you think it is a good profession? Can you tell me about your family? How many children you have, if

youre married, etc.

What do you enjoy doing for fun? Did you grow up here? What do you like most about your country? Has

your country faced any challenges can you describe what they are

and how they affected you?


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Example Answer: Well, first instance. We are farmers. Farming is empowered only if we

are backed by financial supporters. So we come to CCF to submit our application. They

started with 500,000 Leones per person.

Follow up questions: How much was your first loan for? Was that a big loan

or a small loan for you? How did you feel when you got your first loan?

Was it exciting? Were you happy? Grateful? Relieved?

Example Answer: I have paid back my loan. The timeframe was set by us. We find it very

easy to pay our loan back.

Example Answer: I couldnt work enough land without workers. I needed a loan to pay the

workers.

Follow up questions: What did the loan enable you to do what can you do

now that you couldnt do before?

Example Answer: I use the money for my agricultural aspect. That aspect includes rice,

labor hiring, tools, seed producing and other things.

Example Answer: Ive got more chance now. I see that my children go to a better school,

that I have a better home and medical care.

Follow up questions: How does it make you feel personally now that your

family is in a better financial state? Do you recommend loans to others? Will

you take out another loan?


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Example Answer: My Business has changed completely. Normally, if I am to do a 1 acre

land of vegetables, it will take me time. But for now, I can do 2 acres plus with my time

because of the financial support.

Example Answer: My plan for the next years to come, I shall increase, change and modify

my farm. Im intending to do 10 acres in 5 years time.

Example Answer: My dream is to improve my family. To send my children to school, and in

the end, when Im old, they look after me.

Example Answer: People are not weary. Everybody is smiling. That is the actual impact of

microfinance. Its brought unity to the community. Its brought life to the community.

Example Answer: Money is key for mans survival. When money comes from these people,

our conditions are revived. We live as human beings.

Example Answer: To those people who give Kiva is giving money to my message is that

they should not relent. Because 95% of the population are corn farmers and they are the

most ignored people in society. And someone has come, we are so grateful.


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