Description
Book SynopsisA how-to guide on using video to change the world -- written by the world's leading video activists.
Trade Review'WITNESS doesn't just use video to expose human rights abuses for the world. It taps local heart and initiative and empowers those who know their countries best - an indispensable organisation' -- Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide and lecturer at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government
'This step by step guide to the handicam revolution is the first comprehensive practical guide to human rights and video campaigning' -- Festival Eye
'A comprehensive guide to video making, as well as highlighting the need for safety and a clear understanding of the dangers involved' -- Suzanne Fane-Saunders, Red Pepper
Table of ContentsForeword by Peter Gabriel
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Using Video for Advocacy by Gillian Caldwell
2. Safety and Security by Katerina Cizek
3. Storytelling for Advocacy: Conceptualization and Pre-Production by Katerina Cizek
4. Video Production: Filming a Story by Joanna Duchesne with Liz Miller
5. Editing for Advocacy by Katerina Cizek
6. Video as Evidence by Sukanya Pillay
7 Strategic Distribution: Reaching Key Audiences in Innovative Ways by Thomas Harding
Glossary of Terms
Resource List
Notes on Authors
Appendices
I.Witness Video Action Plan
II. Witness Footage and Tape Description
III. Sample Personal Release Form (Short-Form)
IV. Sample Personal Consent and Release (Long-Form)
V. Preproduction and Production Checklist
VI. Script Formatting for Video Documentary
VII. Costing-Out Your Video Distribution Strategy
Index
