Participatory Video

the long version

Based on an innovative approach researched over twelve years, Participatory Video offers a comprehensive guide to video work with groups, describing how to develop participants' abilities by involving them in using video creatively to record each other and their environment and tell their own stories. The book includes over 60 step-by-step exercises, explaining clearly the procedure to follow, the time needed and the value of each activity. It provides basic information about video equipment and how to operate it, techniques for teaching production skills to group members and advice on planning, organizing and running a series of workshops and longer-term video projects. Jackie Shaw and Clive Robertson place the use of video within a coherent theoretical framework and show how to maximize its effectiveness in groups with a range of different needs. Participatory Video will be of particular interest to group leaders looking for new ways to enhance and amplify the group development process. It is aimed at a wide range of professionals, including social workers, youth and community workers, teachers, probation officers, development educationalists, extension workers, therapists, community artists and video trainers.