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A memoir of our first Participatory Video

Participatory video is a form of media in which a group or
community creates their own film.
Facilitators help groups to identify and analyse important
issues in their community through a range of Participatory
Rural Appraisal (PRA)-type tools with participatory video
techniques.
 In order to represent the unheard voice, Participatory video
gives a space to the community to shape issues according to
their own sense of what is important, and they can also
control how they will be represented.

 To facilitate a community to show their issues.
 To help people express what they feel and knowledge they have.
 To increase awareness that individuals are in control of their own destinies.
 To empower the community members.

 Identify a community situated near to Tezpur University.
 Establish a communication with representatives from the identified communities.
 Picked out two interested volunteers.
 Training.
 Shooting.
 Editing.
 Screening in the community.

 To improve our grassroots communication
 To learn videography
 To develop our editing skills

 Unprecedented rain
 Co-operate schedule with the volunteers
 Limited technical knowledge
 Limited time period
 Frequent power cuts during editing

 The approaches of community media.
 How participatory videos acts as an alternative media.
 Voice which plays a major role is central to human self.
 The role of Community Radio.
 The importance of Participatory Video.
 History of Participatory Video.

 To gain their trust was the toughest job
 Management of time amongst the participants were discussed
 Samples of participatory videos were shown in order to make them understand
 Visited the field next day for shooting
 Had a short meeting with the community members and volunteers
 Started the shooting

 Selected volunteers come to the school.
 Introductory session between Sir and the volunteers took place.
 Importance of media in grassroots were taught to them.
 Problems and topics were discussed on which they want to record.
 The training process started.
 The basics of videography were taught to them.
 Volunteers learn about handling equipments.

 Shooting in a wider range of field
 Deal with a large number of participants
 Learning alternative ways of carrying out shooting other than what we learn in
textbooks
 Use the camera without tripod
 Direct the people for shooting

 Cutting and proper joining of shots
 Importance of voiceovers
 Different techniques to give different effects in the videos

 Dealing with the community people in a more better way
 Adjusting with their lifestyle
 Not considering weather to be a disturbing factor

 Nilutpal Saikia MCD16002
 Chayanika Barua MCD16003
 Junaid Ali Ahmed MCD16006
 Violina Gogoi MCD16007
 Debashis Pratim Sarma MCM16005

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