Final project: Video, digital (Photo) essay, and/or Audio Interview
Using a transnational feminist as well as human rights approach, we will explore what is happening locally and globally relating to gender, health, and human rights and contribute to this website, Perspectives on Gender, Health and Human Rights. We will share this website with the world on International Womxn’s Day! By using photography and/or video, as well as the free version of Adobe Spark, UWB and WIT students in the U.S. and Ireland will exchange video and/or photo stories or audio recordings (e.g. podcasts) on various topics. We will interact through Padlet boards, on this Gender, Health and Human Rights website , and the UWBandWIT Instagram group.
Criteria
A. Photo Story Option: Your photo story on Adobe Spark should be at least 8 paragraphs and include 6-8 original or non-copyrighted photographs (original or copyright free) and be 8-9 paragraphs minimum. OR
B. Video Option: Your video story should be less than 3 minutes long and may not include copyrighted images, music, or other video that is copyrighted unless you have permission from the owner or creator. You must also include at least 5-6 distinct, credible sources in the preparation of your content.
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C. Audio Interview for our podcast series: If you choose the audio interview option, you should arrange to interview an individual or group who is championing womxn’s health and human rights in some way at the local, national, or international level. You will want to start preparing for this interview before Week 7 and record the interview by Week 8 so that you can have it edited and ready to share by Week 10. Keep the interview recording UNDER 20 minutes in length.
More criteria and details about this assignment are included in Canvas.
Example Topic Ideas for Photo, Video, or Audio Stories:
These are just examples, but hopefully, they sparked ideas. You will be asked to provide your topic to your instructor by a given date. You may work in a team or with a partner.
Criteria
- Your photo, video or audio story (e.g. podcast) should be about a gender and human rights issue and/or an individual or an organization that has worked to support gender, health and human rights issues in the U.S. and/or globally.
- You must use at least 5-6 distinct, credible sources to prepare the content of your video or photo story and reference these at the end of your story
A. Photo Story Option: Your photo story on Adobe Spark should be at least 8 paragraphs and include 6-8 original or non-copyrighted photographs (original or copyright free) and be 8-9 paragraphs minimum. OR
B. Video Option: Your video story should be less than 3 minutes long and may not include copyrighted images, music, or other video that is copyrighted unless you have permission from the owner or creator. You must also include at least 5-6 distinct, credible sources in the preparation of your content.
OR
C. Audio Interview for our podcast series: If you choose the audio interview option, you should arrange to interview an individual or group who is championing womxn’s health and human rights in some way at the local, national, or international level. You will want to start preparing for this interview before Week 7 and record the interview by Week 8 so that you can have it edited and ready to share by Week 10. Keep the interview recording UNDER 20 minutes in length.
More criteria and details about this assignment are included in Canvas.
Example Topic Ideas for Photo, Video, or Audio Stories:
- A video story (under 3 minutes) that highlights the organization, Refugee Women's Alliance, and how it helps immigrant and refugee women in Seattle.
- A video story about the history of the Womxn’s March in the U.S. or in another country and describe how the march has meaning in your life.
- A photo essay about the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. and its current status.
- A video story about sexual harassment policy in the workplace or Title IX policy at your college campus or in another country. How does sexual harassment impact EVERYONE in the workplace?
- A video story, photo essay, or montage showing three short interviews with different people from different ages, cultural backgrounds, and/or gender identities describing how their gender impacts their health and well-being and other aspects of their daily lives.
These are just examples, but hopefully, they sparked ideas. You will be asked to provide your topic to your instructor by a given date. You may work in a team or with a partner.
How to Create a Digital Essay (or Photo Essay)
by Dr Jody Early
The following webcast video highlights distinguishing features of a digital essay and provides a variety of examples.
The following webcast video highlights distinguishing features of a digital essay and provides a variety of examples.
Digital (Photo) Essay Examples
•Since this is the first time we are assigning this format, we will show you examples of what digital essays look like to give you an idea of what one looks like.
•Example 1. Three Stories from Refugees by the World Economic Forum (2015). Great example of integrating research on migration and health with interviews/stories from people who share their lived experiences as refugees. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/12/3-real-stories-from-refugees/
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•Example 2 Climate Change is a Woman’s Issue. By UN Women.
https://interactive.unwomen.org/multimedia/photo/climatechange/en/index.html
•Example 3. 19 Minutes. This is a creative digital essay by Natalya Nyawade about her grandmother and her experience with the healthcare system in Kenya. Since it is autobiographical, she had the creative idea of embedding actual text messages from WhatsAp into the essay to give it authenticity and to help move the story along. (*Note: She did not use references because this was truly an autobiographical story). https://spark.adobe.com/page/z7MB2gOddXBBt/?
ref=https%3A%2F%2Fmediagci.padletcdn.com%2F1%2Fwidget%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fspark.adobe.com%252Fpage%252Fz7MB2gOddXBBt%252F&embed_type=overlay&context=lightbox-expand
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•Example 4. [Photo Essay] Families are changing: policies need to change, too. UN Women. (June 25, 2019). Retrieved at https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2019/6/photo-essay-families-are-changing
•Example 1. Three Stories from Refugees by the World Economic Forum (2015). Great example of integrating research on migration and health with interviews/stories from people who share their lived experiences as refugees. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/12/3-real-stories-from-refugees/
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•Example 2 Climate Change is a Woman’s Issue. By UN Women.
https://interactive.unwomen.org/multimedia/photo/climatechange/en/index.html
•Example 3. 19 Minutes. This is a creative digital essay by Natalya Nyawade about her grandmother and her experience with the healthcare system in Kenya. Since it is autobiographical, she had the creative idea of embedding actual text messages from WhatsAp into the essay to give it authenticity and to help move the story along. (*Note: She did not use references because this was truly an autobiographical story). https://spark.adobe.com/page/z7MB2gOddXBBt/?
ref=https%3A%2F%2Fmediagci.padletcdn.com%2F1%2Fwidget%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fspark.adobe.com%252Fpage%252Fz7MB2gOddXBBt%252F&embed_type=overlay&context=lightbox-expand
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•Example 4. [Photo Essay] Families are changing: policies need to change, too. UN Women. (June 25, 2019). Retrieved at https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2019/6/photo-essay-families-are-changing
Creating audio interviews [for a podcast]
Robert (Rob) O'Connor, one of our colleagues from the Waterford Institute of Technology has created a short video series on creating audio interviews for our podcast series that we will edit and produce in the Spring based on your contributions for this quarter.
Check out the playlist of videos on below and on Youtube.
Video #1: Know Your Audience.
Check out the playlist of videos on below and on Youtube.
Video #1: Know Your Audience.
Video #2: Writing for the Ear
Video #3 Interviewing
Video #4: Recording
Video #5 Editing
VIdeo tutorial on how to use a Zoom audio recorder
If you'd like to record high quality audio, you can check out a Zoom audio recorder from the UWB HELP Desk (2nd floor of the library) or from your department at WIT (ask Dr. Murphy). Below is a short video produced by Salem Levesque, the Digital Media Specialist at UWB. He walks you through how to set it up and how to transfer your audio to computer.