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Table 2 Process and responsibilities for producing the two participatory videos

From: Children as ethnobotanists: methods and local impact of a participatory research project with children on wild plant gathering in the Grosses Walsertal Biosphere Reserve, Austria

 

Day

Objective

Activity

Children’s responsibilities

Workshop leaders’ responsibilities

Introduction to video-making

Day 1:

½ day

Familiarisation of children with making videos; introduction to roles of video team

Teaching and experimenting with video material and camera equipment

Learning about making videos

Teaching about making videos

Writing of storyboard

Day 1:

¼ day

Composition of storyboard

Collect children’s knowledge about wild plant gathering and use; write short stories about especially knowledgeable gatherers and their practices

Generating ideas, writing of storyboard, drafting of interview questions, decision on storyboard

Introducing storyboard writing, decision on story board, defining topic of wild plant gathering

Organisation of video recording

Day 1:

¼ day

Preparation of participatory video recording

Proposing and contacting wild plant gatherers and arranging filming on site

Proposing gatherers to be interviewed

Asking gatherers for their availability if he/she was a relative

Contacting proposed gatherers and arranging filming on site

Video recording

Days 2–4:

3 days

Recording of raw material for videos

Distribution of roles to storyboard team and backstage team, taping of videos

Taping of videos

Guiding and supervising the taping of videos

Intermediary raw editing

Days 2–4:

3 days

Gaining raw versions of the videos to discuss strengths and weaknesses every morning, introducing children to editing process

Raw editing of film material

None

Full responsibility

Development of a frame story

Day 5:

½ day

Writing the storyboard for the frame story to embed videos in a larger context

Brainstorming for storyboard, writing stories and decision for selected story

Bringing costumes for studio recording; suggesting title

Guiding and supervising the development of the frame story

Recording of frame story

Day 5:

½ day

Recording of frame story

Recording frame story, making and recording music to be included in the video, designing of cover of DVD box

Recording the frame story, making and recording music, drawing a cover

Guiding and supervising the recording of the frame story

Discussion of raw version of complete video

Day 9:

½ day

Adjusting ideas of children and gatherers with ideas of workshop leaders

Presentation of videos to children and all involved gatherers starring in the video, discussion of changes

Suggestions for changes

Presentation of videos; taking up suggestions for changes

Final editing

Day 14

Producing final video

Final editing following comments received

None

Full responsibility