Video for Change: A How-To Guide on Using Video in Advocacy and Activism [Hardcover]

Sam Gregory (Author), Gillian Caldwell (Author), Ronit Avni (Author), Thomas Harding (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0745324134 | ISBN-13: 978-0745324135 | Publication Date: November 1, 2005

--This is the first ever comprehensive practical guide to human rights and video campaigning--Pictures from Abu Ghraib showed the power of the amateur image to grab the world's attention. The Asian tsunami, caught on camcorder, brought home the reality

Editorial Reviews

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It's the rare image that can really grab hold of our insides and say, 'I got you and you'll never be the same again. -- Tim Robbins, Actor, Director, and WITNESS Advisory Committee member 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. WITNESS is both deferential to local wisdom and relentless in promoting the extraordinary findings of its partners. It is an indispensable organization. -- 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. Written by leading video activists, and staff of the human rights organisation, Witness, it is packed with 'how to' guidance, and easy to use exercises. Clear and accessible, it provides a crash course in the basics of social justice video documentation and advocacy. The authors cover all aspects of film making from technical to strategic and ethical issues. Readers are shown how to plan, film, edit and distribute. The Preface is by Witness founder Peter Gabriel. -- Festival Eye Safety is crucial. Not just of the film crew, but also of those being filmed. Depending on the context, the camera can be seen as either a shield or a target. Whether you are in Mexico or Edinburgh, theft, violence or downright fear of exposure can lead people to do extreme things. The US not-for-profit group, Witness, has published Video for Change (Pluto Press). It offers 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

About the Author

WITNESS has partnered with groups in more than 60 countries, bringing often unseen images & untold stories to the attention of key decision makers, the media & the general public. Editors & contributors include Thomas Harding (author -The Video Activist Handbook), Gillian Caldwell (producer - ‘Bought and Sold’ & Executive Director - WITNESS), Katerina Cizek (producer -‘Seeing is Believing: Handicams, Human Rights & the News’), Sukanya Pillay (former Program Coord. WITNESS) & Joanna Duchesne (long-time producer - Amnesty International), Sam Gregory (WITNESS) & Ronit Avni (Just Vision Project).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Pluto Press (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745324134
• ISBN-13: 978-0745324135
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,487,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)