Intro to Film Essays/Videographic Techniques in Higher Education

The moving image is a powerful tool for communication, offering a unique toolkit to disseminate ideas and engage with audiences. This presentation / seminar is for those in academia who are interested in how video essays can be used to communicate their research.

The session will cover:
• What are audiovisual essays and how can they be applied to higher education / research?
• Antecedents in documentary and the essay film; changes in technology, personal approach; active, in-depth relationship with the media
• The desktop documentary – a present-tense investigation, screen as canvas and window to research process

We will look at various examples of approaches to video essays, from the academic to the more mainstream; uses of voiceover, onscreen text, different platforms, etc

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