Method of Health

Promotion and Education

Documentary Show

Basanta Chalise MHPE (01)

Outline of Presentation

• Objective

• Definition

• Types of documentaries

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

• Process of using documentary

• Conclusion

Objectives

• At the end of the presentation participants will be able to describe about documentary.

Definition

• A documentary is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record.

• The "original" actor and "original" scene are better guides than their fiction counterparts to interpreting the modern world; and that materials "thus taken from the raw" can be more real than the acted article.

• “Creative treatment of actuality"

Types of Documentaries

• A very common style, particularly on television, is the expository or essay style. The approach in an essay-style film is investigative and academic.

• Another popular style is the observational style. The approach is very hands-off; the camera follows action that is beyond the control of the filmmaker. Subjects speak to each other, not an interviewer; the structure is in a story format.

• The interactive or reflexive style the filmmaker is not trying to hide that a film is being made; in fact, the people in the film are seen interacting with the film crew and/or the documentary includes information about the production.

• Performative documentary

Criteria considered while selection

• Students characteristics - socio-demographic characteristics

• Offensiveness of the video - irrelevant

• Video structure – – Length– Context– Number of characters

Advantages

• Students can see the theories and concepts in action. • Grab students attention and Focus on students

concentration.• Improve attitudes toward content and learning. • Set an appropriate mood or tone.• Make learning fun and create memorable visual images. • Students can hone their analytical skills by analyzing film

scenes using the theories and concepts they are studying. • Documentaries are an economical substitute for field trips

and other real world visits.

Disadvantages

• It take more effort to follow because of the need to read the subtitles and watch the scenes.

• The content of scenes might distract some participants from the theories and concepts the scenes portray.

• Copyright Issues

Process of Using Documentaries in class

• BEFORE

• AFTER

• REPEAT

• COMPARISON

Documentary show

• National Health Communication Strategy For Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health Nepal (2005-2009) - A weekly television program is being telecast through Nepal Television on different public health issues covering EHCS component through tele-film, documentary and panel discussions.

• MoHP bussiness plan for Health Sector- 2013/14 Production of documentary about the PHCRD programme.

Conclusion

• Documentary show is the best method of health education but it is not usually used.

References

• Berk, R. A. (2009). Multimedia teaching with video clips: TV, movies, YouTube, and mtvU in the college classroom. International Journal of Technology in

Teaching and Learning, 5(1), 1–21. • Nichols, Bill, Introduction to Documentary Bloomington:

Indiana University Press, 2001.