How to document

a community project

with digital media

#abcopen

@abcopen_vic

ABC OPEN

What is ABC OPEN?

A big, exciting new project

that you can be part of.

We invite regional communities to

produce and publish photos, stories,

videos, and sound through the ABC.

We help you make stories.

People tell stories about

their lives and

communities.

Stories are made by

you, not journalists.

ABC Open :

• runs free workshops

• teaches digital media skills from

photography, audio and video

recording, editing and social

media

How do Neighbourhood Houses

and ABC Open work together

in Victoria?

Since Sept 2010, neighbourhood

houses in Victoria have offered

over 100 workshops

run by ABC

Open producers

where people

have produced

over 500

Now and Then at Buninyong

Community House

photos

Buddha in a Chocolate Box

music video in Port Fairy

videos

Guest blogger at

Our Place, Eaglehawk

blogs

The Moment Behind The Photo at

Swan Hill Community House

digital stories

What is a

‘community

project’?

video at Long Gully

Neighbourhood Centre

Examples?

• pilot

• one-off

• short term

• long term

• ongoing

• funded

• volunteer run

• collaborative

• with partnerships

• important

• less important

• interesting

• radical

• critical/not critical

to document

2 example

projects

• What are the different stories in

your project?

• Which are the most interesting?

• And most important?

• Are there stories happening

NOW?

• Are there things you could

ALWAYS record?

What parts to

document?

What parts to

document?

Before the

project starts:

the location, the

problem before

it’s solved, how

things are now

2 example

projects?

What parts to document?

the inspiration:

sketches, ideas, scribbles,

dreams, feelings

What parts to document?

the planning:

meetings, surveys, flyers

What parts to document?

the planning:

models, maps, plans

What parts to document?

milestones:

work begins,

start of a new phase

What parts to document?

special events

What parts to document?

interesting or

extraordinary things

What parts to document?

resources:

tools, equipment, materials

What parts to document?

people doing stuff!

(action shots)

What parts to document?

the different people involved

What parts to document?

small details

What parts to document?

place markers:

signs, landmarks, street signs

What parts to document?

other documentation

(bits of paper!)

Photo tips

basic camera

training: portrait,

landscape

and macro

Photo tips

Keep a notebook

with you:

• who

• location

• quote from them

Photo tips

Take 5:

Take at least

5 photos

each time

Photo tips

Try different angles:

• your view

• up high

• down low

• from the side

Photo tips

For people:

Go in closer

Photo tips

For people:

Photograph

hands

Video tips

• lean the camera on

something or use a

tripod

• keep it short

1 -3 mins

• & simple: a video

interview + photos

How could we

document the 2

example projects?

Photo and video tips

file well!

(so that anyone can

make sense of

what’s there)

Photo and video tips

borrow ideas

of simple ways to

record a ‘story’

Who is this for?

• the community

• stakeholders

• the world!

• people who know

nothing about

the project

• the next generation

Photos

Flickr

How to share

photos:

online

eg flickr.com

organise into sets

don’t forget the

description!

How to share photos:

• website

• eNews

• your Facebook

• others Facebook

• Twitter

How to share

photos:

offline

albums,

boards,

newsletter,

email

Where to

share videos:

vimeo.com or

youtube.com

Things to consider

What are the different stories in

your project?

Which are the most interesting?

And most important?

Are there stories happening

NOW?

Are there things you could

ALWAYS record?

Things to consider

What parts to document?

Who documents?

Who manages?

Training? Time? Equipment?

Where it goes?

How build documentation

into your project plan?

Who is this for?

Photo credits from Flickr

The Learning Community

http://www.flickr.com/photos/learning_community/

http://www.flickr.com/jronaldlee

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dklimke