Student Led Facilitation Session 19 February 2013

Video for Change Chapter 5: Editing

“A film is born three times. First in the writing of the script, once again in the shooting, and finally in the editing.” French filmmaker Robert Bresson Cizek, Katerina. “Editing for Advocacy.” In Video for Change, 168. Ann Arbor: Pluto Press, 2005.

Who is your audience? Speaking to your audience Respecting the people about/with whom you’re making the film Communicating your message Navigating ethical concerns Society of St. Andrew – Video 1 Cizek, Katerina. “Editing for Advocacy.” In Video for Change, 170. Ann Arbor: Pluto Press, 2005.

Music Gives the proper emotion and pace to your video Background music Be careful about copyrighting! Have you thought about music?

Transitions Talked about it in lab – cross dissolve Nothing crazy or too flashy – something fluid Occasionally nice to fade to black or white in between different parts in the film

Film Structure 3 parts: 1. Opening and introduction of the problem 2. Discusses the problem and ends with the climax 3. Recap of what was discussed and ends with a “call to action” Intro to Problem Discuss/Climax Recap/Call to Action

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“It’s very hard, because when you work in human rights, it’s not like you get used to [graphic, violent situations], but as an editor, even if you have a hard time watching these images, you have to do it. Sometimes you have to remind yourself that people are not accustomed to that kind of story – to seeing those kinds of images. You always have to try and put yourself in someone else’s shoes.” Cizek, Katerina. “Editing for Advocacy.” In Video for Change, 181. Ann Arbor: Pluto Press, 2005.

Linear vs. Non-linear Editing Linear Old video editing process Images must be assembled in order, from beginning to end Changes in order or length of segments cannot be made easily Inserted sequences must exactly match a removed sequence Non-linear Editing performed on a computer Images can be assembled and reassembled in any order Easier for editing

Ideas for Action Chapters 8 & 9

Whose side is the government on? “By repressive state apparatuses, Althusser means the military and police forces and the legal system. These state-run institutions are prepared to use violence and other forms of force whenever necessary and exist to make sure that dominant interests are served.” UC Davis Student Protest Pittsburgh G20 Necessary or not? Or abuse of power? Kaufman, Cynthia. “Whose Side is the Government on?” In Ideas for Action, 214. Cambridge: South End Press, 2003.

What is power? Foucault “…argued that power operates to create us in deep ways: our innermost selves are always wrapped up in operations of power.” “Foucault calls the power of the modern state ‘panoptic,’ a concept taken from the ‘panopticon,’ an ideal prison imagined by the 18 th century British political philosopher Jeremy Bentham. Bentham said that the ideal prison would have at its center a guard tower from which each cell could be seen. Prisoners would never know when they were being looked at and would end up internalizing the gaze of the guard because being watched was a constant possibility.” Kaufman, Cynthia. “Nations, Bureaucracies, Organization, and Utopia.” In Ideas for Action, Cambridge: South End Press, 2003.

Panopticon

National Unity “…sense of belonging in a personally meaningful way to a larger community.” Flying flags after 9/11 – symbolized either a country that was deeply hurt, or a sign that the nation was ready to fight to defend itself Kaufman, Cynthia. “Nations, Bureaucracies, Organization, and Utopia.” In Ideas for Action, 227. Cambridge: South End Press, 2003.

Lack of National Unity Rwandan genocide of ,000-1,000,000 were slaughtered Western press didn’t share most stores on the situation East Timor

Utopia “Marx focused on capitalist exploitation as the core of social oppression. Implicit in his philosophy is the idea that, as class antagonisms disappear, people will find ways to live well together. For this reason, Marx never wrote much about what his ideal society would look like, and he never analyzed the kinds of problems that would develop in a society that wasn’t class divided.” Is it possible to have an ideal society? Can it exist? Why or why not? Kaufman, Cynthia. “Nations, Bureaucracies, Organization, and Utopia.” In Ideas for Action, 236. Cambridge: South End Press, 2003.

Kaufman, Cynthia. “Whose Side is the Government on?” and “Nations, Bureaucracies, Organization, and Utopia.” In Ideas for Action, Cambridge: South End Press, Cizek, Katerina. “Editing for Advocacy.” In Video for Change, Ann Arbor: Pluto Press, ro_cs6/transitions/ the-all-seeing-eye-the-panopticon/ american-flags