Dear All,

We're running a Digital Video Production Weekend for Anthropologists and Social Researchers on 25-26 March which might be of interest to people on this list - many of you have attended in the past. 

Many academics have taken and enjoyed the course, and you can see feedback here: http://www.spectacle.co.uk/training/testimonials/

We also have an editing workshop following the production course, on Monday 27 March.

If anyone is interested in signing up and learning video techniques before embarking on research, do let me know. It's £180 for students (or unemployed people), and £240 for anyone else.

Best wishes,
Charlotte

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Read more and book on our website: http://spectacle.co.uk/training/video-production-weekend-anthropologists-social-researchers/

Spectacle offers a unique short course in digital video production techniques designed specifically for Anthropologists and Social Researchers who want to learn how to use video in their field research.

Spectacle is an award winning independent television production company specialising in documentary, community-led, investigative journalism and participatory media. We are a small, socially-minded company whose profits go back in to funding our community based work. Our training is affordable and efficient; we teach the basic techniques in just one weekend and we offer large discounts to students and unemployed people.

We schedule weekend courses for individuals regularly throughout the year at our premises in London. However, If you would prefer us to come to you, we are also able to bring our training to your university or institution and teach a group in digital video production techniques. In the past we have trained groups at the University of Cambridge, University of Lancaster, and the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research. We received excellent feedback on these courses:

Mark really knows his subject, and I found the course motivating, practical and enjoyable. I came out with loads of ideas.” Student at the University of Cambridge, Conservation Research Institute.

“In two days you really get a feel for what you can do with a camera, theoretically as well as practically.” Participant at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research.

About the course

Running...

Saturday & Sunday 25-26 March 2017

Saturday & Sunday 22-23 April 2017

Please enquire for dates further ahead

This is an intensive, hands-on, weekend training course with emphasis on developing your practical filming skills, participatory techniques, and do-it-yourself confidence that will enhance the quality and validity of filmed fieldwork material. The short, condensed and effective course will give all participants a solid foundation of practical knowledge and a working understanding of digital cameras, sound recording, and filming on location.

Feedback from former participants:

This is the type of course every anthropologist and social researcher should take” – Dr. Mattia Fumanti, Department of Social Anthropology, University of St. Andrews

Simple, uncomplicated approach to something people are interested in but perhaps scared of trying out.” – Julie Botticello, Research Associate, UCL

For a full interview with former participant Michaela Benson, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, see here: http://www.spectacle.co.uk/spectacleblog/spectacle-training-courses/interview-spectacle-training-demystified-the-film-making-process/

Details and How to Book

Our weekend course costs £240 or £180 concessions (students and unemployed people, with evidence). 

You can book and pay through our website, http://spectacle.co.uk/training/video-production-weekend-anthropologists-social-researchers/

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