CLAS News & Events

October 22-24

There is a lot you could do to reduce health disparities among Latinos in Colorado. The key is developing video production skills to tell your stories.

FREE VIDEO MAKING WORKSHOP FOR HEALTH WORKERS

9am-5pm, October 22-24, 2009 at Denver Open Media

Organized by Marty Otañez, Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Denver

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the workshop, the participants will be able to:

- Conceptualize a script with a personal narrative and a 2-3 minute digital story (e.g. first-person video or photo documentary) with a combination of moving images, photos, music, and/or voiceover on health issues of Latinos in  Colorado.

- Shoot and assemble video clips, photographs, statistics, songs, and voiceovers for a digital story.

- Understand basic video editing principles and develop editing skills for producing a health-related video.

- Demonstrate how to create an effective first-person video, disseminate a video to collaborators and reporters, and design measures to evaluate the efficacy of videos on health disparities of Latinos in Colorado.

Workshop Description

This three-day workshop has been designed for public health advocates, policymakers, researchers, educators, and students who want to take a more active role in reducing health disparities of Latinos in Colorado. Participants will get hands-on practice developing first-person stories and using Final Cut Pro, a professional video editing program for Apple computers, and other video making resources available to health workers to strategically advance a health or health policy issue such as tobacco control, heart disease, cancer, mental health, and access to health services.

Participants will learn how to develop a compelling first-person script for a video for maximum effectiveness, how to shoot and edit video, and how to use digital stories to advance your Latino health goals. Apple computers will be available for participants. No prior experience with Apple computers is necessary. This is not a workshop for those content with the status quo. Participants will be required to meet 2 or more times in person or electronically to develop scripts before the workshop. Participants must be 18 and over, and MUST attend all 3 days of the workshop.

This workshop is free and may be digitally recorded for documentation, archival, and research and teaching purposes.

By applying to participate in the workshop, you are consenting to being recorded.

Please register early; enrollment limited to ten participants.

For more information, contact: Marty Otañez, marty.otanez@ucdenver.edu, 303 556 6606