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Participatory and Interactive Documentary Workshop, Taught by Emmy Award Winning Pioneer Kat Cizek

Monday, January 27, 2014 - Thursday, January 30, 2014

Kat Cizek
Kat Cizek

Enrollment: Please submit the following form: http://goo.gl/6AanUQ
Limited to 21 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Explore how technology enables new forms of storytelling and public engagement.

This 4-day workshop, intended for anyone with an interest in collaborative storytelling and innovative research methods, will cover participatory methods, social and digital tools, and best practices in cross-disciplinary approaches of digital documentary.

The workshop covers the basics of building media projects with partners that aim to change worldviews, lives, policies, conditions, and tell good stories too. In this highly interactive workshop, you’ll learn about proven methods, projects and experiences, and we’ll brainstorm your own ideas and projects to develop concrete strategic plans.

You’ll focus on:

  • Developing deep partnerships/collaborations
  • Reviewing the scope of what’s possible in digital storytelling
  • Turning ideas into awesome projects
  • Identifying political and social goals
  • Understanding audiences and communities
  • Telling hyper-local documentary stories with universal appeal
  • Web-docs 101 – where to start
  • Creative financing and outreach
  • Sustainability

The mornings will feature lectures, screening and presentations: Visiting Artist Kat Cizek will share research findings and tool-kits around ethics and methodologies from over 8 years of practice, including the most recent project, a collaboration with the New York Times, “A Short History of the Highrise.” The afternoons feature structured break outs into small groups to discuss/develop your own ideas for collaborative projects.

Morning Sessions

Jan/27 Mon 10:00AM-12:00PM E15-335
Jan/28 Tue 10:00AM-12:00PM E15-335
Jan/29 Wed 10:00AM-12:00PM E15-335
Jan/30 Thu 10:00AM-12:00PM E15-335

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Jan/27 Mon 02:00PM-05:00PM E15-335
Jan/28 Tue 02:00PM-05:00PM E15-335
Jan/29 Wed 02:00PM-05:00PM E15-335
Jan/30 Thu 02:00PM-05:00PM E15-335

Details

Start:
Monday, January 27, 2014
End:
Thursday, January 30, 2014
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Organizer

Comparative Media Studies/Writing and the MIT Office of the Arts
Email
mrotzel@mit.edu

Venue

Comparative Media Studies: MIT Building E15, Room 335
20 Ames St.
Cambridge, MA 02139 United States
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Phone
(617) 253-3599
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