UNIT 4
1. Start preparation in the room (they will learn how to make a short video and will debrief about the signs of reduce in the city)
2. Participants will explore the city and capture the signs of reduction
3. Back to their room, they will create a short video
Duration
1h workshop + 30 min debriefing is suggested (1h 30 min in total to deliver your workshop during the training)
Objective of the workshop
The participants will explore a part of the city which has helpful signs of reduction. They will capture these signs and will present them in a video.
Material needed to deliver your workshop during the training: Map on the city (or neighbourhood). At least one smartphone / group.
Description of the activity
Preparation
1 hour session:
- 5 minutes long presentation of the session (5 minutes),
- 20 minutes long mini-training about the creation of a short video
- 30 minutes long group discussion in the room about:
a) the different types of reduction they will be searching for;
b) what are the “signs” of reduction (visual and other ways this can appear in the city);
c) how to make these elements appear during their walk in the city (how reduction can
be shown on a photo, on a video, on a voice recording, in visual or other means, symbolic meanings, visual elements etc.).
The discussion will be held in groups that will work together during the entire session.
Each group will discuss the above topics and at the end they will share their thoughts in a short plenary section.
Development
After the debriefing participants will go and explore the city. Ideally it should last a bit longer than one hour – we might put this activity on an afternoon so that participants can link the exploration activity with a small walk. If this is not possible, at least 2 hours would be needed for the walk and exploration.
During the exploration, participants will make photos and/or video and voice recordings about the signs of reduction in the city. They can capture images, voices, movements, but they can also collect objects, or can make short interviews with people – it is up to them how they can capture and express the topic. The exploration can be held in group or individually, as the group members decide.
After the walk, group members will share their photos and other captures and will prepare a 5 to 10 minutes long video about their vision of reduction in their city.
Option
Alternatively, if the video creation is too complicated or time consuming, participants can also be asked to create a poster, or just show photos and small video recordings in a PPP presentation. They can also use the map for this presentation.