savamala - project briefing (11/10/2014)
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SAVAMALA – Neighborhood in transition
• Belgium
–
Flanders
–
Wallonia
SOME GEOGRAPHY
• 7.000 students
• Bruges, Kortrijk & Ostend
• 23 Bachelors
(undergraduates)
• 6 International semesters
• Small but dynamic
Journalism Department
• ‘Creative, entrepeneurial and
atypical’
HOWEST UNI. COLLEGE
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
• 6 ‘mixed’ teams • 2 stories of transition / team• 2 different forms of media
/team• Storymap as central
framework• Process > result
MIXED TEAMS
• 2 FMK (SRB) & 2 Howest (BEL) students per group
• Communication in English• Teamwork is crucial in every
phase of the project (brainstorm -> result)
STORIES OF TRANSITION
• Stories that illustrate how Savamala is ‘changing’ in a wide interpretation
• Combination of ‘micro-stories’ will form the bigger picture
• Examples: street art, pop-up shops, redevelopment projects,…
TWO DIFFERENT FORMS OF MEDIA
• Considering what media fits best for your subject
• Video / Audio / Photo / Text• Try to edit / finish your results as
much as possible
VIDEO• HD Cameras available• Think in ‘images’ and
sound• Editing in A. Premiere
(CS)• Voice-over recording• Subtitles / English quotes• YouTube / Vimeo
AUDIO• Audiorecording devices• Sound, Quotes, Music• English quotes / voice-
over• Editing in A. Premiere
or Freeware• Soundcloud
PHOTO• SLR cameras
available• Aim at
‘photoreportages’• Quality > Quantity• Flickr Gallery
TEXT• English written• Good header and lead• Use quotes, go see
people• Photo (copyright!)• First version in MS
Word
STORYMAP
• New narrative form / Infographic• Open source tool:
http://storymap.knightlab.com/• Pinning stories on a map• Examples: click• One team will be coordinating the
Storymap +writing a ‘general introduction’
• Every non text-story (video/audio/photo) needs a title and a short introduction tekst
• Credit = names of the group
PROCESS > RESULT
• Focus on skill exchange within the teams• Responsible – flexible attitude• ‘Floating coaches’ (with different expertise)
provide feedback / tips / technical help• Experience of working in an international
team• Journalistic approach: idea - research -
preparation - fieldwork - output
WORKFLOW
SUNDAYIntroduction session (Project – Savamala)First brainstorm + getting to know each otherDinner
MONDAY9h30-12h30: Group work (brainstorm, research, planning, fieldwork)Lunch13h30-18h: Group work (fieldwork)
TUESDAY9h-12h30: Finishing group work + postproductionLunch13h30-15h30: Presentation of the results15h30-16h30: Final drinks