Image-based social science research is often fueled by an alleged intention of giving voice to hitherto voiceless people. But as "untold stories" gain material expression as 'storylines', we are urged to consider the implications of the passage from 'person' to 'character'. How does the border-crossing into pictorial territory transform the represented?
This workshop aims at exploring some of the intricate dilemmas inherent to the endeavour of portraying people from the perspective of the editing room. The workshop is composed of two sections: during its first third, participants will be presented to the fundamentals of professional editing process and to a reflection about its particularities in academic settings, as well as to a theoretical starting point from which to consider matters of personhood and representation. Towards the end, participants will be introduced to a decision-making-based editing framework that is specifically designed to address key challenges of representing people. In addition to building a common vocabulary and the necessary theoretical grounding, this first stage will comprise the screening of multiple audiovisual examples - the majority of which derived from the lecturer's own work -, as well as the discussion of real-life editing room situations. Following this section, participants will be invited to present their own audiovisual material - from snippets of raw footage, to work-in-progress scenes and sequences, to finalised assets - and engage the group in a discussion about representational challenges they faced or anticipate facing in the editing process. For their presentations, participants are encouraged to “open the black-box” of their editing processes, either by exploring in depth one particular moment, character, or dilemma, or by offering a broad account of the challenges facing their editing process experience. Alternatively, participants may choose to explore an edited piece (e.g. a film, a sequence, or a scene) and analyse how its characters emerge from an editing style or from particular editing decisions*. It is suggested that all participants lead a brief debate following their presentations. *: Note that this will be the only presentation format accepted of participants without own material.
| Subject : | : | Workshop |
| Comment | : | This workshop is designed to accommodate a maximum of 7 participants, and allows for two distinct forms of participation: 1. Participants with own material, i.e. participants that will be working with and presenting original audiovisual material, (e.g. snippets of raw footage, work-in-progress scenes or sequences, a finalised asset) of which they are authors themselves, or in whose production they are/have been substantially involved (i.e. in decision-making capacities). Preference will be given to participants opting for this mode. 2. Participants without own material, i.e. participants that will be working and presenting an existing audiovisual asset (e.g. a film, video, or reportage) of which they are not authors themselves. This mode of participation is designed to accommodate in the audience - if there are places available - enthusiasts and early practitioners that, for one reason or another, do not have any original audiovisual material with which to work during the workshop. It is asked that optants of this mode of participation list, in their application, 3 audiovisual assets, ranked by preference, with which they would like to work during the workshop. A final decision will be made by the lecturer in order to maximise the overall experience of participants. All participants, regardless of their chosen mode of participation, must dispose of a computer capable of adequately displaying the audiovisual materials chosen for their presentation. A computer able to run an editing software is highly recommended, although not required. |
| Topics | : | Workshop |
| Keywords | : | EDITING ; FILM ; VIDEO ; CHARACTER ; PERSON |
| PDF version | : |  PDF version |
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