E-course for youth educators how to use the videoed Casebook

Prepare a Shooting Script, a kind of screenplay for the video:

• Have a schedule of the planned activity and think about what you expect to happen in each of the moments in terms of dynamics and interaction with the participants;
• Plan exactly who is responsible for specific tasks (camera, preparation of room etc)
• Have a draft of questions to follow;
• Decide the setting where the interviews will take place;
• Do some tests before starting shooting.

Think of the "story" you want to tell with your video. What message do you communicate? Establish the purpose of the video - what mood should the viewer have at the end? Refer to the topic / aim of the video what do you want to show / present.   

Professionals start from this idea and use it as a guide for the whole assembly process.

• What is their oral language level?
• In which order the main arguments will be faced?

We should have at least a rough outline of how we would like the interview to proceed, we should also come up with a list of possible interview questions.

If we give the exact questions to the interviewee it is likely he will pre-formulate his answers. This can quickly make the interview uninspired and boring. Instead, simply send an extensive list of topics you would like to discuss.

“The interview will highlight the reasons for migrating, the main challenges the migrant has found in integration, how he/she has solved them, where he/she has found support, suggestion to other migrants, future goals.”

STEPS:

1. Decide the draft of questions to ask the interviewee,

2. Talk to the interviewee informally before starting the registration,

3. Test the materials before registration (camera, mic, lights, sounds)

4. Record an initial part to test light, sound, setting and common understanding.