Study Guide

Objective

Upon completion of the course students are able to:
- gather background information for a video reportage and write a script about sustainable cities
- are able to plan video and audio for the short documentary
- know how to shoot a video with mobile phone and external audio device
- are able to edit a story and publish it in internet
- are able to give and receive feedback

Content

- research and planning of a short video documentary of 1-3 minutes
- shooting with mobile phone
- editing a video
- publishing a video
- giving and receiving feedback

Materials

Turkuamk.itselaringn.com > Mobile Documentary Spring 2025

Teaching methods

Learning by doing: the students plan and carry out a documentary of their own.

International connections

The theme of the course is Sustainable Cities. The journalistic working process must be ethical.

Student workload

On-line lectures, fact-finding and planning the documentary, pitching the synopsis, writing the script, shooting, editing and publishing the documentary and writing the reflective rapport.

Content scheduling

In February 2025, three on-line-sessions:
- Introduction to the theme of Sustainable Cities and division into Working Group 12.2.2025 at 14-16 (EET, UTC+02:00)
- Basics of interview and fact-finding at 24.2.2025 at 14-16 (EET, UTC+02:00)
- Basics of Mobile Documentary 26.2.2025 at 14-16 (EET, UTC +02:00)

Working in groups on-line
On March the workshop in Turku
3.-7.3.2025 the workshop
- on 3.7.2025 pitching the documentary synopsis and introduction of mobile equipment
- on 4.3.2025 the documentary script returned
- on 4.-6.3.2025 shooting and editing the documentary
- Meetings with the teachers
- 7.3.2025 screening the documentary and getting feedback
- 14.3.2025 the work rapport returned

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The script, documentary and work rapport.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student has not carried out all the tasks of the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The script of the documentary is interesting and realistic to carry out. The interviewees are relevant to the theme. The documentary is a complete work. Its sound and picture are good. The work report is analytical. The student has given feedback to other during or after the final screening of the documentaries.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The script of the documentary is very interesting and the plan for shooting it is accurate. The interview questions are interesting and the interviewees give enough information. The scenes are informative. The documentary is a professional journalistic work or a creative piece of art with very good sound and pictures. The work report is very analytical and insightful. The student is active during the conversations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The script of the documentary is extremely interesting and the plan for shooting is accurate and very creative. The interviewees are especially good for the theme. The scenes are interesting and show the action well. The documentary is a very professional journalistic work, or it shows very creative ideas with exceptionally good sound, video clips and rhythm. The work report is very analytical and insightful. The student is very active during the conversations.