Media and Social Change is a masterclass in video-making for social change where participants will work with community partners to create social media video projects under the mentorship of Emmy® Award-winning documentary producer and social change innovator Chris Schueler. This two-day intensive will teach you how to target your audience and create impactful and thought-provoking videos.
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Participants will work with a local, non-profit, environmentally-focused organization to identify a social issue and create short videos for use by the organization to address the issue. Working in small groups and mentored by Chris, participants will learn production skills and social change methods while creating a product that makes a difference in our community.
Requirements
– You MUST be a graduate or professional student, post-bacc, or post-doc at WashU.
– You MUST be available March 15 and 16, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. There will be breaks to attend to lab responsibilities/check experiments.
Schedule
A brief, virtual meeting will take place on March 7th before the workshop to form 3-4 person teams. A film screening will take place the evening before the workshop (March 14).
The workshop will take place over two days: March 15 and 16, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. If you need to leave briefly to attend to lab responsibilities/check experiments, please indicate this in your application.
An optional session will take place the following weekend (March 22) for participants interested in continuing to work and receive feedback on their short videos.
Participants are expected to attend the brief team-forming meeting (March 7) and the two-day workshop (March 15 and 16).
Credit towards Science Communication Credential
This workshop can be used to fulfill several requirements of the Science Communication Credential program. Please contact Heather Ahrens for more information about the program (ahrensh@wustl.edu).
Schedule
| Fri., March 7 | ***Optional*** Fri., March 14, 6:30pm | Sat., March 15 | Sun., March 16 | ***Optional*** Sat., March 22 |
| Participants will attend a 30-minute check-in over Zoom to meet fellow participants and prepare teams for the workshop. | 6:30pm Film Screening Participants can watch one of the films from the director. Snacks will be provided. | 9am-12pm Didactic training Participants will learn about science communication, mass media strategies, and film techniques. | 9am-12pm Didactic training and film creation Participants will learn about science communication, mass media strategies, and film techniques. | |
| 12pm-1pm Lunch break | 12pm-1pm Lunch break | |||
| 1pm-4pm Meeting with community partners During the meeting, at least one member of a local community organization will discuss issues/ needs with your team. The meeting will be facilitated by the producer. | 1pm-4pm Didactic training and film creation Participants will continue to reach out to the organization while conducting audience research, developing narratives, and filming samples | 1pm-4pm Open work time Participants can work on their short videos and get feedback from the producer. Participants can share their completed videos with partner organizations. |