By Pamela Richardson
What is participatory video? How can it enhance participatory research? What’s required to make participatory video work well?
Participatory video involves the co-production of videos in a group setting and can be used for community development, research and advocacy. The focus here is on research and, as a tool for communication and reflection, participatory video can support many different steps along a research journey, including:
- co-creation of video-based funding proposals or the development of group plans,
- project documentation and reflection,
- participatory monitoring and evaluation,
- dissemination of “best practices” or communication of results and lessons learned.
In these ways, video-making by participants can support both internal and external communication processes within a research project.