SAVAMALA – Neighborhood in transition

• Belgium

–

Flanders

–

Wallonia

SOME GEOGRAPHY

• 7.000 students

• Bruges, Kortrijk & Ostend

• 23 Bachelors

(undergraduates)

• 6 International semesters

• Small but dynamic

Journalism Department

• ‘Creative, entrepeneurial and

atypical’

HOWEST UNI. COLLEGE

SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT

• 6 ‘mixed’ teams • 2 stories of transition / team• 2 different forms of media

/team• Storymap as central

framework• Process > result

MIXED TEAMS

• 2 FMK (SRB) & 2 Howest (BEL) students per group

• Communication in English• Teamwork is crucial in every

phase of the project (brainstorm -> result)

STORIES OF TRANSITION

• Stories that illustrate how Savamala is ‘changing’ in a wide interpretation

• Combination of ‘micro-stories’ will form the bigger picture

• Examples: street art, pop-up shops, redevelopment projects,…

TWO DIFFERENT FORMS OF MEDIA

• Considering what media fits best for your subject

• Video / Audio / Photo / Text• Try to edit / finish your results as

much as possible

VIDEO• HD Cameras available• Think in ‘images’ and

sound• Editing in A. Premiere

(CS)• Voice-over recording• Subtitles / English quotes• YouTube / Vimeo

AUDIO• Audiorecording devices• Sound, Quotes, Music• English quotes / voice-

over• Editing in A. Premiere

or Freeware• Soundcloud

PHOTO• SLR cameras

available• Aim at

‘photoreportages’• Quality > Quantity• Flickr Gallery

TEXT• English written• Good header and lead• Use quotes, go see

people• Photo (copyright!)• First version in MS

Word

STORYMAP

• New narrative form / Infographic• Open source tool:

http://storymap.knightlab.com/• Pinning stories on a map• Examples: click• One team will be coordinating the

Storymap +writing a ‘general introduction’

• Every non text-story (video/audio/photo) needs a title and a short introduction tekst

• Credit = names of the group

PROCESS > RESULT

• Focus on skill exchange within the teams• Responsible – flexible attitude• ‘Floating coaches’ (with different expertise)

provide feedback / tips / technical help• Experience of working in an international

team• Journalistic approach: idea - research -

preparation - fieldwork - output

WORKFLOW

SUNDAYIntroduction session (Project – Savamala)First brainstorm + getting to know each otherDinner

MONDAY9h30-12h30: Group work (brainstorm, research, planning, fieldwork)Lunch13h30-18h: Group work (fieldwork)

TUESDAY9h-12h30: Finishing group work + postproductionLunch13h30-15h30: Presentation of the results15h30-16h30: Final drinks