Documentary Video Research Articles

A community action network-based intervention for improving knowledge of zoonoses among wildlife hunters and traders in Epe, Lagos, Nigeria.

The West Africa One Health project is a multi-country project designed to utilise the One Health approach and deploy the Community Action Networks (CAN), a concept rooted in the principles of community-based participatory research, to improve knowledge of high-risk communities on zoonoses. The majority of emerging zoonoses occur at the human-wildlife interface, of which wildlife hunters and traders are critical stakeholders. We assessed the effectiveness of a CAN-based intervention involving the use of a video documentary and case studies as model tools in improving the knowledge of zoonoses among wildlife hunters and traders in Epe, an established hunting community in Lagos State, Nigeria. A single-group pre-post design involving a total of 39 consenting registered wildlife stakeholders was adopted. A pre-tested, semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain data on the participant's sociodemographic characteristics, awareness level, and knowledge of zoonoses pre and post CAN-based intervention. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics McNemar and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks tests at a 5% level of significance. The mean age of the participants was 46.7 ± 10.9 years. Most (76.9%) identified as male and had at least secondary education (89.7%). The number of participants who were aware that diseases could be contracted from animals and that it could be through inhalation and close contact increased significantly from 13 (33.3%), 2 (5.1%), and 9 (23.1%) pre-intervention to 37 (94.9%), 11 (28.2%), and 21 (53.8%) post-intervention, respectively. The overall median knowledge score increased significantly from 1 (Interquartile range (IQR): 0-2) pre-intervention to 3 (IQR: 2-4) post-intervention. The CAN-based intervention involving the use of a video documentary and case studies as model tools was effective in improving the knowledge of zoonoses among wildlife hunters and traders in the hunting community and may be beneficial for future practice.

Cross-Curricular, Inquiry-Based Collaborative Learning in Support of Truth and Reconciliation

This project was conducted at Fort St. James Secondary School in the Nechako Lakes School District, which is in Northern British Columbia, Canada. Three high school teachers from different disciplines (Social Studies, Digital Media, and Carpentry) launched a cross-curricular inquiry-based project in partnership with local knowledge holders and School District 91, focusing on truth and reconciliation, which connected the learners in their high school with the broader community, including knowledge holders from the local Indigenous communities. Those engaged in the project examined questions around what truth and reconciliation meant to the learners and its significance. This project was completed in 2021 and resulting products included a legacy wall, installed as a permanent fixture in the school, containing individual learning represented in motifs, design of the feather using wood from around the world, and a video documentary containing interviews from school and community stakeholders.

A JOURNEY THROUGH PLACES OF BELONGING

Via a journey through the academic background of the author, this article aims at articulating the importance of places of belonging for an older migrant population. This work focuses on the sense of attachment to and the identification with places inhabited in later life from the perspective of older Italians in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. This work offers reflections on ethnography, video documentary and oral history approaches for researchers in the field of social sciences, social gerontology and human geography. Keywords: Ageing, Migration, Place Attachment, Place Identity.

Cultural Therapy and Concern for the Archive. The Case of Documentary Video Archives by Tomáš Rafa

In this paper, the author explores current perspectives on contemporary art projects through the concept of the archive. By applying a theoretical framework termed “concern for the archive”, the author aims to elucidate complex relationships between the archive as a medium and the situated practices of contemporary art. The paper examines contemporary art as a form of temporary memory storage, particularly through the analysis of Tomáš Rafa’s documentary films. It addresses two key questions: What specific aspects of concern for the archive can be identified in political or activist contemporary art? How does concern for the archive differ from archival care, and why is this distinction important? In the first section, the author discusses the “zones of contact” in political activist art, highlighting the formation of dialogical structures and distinguishing them from scientific research and purely documentary creation. The second section traces the layers of artistic training in Grzegorz Kowalski's renowned studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where the author gained experience in organizing and documenting collective workshops. This part reveals the specifics of documentary video creation with its activist and archival overlaps. In the final sections, the author outlines a theoretical framework for interpreting documentary video pieces in relation to the concepts of archive, cultural trauma, and cultural therapy.

Stand-up documentary: An emerging narrative device in Yvonne Orji’s comedy

Stand-up documentary—the inclusion of video film footage in stand-up performances—is a growing trend in comedy specials. Gary Gulman in The Great Depresh and Whitmer Thomas in The Golden One are some of the earliest comedians to employ documentary clips in creating portraits of their real-life circumstances on stage. More recently, Yvonne Orji’s comedy special for Home Box Office (HBO) entitled Momma, I Made It! also utilizes documentary video films of the comedienne’s experience in Nigeria to bring the Nigerian experience closer to her American audience. In this article I bring to the academic mainstream the understudied subject of stand-up documentary in humour studies. Through close reading and nuanced analyses of the gig, I examine stand-up documentary as a novel device of narration through which Orji introduces her audience to life in Nigeria through an exposition of her experiences growing up. Accentuating the differences between Nigerians and Americans and playing on Nigerian stereotypes, the comedienne deploys the clips as precise proofs transitioning her American audience into the alternate Nigerian contexts in Momma, I Made It! I conclude that stand-up documentary enhances the credibility of the performance, shapes perceptions of Nigerians, and facilitates audience understanding of cultural contexts that would otherwise remain unfamiliar to them.

SwinTExCo: Exemplar-based video colorization using Swin Transformer

Video colorization represents a compelling domain within the field of Computer Vision. The traditional approach in this field relies on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to extract features from each video frame and employs a recurrent network to learn information between video frames. While demonstrating considerable success in colorization, most traditional CNNs suffer from a limited receptive field size, capturing local information within a fixed-sized window. Consequently, they struggle to directly grasp long-range dependencies or pixel relationships that span large image or video frame areas. To address this limitation, recent advancements in the field have leveraged Vision Transformer (ViT) and their variants to enhance performance. This article introduces Swin Transformer Exemplar-based Video Colorization (SwinTExCo), an end-to-end model for the video colorization process that incorporates the Swin Transformer architecture as the backbone. The experimental results demonstrate that our proposed method outperforms many other state-of-the-art methods in both quantitative and qualitative metrics. The achievements of this research have significant implications for the domain of documentary and history video restoration, contributing to the broader goal of preserving cultural heritage and facilitating a deeper understanding of historical events through enhanced audiovisual materials.

Pengembangan Media Video Pembelajaran Potensi Sumber Daya Alam pada Mata Pelajaran IPS di Kelas VIII SMP

This research aims to develop valid and practical learning video media to be used as a supporting media in the learning process. The research was conducted using a type of research and development (R&D) with a 4D development model. The development procedures of this development are defined, design, development, and disseminate. The findings of this study, namely the development of learning video media using the Wondershare Filmora application in social studies subjects for grade VIII of junior high school, have been carried out in accordance with the development procedure that produces learning media in the form of documentary learning videos. This product has gone through the validation stage, based on the assessment of the results of material validation from teachers in the field of social studies at SMPN 8 Payakumbuh and media validation, namely Curriculum and Educational Technology lecturers. The validation results from material experts have been categorized as "Very valid" with an average of 4.7. The validation results from media expert I have been categorized as "Very Valid" with an average of 4.9 and the results from media expert II have been categorized as "Very Valid" with an average of 4.9. In the results of the practical test of learning video media products, it is at an average of 4.3 with the category "Very Practical". Based on these results, it can be concluded that the learning video media using the Wondershare filmora application in social studies subjects is declared very valid and very practical

Overt Scientific Bias and Clandestine Acts by Trusted Scientists: The Flawed Application of the Linear No-threshold Model.

The Health Physics Society (HPS) released a video documentary on the history of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model in April 2022. It exposed many scientific and ethical failings of many leaders, influential scientists, and organizations that have resulted in the current system of radiological protection. Since then, the society received many comments; most were supportive, while a few criticized the video documentary as delivering an anti-LNT message. Shortly thereafter, many emails discovered via an independent Freedom of Information Act request revealed multiple layers of coordination between prominent people in the field of radiation protection to coopt the leadership within the HPS and suppress information they perceived or assumed to be contrary to a pro-LNT message. Many of these emails were published by JunkScience.com, an independent organization that exposes faulty scientific data and analyses used to advance special interests and hidden agendas. This Forum article is intended to document in the peer-reviewed literature the JunkScience.com findings of clandestine acts by trusted scientists within the radiation protection community. The emails exposed strong personal biases, actions taken by leaders within the National Commission on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) to "save the Society" from its "downward spiral," and actions taken by NCRP and HPS members serving on a National Academies of Sciences committee to suppress scientific information relevant to the debate about health effects in low-dose environments. These anti-science actions harm our entire profession and the trust that Congress bestows on our scientific organizations expecting to receive objective recommendations based on sound science. It is important that these events are recorded in the scientific literature from a historical perspective. The radiation protection community will be judged not by what is revealed in this article but by what actions are taken from here.

Green konsumerisme Sebagai Kritik Terhadap Peran Manusia Dalam Gerakan Lingkungan

As public awareness and government pressure increases, industries are undertaking "green marketing" efforts. Green marketing is a combination of activities, including product modifications, changes to the production process, packaging changes, and advertising modifications to promote environmentally friendly products (Mishra and Sharma, 2014). Green marketing seeks to tempt green consumers in an effort to expand the market and increase profits. Environmentally friendly production practices are no longer seen as an obligation, but rather as a strategic business tactic that is profitable. Thus, green consumerism is part of green capitalism that seeks to reduce environmental impacts by utilizing market forces and profit motives (Scales, 2014). Scales also adds that green consumerism refers to the formation of a new commodity fetishism, whose impact is greater than it seems. Because in trying to provide information about the "greenness" of a product, green consumerism simplifies what green is. Environmental impacts are simplified and abstract concepts such as "green" are reduced to labels, symbols and metrics. This can direct consumers' focus to one issue and forget about others. Departing from the facts above, this paper will provide an understanding of how biased the role of humans in environmental preservation is today. Using descriptive qualitative research methods by focusing on literature reviews and research data from journals and documentary videos related to invisible hand practices and the ecogreen industry.

The Attitude of Women on the Manufacturing of the Indonesian Ulama Council of North Sumatra Regarding the Documentary Video of the Polemic of Polygamy in Indonesia: Sharing Heaven on Vice Indonesia's Youtube Channel

This research examines the cognitive, affective and conative responses of women administrators of the North Sumatra Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to the documentary video "Polygamy Polemic in Indonesia: Sharing Heaven" on the Vice Indonesia YouTube channel. This research involved non-participatory observation and in-depth interviews. There were six research informants and one triangulation informant. The information received resulted in saturated data. The results showed that the informants negotiated the film's content cognitively and affectively. Although they recognize the legal legitimacy of polygamy, they conatively refuse to engage in polygamous marriages. Apart from that, there are concerns among women administrators of the North Sumatra MUI that this broadcast could create negative stereotypes and position polygamy as an ambiguous law in Islam so that its practice is no longer relevant to carry out

The Theme Progression Patterns in Popular Science Book Writing: A Systemic Functional Linguistics Approach

Despite the proliferation of digital mediums such as documentary series, video essays, and science podcasts, popular science books are still the primary medium for promoting science to the public as an epistemic way to understanding and being aware of our natural world. That said, in the domain of systemic functional linguistics, there exists a dearth of studies investigating popular science books. Hence, this study aims to investigate the organization of popular science discourse from the perspective of Theme Progression. A 93,078-word corpus was collected and divided into two main science categories: hard and soft—three disciplines under each main category and six texts under each discipline. The analysis of the corpus followed a mixed-method design where a Theme-counting excel sheet, created by the researcher, was used to calculate the most occurring Theme patterns. The results of the analysis indicate that the hard science disciplines give a logical presentation of the scientific text that intends to unpack and explain the intricacy behind the scientific notion whereas the soft science disciplines focus on expository narrative to connect and relate the scientific text to the target reader. Given these writing behaviors between the two science categories, it is recommended that future SFL studies explore the potentially arising differences within the broader aspect of the popular science genre, for instance, to juxtapose books from articles in the way discoursal features (e.g., coherence and cohesion) are structured in the text.

Editor in a Television Documentary Program Titled Compromising with the Pandemic with Tarra Budiman

This qualitative research with a descriptive approach aims to produce a television documentary program entitled "Compromising with the Pandemic with Tarra Budiman". Data collection techniques: literacy, observation, and interviews with research objects. The results of the discussion stated: (1) The author as the editor presents facts about Tarra Budiman's struggle to survive economically during the pandemic; (2) Audience segmentation in this program is 13-50 years old with socio-economic status A,B,C; (3) A documentary program that lasts 13 minutes and 8 seconds with the characteristics of live record production (tapping); (4) Editor at the pre-production stage: in charge of following the process of making story ideas; (5) The editor in the production stage coordinates the cameraperson to take pictures according to the scenario that has been created, and assists the cameraperson in shooting (6) The editor in the post-production stage is responsible for constructing the course of the story according to the scenario that has been created by the producer. The conclusion of an editor is that he must be able to convey the message of a human interest documentary video with a deep message, hoping that the audience will be immersed in the story of the source.

Pengenalan Potensi UMKM Gula Merah dengan Kemasan Gula Semut dan Gula Batu di Desa Barambang, Kec. Sinjai Borong, Kab. Sinjai Melalui Video Dokumenter

The implementation of KKN is contained in the third point of the Tri Dharma of higher education. This is intended so that students can gain knowledge that is not available on campus. Apart from that, students also carry out community empowerment and service in their work areas from the knowledge they have gained on campus. The aim of this "MSME Palm Sugar Documentary Video" is to help palm sugar craftsmen promote their products using documentary videos which are made and then posted on social media so they can be seen by the public. Apart from that, this palm sugar product can also be known to many people through documentary videos that have been made, so that not only the local village community knows about this palm sugar product but also the entire Indonesian people. The work program "Video Documentary of Palm Sugar UMKM" is very influential in improving the creative economy of palm sugar UMKM to expand the marketing of their products. To be recognized by the general public.

In someone else’s shoes: Reducing prejudice through perspective taking

This study investigates the effectiveness of online, low-cost, scalable interventions aimed at reducing prejudice against an out-group through the use of perspective taking. We conducted an online experiment in which Colombian natives were randomly assigned to either watch a video documentary about Venezuelan forced migrants crossing the Colombian border on foot or to play an online game that immersed them in the life of a Venezuelan forced migrant. Compared to a control group, both treatments led to increased altruism toward Venezuelans and improved attitudes toward forced migrants. However, only the game significantly boosted self-reported trust. In terms of effectiveness per minute of treatment, the video was at least four times more efficient than the game in enhancing prosociality. Given the video’s comparably shorter duration, greater ease of dissemination, and lower demand for active involvement, it appears a superior option to enhance prosocial behaviors in the short term.

Visualization of the Values of the AL Anwar Islamic Boarding School to Improve the Personal Qualities of Santri

The Industrial Revolution has changed the values of Islamic Boarding Schools which have begun to fade among students as the nation's next generation. Santri are more busy with their social media than living socially with the community in teaching and exemplifying the characteristic educational values they receive at Islamic boarding schools. In fact, the values of Islamic boarding school education have not been a reflection of improving the quality of students in society. The theory used in this research to instill Islamic boarding school values in students is visualization through documentary videos as a learning medium, so that students can easily access and remember them in everyday life. The results of this research show that there is a change in the behavior of santri in an effort to improve personal quality, namely that the santri are more motivated to learn and are happy to do good as a reflection of the santri as role models for their community. The improvement in personal quality in question is related to increasing the moral quality and knowledge of students. The true philosophy of santri is the continuation of the struggle of teachers and ulama' to guide society in religious knowledge and face increasingly competitive life

INOVASI DALAM PEMBELAJARAN SEJARAH KEBUDAYAAN ISLAM: ANALISIS PENGGUNAAN AUDIO VISUAL SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN

Learning media is a very important factor in supporting the success of the teaching and learning process. Global limitations emphasize the need for the world of education to continue to adapt to technological advances to improve the quality of education, especially in the use of information and communication technology in learning, especially in the subject of Islamic Cultural History there are still problems of student misunderstanding caused by inappropriate learning methods and media. This article is written to explain the role of audio-visual media in improving the learning process and outcomes of Islamic Cultural History. The research method used is library research. The data used is in the form of articles that discuss the use of audio-visual media in learning Islamic Cultural History, the article is systematically reviewed as the main data in research. This research takes sources from articles published in the last 4 years (2020-2024). The data used in this study was collected from various sources, namely: Google Scholar, Sinta, and Publish or Perish The data collection technique used in this study is to search and construct from various sources, such as journals, books, and from several relevant previous studies. The results showed that learning cultural history using audio-visual media is very effective because it can help students to feel the atmosphere of Islamic culture directly through virtual worlds such as documentary videos, historical simulations, and virtual-based applications. This provides a new experience in the learning process

Eco India Magazine's Documentary Video Series' on the Solar Energy Usage’s Success Stories across India

The research paper analyses the usage of solar energy across the rural and urban parts of India, compiled into several documentary episodes by the leading environmental magazine-Eco India which airs on Scroll.in’s YouTube channel every week. Unlike non-renewable energy, derived from fossil fuels like coal, petroleum, and natural gas, solar energy is a ‘clean’ energy, which does not emit greenhouse gases like carbon di-oxide and pollute the atmosphere. According to the 2022 statistical research, India is the 4th largest producer of solar energy in the world and is also the world’s 3rd largest producer of renewable energy with over 40% of electricity comes from non-fossil fuel sources like solar, wind power, and hydroelectric projects. In India, despite the industrial usage of solar energy for providing electricity, it has also entered the people’s homes in the form of household appliances like bulbs, lamps, and cookers. So the research adopts the case study approach to study the same. It is concluded that the documentary series has highlighted usage of solar energy in a positive manner, for people from all walks of life. It also highlighted various government schemes and innovative ideas put forth by the government and startups to increase its popularity among the common man.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DOCUMENTARIES IN TEACHING PEDAGOGY IN HISTORY

Documentation in history plays a crucial role in preserving evidence and providing valuable information for future generations. In the context of documentaries, modern technology is utilized to present historical accounts with visual effects, offering undergraduate students a vivid depiction of the past. These documentaries serve as comprehensive and educational resources for students, providing them with a deeper understanding of historical events. Visuals are particularly effective in transporting individuals to different time periods and aiding their comprehension of complex conditions and issues. In some cases, explanations or theoretical concepts may be challenging to grasp or lead to confusion. This research employs quantitative data, longitudinal analysis, and an exploratory methodology to examine the use of technology in presenting visuals and its efficacy among undergraduate students from various academic streams who have an interest in history. Documentary videos, biopics, series, and films serve as mediums to help students comprehend historical topics, and their effectiveness can be assessed through surveys.

Animations and the Role of Emotions

How can an animator capture and analyse emotion? Might the act of animating something itself be a way to access meaning that earlier studies were unable to do? Animation has the ability to both accentuate and hide emotions that are displayed through body language and gesture. We are exposed to both the spoken words and the subtle variations in body motions when we watch live action (human interview) documentary film. What may be gained by interpreting documentary video via the animator's personal and aesthetic perspective, or how much might be lost when it is converted into animation? This study investigates the outcomes of the initial of a series of animations produced utilising research via practise approach, drawing on my prior expertise as a game's animator. The process of manipulating images to provide them the appearance of motion is referred to as animation. By creating a series of images, or frameworks, with one frame being a bit distinct relative to the last, a representation of movement is produced. Cartoons are among the best forms of animation. Animated videos have always been hand-drawn, using a great deal of visuals made with minor adjustments using color as well as a sharpie. A lot of contemporary animation was produced using an arsenal of specialized software programs as computer technology and animation software proliferated.

The forensic imaging technique of age progression used within missing people cases: The Italian Missing Children association realizing age progression for Missing Child Kenya

The age progression technique allows to update identification photos of individuals who have been missing for years. This method is based on the study of the facial variation and on the dynamics of facial growth. Knowledge about changes in the distribution of facial fat and the tone of the cartilage allows realistic predictions of the facial appearance after many years. Beside these elements, age progression is also supported by similar characters between family members. This is why photos of the missing and family members are used to create an age progression, making the new identikit accurate.Non-profit associations are crucial for the dissemination of information on the problem of missing persons. In Italy, the Italian Missing Children association provides for free an age progression service with the support of forensic anthropology. With the activation of a protocol, consisting of guidelines, and a form for the request for age progression by family members, the Italian Missing Children has started a collaboration with Missing Child Kenya. It allowed to disseminate up-to-date photos of the presumed current appearance of the missing children in Kenya. Thus, in the present study some cases are reported, in which age progression technique was applied.The photos provided by Italian Missing Children were shown in video documentaries made by Missing Child Kenya, allowing to continue the dissemination of age progression photo during the Covid quarantines and to keep the population active in the search for the missing.