Participatory video in Marseille
"How do habitants think about their own neighbourhood?" . This was the theme about which 17 European videomakers developed a participatory video on how citizens think of their neighbourhood in Marseille and Aix en Provence. The theme was interesting since Marseille will be the cultural European Capital in 2013 together with Kosice in Slovakia. This Grundtvig funded training about Participatory Videomaking was organised by Têtes de l'Art in co-operation with Vidéos des Pays et des Quartiers (VDPQ) and Anonymal. from 5th - 10th March, 2012. See video: Participatory video making in Marseille "This training was well organised. We learned how to plan a story" , shares one of the participants. "A good planning is essential. It helps to develop the story and it saves time for video editing" . During the middle of the week interviews were conducted in specific urban areas of Marseille and Aix en Provence. Two teams composed a 7-minute vide