Guerilla Media Video Mini-Course

Students interview Mary Kay Sweeney of Homeward Bound

Guerilla media is part advocacy journalism, part documentary, and part editorial. Organizations and individuals use guerilla media to engage in public dialog about important issues, to advocate action on the part of members in the community, or simply to encourage support for their work or political candidates and causes.

This year we got the chance to have fun, make a difference in the world, and learn filmmaking techniques all at the same time. Working with Homeward Bound of Marin students explored the important topic of homelessness and interviewed people who live outside and others who have survived homelessness to lead successful lives once again. The hope is we were able to provide them an opportunity to tell their stories. Then we produced broadcast quality video to advocate for their needs and the services at Homeward Bound.

Our week started with a brief look at guerilla media, examples of political ads and other short films. We looked at documentary and filmmaking techniques, and learned how to write and produce a short video piece. We went on location for parts of two days and then moved into the post-production mode. The post-production process took place in MA’s Multimedia lab students where will work in teams using Final Cut Pro video editing software and other image, sound, and video editing applications to create the final videos.

On Friday we published our own DVD and screened our video for the community at the end of the day. We hope you enjoy our work!

Students interview former Homeward Bound resident Donnie

Educational Resources:

- Emergency Response Shelter (Marin's homeless response blog)
- Hope on the Street (KQED-TV)
- Story Corp (NPR, CPB) Listen to Studs Terkel talk about the "Human Voice!"
- 97.3 Radio Alice Sunday Magazine w/ Mary Kay Sweeney and Donnie
- Legal Campsites Proposed for Homeless (Sacramento Bee 01/23/2009)
- Homeless Camp (Photo Essay from Sacramento Bee 01/23/2009)
- Focus on Homeless (Marin Independent Journal 01/25/2009)
- Marin's Homelessness Blog
- Religious Community Provides Shelter (Marin Independent Journal 02/28/2009)
- Volunteers Reach Out to Homeless (Marin Independent Journal 01/29/2009)

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Guerilla Media Video Mini-Course 2008

GUERILLA MEDIA by Brad Lakritz

Click here to play movie! (117 mb)

Guerilla media is part advocacy journalism, part documentary, and part editorial. Organizations and individuals use guerilla media to engage in public dialog about important issues, to advocate action on the part of members in the community, or simply to encourage support for their work or political candidates and causes.

This was our chance to have fun, make a difference in the world, and learn filmmaking techniques all at the same time. We worked with local organizations and students and explore important topics of the day. Then we produced broadcast quality shorts.

Our week started with a brief look at guerilla media, examples of political ads and other short films. Then we looked at documentary and filmmaking techniques, and did some learning about how to write and produce a short video piece.

We quickly moved into production mode and then the post production process in MA’s Multimedia lab. Working in teams we used Final Cut Pro video editing software and other image, sound, and video editing applications to create the final videos.

By Friday we will published our own DVD and screened our videos for the community at the end of the day.

We hope you enjoy our work!

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