Tuesday, March 22, 2011

International Week Workshops & TAF: Health Communication Workshop

The workshop is part of the 2nd year Film and television students' health communication project. In the workshop the students create ideas for the project with Tampere City Health Services. In the workshop there will be lot of international examples how short films are used for health communications. The emphasis is on creating ideas for effective messages that are emotionally driven and embedded in stories.

Lecturer: Doe Mayer, the Mary Pickford Professor of Film and Television Production in the School of Cinematic arts at the University of Southern California (USC). Doe Mayer has been working in film and television for over 25 years. Her research and publications in health communications focus on family planning, basic education, health and nutrition promotion, HIV/AIDS prevention, population, and women’s issues. Mayer hasbeen involved in projects for the U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations and many major non-governmental organizations.

Participants:
The privileged participants are 12 students in Health Communications Project (2nd year film and television students). Other students interested in attending the workshop contact Leena Mäkelä (leena.makela@tamk.fi).

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