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Developing documentary practices for sensitive contexts – Video Ethnography in the UK Hospice Sector
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Any filmmaker who sets out to make documentaries faces multiple challenges,
not the least of which is a set of ethical issues inherent in the process. How to
portray the subjects of the film? What to shoot and what not to shoot? How to
edit so that the film is true to its topic and subjects, yet also works as a
compelling story for the audiences?
If a filmmaker is working in a sensitive environment, such as a hospice, how to
represent people with dignity and sensitivity to that place, time and experience
are added factors too. That said, the overall purpose of my research project is to
use video ethnography in the Hospice Sector as a case study for developing
documentary filming practices for sensitive contexts.
My key aim is to explore how the convergence of documentary video
ethnography methodologies can be used to help guide researchers as they
navigate ethical concerns.
The specific objectives of my research project are to explore the ethics issue
around documentary filmmaking through interviews with people from a range of
ages and experiences living out their last stage of life; to deliver evidence
(research and film) about what the quality of life means to people visiting day
hospices and what specific practices, behaviours and attitudes have an impact on
their quality of life; to capture the voices (film) of those who are attending day
hospices, expressing their views of a vision for care in hospices and consider how
their input might influence practice with the future.
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Video ethnography Ethics Hospice Documentary
Citation
McGorrian, T. (2015). Developing documentary practices for sensitive contexts – Video Ethnography in the UK Hospice Sector. Res Net Health 1, ss3.
Publisher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria