Although I have no formal training in the discipline of film or the specificities of documentary film-making, I am an experienced ethnographer who has done hundreds of hours of participant observation and semi-structured interviews for the purpose of scholarly research. So I guess that’s why I’ve been asked to give a guest lecture on documentary ethics and interview techniques to film students at SAE. In preparation for a guest lecture I put together a collection of resources and further reading on documentary film, interview techniques, ethical considerations and ethnographic insights, which I’ve shared here.
Scholarship and Speculation
A blog by Jodie Taylor