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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Hi, Christine -<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>I facilitated a several-day Open Space conference that was filmed
by a documentary film making crew hired for the job.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>They ate with the participants, hung out after hours with them, learned
salsa dance in classes we provided as a group activity before an evening dance.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>They were documentary folks rather than news folks - so they
brought with them a whole different sensibility and sensitivity about how their
presence can be witness or have an impact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>They were humble and playful humans, as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>The dynamics could have been huge - the majority of the
participants were immigrant farmers from many countries - but because they ate
and played and danced with everyone during the other hours of the event,
everyone saw them as simply doing their part during the conference days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>We also created a private room for individual interviews, and they
made folks very comfortable and at ease there in the way they spoke and invited
stories.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>As in Harrison’s event - these guys were invited into the
closing circle by the participants. So they filmed and also shared in
their turn what a great honor it was to be welcomed into the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>As Harrison mentioned - I too was able to give them a sense of the
visuals that were about to happen, the sound landscape, when it’s cool
and when it’s not cool to record and film. They sat in discussion
circles - they were also aware of when / if a participant started ‘talking
to the camera’ and would withdraw to shift the dynamics back to the
participants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>The wonderful Girl Scout dialogue team had a documentary film crew
as well. That incredible event that the fabulous Christine Whitney Sanchez
wrote about on the list. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Once again - people skilled at filming and photographing without
intruding, warm, sensitive individuals with a playful spark, experienced at
documenting and inviting the story rather than affecting the story.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Very different experience than a mix of journalists you have not
met yet. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>When I have this situation I ask one key person on our team be the
contact person, meet them each in person, hand them and tell them some tips and
guidelines and a description of opportunities for visuals and sound, and keep
an eye out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>They are mostly wonderful, appreciating this information, wanting
to do well in a positive way. Sometimes they do not know when they shift the
dynamics (in which case our point-person takes them aside to explain when they
see that). For example one of our tips is that you cannot pull someone
away for an interview when they are actually supposed to be doing their work
(in a group discussion) - but we sometimes pre-invite some thoughtful
individuals who might like to be available for interviews and make a separate
space for that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Thanks for inviting the question,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>___________________________</span><span lang=PT style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=PT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:blue'>L i s a H e f t<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Consultant, Facilitator, Educator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:blue'>O p e n i n g S p a c e<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net"><span lang=PT
style='color:black'>lisaheft@openingspace.net</span></a></span><span lang=PT
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="http://www.openingspace.net"><span lang=PT
style='color:black'>www.openingspace.net</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'> <span
lang=PT><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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