The document discusses using documentary films for health promotion and education. It defines documentaries as nonfiction films that document real events or aspects of reality for instructional purposes. The document outlines the objectives, advantages, and process for using documentaries in class. It notes that documentaries can grab students' attention, make learning memorable, and serve as an economical substitute for real-world experiences, though they require effort to follow and copyright issues must be considered. The conclusion states that documentaries are an effective health education method but are not usually used.

1. Method of
Health
Promotion and
Education
Documentary
Show
Basanta Chalise
MHPE (01)

3. Outline of Presentation
• Objective
• Definition
• Types of documentaries
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Process of using documentary
• Conclusion

4. Objectives
• At the end of the presentation participants
will be able to describe about
documentary.

5. Definition
• A documentary is a nonfictional motion
picture intended to document some aspect of
reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or
maintaining a historical record.
• The "original" actor and "original" scene are
better guides than their fiction counterparts to
interpreting the modern world; and that materials
"thus taken from the raw" can be more real than
the acted article.
• “Creative treatment of actuality"

6. Types of Documentaries
• A very common style, particularly on television, is the
expository or essay style. The approach in an essay-style film
is investigative and academic.
• Another popular style is the observational style. The approach
is very hands-off; the camera follows action that is beyond the
control of the filmmaker. Subjects speak to each other, not an
interviewer; the structure is in a story format.
• The interactive or reflexive style the filmmaker is not trying to
hide that a film is being made; in fact, the people in the film
are seen interacting with the film crew and/or the
documentary includes information about the production.
• Performative documentary

7. Criteria considered while selection
• Students characteristics - socio-
demographic characteristics
• Offensiveness of the video - irrelevant
• Video structure –
– Length
– Context
– Number of characters

8. Advantages
• Students can see the theories and concepts in action.
• Grab students attention and Focus on students
concentration.
• Improve attitudes toward content and learning.
• Set an appropriate mood or tone.
• Make learning fun and create memorable visual images.
• Students can hone their analytical skills by analyzing film
scenes using the theories and concepts they are studying.
• Documentaries are an economical substitute for field trips
and other real world visits.

9. Disadvantages
• It take more effort to follow because of the
need to read the subtitles and watch the
scenes.
• The content of scenes might distract some
participants from the theories and concepts
the scenes portray.
• Copyright Issues

10. Process of Using Documentaries in class
• BEFORE
• AFTER
• REPEAT
• COMPARISON

11. Documentary show

12. • National Health Communication Strategy For
Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health
Nepal (2005-2009) - A weekly television
program is being telecast through Nepal
Television on different public health issues
covering EHCS component through tele-film,
documentary and panel discussions.
• MoHP bussiness plan for Health Sector-
2013/14 Production of documentary about the
PHCRD programme.

13. Conclusion
• Documentary show is the best method of
health education but it is not usually used.

14. References
• Berk, R. A. (2009). Multimedia teaching with video clips:
TV, movies, YouTube, and mtvU in the college
classroom. International Journal of Technology in
Teaching and Learning, 5(1), 1–21.
• Nichols, Bill, Introduction to Documentary Bloomington:
Indiana University Press, 2001.