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Lesson 1: Introduction to One Day on Earth


Introduction to One Day on Earth
On October 10, 2010, in every country in the world, ﬁlmmakers, inspired citizens,
and students will document the 24-hour period and share their footage and
photographs by uploading them to the website. This collective action will help create
an online archive that will be used to produce a documentary ﬁlm. By participating in
this historic event, you will help capture the diversity of life and culture on this planet.
Together we will create a document that is a gift to the world.

Together we will create a document that is a gift to the world.


What is Participatory Media?
Participatory Media is content that is shared in an open community venue


Participatory Media is content that is shared in an open community venue
and is produced by private citizens.


Examples of participatory media venues are:
• Community media sites such as Facebook


• Blogs


• Wikis such as Wikipedia


• Video sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo


• Music sites such as Pandora


• Photo sharing sites such as Flickr


• Podcasts


• and participatory video projects like One Day on Earth.


Participatory Media shares three common characteristics:



Par%cipatory media derives its power from the ac1ve par1cipa1on of
a par1cular group’s members.

1


When social networks are combined with other networks, they can
become be=er performing networks.

2


Through social networking technology, par1cipatory media can use
images, text, audio, video, so@ware, data, tags, and links.

3
“Words, words, mere words,
no matter from the heart...”

Assouka Eteki

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www.onedayonearth.org


What is a Social Network?

A social network is a a social structure made of individuals or
organizations which are connected by one or more speciﬁc types of
interdependency such as friendship, common interests, knowledge, beliefs,
or kinship.

With the creation of the internet, social network systems can now be easily
hosted by websites such as myspace and One Day on Earth.


Questions...

1. How many participatory media and social media
networks are you currently interacting with?

2. How many times a day do you interact?


What is Participatory Culture?

Members of a participatory culture not only act as consumers...



... but also as contributors.



... but also as contributors.

While not all members contribute,
all have the belief that they are
free to contribute when they are
ready, and what they contribute
will be appropriately valued.


Participatory cultures are characterized by...


Participatory cultures are characterized by:
• Low, or no, barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement

• Strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others

• Some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced
is passed along to novices, such as Philip Bloom, a participant of One Day on Earth
who posts online tutorials at his website: http://philipbloom.net/tutorials-1/

• Members believe that their contributions matter

• Members feel some degree of social connection with one another


Participatory cultures are characterized by:
• Low, or no, barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement

• Strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others

• Some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced
is passed along to novices, such as Philip Bloom, a participant in One Day on Earth
who posts online tutorials at his website: http://philipbloom.net/tutorials-1/

• Members believe that their contributions matter

• Members feel some degree of social connection with one another


What is Citizen Journalism?
Citizen journalism is news and commentary from the public at large. Using
wikis, social networking sites, and blogs, anyone can contribute information
about a current event. The concept behind citizen journalism is that a
community of sources is more accurate than news coming from one source.
One example is Ground Report. (www.groundreport.com)


What is Documentary Filmmaking?

Documentary ﬁlm is a broad category
of visual expression that is based on
the attempt, to "document" reality.
Erin Levin


What is Documentary Filmmaking?

In a documentary ﬁlm, the ﬁlmmaker
chooses a topic to document, and
attempts to visually present the facts
about this topic.
Erin Levin


Journal and Discussion Questions...

• Have you ever seen a documentary ﬁlm?

• What was it about?

• What topic did it document?

• What type of topics interest you?


Journal and Discussion Questions...

• Have you ever seen a documentary ﬁlm?

• What was it about?

• What topic did it document?

• What type of topics interest you that
you would like to see documented?


One Day on Earth is…

One Day on Earth is a participatory media project and culture, which
utilizes a social network to create and share content.

Members of our community can interact with each other creatively,
pass on knowledge through mentorship, and share creative
contributions with each other.

Our membersʼ contributions are validated by others in the community.
The One Day on Earth community website helps build social
connection through the premise of collectively ﬁlming 10.10.10.


One Day on Earth, the documentary and you...
Using participants’ footage, One Day on Earth will create a documentary ﬁlm about the
amazing diversity, conﬂict, tragedy, and triumph that occurs in one 24-hour period on Earth.


One Day on Earth, the documentary and you...
Using participants’ footage, One Day on Earth will create a documentary film about the
amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy, and triumph that occurs in one 24-hour period on Earth.

Your footage could be in the film. Our team of editors will review all of the submissions
received, and have the duty to finding the most compelling material to include in the
One Day On Earth documentary... it could be yours!


What is the One Day on Earth website?
The One Day on Earth website is a social networking site that provides the following:



• A place to communicate with participants around the world.
• A venue to share photographs, videos, and music with community
members.
• Groups through which you can create events, plan and execute
creative ideas, and share common interests
• A video time capsule where you can explore videos created by
other participants on 10.10.10.



• A place to communicate with participants around the world.
• A venue to share photographs, videos, and music with community
members.
• Groups through which you can create events, plan and execute
creative ideas, and share common interests.
• A video time capsule where you can explore videos created by
other participants on 10.10.10.


Assignment:
Make a list of how many participatory
and social media networks you interact
with and how many times a day you
interact with each one. Keep track for a
full 24 hours.


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