Personal footage can be a real treasure.Using it in filmmaking is not new, but with the widespread use of smartphones it has become very fastand readily available, promising the highest level of authenticity you can get. When applied judiciously,it can be an intimate and powerful driving force to your storytelling. And not just that — it can seize andhold you firmly in complex human emotions.In this session we will be discussing the challenges of curating personal material and using creativeelements to make an enthralling film. Is the personal footage contributing to or enhancing your narrative?As a public service broadcaster, how far can we go to unveil traumatizing footage especially in the eraof social media?
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