Professor Hans Rosling is something of an internet legend. A professor of global health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, he is perhaps best known for his Ted talks that dispel common myths about the developing world, using huge quantities of public-data presented … Read More
I’m really impressed by this very simple video. It expertly ties together many of the elements in the video professional’s tool box to help dispel myths around the US foreign aid program. Produced by the Gates Foundation, it uses scientist … Read More
With last year being the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, USAID wanted to mark the occasion by producing a short film in Aceh to “remember the lives lost, honour the survivors, salute the heroes, and reflect on … Read More
In my last entry I wrote about a humorous video very effectively delivering information about Australian Aid. That was a broadcast television production, but humour in video can also be very powerful when produced directly for aid campaigns. It has … Read More
Ok, this is technically not an international development video as it was not made by an international development organisation. It is content from free-to-air television, but I thought it worth including here as it shows the power of short video … Read More
Recently I highlighted animated infographics as a potentially cost effective option for global development video, as they do not require travel budgets. But animation and design can still be expensive, and not necessarily effective if a video’s key messages are not data … Read More
Video infographics have become incredibly popular over recent years. While they pop up in all sorts of diverse subject areas, they can be particularly appropriate for development communications. I think they are at their strongest when they present data (not … Read More
Some time back I was contracted by GRM Australia to provide videography to support their monitoring and evaluation of Australian-Indonesia Education Partnership assistance to Indonesian madrasah. Focused around three madrasah in different parts of Indonesia, the result was an 18 … Read More
This is, so far, the best development communications video I have ever seen! Informative, moving, and dazzlingly creative. Because I am a Girl – I’ll take it from here, was part of Plan International’s Because I am a Girl campaign.
Hello, my name’s Brendan Walsh. I’m an Australian, and have recently returned to live here after four years in Jakarta where I produced communications products (mainly video) for Australian and US aid projects. An exciting time, and an eye-opener in the use … Read More
