▁of ▁techniques ▁to ▁involve ▁communities / groups ▁in ▁concept ual izing ▁and ▁producing ▁their ▁own ▁films . ▁ ▁Chris ▁L unch , ▁a ▁pre em inent ▁contemporary ▁author ▁on ▁particip atory ▁video ▁and ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁Ins ight , ▁explains ▁that ▁“ The ▁idea ▁behind ▁this ▁is ▁that ▁making ▁a ▁video ▁is ▁easy ▁and ▁accessible , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁way ▁of ▁bringing ▁people ▁together ▁to ▁explore ▁issues , ▁voice ▁concerns , ▁or ▁simply ▁to ▁be ▁cre ative ▁and ▁tell ▁stories .” ▁ ▁Part icip atory ▁video ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁more ▁traditional ▁document ary ▁film ▁approaches , ▁in ▁which ▁ind igen ous ▁knowledge ▁and ▁local ▁initi atives ▁are ▁fil med ▁and ▁dis sem in ated ▁by ▁outside ▁professional ▁film m akers . ▁ ▁These ▁profession als , ▁who ▁are ▁often ▁from ▁relatively ▁privile ged ▁background s ▁use ▁their ▁art istic ▁license ▁to ▁design ▁narr ative ▁stories ▁and ▁interpret ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁images / actions ▁that ▁they ▁film . ▁ ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁often ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁out s iders ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁are ▁fil med ▁rarely ▁benefit ▁from ▁their ▁participation . ▁ ▁The ▁object ives ▁of ▁particip atory ▁video ▁are ▁to ▁facil itate ▁emp ower ment , ▁community ▁self - su ffic iency , ▁and ▁communication . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁experiments ▁in ▁P V ▁were ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Don ▁Snow den , ▁a ▁Canadian ▁who ▁pione ered ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁using ▁media ▁to ▁enable ▁a ▁people - center ed ▁community ▁development ▁approach