Film as Communication Tool: How to Create Change through Design and Visual Communication

Film is a strong, artistic medium that expands our understanding of the world. 

Film is always powerful, but it becomes particularly instrumental when dealing with complex, real-life cases, such as healthcare. Audiovisual media are excellent for clearly presenting a lengthy design process through visual storytelling. 

During 2017-2023, as part of the co-design course Design Method & Collaboration, an artistic methodology consisting of a Short Film Format and an official Film Festival Presentation was formalised through artistic input from students and teachers. Guided by 10 Film Criteria, every year, twenty student groups artistically produce a self-explanatory two or three-minute film to communicate their design process. All films serve as strong, digital and, hence, easy-to-share communication tokens of how designers can create change and produce value for stakeholders.

Programmes

Product+, Furniture, Space & Materials, Clothing & Textiles (Institute of Architecture and Design)
Visual Design and Interaction (Institute of Visual Design)

Internal participants

Technical contributor: Arthur Steijn; Film from BA 3. semester design students;Selected Student Projects: Group 4 – Staging the E-consultation at Bornholms Hospital: Johan Karrebæk Thun, Noa Ejdrup Andersen & Ditte Sibylline Kyed / Product+ / Furniture, Space & Materials; Group 15 – Care Cards: Emilie Røndal Nielsen, Camille Amalie Wenner, Mathias Vincent Amand Meyer & Frederik Nordstrand Gasque / Visual Design and Interaction; Group 20 – Recovery: Laura Marie Dahl Grue, Sonia Rosenvold Hvidt & Christian Stensman Jacobsen / Product+ / Clothing & Textiles