Tutorial Four: Video Production Sessions

Barbie’s Occupational Disruption

We were given a one minute length video to produce. The video needed to be linked to one of these four concepts: Occupational justice, disruption, transition or deprivation. 

As a group, (Craig, Shannon, Kate and I), we decided to base our film on occupational disruption. Christiansen and Townsend define occupational disruption as a “transient or temporary condition of being restricted from participation in necessary or meaningful occupations, such as that caused by illness, temporary relocation, or temporary unemployment” (2010).

We brainstormed some ideas and came up with the story of Barbie who becomes impaired and cannot dance until she meets an occupational therapist...

Although Shannon did not like the thought of her Barbie getting run over by the Barbie car, she let us use all of her Barbies and Kens. Craig not wanting to play with the Barbie dolls became the cameraman. Kate, Shannon and I made the Barbie dolls come to life.

We brainstormed again for the movie montage. Once we all agreed, I edited the movie and then made sure the group liked the final result.

If you want to be able to read what Barbie says, just click on the bottom right corner to make the video full screen. Enjoy the movie!

Christiansen, C. H., & Tonwsend, E. A. (2010). Introduction to occupation: the art and science of living (2^nd ed.) New Jersey, USA: Pearson Education Inc.