How to document living heritage addressing different goals?

The different functions of documenting intangible heritage

The practical toolkits you'll find in this toolbox are made up around each of the functions below, along with the corresponding filmmaking method*, as well as a practical example and recommendations from a professional filmmaker.

• Identification and Inventorying
• Presentation
• Communication
  • Awareness raising
  • Education
• Transmission
• Research

Participation is key 

It is important to note that even though filming methods are different, participation is an overarching principle to be applied in each case. As a professional heritage worker, or if you're not a practitioner yourself, be sure to involve heritage practitioners and communities in all project steps, assure timely planning,  fair accessibility and restitution of knowledge. 

Before starting any activity related to safeguarding living heritage, make sure you have the free, prior and informed consent of the practitioners involved. This is an important ethical principle put forward by the UNESCO 2003 Convention with regard to safeguarding living heritage.