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  Video ethnography
Ethnographic research essentially involves observation, participation and strong of empathetic understanding. The ethnographer spends time with the participant individual/group, observing and recording their behaviour, listening to their interactions and immersing him/herself in the context of the participant’s daily life.

The introduction of the small, unobtrusive digital camcorder revolutionised ethnography as it has enabled others to share the observations and add their collective wisdom and insight to interpreting the scenes. Further, in video ethnography the film footage can be shared with participants in a process Naked Eye call co-discovery, which acts as a stimulus for conversation and interviews at the end of the fieldwork.
  Longitudinal ethnography
Longitudinal ethnography involves repeat visits with participants over extended periods of time. These are usually carried out over several months in order to provide an opportunity for ethnographers to observe and assess developments and changes over the course of a study.

Naked Eye have used this approach in healthcare studies working with people to understand their experience of living with an illness and the experience of receiving treatments and medications.
  Video diaries
Video cameras are often set up as a secondary research method. They allow participants to record or narrate their own feelings and behaviours at times and within contexts where it would be inappropriate for an ethnographer to do so. The outputs are edited into the rest of the footage from the ethnography.