VIDEO PRODUCTION WORKSHOP AT DIFF

Durban International Film Festival offers Video Production Workshop for Aspirant Filmmakers.

As part of the 31st Durban International Film Festival, the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Centre for Creative Arts in association with the Audio Visual Centre, invites community organisations to apply for a free workshop on Basic Video Production which will take place from July 27 to 30.

The workshop is open to entry-level applicants, preferably those who have not been working in the industry but have a strong desire to pursue video production as a career option. The course will involve practical skills on video camera operation, composition, scripting and video editing. Successful participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance at the completion of the workshop.

It is important that participants be attached to community organisations as this will provide them with an organisational environment where they can make use of and impart their newly-acquired skills.

Community organisations are invited to nominate up to two candidates. Applicants are required to submit a one-page motivation on why they wish to attend the course and how it will benefit their organisation. An official endorsement by the director of the organisation must accompany the application and should contain a description of the organisation and its full contact details.

Applications must contain full contact details of the applicant and may be emailed, faxed, delivered or posted to Centre for Creative Arts – Video Production Workshop Application, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Durban, 4041 or emailed to: diff@ukzn.ac.za or faxed to 031 260 3074.

More information on 031 260 1817 or 031 260 2506. The closing date for submissions is June 17 2010. A selection of provisional candidates may be contacted to attend interviews and the final list of successful applicants will be confirmed by July 15. All the tuition will be in English.

Participants must attend all the workshop sessions (08h00- 16h00). Lunch will be provided. In addition, participants will be obliged to attend three film seminars of two hours each, involving festival filmmakers. These seminars will be held during the 31st Durban International Film Festival which runs from July 22 to August 1 2010.

More information on the 31st Durban International Film Festival at www.cca.ukzn.ac.za