WIPAZ YEAR COURSE

Applications for the 2011 all-in-one WIPAZ part-time year course in acting / scriptwriting / directing / cinematography is now open from the WIPAZ New Filmmaking and Acting Training Centre.

You want to make a career move? Want to explore and develop your potential as a script writer / film director / actor / cinematographer? Or you are already working in the entertainment industry but you want to expand your skills to a multi-tasking level? Or you are completing your Grade 12 year and you have always had a keen interest in arts and entertainment. Your motto in life is “You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great” (Zig Zagler). If this fits your profile then the unique new part-time year course offered by What If Performing Arts Zone (WIPAZ) is your gateway to living your dream.

This course is designed to be presented from a holistic perspective. The success of a film and/or theatre production lies in the ability of each team member not only to collaborate closely and efficiently with fellow team members but also to have knowledge of the workings of every department involved in the production. A script writer who has insight in the functions of actors, directors, cinematographers has a definite advantage above someone who doesn’t have first-hand experience of the medium he is writing for. The same applies to an actor who has to be able to analyse a script in order to create a believable character, and at the same time be able to follow director’s notes, while also being aware of technical issues… Or a director who has to bring a script to life through the use of actors, camera operators, sound and lighting, wardrobe and at the same time has to liaise with the producer.

Whether you are an aspiring actor, director, script writer or cinematographer, first-hand experience of each major team member’s function will help you to perform your specific role in the production with so much more confidence than someone who just studied an isolated category of the whole and the rest was only academic reference. To ensure exposure to the industry in its entirety, a series of master classes by industry professionals will be presented during each module: acting, script writing, directing, cinematography, producing and networking.

The end result of the course is a short film which will be your showreel and passport to the real world of professional filmmaking and acting.

Classes commence on January 8, 2011 at Sasani Studios, Highlands North, Johannesburg. Applications close on December 15 2010. Contact 083 458 2277, e-mail: libe@fourivercasting.co.za or visit www.wipaz.co.za