The AFDA Durban Campus have launched a
series of Assist Programmes for their first and second year students in the
various schools of Live Performance, Film and Television Production with
partners such as iKind Media and the iconic Catalina Theatre.
Students in the School of Live Performance
which is headed by AFDA Lecturer Lloyd O’Connor have been working at the
Catalina Theatre getting a firsthand experience on how to run a theatre from
General Manager of the Catalina Theatre, Francis Bigara. Through her guidance
the students have been put through administrative paperwork, ticket sales,
equipment maintenance, ushering, networking and so much more. “The aim is to
help bridge the gap, step by step over the years, between 'student', 'amateur',
'semi-professional' and 'professional', to equip the students with the current
active skills and knowledge required to realistically make a living in their
chosen careers” says Donna Steel, a Discipline Champion for First Year Stage
Acting.
AFDA students in the School of Film will be
working in collaboration with iKind Media, a Durban based Broadcasting and
Media Production Agency, on a thriller feature film trailer called Intruders. “We have already began
constructing the set for the shooting of the next scene within the trailer of
the film on campus, students have been able to gain firsthand experience in
building a professional set and from next week we will start shooting,” says
head of the School of Film and Filmmaker, Richard Green.
The AFDA TV Department is working on a SABC
1 programme called Hosanna with AFDA
Lecturer and Executive Producer at Dynamic Vision Productions, Ailsa Kaminski. Hosanna reflects the different textures
and forms of Christianity in communities around the country. The format
includes music, prayer, ministry, personal testimony and insight into the
impact of faith on people’s lives. “For the purpose of providing assist
training for the first year AFDA students, certain elements were designed to be
filmed in the AFDA studio, namely interviews, presenter links to camera,
inspirational messages by ministers and music items shot on green screen….the
students were great, it was a pleasure working with them, wonderful to see
their enthusiasm and energy, and their eagerness to learn” says Ailsa Kaminski.
For more information on AFDA Durban Campus
contact Milena Gevers on 031 569 2252 or e-mail her on milenag@afda.co.za
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