adminIn a statement, arts manager at the British Council, Kudzayi Ngwerume, said the course will see young aspirant filmmakers working with international standard bearers in the field of film-making. The project is being undertaken in hope that young film-makers will use the skills that they would have acquired to plough back to their communities by making films relevant to their local surroundings.
“The project will work with a trainee production team and introduce them to international broadcast working methods as well as provide them with the skills and techniques to develop their own community filmmaking projects,” the statement read.
Successful applicants will get an opportunity to work with state-of-the-art equipment in making their own projects that are set to be showcased in May next year.
“The legacy from the training programme will be the creation of a fully kitted digital filmmaking hub that will be linked to a digital platform and social network site. The hub will provide participants with the necessary tools, support and equipment that will enable them to produce their own short films to be showcased in May 2013,” the statement read.
Among other duties the successful applicants will assist and shadow an industry professional director who will involve them in all aspects of creative decision making in the film making arena.
Successful applicants will also learn about editing software, so that they can be able to cut their own version of films. Those whose applications would have been deemed fit will also enjoy on-line support from mentors in the UK and Savannah Trust in Zimbabwe to help them produce and complete their own short films.
Successful applicants will also get an opportunity to shadow industry professionals in the fields of camerawork, sound engineering and production.
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