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Cape Town - Professional and aspiring filmmakers in adventure and extreme sports are invited to attend the free Wavescape Master Class - a skills development workshop and networking opportunity presented by the Cape Town and Western Cape Film and Media Promotion Unit, a division of Wesgro.
Participants will learn the secrets of the trade from some of the most talented players in Cape Town’s adventure, documentary and commercial film industries, as well receive official guidance on city permits and film funding.
There will be discussion about growing Cape Town into a filming destination and regional skills hub, under the banner of "Cape Town - Adventure Capital of the World".
Guest speakers will present on topics such as how to access government film funding, rebates and permits, what distributors want, sound design, drone and aerial filming, as well as insights from successful South African adventure filmmakers on how to turn your passion into a career.
The event is hosted by the Cape Audio College as part of the Wavescape Shortcuts, a Short Film competition that takes place 2016 to 2017.
ALL THE DEETS:
When: 18:00 to 20:30, Monday 5 December, 18:00 – 20:30
Where: Cape Audio College, 8B, Waverley Business Park, 48 Dane St, Observatory, Cape Town
Costs: FREE!
Sign up: Limited capacity. RSVP to cdzmason@gmail.com or call him on 082 610-8094
Programme
18:00 Start & Introduction : Chris Mason, film producer & workshop facilitator: Introduction
(5 minutes)
18:05 Steve Pike, co-founder & director, Wavescape Film Festival Why is Cape Town the adventure capital of South Africa and what are the media elements that could contribute to building this concept.
(5 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
18:15 Dani Davenport, Filmmaker / photographer
How does one turn a passion for filmmaking into a sustainable career? Why perusing adventure film can lead to living the dream.
(10 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
18:30 Jason Hearne, Director / DOP
How do you turn your vision into film? Jason discusses why attention to detail matters and how he became a successful multi-genre director and DOP.
(10 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
18:45 Monica Rorvik, Manager, Wesgro Film and Media Promotion
Monica discusses DTI rebates and accessing government financing and why Cape Town as adventure capital is good for business. Monica speaks about how producers can be more export ready, and how and they can get noticed.
(10 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
BREAK – 15 minutes of drinks and networking
19:15 Gaston Roulstone – Deputy Head of Cape Audio college
The secret ingredient to a good film: sound. How sound recording, design and music composition can make or break your film and its importance in adventure, wildlife and sports films.
(10 minutes + 5 mins questions)
19:35 Kai Linder - filmmaker / social media guru
Where social media and filmmaking meet. Making content for the online platform and building your brand.
(10 minutes + 5 mins questions)
19:50 Sherene Kingma – Business manager Off The Fence South Africa
What do distributors want? Insights into how to sell your film and why distribution plans are essential to a filmmaker’s commercial success
(10 minutes + 5 mins questions)
20:05 Jean Tresfon – Aerial photographer and drone expert
The ins and outs of drone and aerial photography in Cape Town: permits, licences and a crash course in drone and aerial photography.
(10 minutes + 5 mins questions)
20:20 Wrap-up & questions
20:30 END
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE WAVESCAPE FESTIVAL HERE.
Channel24 is a proud media partner of the 2016 Wavescape Festival.
