Testimonial video from “A Future Lens” workshop series
Workshops in the community
Over the course of the program, participants engaged in every step of the production process, from scripting and filming to editing and performance. The result? A collection of powerful, personal short films that imagine and reflect on the future through diverse perspectives
Digital Storytelling Workshops
With over 20 years experience in community group facilitation and mentoring, Karenza brings a fun and practical approach to digital storytelling. Participants get to experience hands on filmmaking skills and get to collaborate with others on their ideas. Karenza is a qualified Trainer and Assessor and is currently teaching Screen and Media at TAFE North Coast in Byron as well as Long Island University.
Subjects for Training can be tailored to your needs with topics including:
Developing ideas
Scriptwriting
Basic camera, sound and lighting techniques
Interview techniques
Basic editing [using Adobe Premiere Pro]
Sharing videos online or to festivals
Training can be delivered on site in your workplace, or at a venue adequate in size for the group.
Training can be delivered as either single workshops of short courses run over a number of weeks.
With connections to both local film organisations and accredited training facilities, I can also support students to go on to further studies or opportunities if they wish.
PARTNER ORGANISATIONS:
Arts Northern Rivers, Screenworks, Lismore City Council, Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore Quad, Red Inc Disability Service, Auslan Creative, Alstonville High School.
Filmmaking workshops at Namabunda Farm, with Bundjalung Tribal Society
Karenza and workshop participant Kitty Kitty Meow Meow
Future Lens workshop participants, Renata Penheiro and Annelise Lani
A Future Lens Workshop participants
Facilitator, Karenza Ebejer
Workshop participant, Sinead Fell
PAST FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS
Pixel the Past
In April 2017, Pixel the Past presented new digital media works in an exhibition at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG) that explored nine heritage stories from the Ballina Shire. Alstonville High School students (years 9-12), members of the Plateau’s Historical Society – the ‘heritage buddies’ – and digital media creators Duke Albada, Susie Forster and Karenza Ebejer collaborated over nine months to research and create these works. Project participants attended a series of workshops, led by historian Kate Gahan, to inspire the stories.
Writing a short film script
Red Inc Disability Service
One-on-one digital story mentoring with a disability client from Red Inc. Disability Service in Lismore. This took place over two years and enabled the young man to develop creative storytelling skills and produce work for his own YouTube channel.
Auslan Creative - working with the deaf community
Auslan Creative
Arts Northern Rivers have begun delivery of Auslan Creative, a major project working with the Northern Rivers Deaf community and multi-artform partners. The project will deliver a creative development program aimed at exploring models for collaboration and practice development between artists of mixed abilities and cultures.
Programming for the screen based explorations is with Screenworks delivering a series of film writing workshops. The intimate lab series worked with two local participants on developing a factual-based film project. During the workshops, the participants were given the opportunity to explore creative storytelling ideas with the outcome of producing a concept document, script and teaser for a short film.