FREE UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY:
DIGITAL STORYTELLING SHORT COURSE
WEDNESDAYS, FEBRUARY 5TH - 27TH,
9.30am - 3.00pm
Venue
CONVERGE ARTS STUDIO
123 WOODLARK ST LISMORE
This free short course is for young women and gender diverse people 18-30years, interested in exploring creative storytelling through basic filmmaking. It's an opportunity to learn some skills and connect through group activities and creative expression. The theme being “FUTURE” a chance to explore notions of a future world where you are the creator.
The outcome will be YOUR unique experimental digital story using the style of your choice. Techniques may include spoken word, interviews, music, dance or song.
The project itself will take place over 4 weeks, with a training period of 4 x 5 hour sessions and culminating in a group showing.
COURSE OVERVIEW:
Introduction to filmmaking and storytelling basics on the theme of “future”
Production skills - filming the story
Starting to edit - putting all the clips together in a timeline
Final touches to the edit and exporting the digital story.
A screening will be organised for a date that suits the group.
The workshops will be using a variety of creative tools to get ideas flowing and no prior media experience is necessary. Equipment will be provided, but participants own device usage is encouraged. All films can be shot on a smart phone or digital camera.
This project was made possible through CASP funding supported by Arts Northern Rivers and Create NSW
Digital Storytelling Workshops
With over 20 years experience in community group facilitation and mentoring, Karenza brings a fun and playful approach to the creative process of short digital storytelling. Participants get to experience hands on filmmaking skills and are provided with an opportunity 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.
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.
Groups Karenza has worked with include:
Indigenous Elders & young people
Youth communities
Disability communities
Refugee communities
Film student
Filmmaking workshops at Namabunda Farm, with Bundjalung Tribal Society
Multicultural group in Brisbane learning how to make a film
Filmmaking workshops at Namabunda Farm, with Bundjalung Tribal Society
Filmmaking workshops at Namabunda Farm, with Bundjalung Tribal Society
Filmmaking workshops at Namabunda Farm, with Bundjalung Tribal Society
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.