Multimedia Training
Nov 6th, 2009 by Dominique le Roux
APPLICATIONS HAVE CLOSED for this training opportunity presented by World Press Photo Foundation, Free Voice, Africa Media Online and lokaalmondiaal.
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The Training
The Multimedia training will start with a 6-week online course to teach you the basics of making a multimedia story. Camera techniques, does and don’ts and more. After your online preparations you will continue to one of the two workshops, each of which will last approximately 7-10 days. The place in Africa and date of the workshop are to be announced. Your travel and accommodation will be taken care of by Twenty Ten. During the live workshop you will be further educated in theory and techniques before you will produce your own multimedia production.
Who can apply?
Twenty Ten is a project for professional journalists of African nationality and currently living in Africa. Professional here means either one, or a combination, of the following criteria:
- That you have a press card and/or
- That your work has been published regularly in the print media during the past two years and/or
- That your work has been exhibited or has been published in a book during the previous four years.
If you are employed, you will need to forward a signed letter from your employer granting you permission to participate in the program. (Download here.)
Multimedia training:
This training in the Twenty Ten program particularly focuses on photographers with multimedia experience or other demonstrable interest in multimedia and all ready practicing multimedia journalists.
The application criteria are the following:
- You must have equipment that enables you to record multimedia stories: minimally a compact camera with a video function with a resolution of at least 640×480 pixels.
- You should have a demonstrable interest in multimedia or earlier experience with multimedia besides your photography: e.g. radio, video or TV are acceptable.
Applications:
If you wish to join the program you send an application form and a motivation letter to frederiek@worldpressphoto.org or fax +31 (0)20 676 4471 before 15 December 2009. You will be notified if you are selected or not before December 25th. (Download application form here.)
Please read the terms and conditions in the application form carefully and send it with your application. Applications without these terms and reference as well as a motivation letter are not taken into consideration.