Film Workshop Photos

Students share their film ideas with documentary filmmakers Mandy King and Fabio Cavadini from the Sydney Film School.

Jo Dyer (producer) and Michael James Rowland (director) of the recent Australian film Lucky Miles shared their experiences making the film which is based on stories of refugees coming to Australia.

Tutor Leslie Marsh teaches the basics of video production including camera operation, shot selection and lighting.

Workshop co-ordinator Edgars Greste looks over footage edited by participants of the workshop (Yar Manyuon, Yuol Akoy Yuol, Sajjad Alshammari).

Tutor Marlene Palmeiro shows (Saber Baluch and William Agar Anyar) the basics of video editing including basic cuts, transitions and creating a music soundtrack.

Guest filmmaker Laura Zusters spoke about how good video editing helps to tell the story. Here she works with Hawanatu Bangura on footage shot by the students.

23 Yar, Yuol and Sajjad get hands on experience to edit a promotional sequence about the workshops using interviews of themselves and footage they shot during the workshops.

Rear: Saber Baluch, William Agar Anyar, Yuol Akoy Yuol, Sajjad Alshammari, Edgars Greste, Marlene Palmeiro.
Seated: Laura Zusters, Ajak Ajang, Hawanatu Bangura, Yar Manyuon.
Missing from this photo - Nancy Kamara, Vandy, Kanneh, Foday Kanneh, Awar Ayuel, Fadia Al Faris.