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 Department

ANIMATION & GRAPHIC DESIGN

Location

PARKTOWN, Johannesburg

Position

Lecturer (Facilitator | Assessor)

• 2D Animation (Life/Figure Drawing): Stop Motion Animation, Clay sculpture
• Graphic Design: Digital Photography (Storyboarding & Still Photography/Art Direction); Digital Storytelling

Reporting to

Head of Department: Animation & Graphic Design

Position objective

1. 1.     

Performs:

• The Facilitation, Assessment of Learning Programmes
• The Development of Learning Programmes
• Administration related with the Learning Programme
• Participates in Academic Citizenship  

Key performance areas

Main duties and responsibilities: 

 Facilitation; Training and Assessment

1. Perform teaching duties, including tutorials and seminars; supervises research, practical work and placements; counsels on projects and other academic activities; as well as promotes the well-being of students. 
2. To maintain a norm of 20 hours of class contact a week. To facilitate and train modules associated with the registered qualification. To provide academic and consultative support to learners in their activities. To develop learning materials associated with registered standards
3. Assess students on a continuous basis, sets and evaluates assessments and examinations within established time-frames.  To develop assessment tools/instruments associated with registered standards
4. To lead, plan and carry out assessments associated with the qualification. To lead, plan and carry out assessments associated with the qualification
5. Seek to improve their teaching performance through appropriate means, including giving due consideration to feedback from students. 

Administrative Activities

1. Collaborate with the senior lecturer and other members of the division in drawing up and implementing the strategic plan / objectives of the division, developing courses and teaching materials or aids. 
2. Through the senior lecturer, advise NEMISA on the acquisition of resources needed for teaching and research. 
3. Participate in a collegial manner in the administration of academic affairs at department levels. 
4. Undertake original individual and collaborative research leading to significant advances in their field and its publication in national or international refereed journals and books. 

 Communication

1. To engage with Senior Lecturer on strategic matters related to Dept
2. Participate in regular division meetings to engage with division members.
3. To submit monthly reports to Senior Lecturer. Draw up regular divisional reports. 
4. Participate in meetings related to the department and at any other meetings of the Institution congruent with the post. 
5. Participate in the organisation of courses in the area of specialisation in collaboration with other department and NEMISA staff. 
6. Review duties regularly with the head of department and other members of department and discusses ways of improving performance. 

Cross Organization Events

1. Involves himself/herself in the national development of the country, particularly in their area of specialisation. 
2. Maintain contacts and collaboration with peers in other universities and academic institutions and keeps abreast of recent advances in their field. 

 Qualifications and experience requirements

Minimum Requirements:

1. Diploma/Degree: in specialist area, professional qualification, educational qualification
2. Minimum experience of 3 years – combination of Industry & Higher Education experience

 Desired:

1. Facilitator/Assessment Training
2. Fine Art, Photography, Figure Drawing, Life Drawing, Still Photography, Storyboarding, Sculpture (clay/plasticine), Digital Storytelling

 Knowledge, skills and attitude

1. Communication: To promote communication between individuals and groups and to present thoughts and ideas in a clear and concise manner appropriate to the client’s needs and expectations.
2. Interpersonal Skills: To interact with colleagues, students, peers, and stakeholders in a way that facilitates mutual understanding, respect, and cooperation.
3. Collegiality: To exercise collegiality in groups, project teams, departments and field of expertise by proactively dealing with the risks and ambiguities of an ever changing environment.
4. Development of Self and Others: Creating a supportive environment in which people are prepared to explore and grow in order to achieve a high level of self development — both academically and personally.
5. Student and Stakeholder Orientation: To plan and conduct academic practice to ensure that the needs of students (as external clients) and other colleagues and departments (as internal clients) are met.
6. Quality Commitment: To ensure defined quality standards are implemented in teaching and learning, research and academic citizenship.
7. Decision-making, Judgement, and Critical Thinking: To accept responsibility for making decisions and recommendations at the appropriate level, arrive at logical conclusions based on all the relevant information and deal with situations sensibly. To organize work and activities in a professional and logical manner, to ensure effective meeting of targets and objectives.
8. Innovation and Creativity: To be inventive and imaginative in teaching, research, and citizenship; to be able to originate, bring in new methods and ideas, and suggest and make creative and innovative changes to established ways of operating.

NEMISA

On the 7th May 2012 the first two teams left Johannesburg ,one headed to Mahikeng in the NorthWest and the other Verana in Mpumalanga.

The NorthWest team is lead by Molatelo Mainetje ( a graduate of NEMISA from 2001) ; they are telling a story concieved by Jabu Xanti a native of NorthWest and an accountant by profession,the story is called "The Siege of Mafikeng - In search of black heroes".  Which looks at the role of the Barolong during the siege of the then Mafikeng.The rest of the team compromises of Karabo Maimane (sound- NEMISA graduate ) , Sanele Mghobozi (camera - NEMISA graduate ) ,Jabu Xanti (Production Assistant) and Molatelo Mainetje (Director)

The team that went to Mpumalanga is being led by a native of Mpumalanga Peter Bhuti Mopai, who penned the story of "KwaNdebele Uprising". The documentary mainly deals with the conflict that arose as some people were against the former Kwa Ndebele government and the Mbokotho cultural group forced intergration of Moutse into the KwaNdebele state.

Peter is passionte about the story and the fact that it hasnot  been publicized enough,especially to the general South African population outside Mpumalanga. Peter is a NEMISA graduate from 2009 and this will be his first directorial debut on a documentary ,his team is made up of Ernest Simbini (Camera person- NEMISA graduate) , Monnapule Molapo (Sound person- NDR cadre) and Mzwandile (Production Assistant)

These first two shoots will be completed over the weekend and post production will commence the following week. By October all 13 documentaries would have been completed,new and young professionals would have also gained valuable working experience and more of our heritage as South Africans would have been digitized for future generations.

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Since 2001, the focus of the organisation was to deliver on skills for the broadcasting industry that is, radio and television. New qualifications were recently accredited by MICT SETA that included animation and graphic design. The Institute is currently offering two NQF level 4, and three NQF level 5 qualifications in TV and Radio production, animation and graphic design.

The global change in digital technology creates opportunities for new types of jobs and innovation. The South African Broadcast Digital Migration programme serves as a conduit for new skills development in the digital media industry and for job creation for the unemployed.

The landscape of multimedia technologies and services is undergoing a global revolution as a result of the convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting and internet networking technologies.

Corporate Governance at NEMISA has been strengthened through the appointment of three board members in critical positions including that of the new chairperson. The newly reconstituted board will play a critical role in the integration process of the skills capacity development entities and initiatives

In implementing this programme young people were capacitated to collect relevant content in their communities. In this current financial year the department is in the process of soliciting proposals from young people to collect relevant content which will contribute to job creation. This programme seeks to collect content from all the provinces with specific focus on rural areas where cultural heritage content can be found. This programme is done through the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa, which has the responsibility of for local content digitisation amongst others.

Furthermore, the Department will focus on the establishment of Content Generation Hubs which will play an important role in the gereneration of local content. The migration from analogue to a digital broadcasting environment which allows for increased number of channels will necessitate the need for additional content for broadcasting.

The delegation is visiting South Africa to benchmark progress made on Broadcasting Digital Migration and to share experiences in order that Uganda can move in the same pace with the countries in the African continent.

The composition of the delegation is as follows:  

1. 1.    Hon. Paula Turyahikayo                  Member of Parliament;
2. 2.    Hon. Bernard Atiku                          Member of Parliament ;
3. 3.    Hon. Mayende Simon                      Ministry of Information and National                                                                      Guidance;
4. 4.    Dr. Godfrey Kibuuka                       Ministry of ICTs;
5. 5.    Mr. Jonas Bantulaki                        Uganda Communications Commission; and
6. 6.    Mrs. Namugerwa Priscilla              Uganda Communications Commission.

On Wednesday, February 29 2012 we were fortunate to have the pleasure of hosting International Designers for a Design Workshop on Typography through the assistance of Greenside Design Center.  We

Guest Lecturers: Lebanese Graphic Designer – Dr Antoine Abi Aa and Lebanese Interior Architect – Mr Marc-Antoine Kikano

Prior to the Workshop, Graphic Design 3^rd year learners, and some 2^nd year learners (together with their Design lecturers: Tebogo Serobatse, Sibongile Imenda and Elsie de Beer-Weich) attended a Design Hub hosted by Greenside Design Center on Monday evening, in which they were introduced to the works of the Guest Lecturers, and had opportunity to mingle with students from other institutions.

The workshop was opened by Tebogo Serobatse (Head of Animation + Graphic Design) who began by presenting NEMISA student work showcasing typography, font design and posters promoting the designed fonts. She also showed and spoke about African symbolism and how our students have interpreted different African symbolism that they have researched through in Design Literacy to show the Guest Lecturers have we have used African Aesthetics in Teaching & Learning.

Dr Antoine Abi Aad who studied in Japan and lived there for seven years, presented his work regarding the visual mixture of the three languages spoken and mixed verbally in his home country Lebanon to the students. Dr Abi Aad spoke to the students about Lebanon and gave them a brief history to help them understand the background to his decision to come up with a visual interpretation of the Lebanese way of speaking which shows the country’s English, French and Arabic heritage. He also spoke about the challenges he faced in trying to combine these languages as a written language.

Lebanese Interior Architect Marc-Antoine Kikano impressed the students with his architectural work and his cutting edge designs for the interiors of night clubs and other domestic interior spaces which he has worked on. He also spoke to the students about the challenges he faced in working with traditional Lebanese buildings and converting them into modern functioning spaces. Marc was impressed by the interest shown by the students in his architectural work and he was surprised to receive so many questions about architecture from graphic design students.

Dr Abi Aad spoke to the students again and presented the work he did in Japan where he was asked to create illustrations out of Chinese characters that are used by the Japanese. He showed samples of work that he did in Kenya with students who were inspired to create their own character illustrations to show compassion and support for Japan during the earthquake disaster. He spoke to the students and showed them samples of work produced in Peru and Brazil for the same project, “Poster for Tomorrow”.

The students were given an opportunity again to ask questions and to try out some of Chinese characters called Kanji. Students were finally shown different Kanji’s and were given a chance to select some characters and to interpret them in their own unique ways to demonstrate their South Africanism. Dr Abi Aad was very impressed with the enthusiasm shown by the learners and the work that they produced. The work done by the learners was collected and it will be added to Dr Abi Aad’s future presentations featuring work done by South African learners.

The students found the workshop inspiring and they enjoyed the interaction with international designers.  For more images, please visit our website.

 Written by: Sibongile Imenda

Photographs: Thabang Phetla & Elsie de Beer-Weich

Front page

- Should have “working title”

- Contact details of Author including residential address, email address and telephone numbers

Background

    - Give context to the story; necessary background that the audience will need to be able to understand the story and its complexities

    - Evidence of in depth research into the subject matter

    - Minimum one page

Synopsis

      - Basic summary of story

     -  Clearly define subject 

       - Maximum 2 paragraphs

Working hypothesis and interpretation

 - We want to know what your persuasions are about the world you are going to show in your documentary, the main “statement” that you want to emerge out of the story. Write a hypothesis statement incorporating this wording:

In life I believe that:

The documentary will show this in action by exploring (situation):

The main conflict is between:

Ultimately, I want the audience to feel:

And to understand that:

      TREATMENT

      FORM AND STYLE

• Any special considerations in shooting, editing style or use of multimedia formats in your documentary.
• Clearly comment on how narrative, lighting, camera handling, type and amount of intercutting, juxtaposition of scenes, parallel storytelling and the like is going to be used and how.

     ROUGH BREAKDOWN

      Breakdown the story showing how will it develop and the duration of each segment;

• How will you handle the progression of time in the film?
• How and at what point will important information appear in the story development and how will the story develop from segment to segment
• What is your intended climactic segment and where does it fall in place within the story
• How this (climatic segment) relate to other sequences in terms of the action rising toward the documentary’s projected “crisis” or emotional apex and the falling action after it
• Sequences or interviews you intend to use as parallel storytelling (mention them by name or function)

CONFLICT

What sort of conflict does your documentary have or raise in the viewer? Explain:

-      Who wants what of whom?

-      What conflicting principles do the characters or ideas stand for?

-      Does your documentary put different principles in opposition (of opinion, of view, of vision and so forth)?

-      How will we see one force finally meet with the other? (the “confrontation”--very important)

-      What range of possible developments do you see emerging from this confrontation?

AUDIENCE BIASES

 To make a documentary means not only using conflicting “evidence” to put forward your subject’s dialectics, it also means knowing what stereotypes or expectations carried by your audience your film must deliberately set out to alter. Define:

-      Biases (may be positive or negative) - what are your audience’s biases

-      What alternative views, facts or ideas does the audience need to understand?

-      What evidence will you show to get the audience to see those different truths?

-     Who is your audience?

MAIN CHARACTERS

Write a brief paragraph about each of your main characters. For each include:

-      Who (name, relationship to others in the documentary and so on)

-      Where (where does this person fit in the scheme of things?)

-      What (what is this character’s role, what makes the character(s) interesting, worthy of special attention and significant? What is this character trying to do or to get at?)

ON-CAMERA INTERVIEWS

For each interview, list:

-      Name, role in life, metaphoric role in film’s dramatic structure

-      Main elements your interview will seek to establish

-     Examples of possible questions

            RESOLUTION

Write a brief paragraph about how you imagine your documentary will end and what you would like the ending to accomplish for the audience. Comparing any intended ending with the film’s beginning also express what must the story accomplish to get there? The ending is your last word to the audience and has a disproportionate influence on what the film will mean. What is yours?

BUDGET

-       Guide price R 4 000 cpm

-       Bear in mind the documentaries are 48 minutes long

-       Give detailed budget and summary

LOGISTICS

Briefly address any obvious problems of feasibility, practicality and so on.

 Profile

Write a one-page profile of yourself

#NB

Proposal to be written in Microsoft word, Arial size 12. Project to be emailed to thabangp@nemisa.co.za by 12 o’ clock 16 March 2012.

DOCUMENTARY PROJECT PROPOSAL HELPER

Adapted from Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger

Contact Thabang Phetla on: 011 484 0583, thabangp@nemisa.co.za for all enquiries.

 Genre:
Factual / Documentary

 Series:
13 x 48’

 Format:
Quicktime files (16:9 aspect ratio)

 Background / Overview:

 The National Digital Repository serves to collect, preserve, promote and disseminate South Africa's cultural heritage through young South Africans. Give the youth a chance to tell their own stories from their own communities. Thus far the primary point of dissemination has been the site www.ndr.org.za

 In 2012 the project takes the sharing of our cultural heritage one step further through the medium of broadcast television. This marks an ambitious plan to improve the quality, creative value of the information and videos produced by the NDR through producing a 13 part documentary series fully shot in HD. This series will be ambitious in scope and aesthetic. Pushing  the envelope creatively and aesthetically whilst engaging the youth in both form and content about our heritage as South Africans.  Ultimately the series will be for international and local release .

  The series will concentrate on the following themes below:

• Traditional and archaeological heritage
• Spiritual healing
• Performing arts and dance
• Arts and craft
• Traditional healing methods and medicine
• Ancestral belief
• Traditional food
• Military heritage
• Freedom heritage

 What is the objective of Brief?

 The Project is looking for the following graphics ;

 -          The series opening sequence (15 seconds)

-          End Credits Sequence/ Background (30 seconds)

-          Name strap

-          Bumper (5 seconds)

-          Sting (5 frames)

-          Count down Clock

-          Plain board

 The design needs to be unashamedly African but an Africa that merges old and new. Which the “smarties generation” can identify with but can also learn from. The graphics especially, the title sequence, needs to capture the imagination of the young people. It should hook them to want to see more.

It also needs to set the tone of what creatively to expect from the series.

 Creative Requirements

 -       Design need to incorporate anti-apartheid iconography and traditional heritage

-       Design should resonate with urban youth: who are used to slick and pop aesthetic

-       Title sequence needs to feature  “ NEMISA presents”, “in association with Department of Communications of South Africa” should end with the series tititle “National Digital Repository series”

-     Title sequence can be CG or a merger of text, pictures, CG and historical dates. It’s important that the title sequence should be able to link our past to where we are now as a country especially focusing on the role of the youth through this change in time. Motion and movement is also key metaphor or motif in the design.

 Schedule

 2 May submission of Treatment

1. 3 – 4 Short listing of Treatments
2. 8 May awarding of contract
3. 25 May Review of Story board
4. 14 June review of First Designs
5. 28 June Final Presentation

Visual References

 -       http://www.artofthetitle.com/2007/12/25/the-kingdom/

-       http://www.artofthetitle.com/2011/02/28/machete/

-       http://www.artofthetitle.com/2011/08/22/catch-me-if-you-can/

-       http://www.artofthetitle.com/2011/08/03/cowboy-bebop/

-       http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/04/03/kiss-kiss-bang-bang/

-        

 Submission Requirements

-          A Treatment ( which includes Biography, Concept, Reference Images and style guide, Technical breakdown and Summary)

-          Budget and estimated costs

  closing date for submission: 2 May 2012 at thabangp@nemisa.co.za 011 484 0583 / 0795178377

All applicants will be treated in strictest confidence.

Department         ANIMATION & GRAPHIC DESIGN

Location               PARKTOWN, Johannesburg

Position                                 Lecturer (Facilitator | Assessor): 2D Animation (Traditional & Digital)

Reporting to        Head of Department

Position objective

Performs:

 The Facilitation, Assessment of Learning Programmes

 The Development of Learning Programmes

 Administration related with the Learning Programme

 Participates in Academic Citizenship

Key performance areas

Main duties and responsibilities:

Facilitation; Training and Assessment

1. Perform teaching duties, including tutorials and seminars; supervises

   research, practical work and placements; counsels on projects and other

   academic activities; as well as promotes the well-being of students.

2. To maintain a norm of 20 hours of class contact a week. To facilitate and

   train modules associated with the registered qualification. To provide

   academic and consultative support to learners in their activities. To develop

   learning materials associated with registered standards

3. Assess students on a continuous basis, sets and evaluates assessments and

   examinations within established time-frames. To develop assessment

   tools/instruments associated with registered standards

 4. To lead, plan and carry out assessments associated with the qualification. To

    lead, plan and carry out assessments associated with the qualification

5. Seek to improve their teaching performance through appropriate means,

    including giving due consideration to feedback from students.

Administrative Activities

1. Collaborate with the senior lecturer and other members of the division in

   drawing up and implementing the strategic plan / objectives of the division,

   developing courses and teaching materials or aids.

2. Through the senior lecturer, advise NEMISA on the acquisition of resources

   needed for teaching and research.

3. Participate in a collegial manner in the administration of academic affairs at

   department levels.

4. Undertake original individual and collaborative research leading to significant

  advances in their field and its publication in national or international refereed

  journals and books.

Communication

1. To engage with Senior Lecturer on strategic matters related to Dept

2. Participate in regular division meetings to engage with division members.

3. To submit monthly reports to Senior Lecturer. Draw up regular divisional

    reports.

4. Participate in meetings related to the department and at any other meetings

   of the Institution congruent with the post.

5. Participate in the organisation of courses in the area of specialisation in

    collaboration with other department and NEMISA staff.

6. Review duties regularly with the head of department and other members of

   department and discusses ways of improving performance.

Cross Organization Events

1. Involves himself/herself in the national development of the country,

   particularly in their area of specialisation.

2. Maintain contacts and collaboration with peers in other universities and

   academic institutions and keeps abreast of recent advances in their field.

Qualifications and experience requirements

    Minimum Requirements:

1. Diploma/Degree: in specialist area, professional qualification, educational

    qualification

2. Minimum experience of 3 years – combination of Industry & Higher

   Education experience

  Desired:

1. Facilitator/Assessment Training

2. Animation Drawing, Animation Principles; Character Animation

Knowledge, skills and

Attitude

1. Communication: To promote communication between individuals and

groups and to present thoughts and ideas in a clear and concise manner

appropriate to the client’s needs and expectations.

2. Interpersonal Skills: To interact with colleagues, students, peers, and

stakeholders in a way that facilitates mutual understanding, respect, and

cooperation.

3. Collegiality: To exercise collegiality in groups, project teams,

departments and field of expertise by proactively dealing with the risks

and ambiguities of an ever changing environment.

4. Development of Self and Others: Creating a supportive environment

in which people are prepared to explore and grow in order to achieve a

high level of self development — both academically and personally.

5. Student and Stakeholder Orientation: To plan and conduct academic

practice to ensure that the needs of students (as external clients) and

other colleagues and departments (as internal clients) are met.

6. Quality Commitment: To ensure defined quality standards are

implemented in teaching and learning, research and academic

citizenship.

7. Decision-making, Judgement, and Critical Thinking: To accept

responsibility for making decisions and recommendations at the

appropriate level, arrive at logical conclusions based on all the relevant

information and deal with situations sensibly. To organize work and

activities in a professional and logical manner, to ensure effective

meeting of targets and objectives.

8. Innovation and Creativity: To be inventive and imaginative in

teaching, research, and citizenship; to be able to originate, bring in new

methods and ideas, and suggest and make creative and innovative

changes to established ways of operating.

Closing date- 9 March 2012

E-mail – nokuzolisag@nemisa.co.za

Identity Development is series of Guest Lectures that fuse elements of problem solving and life skills with an introduction to the Design Practice.  Particular emphasis is placed on the practitioner, their tutelage, their place in the practice (where s/he can practise and in what ways), the attitudes and values of the practice, as well as the practitioner's interactions of other peripheral members of the practice. 

Our third lecture was presented by Thembalethu Msibi on Resourceful Creative Ideas.  She explained that ideas are plentiful; but that we need to aspire to imaginative and inventive ideas: ideas that stand out and are practical. 

Thembalethu shared some designs from Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity with the learners.

In her lecturer, Thembalethu showed that it was the simplest ideas that made a large impact.  She emphasised that it was important that students of the creative industries always stay inspired and motivated to create.  In order to do this she encouraged that learners: read often, and read varied materials to keep their minds open to possibilities of the imagination.

*Thembalethu Msibi, a graduate of AAA School of Advertising is a Copywriter with Jupiter Drawing Room, and was previously with Ogilvy South Africa.

We have just celebrated NEMISA’s 10 years of existence, through which time NEMISA has made strides in the transformation of the electronic media and broadcast sector by targeting skills development for youth from disadvantaged, poor areas as well as rural areas which are the risk of losing out on the benefits of the ICT revolution. NEMISA is proud of its contribution to the advancement of these youth by equipping them with skills and values that empower them to be productive and gainfully employed within multimedia and ICT sector.

NEMISA is planning to be a provider of choice in the training and development of skills in the ICT sector, with particular focus on broadcasting and electronic media as contained in our strategy plan for 2011-2014. We plan to develop the foundational aspects of the new NEMISA in this current financial year by strengthening the quality of training programmes that we offer as well as ensure that we fulfil in a much more comprehensive manner the platform for delivery of programmes straddling entry level skills, intermediary as well as skills at Further education and Higher education levels. We shall consolidate our internal capacity to deliver these as well as leverage on strategic partnerships that are being strengthened as well as new ones that are being initiated nationally and internationally with institutions within this sector.

NEMISA will also consolidate our partnerships with partners in especially the poor and rural provinces to expand our footprint thus giving youth from these areas equitable access to skills within easy reach. We shall partner with local radio stations to strengthen their capacity in terms of the range of skills required for them to run their stations on a sustainable level while leveraging their facilities to train quality programmes for stakeholders within those geographical areas.

 We have started a process of carefully planning the resource requirements of carrying through the NEMISA strategy to fruition. We shall develop detailed plans for creating the necessary organisational structure that is well positioned to effectively carry out the new mandate in the most cost effective manner possible. We shall look into the appropriate Human Capital investments that are required, the appropriate Capital Infrastructure investments including an appropriate campus to promote an environment for optimal learning, the IT infrastructure that gives our graduates access to the latest technology entering the market as well as the appropriate IT infrastructure to support entity performance. The glue that will hold everything together will be the development and maintenance of an appropriate organisational culture that optimises and unleashes talent. Appropriate governance and management systems will ensure that NEMISA will increase its rate of productivity to ensure that we do more with minimum cost.

Mr. Ndivhoniswani Tshidzumba
Chief Executive Officer

Our third lecture was presented by Thembalethu Msibi on Resourceful Creative Ideas.  She explained that ideas are plentiful; but that we need to aspire to imaginative and inventive ideas: ideas that stand out and are practical. 

Thembalethu shared some designs from Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (http://www.canneslions.com/) with the learners.

In her lecturer, Thembalethu showed that it was the simplest ideas that made a large impact.  She emphasised that it was important that students of the creative industries always stay inspired and motivated to create.  In order to do this she encouraged that learners: read often, and read varied materials to keep their minds open to possibilities of the imagination.

*Thembalethu Msibi, a graduate of AAA School of Advertising is a Copywriter with Jupiter Drawing Room (http://www.jupiter.co.za/), and was previously with Ogilvy South Africa (http://www.ogilvy.co.za/).

 *

Niq will be facililtating some of the workshops there and we will also be showing our students showreels to the public present.:

Niq Mhlongo is the author of two novels, (Dog Eat Dog, Kwela 2004, and After Tears, Kwela 2007) and three short stories (The Dark Side of Our Street published in German Anthology called Yizo Yizo, Verslag 2005, as Auf der Schattenseite), Golihood Drama was published by Jacana media in 2006 in the anthology called The Obituary Tango, and Betrayal in the Wildernes was published in both Flemish and English by a Belgian publisher. His first novel Dog Eat Dog won the Spanish award called Mar de Letras Intenecionale Prize in 2006, while After Tears was Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Literary Award in 2008. Both his novels, Dog Eat Dog and After Tears are also published in the USA by the Ohio University Press. His works have been translated into several languages including, Dutch, Spanish, French, Flemish, German and Italian and he has been featured in more than thirty International literary conferences, fellowships and residencies, including IWP in IOWA (USA). Niq has a BA (majoring in African Literature) from Wits University and doing his MA (Creative Writing) at the same institution. He has facilitated writing workshops in a number of countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, USA, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. He is now working as writing facilitator at NEMISA (National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa ) TV Department in Johannesburg.

NEMISA has done it again;   3 years in succession.

 The fourth annual CIT:Y Festival organised  by the City of Joburg Directorate: Arts, Culture and Heritage, Arts Alive and the MTN SA Foundation has given recognition to 4 NEMISA students  in the Film and Broadcasting category.

The radio Students – Sweetness Molapo (3^rd), Sibusiso Banda( 1^st) submitted Public Service Announcements and Thabo Mlangeni(2^nd) submitted a  Nemisa Advert ;

Reginald Ralitabo and Mohau Kwebu (3^rd) submitted Jozi Maboneng, a 3 minute documentary that they both produced and directed.

Well done.

NEMISA in partnership with SABC Education has set aside a budget of R 1 500 000 to be offered as bursaries for excellent performing students that are interested in a career in electronic media. The bursaries are open for studies in Animation, Graphic Design, Television Production and Radio Production for a period of one year. In case of Animation and Graphic Design (which are 3 year programmes), further financial support would be considered until 3rd year studies based on continued excellent performance. Students outside Johannesburg can be considered for meals and accomodation costs. The management's decision is final, and no correspondence shall be entered into.

Watch AKANI on SABC2 on Thursdays at 11 o'clock in the morning for further information. Further information is also available on www.sabceducation.co.za or www.nemisa.co.za. You can also call Victoria on 0114840583 or contact info@nemisa.co.za

Applications are now open. The closing date is 30 October 2010. If you have what it takes to undertake studies in electronic media, do not hesitate to contact us now.

The qualifications we train against are:

    * SAQA ID 62069 - National Certificate: Radio Production – Level 5

    * SAQA ID 49127 - Further Education and Training Certificate: Design Foundation – Level 4

    * SAQA ID 61450 - Further Education and Training Certificate: Film and Television Production Operations – Level 4

    * SAQA ID 58394 - National Certificate: Film and Television Production – Level 5

    * SAQA ID 57611 - National Certificate: 2D Animation – Level 5

    * SAQA ID 57607 - National Certificate: 3D Animation and Visual Effects – Level 5

    * SAQA ID 48810 - Bachelor of Design – Level 6

NEMISA is a state-owned-enterprise (SOE) recognized by the Department of Education.