Social Ventures Media

A media training & production 
enterprise, providing informal training 
in digital media technologies,
digital storytelling and
community arts/media projects 
to grass-roots communities.

SVM also engages digital media 
production and multi platform delivery
- in video, photography and audio.

SVM's mission is to meet the challenges of ordinary people participating in media production, publication and broadcasting in a time when information, education and entertainment converge through new technologies as never before.

Laszlo on location in Mungindi
 "Harriet's Daughter" Dir: Angela Stanley 2004
Metro Screen Indigenous Mentoring Scheme

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the labasa-wainunu community media project

Run by Laszlo Szabo  for SVM 

and Micheal O'Loughlin for Evolveris

Depart Sydney, Australia 29/11/08
Arrive Nadi, Fiji 29/11/08

Day 1 - Tuesday Dec 2

Arrival & Setup
Introductions - Workshop Brief & Get-To-Know
Forming a story circle as a community
Micro Story Circles
The Digital Video Camera - Basics of shooting video on MiniDV & Pocketcam 
Exercise - Studio Exercise

Day 2 - Wednesday Dec 3

Storyboarding & Planning - refining our stories/ scripting
Audio recording - digital audio recording - field recording, interviews & commentary
Digital Stills - telling stories with still images
Practise - shooting/recording short pieces - shoebox stories, postcards
Production Units assigned

Day 3 - Thursday Dec 4

The Brief
The shoot -  Making Digital Stories
Review & Screening - Feedback Session

Day 4 - Friday Dec 5

Pick Ups & Reshoot
Computer Based Media Production
Post Production Day - Editing and assembling stories

Day 5 - Saturday Dec 6

Final edting and output
Community Media Event/Showcase


Return Sydney Australia 9/12/08