Weekend Workshop: Animation

From July 21-22 2018, The Hub hosted Patrick Rorke and Linotšing Animation Studio for a weekend workshop on Animation, using claymation. In the morning of Day 1, participants did brainstorming on stories around the theme of youth unemployment, and voted on a winning storyboard. They then continued with character development and started creating the figures andContinue reading “Weekend Workshop: Animation”

Weekend Workshop: Comics

Our weekend workshop on comics from July 14-15, 2018 with Lisema Seemi Mapetla was lots of fun! He started with character development using the question ‘If you could have a super power or an object with super powers to make our community and country a better place, what would it be?’ Participants then split into groups to mindContinue reading “Weekend Workshop: Comics”

Big opportunity for The Hub’s volunteers

We’re looking forward to seeing the behind the scenes footage shot by The Hub’s volunteers, when they got to join Pheello Pj Makosholo, Carl Houston Mc Millan and Christian Denslow on a film set from July 9-10, 2018. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”. This quote, attributed to Roman philosopher Seneca, reminds us that we make our ownContinue reading “Big opportunity for The Hub’s volunteers”

New film making equipment

Huge thanks to everyone who helped The Hub’s film crew acquire our new sound equipment! It took generous donors through our crowd funding campaign, and several kind people to have the equipment delivered to us in Morija. We are thankful to everyone who has played a part in building this group of young film makers!

July Weekend Workshop: Film Making

From Saturday June 30 – Sunday July 1 2018, The Hub held another weekend workshop on film making with Pheello Pj Makosholo. He started on Saturday with a group discussion on our ability to tell unique stories, and the need for us to tell our own stories in different genres of film: ‘Your story is special becauseContinue reading “July Weekend Workshop: Film Making”