Description

With Actuality Media you can use your talent as a filmmaker to research, write, shoot and edit a short documentary video about a changemaker who will then use it to launch themselves on the international stage. Your compelling video can make the difference for future donations, grants, volunteers and world wide attention.

Each outreach will consist of multiple crews, each producing a documentary on a different local changemaker. An Actuality Media crew is made up of four positions: Producer, Director, Cinematographer and Editor. All crew members will have additional creative, technical and administrative duties in addition to their primary responsibility on the project. You will be able to indicate on your application which position(s) you are interested in.

Actuality Media will provide professional camera and sound equipment to each crew to use at any time during the outreach. Crew members are encouraged to use their creativity to make any additional lighting, grip, or art tools they need out of materials at Base Camp or around the city. Similarly, the possibilities for potential locations are endless; find your shot.

At Base Camp there will be Final Cut Pro editing suites for each crew. A Project Coordinator will work with each crew to achieve a complete post production workflow, finishing with completed sound, music, titles and graphics.

Highlights

* Going on an adventure like no other that will change the world.
* Meet fantastic people, see fantastic sights, benefit the world and your resume.

Qualifications

Actuality Media is interested in crew members who are excited to produce compelling documentaries for organizations working for a good cause. We are looking for people with a sense of adventure and a love of learning, people that are creative, intelligent and responsible.

Most of our crew members are currently students of film, media, or communications. However, anyone 18 years and older with an adventurous spirit may apply.

Intern Types

• Media (Radio, TV, & Film)

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

2650.00

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Excursions
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Medical insurance
• Registration fees
• Travel while in host country
• Written materials abroad

Program Fees Include:

This fee covers the cost of training in documentary filmmaking by a supervising Producer, all production and editorial equipment, a translator for project purposes, transport for project purposes, office and meeting facilities, lodging, two meals per day, excursions to local attractions, legal documentation for shooting overseas, daily screenings of relevant films and videos, travel insurance, and a local cell phone for each crew.

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Journalism
• Media Work

Typical Volunteer

A typical Actuality Media crew member is an enrolled or (relatively) recent graduate from film school. Age is not so much always something crew members have in common as determination, filmmaking skill (in their chosen position - Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer) and a sense of adventure.

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 3

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone/Video Interview

Typically The Application Process Time is

One Month

Post Services Include

• Job and Internship Network

Actuality Media's Mission Statement

We are a social purpose organization that aims to uncover the heroes among us. Leveraging media students as the storytellers, we produce short documentaries about changemakers around the world. The field of social entrepreneurship has been quietly growing over the past thirty years. Individuals and organizations across the globe, often isolated from support, are attacking chronic social problems in shockingly innovative ways. As they try, they may fail, but they experiment, get feedback, adapt, measure results, and improve. These changemakers are brilliant innovators. There is no stopping until they figure out how to making a lasting and sustainable impact; not just by treating the symptoms, but by pulling it out at the roots.

Year Founded

2010