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The media and broadcasting industry consists of film, sound, radio, and television. 

CAREER PATHS

  • AACA Film and Acting School  

https://www.aaca.co.za/

  • Oakfields College   

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

  • Ta-Da Theatre Arts and Drama

http://www.tadatraining.co.za

Actor

An Actor is someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television or radio show.

Acting Audition
  • The Animation School

https://theanimationschool.co.za/contact/

  • SAE Creative Media Institute

https://www.sae.edu.za/contact-us/

  • Oakfields College       

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za/

Animator

An animator is an artist who creates moving images for movies, TV shows, video games, and other media.

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  • Artéma 

https://www.artema.co.za/

  • Opimi College

https://optimicollege.co.za/

  • COPA Academy 

https://www.copaacademy.net/

Arts / Culture Manager

An arts manager is a professional who oversees creative projects. They often supervise artists, animators, graphic designers, and illustrators.

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  • Skills Academy   

www.scillsacademy.co.za

  • SAE Creative Media Institute    

https://www.sae.edu.za/

  • AACA                

https://www.aaca.co.za/

  • The SA Film Academy       

https://www.safilmacademy.org/

Camera Operator (Film, Television or Video)

A camera operator is responsible for setting up and capturing the shot of a film, show, or other production.

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  • Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts   

https://sonwasakuba.co.za/

  • Dance Academy of South Africa 

https://www.dasa.co.za/

  • Oakfields College  

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

Choreographer

A Choreographer is a person who creates dance compositions and plans and arranges dance movements and patterns for dances.

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Composer

A composer is a person who writes music.

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  • AACA Film and Acting School

https://www.aaca.co.za/

  • Oakfields College  

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

  • Ta-Da Theatre Arts and Drama

http://www.tadatraining.co.za

Continuity Person

A continuity person is often referred to as a script supervisor. The continuity person is responsible for maintaining the continuity of the film during each scene, take, and throughout the entire film.

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  • Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts

https://sonwasakuba.co.za/

  • Dance Academy of South Africa   

https://www.dasa.co.za/

  • Oakfields College 

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

  • Sky Productions Arts Academy   

https://www.skyproductions.co.za/lessons

Dancer

A dancer is someone who dances as a profession.

Ballet Dancers
  • National Electronic Media Institute of SA

https://nemisa.co.za/training/

 

  • Skills Academy

www.scillsacademy.co.za

 

  • The SA Film Academy      

https://www.safilmacademy.org/

 

  • Oakfields College   

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

 

  • SAE Creative Media Institute      

https://www.sae.edu.za/

Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage)

Directors (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) interpret and approve selection of scripts, and direct and instruct cast and crew during filming, recording or performance of productions.

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  • The Photography Institute  

https://www.thephotographyinstitute.co.za

  • SAE Creative Media Institute 

https://www.sae.edu.za/

  • Digital Photography Courses 

https://digitalphotographycourses.co.za/

  • Oakfields College   

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

Director of Photography

Directors of photography are responsible for the photographic heart of a production.  They read the screenplay and work closely with the director to discuss the look and feel of a film. They then research how to create the look through lighting, framing and camera movement and what they will need in terms of kit and crew to achieve this.

Creative Director
  • DJ and Music Production Institute

https://djandmusicinstitute.com/pages/about-us

  • DJ4Life

https://dj4life.co.za/

  • COPA Academy

https://www.copaacademy.net/

  • RISE Academy

https://www.riseacademy.co.za/

Disc Jockey

A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience.

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  • Ladima Film Academy   

https://ladima.africa/ladima-film-academy/

  • Skills Academy  

www.scillsacademy.co.za

  • Oakfields College  

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

  • SAE Creative Media Institute  

https://www.sae.edu.za/

Film and Video Editor

A film editor is primarily responsible for the assembly of a film's raw footage into the final cut of a film.

Post Production Video Editing

Light Technician

Lighting technicians are members of the lighting crew who set up, rig, program, monitor, repair, and operate lighting equipment to enhance events and performances.   

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  • Face to Face Beauty and make-up Design School  

https://facetoface.co.za/

  • Oakfields College       

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za/

  • Make-up Artist Academy       

https://makeupartistsacademy.co.za/about/

  • Kohl Academy

https://www.kohlmakeup.co.za/pages/courses

  • Blush Academy          

https://www.blushacademy.co.za/

Make-up and Special Effects Artist

Special effects makeup, or SFX makeup, is the art of using prosthetics, makeup and other materials to create illusions that appear to be real on camera.

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  • Paul Music Academy

https://www.paulmusicacademy.com/

  • Sky Productions Arts Academy

https://www.skyproductions.co.za/lessons

  • Rise Academy   

https://www.riseacademy.co.za/

Musician (Instrumental)

A person who writes, sings, or plays music.

Recording Artists
  • Academy of Sound Engineering       

https://ase.co.za/

  • Revolution Media 

https://revolution.edu.za/

  • SAE Creative Media Institute   

https://www.sae.edu.za/

  • Oakfields College 

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

Sound Technician

Sound technicians use technical knowledge and expertise to produce and manipulate the sound for performances and recordings. As a sound technician, it's your responsibility to assemble, operate and maintain the technical equipment used to record, amplify, enhance, mix or reproduce sound.

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  • Face to Face Academy  

https://facetoface.co.za/the-academy/

  • The Institute of makeup Artistry 

https://www.theinstituteofmakeupartistry.co.za/

  • Oakfields College       

https://www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

  • SAE Creative Media Institute    

https://www.sae.edu.za/

Special Effects Technicians

Special effects is an unusual piece of action in a film, or an entertainment on a stage, created by using particular equipment.

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