Director Aaronaire On Set taking trainees through camera works. PHOTO/BRUNO MADOI
Renowned video directors Marvin Musoke, Aaronaire On Set, Edrine Paul, and Simon SPK started an initiative called Frame The Beat, a music video workshop to create an opportunity for the next generation of filmmakers.
This workshop ended on a high note on Friday at Cams and Grip Film Studios, Busabala with burgeoning film-makers and movie directors getting their money’s worth.
The five-day workshop that started on Monday had a turn-up of more than 50 people.
Several topics were tackled by the directors each day and Monday saw Marvin Musoke taking the class through the fundamentals of directing, explaining to them the importance of a music video, how to promote a song and how to elevate the brand of an artiste. He also took them through the concept types, the narratives that are story-based, performance and abstract concepts, among others.
The following days had directors Aaronaire On Set and Edwin Paul taking them through camera works and cinematography, tutoring them with the basics, including camera vocabulary, camera movement and the gear used to do the different movements.
Simon SPK on the other hand showed them the business side of music videos, the approach of the entire business of music videos in Uganda, self-positioning, steps taken to get the first client and how to navigate through it all including working for free sometime for the greater good.
Other elements that the next generation producers received included how to mount, rig up cameras and lights, set designing, how to shoot on the set which they did through the groups they were put in and given assignments to shoot both indoor and outdoor.
However, it was not all smooth for the students as they got some challenges including post-production which was all about colour grading, theory, language, temperature, circulation, tint, colour management and different colour spaces.
“Most people thought it was about pressing buttons but it was much more than that. That is where they faced most challenges. It was about science, math and calculations,” said Marvin Musoke, one of the tutors.
Edrine Paul said the other challenge students faced was about lighting in that they even had to bring in a special guest known as Emma Gashumba, a gaffer and well experienced director of photography who took them through all the lighting process and equipment.
Frame The Beat aims to offer hands-on training from industry professionals, elevate production quality with professional skills and techniques, build a network of creatives for future collaborations and making filmmaking accessible to young talent, including those from remote areas.
