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Sada tanisens gera kura da

(Our actions create us)

The South African School of Motion Picture Medium

and Live Performance

AFDA

ACADEMIC YEARBOOK

2014

Registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the

Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate no 2001/HE07/012.

DEGREE PROGRAMME TERM DATES

1st Term: 3 February - 28 March 2014

2nd Term: 28 April - 20 June 2014

3rd Term: 14 July - 5 September 2014

4th Term: 6 October - 28 November 2014

HIGHER CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME TERM DATES

1st Term: 17 March – 25 April 2014

2nd Term: 12 May – 20 June 2014

3rd Term: 28 July - 5 September 2014

4th Term: 13 October - 21 November 2014

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OUR GOAL: To develop a tertiary education institution that contributes to South African nation building and rewards all stakeholders by providing a stimulating and globally integrated learning experience that empowers students with creative professional skills, enabling graduates to grow innovative and sustainable entertainment and media communication economies.

OUR PROGRAMMES: AFDA offers the following accredited qualifications:

NAME CAMPUS SAQA ID NQF LEVEL

CREDITS STATUS

Higher Certificate in Film, Television and Entertainment Production

Johannesburg Cape Town

90741 5 132 Registered

Bachelor of Arts in Motion Picture Medium

Johannesburg Cape Town Durban

35934

7 360 Re-registered

Bachelor of Arts in Live Performance

Johannesburg Cape Town Durban

35936

7 360 Re-registered

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Motion Picture Medium

Johannesburg Cape Town

35935

8 120 Re-registered

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Live Performance

Johannesburg Cape Town

35937

8 120 Re-registered

MASTER OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION

Johannesburg Cape Town

71777 9 180 Registered

CONTACT DETAILS: Johannesburg Campus Cape Town Campus Durban Campus 41 Frost Avenue 18 Lower Scott Road 2a Highdale Road Auckland Park Observatory Glen Anil 2092 7925 4051 PO Box 277 PO Box 13528 PO Box 22049 Melville Mowbray Glenashley 2109 7705 4022 +27 11 482 8345 (Tel) +27 21 448 7600 (Tel) +27 31 569 2252 (Tel) +27 11 482 8347 (Fax) +27 21 448 7610 (Fax) +27 31 569 2317 (Fax) jhbcampus@afda.co.za cptcampus@afda.co.za dbncampus@afda.co.za

www.afda.co.za

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INDEX

1. Management structures

1.1 AFDA Education Board 1.2 Council 1.3 Senates 1.4 Academic Standards Council 1.5 Board of Industry Chairs 1.6 Master of Arts in Fine Arts In Motion Picture Production Advisory

Committee

2. Members of the Education Board

3. Members of AFDA Committees

3.1 Senior Management 3.2 Council 3.3 Senate (Johannesburg) 3.4 Senate (Cape Town) 3.5 Senate (Durban) 3.6 Academic Standards Council 3.7 Academic Research Committee 3.8 Board of Industry Chairs 3.9 Master of Arts in Fine Arts In Motion Picture Production Advisory Body

4. Full-time Academic Staff

4.1 Johannesburg Campus 4.2 Cape Town Campus 4.3 Durban Campus

5. Part-time Academic Staff

5.1 Johannesburg Campus 5.2 Cape Town Campus 5.3 Durban Campus

6. Support and Administrative Staff

6.1 Johannesburg Campus 6.2 Cape Town Campus 6.3 Durban Campus

7. Admission requirements and procedures

7.1 Admission Procedures 7.2 Admission: Undergraduate degrees 7.3 Admission: Postgraduate degrees 7.4 Recognized Prior Learning (RPL)

8. Language Policy

9. Mode of instruction

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10. Combination Rules of Programmes

10.1 BA in Motion Picture Medium 10.2 BA in Live Performance 10.3 BA Honours in Motion Picture Medium 10.4 BA Honours in Live Performance 10.5 Master of Arts in Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production

11. Description of Programmes

11.1 BA in Motion Picture Medium 11.2 BA in Live Performance 11.3 BA Honours in Motion Picture Medium 11.4 BA Honours in Live Performance 11.5 Master of Arts in Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production

12. Assessment and Promotion Rules

12.1 Assignments 12.2 Guidelines for reducing a credit deficit 12.3 Projects and Productions 12.4 Plagiarism and Harvard Referencing 12.5 Individual marks and group marks 12.6 Pass and Fail requirements 12.7 Absenteeism and Duly Performed 12.8 Pass requirements for year groups 12.9 Eligibility to degree status and privileges 12.10 Internal and external assessment

13. Accumulation of Credits

14. Finances

14.1 Fees and refunds 14.2 Withdrawal Procedure and Cancellation Policy 14.3 Financial Aid 14.4 Rebate Same Household 14.5 Fee Deduction on Merit

15. Student Life

15.1 Support Services

15.1.1 Lecturers 15.1.2 Student Academic Mentorship 15.1.3 Student Affairs 15.1.4 Communication channels 15.1.5 Resource Centre

15.2 Committee for Learning Value Add (CLVA) 15.3 Code of Conduct

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1. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES 1.1 AFDA EDUCATION BOARD The highest governance body is the AFDA Education Board which consists of the Chairperson and the CEO.

1.2 COUNCIL

The Council reports to the Education Board and consists of the above- mentioned members, the Chief Academic Administrator, one external academic representative and one external industry representative. The external members are co-opted on an advisory basis.

1.3 SENATES

Operational matters are dealt with by Senate. Each campus has its own Senate and comprises of the Campus Dean, who is the Chair, the Registrar, the Higher Certificate, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Heads of Schools, the Head of Production Course, the Operations Manager and a student representative. Senate is responsible for formulating and passing policies and procedures on all matters where the different departments intersect. If the three campuses are in agreement with these policies it is sent to Council for ratification. Once Council ratifies a policy it is gazetted for implementation. The three respective Senates meet monthly. The student representative on Senate is a member of the Student Committee (CLVA) and reports on the student’s experience of the school in the following areas: delivery of facilities and equipment, delivery of projects and production outcomes and student promotional requirements.

1.4 ACADEMIC STANDARDS COUNCIL

Academic matters are dealt with by the Academic Standards Council (ASC). It co-opts members from all three campuses, and meets once a quarter. ASC implements the curriculum as designed by the AFDA Education Board. It proposes policy for academic matters to Council. Ratified academic policies form part of the institution’s course guidelines or institutional policy document (IPD). The ASC also meets annually after the end of year festival, to analyse the Critics’ Panel and Audience Response results and identify curriculum trends. The ASC is comprised of the Chief Academic Administrator, who is the Chair, the Manager of the Academic Standards Council who is the Secretary, and the Campus Deans. The Academic Research Committee (ARC) is a subcommittee of the Academic Standards Council. The ARC has as its goal to stimulate research amongst academic staff members. This research finds its way into the appropriate course packs, whether Production Course or disciplines. 1.5 BOARD OF INDUSTRY CHAIRS

The Board of Industry Chairs was founded in May 2010. Since 2010 the Board of

Industry Chairs has, on an annual basis, provided guidance on industry trends in

their disciplines, programme content, up skilling of staff members, facility

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expansion and the acquisition of new equipment. Chairs also serve on the expert

judging panel at the annual AFDA Film Festival and participate in the AFDA

Student Film Awards annually.

1.6 MASTER OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Master of Arts in Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production Advisory Committee comments on both curriculum design and content of the Master of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production programme. The Committee consists of two external senior academics, two governmental agencies involved in the South African Film and Television Industry, and two seasoned filmmakers.

2. MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION BOARD

Bata Passchier, CEO and Co-Founder, Masters in Educational Technology Candidate (Wits) Garth Holmes, Chairman and Co-Founder, H.Dip ED JCE Wits, MA Drama UCT, Chairman for CARA, Executive Board Member for CILECT

3. MEMBERS OF AFDA COMMITTEES 3.1 SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Chairman Garth Holmes, H.Dip ED JCE (Wits), MA Drama (UCT) Chief Executive Officer Bata Passchier, Masters in Educational Technology candidate (Wits)

Campus Dean, Johannesburg: Malcolm Purkey, MA (SUNY)

(Acting) Campus Dean, Cape Town:

Garth Holmes, H.Dip ED JCE (Wits), MA Drama (UCT)

Campus Dean, Durban: Gianfranco Human, Master of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production (AFDA)

Chief Academic Administrator: Gerda Dullaart, PhD (Literary Theory) (Northwest University) M Phil (Higher Education Studies) UCT

Chief Marketing Administrator: Garth Holmes, H.Dip ED JCE (Wits), MA Drama (UCT)

Chief Finance Administrator: Rudolph Coetzer, B Com (PUK), FCMA (CIMA, LONDON)

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Manager of the Academic Standards Council: Anton Basson, MA (Wits)

Head of Postgraduate School, Johannesburg: Gina Bonmariage, BA Honours (Wits); MA in Applied Educational Leadership & Management, (University of London) Candidate Head of Postgraduate School, Cape Town: Steve Drake, MBA (London Business School)

3.2 COUNCIL

Garth Holmes, Chairman, H.Dip ED JCE (Wits), MA Drama (UCT) Bata Passchier, CEO, Masters in Educational Technology

Candidate (Wits)

Gerda Dullaart, PhD (Literary Theory) (Northwest University) M Phil (Higher Education Studies) UCT

External Advisors: Michael Charles Rice, D.Litt. et Phil., M.A. (RAU) Laurence Mitchell, Executive Director, Waterfront Studios.

3.3 SENATE (JHB)

Malcolm Purkey - Campus Dean Trevor Harper - Registrar Brent Quinn - Head of Film Production School Greg Homann - Head of Live Performance School Henriette de Villiers – Head of Television Production School Gina Bonmariage - Head of Postgraduate School Bronwynne Hanger – Head of Higher Certificate School Oliver Hauser - Operations Manager Student Representative (CLVA) Names available at Student Affairs office

3.4 SENATE (CPT)

Garth Holmes – Acting Campus Dean James Lizamore - Registrar Malcolm Kohll – Head of Film Production School Christopher John – Head of Live Performance School Megan Rusi – Head of Television Production School Steve Drake - Head of Postgraduate School Adeeb Kahn – Operations Manager Student Representative (CLVA) Names available at Student Affairs office

3.5 SENATE (DBN)

Gianfranco Human - Campus Dean Richard Green - Head of Film Production School

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Lloyd O’Connor - Head of Live Performance School Laszlo Bene – Head of Television production school Janet van Eeden – Production Course Administrator Student Representative (CLVA) Names available at Student Affairs office

3.6 ACADEMIC STANDARDS COUNCIL (ASC) (Across all 3 campuses)

Gerda Dullaart - CAA - Chair Anton Basson – ASC Manager Malcolm Purkey - Campus Dean (JHB) Garth Holmes – Acting Campus Dean (CPT) Gianfranco Human - Campus Dean (DBN)

ASC SUBCOMMITTEE

Bata Passchier - CEO Gerda Dullaart - CAA Anton Basson – ASC Manager

3.7 ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMMITTEE Anton Basson - (Chairman)

Bata Passchier - CEO Garth Holmes - AFDA Chairman

Gerda Dullaart - CAA

3.8 BOARD OF INDUSTRY CHAIRS - JOHANNESBURG Chairperson: Peter Carr, Executive Director – Velocity Africa

Producing: Jeremy Nathan, Owner of and Producer – DV8 Films Screenwriting: Julie Hall, Independent Scriptwriter Cinematography: Lance Gewer, Independent Cinematographer Film Directing: Alex Yazbek, Independent Scriptwriter and Director Production Design: Anita van Hemert – independent production design artist CMS: Nadia Kruger, Independent Costume, Make-up & Styling artist Editing: Catherine Meyburgh, Independent editor Sound: Jim Petrak - Sound Surfers VFX: Gerd Muller - Ministry of Illusion visual effects and multimedia SFX: Gerhard van der Heever, Special Effects Supervisor Animation: Angie Orlin, Producer – Clockwork Zoo Media Music: Geo Horn, Film Music Composer TV Technical/ Studio and Post: Eileen Sandrock, CEO – ZCE TV TV Writing: Rohan Dickson TV Production: Bobby Heaney Music Performance: Judith Sephuma Stage Acting: David Dennis Screen Acting: Linda Sokhulu

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3.9 INDUSTRY CHAIRS – CAPE TOWN Film Production: Chair of chairs: Peter Carr

Producing: Chris Roland Directing: Greg Grey Cine: Rod Stewart Editing: Richard Starkey Sound (on set): Jeff Hodd Sound (design): Stef Albertyn VFX : Adrian Berkhoff Writing; Phillip Roberts MMP: Jorge Arrigone CMS (costume): Diana Cilliers CMS (SFX Prosthetics / make-up): Nicolette Basson Post Design: Helena Bloc

Live Performance:

Music Performance: Brad Holmes Screen Acting: Revel Fox Stage Acting: Vacant

Television: Producing: Roberta Durrant Writing: Dermod Judge Studio Technical: Roberta Durrant Post Production: Ronelle Loots 3.10 MASTER OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION

ADVISORY BODY

Chair: Prof. Keyan Tomaselli, Senior Faculty Member of the Centre for Culture and Media Studies (UKZN)

Lefa Afrika, Head of Content, SABC 3 Aletta Alberts, General Manager: Content, Multichoice Minky Schlesinger, Screenwriter and Director Ramadan Suleman, Screenwriter and Director, Natives at Large

4. FULL-TIME ACADEMIC STAFF Campus Dean: Prof. Malcolm Purkey, MA (SUNY) Head of Film School: Brent Quinn, HDE (UCT) BA Honours

(UCT) Animation: Benjamin Graham, BA MPM AFDA Cinematography: Harmon Cusack, SASC

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CMS: Danette van Rensburg, BDRAM Honours (University of Stellenbosch)

Data & Image Enhancement: Mark Byskes Directing: Darryl Fuchs, BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

Rudi Steyn, BA MPM Honours (AFDA) Editing: Laura van der Merwe, NHD Film and

Video Technology (Pretoria Technikon) Katlego Makabanyane, BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

Media Music Production: Wikus du Toit, MTech (Drama) (TUT) Sound Design: Chris Piggins, BFA Cinema (Concordia

University Canada) Geo Hohn Ivan Kinghorn, BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

Producing: Keroshin Reddy, BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

Bev Clayton, MBA (Wits Business School)

Production Design: Bradley Goss, BA Honours Dramatic Arts (Wits)

Lien van der Linde, MFA (UNC) Screen Writing: Zunaid Mansoor, MFA, California

Cole Matthews, BA Honours MPM (AFDA)

Visual Effects: Desmond Allan, MA (WITS) Head of Television School: Henriette de Villiers, BA Honours

Communications (UJ) Television Production: Diane Alex Flack, Licentiate in Speech &

Drama Diploma, (Trinity College), BA Honours (Wits) Taleni Shimhopileni, BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

Television Technical: Luscious Dosi, BA MPM Honours (AFDA) Ryk Keyser

Television Post Production: Pauli van Dyk, BA (Honours) Drama (UP)

Head of Live Performance School: Greg Homann, MA (Royal Academy of

Art and Kings College, London) Kevin Narain, BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

Screen Acting: Justin Strydom, BA LP Honours (AFDA) Drikus Volschenk, BA Business Communication Honours Video and Film Production (North West University)

Stage Acting: Camilla Waldman, BA Drama (UCT) Music Performance: Coenraad Rall, BA Communications &

Theatre Arts (UFS) Candidate Heidi Edeling

Head of Higher Certificate Course: Bronwynne Hanger, BA (FA) (UNISA)

Reinhard Delport, BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

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Production Course:

Head: Pat van Heerden, MPHIL (NYU) Production Course Administrator: Francois Smit, MA (USalzburg) PCA Assistant: Shmerah Passchier, MA (WITS)

4.2 Cape Town Campus

Camps Dean (Acting): Garth Holmes, H.Dip ED JCE (Wits), MA Drama (UCT) Head of Film School: Malcolm Kohll, B. Journalism (Rhodes)

University South Africa, Middlesex University Post Graduate Diploma in Film & Television in Education (MA)

Animation: Daniel McArthur, BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

Cinematography: Sean Leslie CMS: Michael Ivy, Nat Diploma in Fashion

Design and Technology, BA MPM Honours (AFDA) – MFA (AFDA) Stephanie Esterhuizen BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

Directing: Kevin Yates, B. A. Honours - Wits Editing: Wicus Labuschagne, BA (Cum Laude)

Honours Motion Picture Media. (AFDA) 2nd year Master of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production Donald Leitch, BA MPM Honours (AFDA), BA Eng Lit & Film Studies (UCT)

Media Music Production: Doug Armstrong, B Mus Jazz (UCT) Sound Design: Doug Armstrong, B Mus Jazz (UCT) Werner Kuhn, Honours Motion Picture medium (AFDA) Nic Matthews Producing: Mauritz Grundlingh, BA MPM Honours

(AFDA) Leslie Lendis, BA Honours Motion Picture Medium (AFDA)

Production Design: Dave Barkham Screen Writing: Dante Greeff BA MPM Honours (AFDA) Tristram Atkins, Honours Motion Picture

Medium (AFDA) Philip Roberts, BA (UCT) Visual Effects: Wicus Labuschagne, BA (Cum Laude)

Honours Motion Picture Medium (AFDA) 2nd year MFA in Motion Picture Production

Jeffrey Rusch, BA MPM Honours (AFDA)

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Head of Live Performance School: Dr. Christopher John, doctoral degree from the (UKZN), MA English (UKZN)

Screen Acting: Caroline Duck MA Drama (University of Natal)

Music Performance: Michael Thorn, LTCL performer’s licentiate in piano, BMus Jazz Performance, MMUS Ethnomusicology.

Head Television School: Megan Rusi - Cape Peninsula University

of Technology - National Diploma in Journalism

Television Production: Megan Rusi - Cape Peninsula University of Technology - National Diploma in Journalism Anica Grobbelaar, BA Honours Motion Picture Medium (AFDA)

Postgrad Research Adminsitrator: Lubomira Palikarska, Ph.D

4.3 Durban Campus Campus Dean: Gianfranco Human, MFA (AFDA) Head of Film School: Richard Green Graduate of the

London International Film School Directing & Producing: Richard Green Graduate of the

London International Film School Production Course & Screenwriting 2nd year: Janet van Eeden Masters (Cum

Laude) in English, UKZN. Cinematography, Image Enhancement & Data Management & Screenwriting 1st year: Damian Tomaselli BSS (Hons)

UKZN CMS / PD: Ashleigh Hart BA Motion Picture

(Hons) AFDA Editing, VFX & Sound Design: Stuart Strydom Bachelor of

Technology in Video Technology (DUT)

Head of Television Production School: Laszlo Bene UCLA – Las Angeles

College Film and Television Head of Live Performance School: Lloyd O’Connor MA Drama

Performance Studies UKZN Screen Acting: Amy Barns BA Live Performance

(Hons) AFDA

5. PART-TIME ACADEMIC STAFF 5.1 Johannesburg Campus

Honours MP

Tony Bensusan Sound recording

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Tracey Williams Refinery, Edit Workflow/new technologies David Max-Brown Producing Documentaries Jim Petrak Music composition and scoring Bridget Pickering Producing Fireworx Media Rob Wilson Cine, lighting, focus pulling, HD Russell Underhill Director, Camera movement/ commercials Laszlo Bene BA Television and Film Production Los

Angeles Valley College Matt Nel (alias White) BA (BK), Univ. Of Pretoria; Post-graduate

Diploma, AAA School of Advertising Marguerite Albrecht KYKNET Nadia Kruger Production design, Speech & Drama

(UNatal) Dan Jawitz Fireworx Media Producing Dimitri Martinis CEO of MCM Digital Media; New

technologies/ convergence Francesco Biagini Editing Charmaine Lautre Post Prod Supervision, Videovision Thandi Brewer BA (UNISA); Scriptwriting Sonja Narunsky-Laden PhD, Tel Aviv, University Israel; Senior

lecturer, Dept. Of Communications, (UJ) Anton Alberts Entertainment Law Helen Kuun Distribution Jani Nals Arcada, Finland Writing documentaries Jenni Underhill BA Honours (UNISA) ; Academic writing Jihan El-Tahri Documentary filmmaker Julie Hall Scriptwriter/editor; Member of SASWA Schalk Schoombie Actor Rian van der Walt Editor/filmmaker Cedric Sundstrom Producer/Director – Moviworld Akiedah Mahomed Writer/Director

Honours LP

Andre Odendaal Acting for camera/theatre to film Akin Omotoso Actor/Director; directing actors Sonja Narunsky-Laden Univ of Johannesburg Communication Anton Alberts Entertainment Law Jenni Underhill Academic writing Louise Richard Performance Master Class

MASTER OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION

Terence Fenn Univ. of Johannesburg - New Media Dept. Leon van Nierop Jurgen Meekel Wits Writing with VFX in mind/New Media Margaret Goldsmid Screenwriter & Producer Phyllis Dannhhauser MA Wits; Lecturer: Department of Journalism,

Film and Television School of Communication University of Johannesburg

Pieter Duvenage BA (Stell) BLC (Law) BA (Honours) MA (Pret) DPhil (UPE).

Thandi Brewer BA (UNISA); Scriptwriting

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Sonja Narunsky-Laden PhD, Tel Aviv, University Israel Helen Kuun Distribution Jani Nals Arcada, Finland Writing documentaries Jenni Underhill PhD, Academic writing Julie Hall Scriptwriter/editor, expert on SEDIBA Spark

Programme; member Writers Guild SA Lauren Basson MA, Doctoral Candidate (UJ) – academic writing Prof Willie Burger MA, M (Psych), D.Litt

5.2 Cape-Town Campus

Bruce Young BA Drama Honours – Scriptwriter / Actor Henrietta Rose-Innes Author / Scriptwriter Revel Fox Director Ian Gabriel Director/Executive Producer – Giant Films Anton Visser Director – Velocity Films Regardt van den Berg Director Greg Gray Director – Velocity Films Chris Roland Producer – Zen HQ Films Roberta Durrant Producer – Penguin Films Carmon Amos Executive Producer Service Division – Velocity

Films Emma Lundy Producer – Giant Films Derick Venter MA Royal Holloway, (University of London) –

Producer Flokkie Gordon Head of Production - FilmAfrika Rod Stewart Cinematographer Grant Appleton Cinematographer Paul Gilpin Cinematographer Adrian Bergoff Head of 3D – Condor Helena Blok Production Designer Liani van Straaten MA (UStellenbosch) - Editor Ricky Boyd Editor Deliverance Films Julie Maunder Executive Creative Director DDB Rachel Wood Acting Ray Goodwin Casting Director Andy Davis Casting Director Mary-Anne de Villiers Film & Television Production Thabang Mdeya Acting Donavon Bush Cinematographer Stefanis Nell Cinematographer Sean Rau Lee Geldebloem Acting Page Holmes Music Lanna Crowster Acting Nina Holmes Acting Ghaalieb Gamiet Television Vicky Bawcoumbe Scriptwriting Richard Stevens Television Mary Anne de Villiers Television Production

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5.3 Durban Campus

Carmen Langston Television Production Ailsa Kaminski Television Production Fallonee Pillay Television Production Sibone Logoba Television Production

Donna Steel Stage Acting

Jonathan Yenkendes Musical Performance Donna da Costa Integrated Voice and Movement Johan van Staden Media Music Production/ Animation/ Sound

Design

6. SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 6.1 Johannesburg Campus

Registrar: Trevor Harper Deputy Registrar: Academic Administration: Sam Kennedy (Acting) Student Affairs Officer: Megan Douglas PA to the Registrar & HOS: LP Dithapelo Segodi Executive PA to CEO: Janneke Geldenhuys Marketing Officers: Kim Holmes

Pamela Sehunoe Emmanuel Papadopoulos Tumelo Mmatladi

Post Graduate Administrator and Learning Coordinator and Assistant to the Campus Dean: Beverley Kluckow Finance: Michelle Beukes Assistant to the Chief Finance Administrator: Aubrey Modise Maintenance: Oliver Hauser IT: Peter Gondwe Librarians: Janine Grist Library Assistant: Weliswa Mkhonta Receptionist: Terri Mudzviti 6.2 Cape Town Campus

Registrar: James Lizamore Executive PA to Chairman: Mandy Day Learning Coordinator: Sharon Morrison Student Affairs Officer: Lanna Lamberts Student Records: Priscilla Johnson Postgrad Assistant: Duan Myburgh PA to CAA: Ayesha Lodewyk PA to Head of Film School: Xavier Coetzee Marketing: Bonita Brink

Graphic Designer: Larisa Liepins Finances: Farieda Cozyn Operations Officer: Adeeb Kahn IT: Adeeb Kahn

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Stores Officer: Jonathan Myburgh

Security: Sydney Siyabulela

Part-time Librarian: Andiswa Ntabeni Library Assistant: Aneesha Abels Receptionist: Gaynor Mintoor

6.3 Durban Campus

Marketing: Milena Gevers Student Affairs: Jessica Singh

7. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES 7.1 Admission Procedures In accordance with the Minimum Admission Requirements for a Bachelor Degree Programme as gazetted in Government Notice No 751 on 11 July 2008, Department of Education, Higher Education Act 1997 (Act 101 of 1997), AFDA’s admission requirements for entry to the degree course is the National Senior Certificate (NSC) with exemption to study a Bachelor degree. The regulations describe these as a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching being English), coupled with an achievement rating of 4 (Adequate Achievement 50-59%) or better in four subjects chosen from the recognised 20-credit NSC subjects, known as the designated subject list:

Accounting

Agricultural Sciences

Business Studies

Dramatic Arts

Economics

Engineering Graphics and Design

Geography

History

Consumer Studies

Information Technology

Languages

Life Sciences

Mathematics

Mathematical Literacy

Music

Physical Sciences

Religion Studies

Visual Arts

AFDA will also admit for degree studies persons who have been issued with certificates of conditional or complete exemption by Higher Education South Africa (HESA) in accordance with Government Notice No 1317 of 5 December 2008, Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 in cases of immigrants or of mature age. AFDA has developed an Entrance Exam to facilitate alternative access routes in view of the Higher Education and Training Green Paper of January 2012 and the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training, issued by Minister Blade Nzimande, November 2013. The Entrance Exam policy is implemented by the

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Office of the Registrar, so applicants must enquire through the Student Affairs Officer. 7.1.1 Right of Admission Admission of a person as a student or a candidate for any degree into any year of study or any constituent part of any degree shall be at the discretion of the Council. 7.1.2 Documentation All students who apply at AFDA for the first time must submit the documentation as indicated. All documents must be certified true copies of the original by either a commissioner of oaths or in the case of Johannesburg and Cape Town, the Registrar.

7.1.2.1 South African Students

Completed application form obtainable from the AFDA website or the AFDA Prospectus.

Certified copy of National Senior Certificate or equivalent (Current Grade 12 Learners are to submit their final results of Grade 11)

Certified copy of certificate of degree obtained (If applying for Postgraduate Studies)

Certified copy of academic transcript (If applying for Postgraduate Studies)

Two letters of reference

Two Passport/ID Photographs

Certified copy of ID Document

Motivation letter: One-page document on three films (When applying for BA MP)

One-page document on three performances (When applying for BA LP)

7.1.2.2 Foreign (International) Students

All the relevant documentation mentioned above must be submitted, as well as a study visa.

Students who apply for undergraduate studies must also submit a verification document from the South African Matriculation Board stating the status of their qualification. This document can be obtained by visiting www.he-enrol.ac.za, clicking on Matriculation Board and following the relevant links. A document outlining every country’s status is also available by following the link “Foreign Qualifications”. Students who apply for postgraduate studies must also submit verification from SAQA stating the status of their qualification. This document can be obtained by visiting www.saqa.org.za and following the relevant links.

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7.1.3 Registration

If provisionally accepted, the student will receive an Enrolment and Tuition form. This needs to be completed and submitted personally or by mail along with the

non-refundable registration fee and any outstanding documentation. This may be done at any time of the year, but not after the enrolment window has closed. Once AFDA has received proof of the registration payment as well as the form, position in the class will be confirmed. AFDA has a limited intake of students into the first year class of the Bachelor of Arts Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance Degrees. If the registration fee is not paid, AFDA automatically assumes that the prospective student has chosen not to enrol for the next year. We strongly recommend that students who are applying for loans or visas ensure processing of these documents well in advance of the enrolment window. 7.1.4 Enrolment The student will be required to come to their chosen campus during the enrolment window. The academic fees (according to the chosen payment plan) are due. Failure to pay during this period may result in the loss of the reservation on the class list. Refer to Section 14 for more information on Finances and Fees. Please note that candidates on the waiting list will be considered at the end of the enrolment window period. Any outstanding documentation and certified copies must be submitted during this period. Please note that due to the implementation of 'Act no. 34 of 2005: National Credit Act' all clients applying to pay their fees via an AFDA Payment Plan will have to undergo credit verification in accordance with the NCA. This process is prescribed by the act to determine affordability of the payment plan selected. All payment plans excluding Plan A Upfront will be subject to the above verification. This process will take place during the enrolment window.

7.2 Admission: Undergraduate Degrees

Students who have passed Grade 12 must satisfy the minimum requirements to register for a Bachelor’s Degree stipulated by DHET in the Government Gazette of July 2005 and of 5 December 2008. Their statements and certificates must therefore clearly state that they have satisfied the minimum requirements to study a bachelor’s degree.

Prospective students who matriculated before 2008 must present AFDA with a certificate that stated that they have passed with endorsement/exemption or an equivalent qualification. Please refer to 7.1.2 for the correct documentation.

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A student who does not comply with these requirements can be assessed for suitability for alternative access to degree studies at AFDA by means of the AFDA Entrance Exam.

7.3 Admission: Postgraduate Degrees

7.3.1 Honours Programmes Students who studied at AFDA and have completed either the BA MPM or BA LP programme can apply to enter the Honours programmes, provided they have passed with an average of 65% or higher.

For admission of students from other institutions please refer to information supplied in 7.4.

7.3.2 MASTER OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION

Students who have completed either the BA MPM (Honours) or BA LP (Honours) degrees may apply for acceptance into the Masters programme.

For admission of students from other institutions please refer to information supplied in 7.3.4.

7.3.3 Recognized Prior Learning (RPL)

AFDA provides bridging options for RPL students who wish to enter the programme: Procedure for Applicants of RPL Applicants wishing to go into 2nd year have to clearly indicate the major and two sub-majors they intend to study. AFDA will process the application and notify all applicants whether their subject selections have been approved. • Two passport size photographs. • Certified copy of transcript of highest academic qualification. • Letter of recommendation from previous tertiary institution. • Typed motivation • Any given year/s of study in a cognitively related field at a tertiary institution is acknowledged on the same level, provided that the learner demonstrates the core competencies, at both an intellectual and technical level, required by the AFDA curriculum. • Five years of related industry experience will be taken into account in the placement of the learner in the undergraduate programme, at the level which they worked within their field, submit a portfolio that demonstrates the required intellectual and craft skills for the AFDA curriculum. Such RPL applications are referred from the Marketing Department to the Registrar, who will access the relevant discipline head to arrange an

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interview with the applicant and/or ask for a show reel to display the relevant skills levels. Such a show reel or other proof of competence will be assessed according to the relevant criteria of the previous level. A bridging plan to integrate the RPL student into the AFDA programme and provide catch-up opportunities where necessary is then drawn up by the lecturer, signed off by the Registrar and Campus Dean. Throughout the term, the learning coordinator tracks whether the student is complying to the bridging plan and coping with it. RPL students are expected to attend academic development. At the end of first and second term, the RPL student performance is reviewed in a staff meeting convened by the learning co-ordinator and if needed, intervention is recommended. Discipline-specific RPL requirements are available upon application.

7.3.4 Honours Programme RPL

Students from other institutions who have undergraduate degrees in the following fields: marketing, law, commerce, architecture, related visual or fine arts degrees, and degrees in the humanities that inform creative writing; or

Five years of related experience in the industry in a key conceptual capacity if a prospective student does not have a degree.

7.3.5 MASTER OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION RPL

Students from other institutions who have Honours degrees in the following fields: marketing, law, commerce, architecture, related visual or fine arts degrees, and degrees in the humanities that inform creative writing; or

Eight to ten years of related experience in the industry in a key conceptual capacity if the student does not have a degree.

8. LANGUAGE POLICY All instructions, as well as all curriculum material in AFDA will be in English. It is expected that all students who enrol in AFDA are proficient enough in English to be able to achieve the expected outcomes of a higher education qualification. AFDA allows the use of any language in the production of a film provided that all films are subtitled by using English that is correctly translated.

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9. MODE OF INSTRUCTION The Higher Certificate, Bachelor and Honours programmes are offered as full-time contact programmes and students need to attend the required number of lectures and workshops. The programmes are offered through lectures and workshops in all relevant subjects and disciplines. The Master of Arts in Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production is offered as a two year, part-time programme only. The Production Course in the undergraduate programme is offered through a series of lectures and tutorials. Individual research and self-study form an integrated part of the assessment of lectured information. The Disciplines are taught by a series of workshops, one per week, running throughout the year. These workshops can be theoretical or practical and are designed to offer the wide range of knowledge and skills needed in each discipline.

10. COMBINATION RULES OF PROGRAMMES

Statement of offering: AFDA reserves the right not to offer an elective discipline or a degree should there not be enough numbers to sustain the year group of that discipline or degree. 10.1 BA in Motion Picture Medium (BA MPM)

First Year:

Production Course

All Production Course subjects are compulsory for all first year students.

Subject Name Subject Code Narrative 1 Nar1 Performance 1 Per1 Aesthetics 1 Aes1 Medium 1 Med1 Control 1 Con1

Elective Disciplines (School of Film)

An MPM student may spend one or two semesters studying in the School of Film. A student must choose 2 disciplines from the same department for each term spent in the School of Film. A student who studies in the School of Film for a single semester will take 4 disciplines over the course of that semester. A student who studies in the School of Film for a full year (two semesters) will take 8 disciplines over the course of the year.

All first year disciplines in the School of Film are term-based.

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Elective disciplines:

Department Subject Names Film Production Department

Film Directing or Animation Directing Screenwriting (compulsory sub-major for Directors) Film Producing

Screen Design Department

Production Design Costume, Make up and Styling

Image Production Department

Cinematography Image Enhancement and Data Management

Film Postproduction Department

Visual Effects Editing Sound Design Media Music Production

Elective Disciplines (School of Television Production)

An MPM student may study in the School of Television Production for one semester of the year. An MP student must study in the School of Film or School of Live Performance for the other semester.

In the semester that a student studies in the School of Television Production, they must take all four of the TV subjects listed below, two subjects each term.

All first year disciplines in the School of Television Production are term-based.

School

Subject Names

Television Production

TV Production TV Writing TV Technical TV Postproduction

Note that Television Production will only be offered on the Durban campus in the second semester.

Second Year:

Production Course

All Production Course subjects are compulsory for all second year students.

Subject Name Subject Code Narrative 2 Nar2

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Performance 2 Per2 Aesthetics 2 Aes2 Medium 2 Med2 Control 2 Con2

Elective Disciplines

Film Production Department:

Directing: Live and Animation Screenwriting (compulsory sub-major) Producing Animation

Screen Design Department:

Production Design Costume, Make up and Styling Production Photography (sub-major)

Image Production Department: Cinematography Data management & Image Enhancement

Film Postproduction Department:

Visual Effects Editing Sound Design Media Music Production

School of Television Production:

TV Production TV Scriptwriting TV Technical TV Post Production

Third Year:

Production Course

All Production Course subjects are compulsory for all third year students.

Subject Name Subject Code

Narrative 3 Nar3 Performance 3 Per3 Aesthetics 3 Aes3 Medium 3 Med3 Control 3 Con3

Elective Disciplines

Code Name

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Ani3 Animation 3 (Screenwriting 3 is compulsory) CMS3 Costume, Make-up and Styling 3 Cin3 Cinematography 3 ImE3 Image Enhancement 3 DM3 Data Management Dir3 Directing 3 (Screenwriting 3 is compulsory) Edi3 Editing 3 Mus3 Media Music Production 3 Pro3 Producing 3 PrD3 Production Design 3 Wri3 Screenwriting 3 (This is only offered in combination with

Animation 3 or Directing 3) Snd3 Sound Design 3 TVP3 Television Production 3 Vfx3 Visual Effects 3

10.2 BA in Live Performance (BA LP)

Elective Disciplines (School of Live Performance)

An LP student may study in the School of Live Performance for one semester of the year. An LP student must study in the School of Film or School of Television Production for the other semester.

In the semester that a student studies in the School of Live Performance, they must take two of the three LP subjects listed below. They must also take a compulsory module in Integrated Voice & Movement.

All first year disciplines in the School of Live Performance are semester-based.

Department

Subject Names

School of Live Performance

Screen Acting Stage Performance Music Performance Integrated Voice & Movement (compulsory module)

First Year:

Production Course (All subjects are compulsory):

Code Name

Nar1 Narrative 1 Per1 Performance 1 Aes1 Aesthetics 1 Med1 Medium 1 Con1 Control 1

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Elective Disciplines (A combination of two of the three disciplines is compulsory in first year, Voice and Movement is a compulsory module without a production outcome throughout all three years.)

All Disciplines are semester subjects. Students in the School of Live Performance will complete one semester of study in the School of Live Performance and one semester in the School of Film or the School of Television Production.

Code Name

Act1 Screen Acting 1 Stg1 Stage Acting 1 MuP1 Music Performance 1

Second Year:

Production Course (All subjects are compulsory):

Code Name

Nar2 Narrative 2 Per2 Performance 2 Aes2 Aesthetics 2 Med2 Medium 2 Con2 Control 2

Elective Disciplines (A combination of two of the three disciplines is compulsory in second year. Selection of disciplines will be informed by marks achieved during the first year. Voice and Movement is a compulsory module throughout all three years.)

Code Name

Act 2 Screen Acting 2 Stg 2 Stage Acting 2 MuP 2 Music Performance 2

Third Year:

Production Course (All subjects are compulsory):

Code Name

Nar3 Narrative 3 Per3 Performance 3 Aes3 Aesthetics 3 Med3 Medium 3 Con3 Control 3 Elective Disciplines (A selection of one discipline is compulsory in third year. Selection of disciplines will be informed by marks achieved during the second year. Voice and Movement is a compulsory module throughout all three years.)

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Act3 Screen Acting 3 Stg3 Stage Acting 3 MuP3 Music Performance 3

10.3 BA Honours in Motion Picture Medium (BA MPM (Honours))

Production Course

Nar4 Narrative 4 Per4 Performance 4 Aes4 Aesthetics 4 Med4 Medium 4 Con4 Control 4

Discipline Master Classes

10.4 BA Honours in Live Performance (BA LP (Honours))

Production Course Nar4 Narrative 4 Per4 Performance 4 Aes4 Aesthetics 4 Med4 Medium 4 Con4 Control 4

Discipline Master Classes

10.5 MASTER OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION Part-time two year degree Retreats Production Course and Master Classes

11. DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMMES

11.1 BA in Motion Picture Medium 11.1.1 Production Course Modules

Production Course draws from the humanities, arts, and commerce to form a cohesive picture of entertainment production. Production Course consists of five components: Narrative, Performance, Medium, Aesthetics, and Control. These components form the foundation of any successful entertainment production. They can be described as follows:

Narrative Topics that inform the event narrative of entertainment products.

Performance Topics that inform the character narrative of

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entertainment products by analysing human behaviour.

Medium Topics that inform translation styles into various entertainment products.

Aesthetics Topics that inform the visual and aural design of entertainment products.

Control Topics that inform the management, production, promotion, exhibition, and trade of entertainment products.

First Year Production Course Narrative 1 introduces students to the basic concepts of narrative studies, and deals with topics such as narrative structure and character development.

Performance 1 provides an introduction to psychoanalysis and filmmaking. It then focuses on a range of theorists who explore human character, emotions, and motivation.

Medium 1 focuses on the use of audio-visual media in film, television and animation production, as well as in stage and musical performance productions. It also provides an introduction to visual semiotics.

Aesthetics 1 introduces students to the basic concepts of mise-en-scene and visual design with topics such as lighting, colour, music and sub-cultural style as it pertains to film, television, animation, stage and musical performance. Control 1 looks at the entertainment industry with topics such as the pitching and management of a film, or a television, stage or musical production, an introduction to market research, and government’s relationship with the entertainment industry. Second Year Production Course

Narrative 2 offers students a deeper understanding of narrative concepts through topics such as alternative and non-linear narrative structure, character development and the enneagram, and advanced concepts in psychoanalysis.

Performance 2 analyses various theoretical approaches to acting and character development, and uses sociology to further explore human character, emotions, and motivation.

Medium 2 further explores the audio-visual media conventions of film, television, animation, stage and musical performance. Medium 2 builds on the first year introduction to semiotics through media studies and the analyses of media texts. Aesthetics 2 provides an intermediate understanding of visual design in topics such as visual amplification, the illusion of three dimensional space, and perspective. Visual style is examined through case studies of film movements, television productions, and stage and musical events.

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Control 2 further investigates topics such as strategies for film release, market research, and promotional strategies for film, television stage and music. It introduces concepts around product placement and advertising, and explores management concepts like project and resource management.

Third Year Production Course

Narrative 3 locates narrative concepts in the context of international cinemas, including Hollywood cinema, independent cinema, Italian realism and neo-realism, and experimental film as well as non-realistic, presentational theatre work such as the Theatre of the Absurd, Classical Greek Theatre, Commedia dell’ arte, Surrealist work, Jacobean Theatre, Yoruba Theatre, Image Theatre and DADA work. This enables students to apply advanced narrative concepts in their own creative projects. Performance 3 consolidates student’s understanding of psychoanalytic theory with the intent of informing characterisation. Drama studies topics such as reading performances, performances styles for theatre and presenting for television are also covered. This enables students to apply advanced characterisation in their own creative projects. Medium 3 elaborates on media studies - students learn about media texts and critical thinking, and audience theory (effects theory, uses and gratifications, and reception theory). Media such as television, theatre productions and music videos are also analysed in depth. This enables students to explore advanced translation styles in their own creative projects. Aesthetics 3 considers advanced topics in visual design in the fields of film, animation, television, stage and musical concerts. It includes in-depth case studies of the work of acclaimed entertainment practitioners. This enables students to apply novel to their own creative projects. Control 3 deals with advanced concepts in finance, entertainment law, event management, and marketing. It concludes with a module on entrepreneurial skills which aims to equip students with the skills they need to find and create work opportunities in the fields of film, television, theatre and musical performance productions. First Year Electives Animation 1 The principles of animation, basic techniques of 2D, 3D, and CGI animation. Character preparation and planning and introduction to stop motion animation. The theoretical inputs in Animation result in a1.5 minute animation production. Take note of the following when registering for Animation: To pass Animation 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Animation assignments in the semester. Students registering for Animation must register for Screenwriting 1 at the same time. To enter Animation 2 a student must pass Screenwriting 1 and Animation 1. Costume, Make-up and Styling 1 [JHB and DBN Only] Introduction to costume design, pattern technology, garment construction technology, styling, and make-up design. The theoretical inputs in Costume, Make-Up and Styling result in the dressing and styling of actors in a1.5 minute film

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production. All students are required to purchase a basic kit. Take note of the following when registering for Costume, Make-up, and Styling: To pass Costume, Make-up, and Styling 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Costume, Make-up, and Styling assignments in the semester.

Cinematography 1 An introduction to shooting, composition, and lighting, dealing with the following specific topics: camera technology, image exposure, continuity, and lenses. The theoretical inputs in Cinematography result in the shooting of a 1.5 minute production. Take note of the following when registering for Cinematography: To pass Cinematography 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Cinematography assignments in the semester.

CSP (Costume + Styling + Photography) [CPT] Introduction to costume illustration, technical drawing, pattern design, clothing construction, styling, film styling, & photography. The theoretical inputs in Costume, Styling & Photography result in the dressing and styling of actors in a1.5 minute film or a TV production & the styling and shooting of a photographic narrative for two photographic exhibitions. Take note of the following when registering for CSP: All students are required to purchase a basic art kit for the chosen subjects. Take note of the following when registering for Costume, Styling & Photography. To pass Costume, Styling & Photography 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Costume, Styling & Photography assignments in the semester.

Data & Image Enhancement 1 Data Management deals with the process of encoding and transferring data, to facilitate the requirements of post-production and to optimise the compatibility of footage for the intended display platform for the final production. Image Enhancement deals with the process of colour grading in a post-production environment for purposes of enhancing the directors visual appeal of the final production as well as ensuring accurate colour balance and colour continuity. Film Directing 1 Introduction to directing for actors, rehearsals, and improvisation. Theory of film language and storytelling. The theoretical inputs in Directing result in the direction of a 1.5 minute film production. Take note of the following when registering for Directing. To pass Directing 1 students must achieve a minimum of a 50% average across all Directing assignments in the semester. Students registering for Directing must register for Screenwriting 1 in the same term. To enter Directing 2 a student must pass Screenwriting 1, Directing 1 and one other discipline.

Film Editing 1 Understanding how picture and sound are combined in the edit to tell a story, and learning how this may be achieved using editing software. The theoretical inputs in Editing result in the cutting of a1.5 minute film production. Take note of the following when registering for Editing: To pass Editing 1 students must achieve a minimum of a 50% average across all Editing assignments in the semester. Note that Editing clashes with the following subjects on the 2nd year timetable: Producing and Stage Acting.

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Media Music Production 1 Music theory, composing for film, musicology and basic computer music production. The theoretical inputs in Media Music Production result in the scoring of 1.5 minute production for film or TV. Take note of the following when registering for Media Music Production: To pass Media Music Production 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Media Music Production assignments in the semester. MSP (Make-up, Styling and Photography) [CPT] Introduction to Make-up Illustration, Make-up, Facial Charts, Beauty Make-up, Film Make-up, Hair Styling, Special Effects Make-up (introduction), Styling, Film Styling & Photography. The theoretical inputs in Make-Up, Styling & Photography result in the styling design of character make-up and the styling of actors in a 1.5 min film production or TV productions, as well as the styling and shooting of a photographic narrative for a photographic exhibition. Take note of the following when registering for MSP: All students are required to purchase a basic art kit for the chosen subjects. Take note of the following when registering for Make-up, Styling & Photography. To pass Make-up, Styling & Photography, students must achieve a of a 50% average across all Make-up, Styling & Photography assignments in the semester.

Film Producing 1 An introduction to budgeting, scheduling, production management, Labour law, promotion and exhibition, film and television distribution. The theoretical inputs in Producing result in a1.5 minute film production. Take note of the following when registering for Producing: To pass Producing 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Producing assignments in the semester.

Production Design 1 Function of the art department, how to analyse a script, understanding colour and texture, researching locations. The theoretical inputs in Production Design result in the construction of sets or dressing of a location for a 1.5 minute film production. Take note of the following when registering for Production Design: To pass Production Design 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Production Design assignments in the semester.

Screenwriting 1 Developing characters, basics of narrative structure and format pitching. The theoretical inputs in Screenwriting result in the origination of two 1.5 minute scripts for productions. Take note of the following when registering for Screenwriting: To pass Screenwriting 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Screenwriting assignments in the semester. Students registering for Directing or Animation must register for Screenwriting 1 at the same time. To enter Animation 2 or Directing 2 a student must pass Screenwriting 1.

Sound Design 1 An introduction to on-set recording and to editing and mixing post-production sound. In 1st year students learn about various uses of sound in film for dramatic effect and for plausibility. The theoretical inputs in Sound Design result in the recording, editing and mixing of a 1.5 minute film production. Take note of the following when registering for Sound Design:

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To pass Sound Design 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Sound Design assignments in the semester.

Television Producing 1 You will be able to analyse television genres related to music format shows and evaluate the structure and mechanisms of format shows. The theoretical inputs in Television Production result in producing, marketing and delivering one promo and one 9 minute music format show. Take note of the following when registering for Television Production 1: To pass Television Production 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Producing 1 assignments in the semester. Note that a student pursuing Television Production in 2nd year will be required to do 3 Television subjects, of which Studio Tech is compulsory. The other 2 subjects can be chosen from Producing, Writing, or Post Production. As they will be entering the School of Television Production they won’t have access to subjects in the School of Film. Students registering for Television Producing 1 must also register for Television Writing 1, Television Technical 1 and Television Postproduction 1. To enter Television Production 2 a student must pass three Television 1 subjects, of which 1 must be Studio Tech. They will continue with these three subjects in second year. If they have passed more subjects, they may choose their subjects, provided that one of the subjects is Studio Tech. Television Writing 1 You will be able to analyse television genres and formats. The theoretical inputs in Television Writing result in conceptualising and scripting one promo and one 9 minute music format show. Take note of the following when registering for Television Writing 1: To pass Television Writing 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Production 1 assignments in the semester. Students registering for Television Producing 1 must also register for Television Writing 1, Television Technical 1 and Television Postproduction 1. Note that a student pursuing Television Production in 2nd year will be required to do 3 Television subjects, of which Studio Tech is compulsory. The other 2 subjects can be chosen from Producing, Writing, or Post Production. As they will be entering the School of Television Production they won’t have access to subjects in the School of Film. To enter Television Production 2 a student must pass three Television 1 subjects, of which 1 must be Studio Tech. They will continue with these three subjects in second year. If they have passed more subjects, they may choose their subjects, provided that one of the subjects is Studio Tech. Television Studio Technical 1 Introduction to multi-camera production which include technical directing, vision mixing, audio operations, lighting design, floor managing, vision control and camera operating. The theoretical inputs in Television Production result in technical competency of multi-camera studio production, and the production of one promo and one 9 music format show. Take note of the following when registering for Television Studio Tech 1: To pass Television Studio Tech 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Production 1 assignments in the semester. Students registering for Television Producing 1 must also register for Television Writing 1, Television Technical 1 and Television Postproduction 1. Note that a student pursuing Television Production in 2nd year will be required to do 3 Television subjects, of which Studio Tech is compulsory. The other 2

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subjects can be chosen from Producing, Writing, or Post Production. As they will be entering the School of Television Production they won’t have access to subjects in the School of Film. To enter Television Production 2 a student must pass three Television 1 subjects, of which 1 must be Studio Tech. They will continue with these three subjects in second year. If they have passed more subjects, they may choose their subjects, provided that one of the subjects is Studio Tech.

Television Post Production 1 Introduction to multi-camera post production includes editing, doing the visual effects and final sound mix of a one short music format show. To pass Television Postproduction 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Production 1 assignments in the semester. Note that a student pursuing Television Production in 2nd year will be required to do 3 Television subjects, of which Studio Tech is compulsory. The other 2 subjects can be chosen from Producing, Writing, or Post Production. As they will be entering the School of Television Production they won’t have access to subjects in the School of Film. To enter Television Production 2 a student must pass three Television 1 subjects, of which 1 must be Studio Tech. They will continue with these three subjects in second year. If they have passed more subjects, they may choose their subjects, provided that one of the subjects is Studio Tech. Visual Effects 1 Introduction to compositing, text animation, photo manipulation, rotoscoping, object tracking. The theoretical inputs in Visual Effects result in the generation of title and closing sequences and effects of a 1.5 minute film production. Take note of the following when registering for Visual Effects: To pass Visual Effects 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Visual Effects assignments in the semester. Second Year Electives

Animation 2 Concepts of performance and writing in animation. Techniques for working with animation software. The theoretical inputs in animation result in four 5 minute animation productions. Take note of the following when registering for Animation 2: To pass Animation 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Animation assignments in the year. Students registering for Animation must register for Screenwriting 2 at the same time. To enter Animation 3 a student must pass Screenwriting 2.

Costume, Make-up and Styling 2 Intermediate figure illustration, technical drawing, pattern technology, styling, garment construction, history of make-up, and historical overview of style. The theoretical inputs in Costume, Make-Up and Styling result in the dressing and styling of actors in four 5 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Costume, Make-Up and Styling 2: To pass Costume, Make-Up and Styling 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Costume, Make-Up and Styling assignments in the year.

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Cinematography 2 An intermediate understanding of shooting, composition and lighting is gained. The following specific topics are dealt with in 2nd year: Working with high definition and digital video, cinematic lighting, special effects cinematography. The theoretical inputs in Cinematography result in the shooting of four 5 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Cinematography 2: To pass Cinematography 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Cinematography assignments in the year.

Data & Image Enhancement 2 Data Management deals with the process of encoding and transferring data, to facilitate the requirements of post-production and to optimise the compatibility of footage for the intended display platform for the final production. Image Enhancement deals with the process of colour grading in a post-production environment for purposes of enhancing the directors visual appeal of the final production as well as ensuring accurate colour balance and colour continuity.

Film Directing 2 Intermediate concepts in film language. Blocking and on-set protocol, script interpretation. The theoretical inputs in Directing result in the direction of four 5 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Directing 2: To pass Directing 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Directing assignments in the year. Students registering for Directing must register for Screenwriting 2 at the same time. Students must take one additional discipline in 2nd year if they wish to take Directing; thus all Directing students must take 3 disciplines in 2nd year. To enter Directing 3 a student must pass Screenwriting 2 as well as Directing 2.

Film Editing 2 Applying narrative structure for the amplification of events and characters when telling the story in the edit, and developing a sense of timing, and developing technical skills. The theoretical inputs in Editing result in the cutting of four 5 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Editing 2: To pass Editing 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Editing assignments in the year.

Media Music Production 2 Intermediate music theory, composing for various film, television and advertising formats, musicology and intermediate computer music production. The theoretical inputs in Media Music Production result in the scoring of four 5 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Media Music Production 2: To pass Media Music Production 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Media Music Production assignments in the year.

Film Producing 2 An intermediate understanding of budgeting, scheduling, production management, Labour law, promotion and exhibition. Specific topics dealt with in 2nd year include: sales forecasting, team building, production financing, line production, content management. The theoretical inputs in Producing result in four 5 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Producing 2: To pass Producing 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Producing assignments in the year.

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Production Design 2 Visual language, composition, scales and 3D, creating mood and atmosphere, set design. The theoretical inputs in Production Design results in the construction of sets or dressing of a location for four 5 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Production Design 2: To pass Production Design 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Production Design assignments in the year.

Screenwriting 2 Advanced script formatting and style, genre conventions, introduction to adaptation, unconventional writing techniques. The theoretical inputs in Screenwriting result in the origination of four 5 minute scripts for productions. Take note of the following when registering for Screenwriting 2: To pass Screenwriting 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Screenwriting assignments in the year. Students registering for Directing 2 or Animation 2 must register for Screenwriting 2 at the same time. To enter Directing 3 or Animation 3 a student must pass Screenwriting 2. Note that Screenwriting 2 cannot be taken alone in 3rd year and must be accompanied by an additional discipline in 3rd year.

Sound Design 2 Students gain an intermediate understanding of on-set recording and editing and mixing post-production sound with topics such as cleaning and enhancing sound, dubbing and foley. The theoretical inputs in Sound Design result in the recording and mixing of four 5 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Sound Design 2: To pass Sound Design 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Sound Design assignments in the year.

Television Producing 2 You will be able to analyse and evaluate live show formats with relational to specific target markets. Sound recording for multi-camera production, titles, lighting design, and camera operations. The theoretical inputs in Television Producing result in the producing of a studio game show; a live magazine show; the recording of an off campus entertainment or sports event; and a live awards show. Take note of the following when registering for Television Producing 2: To pass Television Producing 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Production assignments in the year. Students taking Television Producing in 2nd year must also register for two other Television Production 2 subjects, of which Television Studio Tech 2 is compulsory. Students must pass three Television Production courses in 2nd year in order to proceed with Television Production 3. Television Writing 2 You will be able to analyse and evaluate live show formats with relational to specific target markets. You will be able to write links and a technical script for a live television show. The theoretical inputs in Television Writing 2 result in the writing of scripts for a studio game show; a live magazine show; the recording of an off campus entertainment or sports event; and a live awards show. Take note of the following when registering for Television Writing 2: To pass Television Writing 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Writing 2 assignments in the year. Students taking Television Writing in 2nd year must also register for two other Television Production 2 subjects, of which Television Studio Tech 2 is compulsory.

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Students must pass three Television Production courses in 2nd year in order to proceed with Television Production 3. Television Studio Technical 2 Television Studio Technical 2 is a compulsory subject in Television Production 2. Students will learn the technical aspects of operating a multi-camera studio or fly-away kit. This include an investigation into technical directing, assistant technical directing, vision mixing, vision control, audio recording and mixing, lighting design, floor managing, and camera operations. The theoretical inputs in Television Studio Tech 2 result in the multi-camera recording of a studio game show; a live magazine show; an off campus entertainment or sports event; and a live awards show. Take note of the following when registering for Television Studio Tech 2: To pass Television Studio Tech 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Studio Tech 2 assignments in the year. Students taking Television Production 2 must note that Television Studio Tech 2 is compulsory. Television Production 2 students must also register for two other Television Production subjects. Students must pass three Television Production courses in 2nd year in order to proceed with Television Production 3.

Television Post Production 2 Television Post Production 2 will include the study of editing, visual effects and final audio mix. We will also introduce media management and final packaging for broadcast. The theoretical inputs in Television Post Production 2 result in the post production and broadcast of a studio game show; a live magazine show; an off campus entertainment or sports event; and a live awards show. Take note of the following when registering for Television Post Production 2: To pass Television Post Production 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Post Production 2 assignments in the year. Students taking Television Post production in 2nd year must also register for two other Television Production 2 subjects, of which Television Studio Tech 2 is compulsory. Students must pass three Television Production courses in 2nd year in order to proceed with Television Production 3. Visual Effects 2 Intermediate digital compositing techniques focusing on green screen, matte painting and track mattes. Understanding digital colour and file formats. Green Screen, understanding Maya, 3D modelling, stereoscopic 3D film making and planar tracking. The theoretical inputs in Visual Effects results in the generation of a believable green screen composite in a shot with camera movement. Take note of the following when registering for Visual Effects 2: To pass Visual Effects 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Visual Effects assignments in the year.

Third Year Electives

Animation 3 Advanced animation techniques and visual design. Advanced acting for animation, character construction, and software. . The theoretical inputs in animation result in two 12 minute animation productions. Take note of the following when registering for Animation 3: To pass Animation 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Animation assignments in the year.

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Students registering for Animation 3 must also register for Screenwriting 3.

Costume, Make-up and Styling 3 Advanced figure illustration, pattern technology, styling, an extended history of style in the early 20th century, and theories in character exposition through make-up and costume. The theoretical inputs in Costume, Make-Up and Styling results in the dressing and styling of actors in two 12 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Costume, Make-Up and Styling 3: To pass Costume, Make-Up and Styling 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Costume, Make-Up and Styling assignments in the year.

Cinematography 3 Advanced shooting, composition, and lighting, dealing with the following specific topics: clapper loading, camera movement and motivation. The theoretical inputs in Cinematography result in the shooting of two 12 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Cinematography 3: To pass Cinematography 3 students must achieve 50% average across all Cinematography assignments in the year.

Data & Image Enhancement 3 Data Management deals with the process of encoding and transferring data, to facilitate the requirements of post-production and to optimise the compatibility of footage for the intended display platform for the final production. Image Enhancement deals with the process of colour grading in a post-production environment for purposes of enhancing the directors visual appeal of the final production as well as ensuring accurate colour balance and colour continuity.

Film Directing 3 Advanced concepts in film language, using computer software to assist in direction, collaboration in rehearsals, and developing scenes through improvisation. The theoretical inputs in Directing results in the direction of two 12 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Animation 3: To pass Directing 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Directing assignments in the year. Students registering for Directing 3 must also register for Screenwriting 3. Film Editing 3 Exploring alternative story structures, advanced mise-en-scene for event and character anticipation, out-of-order placement of scenes, troubleshooting and remedying problematic scenes, and honing technical skills. The theoretical inputs in Editing results in the cutting of two 12 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Editing 3: To pass Editing 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Editing assignments in the year.

Media Music Production 3 Advanced techniques in music composition and analysis, popular music, and advanced music styles. The theoretical inputs in Media Music Production results in the scoring of two 12 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Media Music Production 3: To pass Media Music Production 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Media Music Production assignments in the year.

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Film Producing 3 Advanced budgeting, scheduling, production management, Labour law, promotion, exhibition, distribution. Topics in 3rd year include: Cash flow management, post production concepts, and case studies of successful producers. The theoretical inputs in Producing results in two 12 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Producing 3: To pass Producing 3 students must achieve a minimum 50% average across all Producing assignments in the year.

Production Design 3 Abstract design concepts, construction techniques for set design, theories of visual design to enhance storytelling. The theoretical inputs in Production Design results in the construction of sets or dressing of a location for two 12 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Production Design 3: To pass Production Design 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Production Design assignments in the year.

Screenwriting 3 Advanced visual screenwriting, role of research in writing, advanced plot design. The theoretical inputs in Screenwriting results in the origination of two 12 minute scripts for productions. Take note of the following when registering for Screenwriting 3: To pass Screenwriting 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Screenwriting assignments in the year. Students registering for Directing 3 or Animation 3 must also register for Screenwriting 3. Note that students may complete a degree with only Screenwriting as a Major.

Sound Design 3 Advanced on-set recording and mixing post-production sound. In 3rd year students learn about Mixing 5.1 surround sound, creating subtext with music, sound analysis, theories in interpreting the screenplay. The theoretical inputs in Sound Design results in the recording and mixing of two 12 minute productions. Take note of the following when registering for Sound Design 3: To pass Sound Design 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Sound Design assignments in the year.

Television Producing 3 Research in television production, pitching, scheduling, proposals and programming. The theoretical inputs in Television Producing 3 result in the production of a 24-minute ground-breaking format show, filmed on location and in studio, as well as an episode of a daily drama or telenovela. Take note of the following when registering for Television Production 3: To pass Television Producing 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Producing assignments in the year. Television Production 3 students must pass two subjects in Television Production 3, of which one must be conceptual (Television Producing or Television Writing) and one must be technical (Television Studio Tech in 2014.)

Television Writing 3

You will learn how to analyse ground breaking television genres and formats. You will analyse scripts of daily dramas, and go through and intensive process of conceptualising, story breaking and dialogue writing of episodes of a daily drama. The theoretical inputs in Television Writing 3 result first in the production of a 24-minute ground-breaking format show that will mix genres, for example reality and

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fiction, with elements of both studio and location. You will also write an episode of a daily drama or telenovela. Take note of the following when registering for Television Production 3: To pass Television Writing 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Writing assignments in the year. Television Production 3 students must pass two subjects in Television Production 3, of which one must be conceptual (Television Producing or Television Writing) and one must be technical (Television Studio Tech in 2014.)

Television Technical 3

In 2014, Television Technical 3 will incorporate elements of both Studio Tech and Post Production. It is a compulsary subject for all Television Production 3 students. The theoretical inputs in Television Technical 3 result first in the technical production and post-production of a 24-minute ground-breaking format show that will mix genres, for example reality and fiction, with elements of both studio and location. You will also record and post an episode of a daily drama or telenovela. Take note of the following when registering for Television Technical 3: To pass Television Technical 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Television Technical assignments in the year. Television Production 3 students must pass two subjects in Television Production 3, of which one must be conceptual (Television Producing or Television Writing) and one must be technical (Television Technical in 2014. From 2015 TVP3 students will have a choice between Television Studio Technical 3 and Television Post production 3)

Visual Effects 3.A (38 credits) and Visual Effects 3.B (42 credits) Advanced compositing using a node based compositor. Match moving footage to integrate 3D generated content with live action and vice versa. Realistic modelling, rendering, texturing, lighting in Maya and Motion Capture. The theoretical inputs in Visual Effects results in the generation of two 12 minute films in which believable effects are included and a short render of a motion captured performance. Take note of the following when registering for Visual Effects 3: To pass Visual Effects 3 students must achieve a minimum of 38 credits in Semester 1 and 42 credits in Semester 2. In order to obtain these credits a student must achieve a minimum of a 50% average across all Visual Effects assignments in the semester.

11.2 BA in Live Performance

The following additional electives are available for students:

First Year Electives

Music Performance 1 Students receive basic music theory, aural training and undertake research that directly informs their practical outcomes. They will be exposed to performance practice, songwriting, different music genre, basic piano skills, vocal training, artist management, concert promotion and an understanding of performance contracts. Take note of the following when registering for Music Performance: To pass Music Performance 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Music Performance assignments in the semester. Students who do not

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receive an aggregate of 65% are encouraged not to continue in this elective in 2nd year.

Screen Acting 1 This is a fundamental level course that explores and develops conceptual, perceptual and concrete skills needed to demonstrate authentic performances for screen and television acting and television presenting. This includes textual analysis, character analysis, understanding psychological profiles of characters, a as well as the physiological development of the actors’ body and voice. Take note of the following when registering for Screen Acting 1: To pass Screen Acting 1 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Screen Acting assignments in the semester. Students who do not receive an aggregate of 65% are encouraged not to continue in this elective in 2nd year.

Stage Acting 1 This is a foundation level course in theatre-making with an acting focus. Students explore and develop conceptual, perceptual and concrete skills needed for theatre performance. They develop the voice as an instrument and the body through movement exercises. Through the creation of short plays and through improvisation their knowledge and skills of stage acting is developed. Take note of the following when registering for Stage Acting: To pass Stage Acting 1 students must achieve a minimum of 18 credits. In order to obtain these credits a student must achieve a minimum of a 50% average across all Stage Acting assignments in the semester. Students who do not receive an aggregate of 65% are encouraged not to continue in this elective in 2nd year.

Second Year Electives

Music Performance 2 In this elective, students receive music theory, one-on-one aural training, music performance skills and undertake research that directly informs their practical outcomes. Repertoire development is one of the key factors for second year. Students perform in weekly showcases, write original songs, focus on artist management, concert promotion, music licensing and publishing, performance contracts and performing live in a showcase, organized by themselves, at the end of the year. Take note of the following when registering for Music Performance: To pass Music Performance 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Music Performance assignments in the year. Screen Acting 2 This is an intermediate and practical level elective focused on the applications of screen acting. The student has to complete no less than four film or television projects, with at least one outcome in each medium and at least one in a lead role. The second year serves to cement the necessary craft skills required for performing in the motion picture and television medium. Take note of the following when registering for Screen Acting 2: To pass Screen Acting 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Screen Acting assignments in the year.

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Stage Acting 2 This is an intermediate and practical level elective focused on the application of performance within the medium of stage acting. The student has to complete four stage presentations based on scenes selected from canonical realist and South African plays. Through the rehearsal and staging of extracts and multiple scenes, the second year cement the necessary craft skills and discipline understanding required for performing in a broad range of theatre performance styles. Take note of the following when registering for Stage Acting: To pass Stage Acting 2 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Stage Acting assignments in the year.

Third Year Electives

Screen Acting 3 This is a high-end delivery level elective with an expectation that the student delivers work that meets entry level professional industry standards. In workshops students refine and strengthen their understanding and skill level. The student is then given the opportunity to experiment with their craft in the 1st project. In the second project their performances are evaluated by a paying audience and a panel of critics. Many of these projects get national exposure through local broadcasters. Inputs are based on thorough preparation and a focus on creating effective characters to be presented on screen in performance. Take note of the following when registering for Screen Acting: To pass Screen Acting 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Screen Acting assignments in the year

Stage Acting 3

As a development of second year, this elective sets out to develop entry level professional theatre actors. Students create two theatre productions during the year facilitated by AFDA appointed professional theatre directors. The first production is an experimental work based on a classic African or Western performance text. The second production is the creation and realisation of a work that would have commercial appeal at one of South Africa’s many arts and/or theatre festivals. Inputs are based on extensive rehearsals, conceptual enrichment, skills development workshops, and a focus on understanding best practice within the theatre profession. Take note of the following when registering for Stage Acting: To pass Stage Acting 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Stage Acting assignments in the year.

Music Performance 3 Through further advancement of vocal training, music performance skills, song writing inputs, and an enriched understanding of industry practice and extended research, students develop a compilation of original experimental and commercial product. They are encouraged to revisit their repertoire of original songs from 1st and 2nd year, refining the best of this to a professional industry level, while also writing and performing new work within the year. At the end of the year students will launch their original music album through the creation and delivery of a set of recorded material, including a live performance concert. Take note of the following when registering for Music Performance:

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To pass Music Performance 3 students must achieve a minimum of 50% average across all Music Performance assignments in the year. 11.3 BA Honours in Motion Picture Medium AFDA Honours students interact with the industry by means of discipline master classes presented by working and highly placed industry professionals, research project mentorship and supervision and the option of internships at approved production companies.

The Honours programme provides the environment for students to gain a deep vertical knowledge of their discipline through individual research projects which are in-depth documents with direct usefulness for the launching of the chosen career or may aim at further study through focus on the Masters of Arts in Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production requirements.

11.4 BA Honours in Live Performance AFDA Honours students interact with the industry by means of discipline master classes presented by working and highly placed industry professionals, research project mentorship and supervision and the option of internships at approved production companies. The Honours programme provides the environment for students to gain a deep vertical knowledge of their discipline through individual research projects which are in-depth documents with direct usefulness for the launching of the chosen career or may aim at further study through focus on the Masters of Arts in Fine Arts Motion Picture requirements. 11.5 MASTER OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION The AFDA Master of Arts in Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production focuses on innovative research and the application thereof through the production of feature length motion pictures and television series. The degree has a strong emphasis on market, audience consumption and cultural relevance. The Master of Arts in Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production stands to offer the mature learner an opportunity to develop and master the knowledge levels necessary to create high quality, engaged narratives that serve to entertain local audiences. It offers direct participation and access to the research thesis work of key conceptual disciplines and the analysis of their contribution to targeting, researching, tracking and categorizing the broader local audience profile.

It is a self-contained programme where a student may specialise in any aspect of film production from development to exhibition, whilst researching better practices in their field under the supervision of academic and highly placed industry professionals. Students are not only encouraged to critically engage in the current thinking and praxis of their chosen field of study, but also to expand knowledge in that field through a focus on novel research that will invigorate the developing South African film industry.

The Master of Arts in Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production is a part time programme that runs over a minimum of two years. Students are expected to

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attend retreats at regular intervals during the year where they present individual and group research and receive teaching inputs drawn from industry professionals and appropriate academics. The programme also includes a five week production window for principle photography.

12. ASSESSMENT AND PROMOTION RULES 12.1 Assignments

If a student requires an extension for a particular assignment, they must discuss the matter with the relevant lecturer/discipline champion a minimum of 3 days before the hand-in deadline. If they do not receive an extension in writing, the assignment must be submitted on the due date.

Five percent (5%) will be deducted from a student’s mark for every day that an assignment is late. After the 3rd day, late submissions will not be accepted, and the student will receive a zero grade for the assignment. Exceptions to this rule will only be made in cases where you provide a valid medical certificate.

12.2 Credit Deficit Policy

If a student has an average of less than 50% for any course, they are in danger of failing the course, and have opportunities to submit additional assignments that count towards the credit value of the course. AFDA has developed a Credit Deficit Policy which specifies the circumstances under which students are eligible to submit additional assignments in order to earn credits for a course which they have completed but did not pass. Students will be informed on the AFDA Portal of the procedure to catch up credits in every semester, or in Winter and Summer School. 12.3 Projects and Productions

The AFDA programme is characterised by a component of team orientated, practical assessments where students from the various disciplines form crews/teams and acting students are cast according to AFDA casting protocols.

The following projects form the practical proof of work-integrated learning within this component:

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School of Film: 1st Year

Term 1

Term 2

Motion Picture Production for Mobile Distribution

Produce either a live-action, or an animated film for mobile distribution.

Film Scene for Distribution via YouTube

Shoot a live-action or animated scene from a proposed feature for distribution via YouTube.

Term 3 Term 4

In-Flight Entertainment Show

Shoot a live-action or animated pilot episode as part of a new in-flight, entertainment show.

Weekly IPTV Drama Series

Shoot a live-action or animated pilot episode for an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) drama series.

School of Film: 2nd Year

Term 1

Term 2

Direct to DVD Release

Produce a 5-minute live-action or 3-minute animated film to be released on a sell-through DVD.

Video Game Introductory Cut Scene

Produce a 5-minute live-action or a 3-minute animated film to be used as an introductory cut scene for a video game.

Term 3 Term 4

Film Production:

Promoting Brand or Social Awareness

(1) Brand Awareness

Produce a 5-minute fiction film that will enhance awareness of a particular brand.

or

(2) Social Awareness

Produce a 5-minute fiction film that will create awareness around a social issue.

Animation Production:

Facial Animation

Develop a 3-minute, 3D animated film that features realistic human faces.

“A Day in the Life” Television Series

Develop a single episode (either a 5-minute live-action or 3-minute animation) for a new television series that offers weekly episodes about “a day in the life” of specific individuals.

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School of Film: 3rd Year

Term 1

Term 2

Experimental Film

Produce either a 7-10 minute live-action experimental film or a 5-minute animated experimental film.

Experimental Film Festival

Work with a consortium of production companies to develop and stage an experimental film festival.

Term 3 Term 4

Graduation Short Film

Produce either a 10-12 minute live-action or 5-10 minute animated film for cinema release.

Festival and Awards Evening Consortium

Join a consortium and stage a film festival and gala awards evening.

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School of Television: 1st Year

Term 1

Term 2

Music Format Show: Promo

Shoot a 90-second promo for an music format show.

Music Format Show

Shoot a 9-minute music format show aimed at the youth market.

Term 3 Term 4

Music Format Show: Promo

Shoot a 90-second promo for an music format show.

Music Format Show

Shoot a 9-minute music format show aimed at the youth market.

School of Television: 2nd Year

Term 1

Term 2

Shiny floor Show

Develop and shoot a 9-minute pilot episode for a Shiny Floor show that allows for audience interaction.

Live magazine show during Experimental Film Festival

Develop live magazine show to be broadcast live at the experimental film festival.

Term 3 Term 4

Live Entertainment or Sport Event

Cover a live entertainment or sport event using the mobile studio

Special Feature Show Covering a Film Festival and Awards Evening

Execute the brief developed for a special feature show covering a local film festival and gala awards evening.

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School of Television: 3rd Year

Term 1

Term 2

Ground-breaking Television Show

Develop and shoot an innovative 24-minute concept for a television channel.

Broadcast Evening

Work with a group of television production companies to develop and stage a broadcast evening.

Term 3 Term 4

Pitch: 24-Minute Telenovela Pilot Episode

Develop and present a pitch for (1) a Telenovela series and (2) a 24-minute pilot episode for the show.

24-Minute Telenovela Pilot Episode

Develop and shoot a 24-minute pilot episode for a Telenovela series.

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School of Live Performance: 1st Year

Term 1

Term 2

Screen Acting - Film:

Motion Picture Production for Mobile Distribution

Perform in a 2-3 minute film for mobile distribution.

Screen Acting - TV:

Entertainment Talk Show: Promo

Act as a presenter in a 90-second promo for an entertainment talk show.

Stage Acting:

Site Specific/Open Air Play

Devise a short play for IEB Matric students visiting a museum/heritage site.

Musical Performance:

Supporting Act at a Live Concert

Perform a cover song as a supporting act at a live concert.

Screen Acting - Film:

Film Scene for Distribution via YouTube

Perform in a film scene for distribution via YouTube.

Screen Acting - TV:

Entertainment Talk Show

Host an entertainment talk show.

Stage Acting:

South African Short Story Adaptation

Adapt a South African short story into a short play for a specific target market.

Musical Performance:

Television Talk Show

Perform an original song (melody and lyrics to a given basic track) for a television talk show.

Term 3 Term 4

Screen Acting - Film:

In-Flight Entertainment Show

Perform in an in-flight entertainment show.

Screen Acting - TV:

Entertainment Talk Show: Promo

Act as a presenter in a 90-second promo for an entertainment talk show.

Stage Acting:

Site Specific/Open Air Play

Devise a short play for IEB Matric students visiting a museum/heritage site.

Musical Performance:

Entertainment Talk Show: Promo

Perform a song for an entertainment talk show promo.

Screen Acting - Film:

Weekly IPTV Drama Series

Perform in an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) drama series.

Screen Acting - TV:

Entertainment Talk Show

Host an entertainment talk show.

Stage Acting:

South African Short Story Adaptation

Adapt a South African short story into a short play for a specific target market.

Musical Performance:

Supporting Act at a Live Concert

Write and perform an original song as part of an entertainment talk show.

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School of Live Performance: 2nd Year

Term 1

Term 2

Screen Acting - Film:

Direct to DVD Release

Perform in a 5-minute film to be released on a sell-through DVD.

Screen Acting - TV:

Live Game Show

Host a 9-minute pilot episode for a live game show.

Stage Acting:

Realist Play

Present a 10-minute proposal for a Realist play through the performance of three scenes.

Musical Performance:

Supporting Act at a Live Concert

Seek approval to perform on one of three stages at a music festival.

Screen Acting - Film:

Video Game Introductory Cut Scene

Perform in a 5-minute film to be used as an introductory cut scene for a video game.

Screen Acting - TV:

Special Feature on an Experimental Film Festival

Host and provide support for a special feature covering an experimental film festival.

Stage Acting:

American Realism

Explore realism in terms of American texts and acting techniques.

Musical Performance:

Music Festival

Compose and demo two original songs for a Music Festival.

Term 3 Term 4

Screen Acting - Film:

Promoting Brand or Social Awareness

Perform in a fiction film that (1) either enhances awareness of a particular brand or (2) creates awareness around a social issue.

Screen Acting - TV:

Live Entertainment Event

Host and provide support for a live music event for campus TV.

Stage Acting:

Adaptations & Experimentations of Form

Explore heightened text along with adaptations and experimentations of form.

Musical Performance:

Promote a Music Festival Show

Produce, perform and promote a show for a Music Festival.

Screen Acting - Film:

“A Day in the Life” Television Series

Perform in pilot episode for a new television series that offers weekly episodes about “a day in the life” of specific individuals.

Screen Acting - TV:

Special Feature Show Covering a Film Festival and Awards Evening

Host and provide support for a show covering a local film festival and awards evening.

Stage Acting:

Performance & Context

Engage with South African writing for stage and explore the connections between performance and context.

Musical Performance:

Year-End Showcase

Produce, perform and promote six original songs in at least four different music genres for a year-end showcase.

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School of Live Performance: 3rd Year

Term 1

Term 2

Screen Acting - Film:

Experimental Film

Perform in a 7-10 minute live-action experimental film.

Screen Acting - TV:

Ground-breaking Television Show

Host and provide support for an innovative 24-minute concept for a television channel.

Screen Acting - Film:

Experimental Film Festival

Work with a consortium of production companies to develop and stage an experimental film festival aimed at showcasing your talents.

Screen Acting - TV:

Broadcast Evening

Work with a group of television production companies to develop and stage a broadcast evening aimed at showcasing your talents.

Term 3 Term 4

Screen Acting - Film:

Graduation Short Film

Perform in a 10-12 minute live-action film for cinema release.

Screen Acting - TV:

Graduation Short Film & Awards Evening/Telenovela Auditions

Perform in a (1) 10-12 minute live-action film for cinema release and (2) audition for an opportunity to perform at the AFDA awards evening or in a Telenovela pilot episode.

Screen Acting - Film:

Festival and Awards Evening Consortium

Join a consortium and stage a film festival and gala awards evening.

Screen Acting - TV:

Awards Evening & Telenovela Performance

Perform in either a (1) 12-minute pilot episode for a Telenovela series or (2) as a performer/host at the AFDA awards evening.

12.4 Plagiarism and Harvard Referencing

All assignments are formal presentations of knowledge or skills and must be set out according to academic conventions.

AFDA holds the integrity of all written assignments and assessments in high esteem and has a zero tolerance policy on cheating and plagiarism. Students are not allowed to copy assignments.

Plagiarism is an offence punishable by law. Any student suspected of plagiarising his/her work will automatically receive a zero grade for the assignment. In addition, he/she may be subjected to a disciplinary hearing. The outcome of this hearing may be expulsion according to the Code of Conduct.

AFDA expects that the correct referencing method is used when referencing to or quoting from the work of other people. AFDA uses the combined Harvard referencing system. This is fully explained in the document entitled called “Academic Writing Orientation”, available on the AFDA portal. No student will be excused on the basis that he/she did not have knowledge of the correct use of referencing methods or not understanding the principles of academic writing.

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12.5 Individual marks and group marks AFDA programmes are designed to combine the theory and practice required for a sustainable career in the film industry. To provide a learning environment which simulates the industry, students receive marks for individual and group assignments.

Production Course:

Students receive individual marks for Production Course Research assignments. Students receive group marks for Production Course Projects. Production Course Project assignments include the development of Group Documents, Final Preproduction, and Final Review.

Discipline Assignments:

Students receive individual marks for discipline assignments.

12.6 Limited class sizes for discipline electives

Students need note that the number of students who can be accommodated in an elective discipline is limited in every year group. Students who progress from first to second year, will be placed in the department where they achieve their highest marks, and from second to third year, in the discipline where they achieve their highest marks. If a student wishes to appeal, s/he may submit a motivation to the Registrar to access a different department/discipline, if s/he has passed that discipline/department. The Registrar’s decision depends amongst other things on whether the class size is such that AFDA can accommodate the student in that department / discipline. The Registrar’s decision in this regard will be final and no further correspondence will be entered on the matter. Therefore students may need to choose another option in cases where the maximum number of students have already been admitted to the discipline of their first choice. Where applicable, in disciplines with high numbers, students who meet the pass requirements during the term will have preferential access to a discipline, above students who meet the pass requirements in Winter School or Summer School. a. A student must apply for this opportunity to the Registrar, after which a review of their discipline studies will take place in order to determine whether they will be eligible to attend. b. Apply to the Registrar, after which a review of production course/ discipline studies will take place in order to determine whether the above requirements have been met. 12.7 Pass Requirements Pass requirements for all Schools: 1. A student must achieve the following to progress to the next year of study:

a. A minimum of 50% in their Production Course studies. This 50% is determined by the combined average of their Production Course marks that they achieved for the 4 terms (Group Document, individual submission to the Group Document, the Final Pre-production mark and Final Review of the term project).

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b. A minimum of 50% for a discipline (Television and Performance) or Department (in Film). This 50% is determined by the combined average of (individual treatment, discipline pre-production and discipline review) their discipline marks that they achieved for the 4 terms.

Progression into disciplines (TVP and Performance) or departments (Film) in the next year of study:

c. In order to enter given disciplines (Television and Performance) or a department (Film) a student must achieve an average of 50% across disciplines (Television and Performance) or within a department (Film). A student will be allocated to the disciplines (Television and Performance) / department (Film) in which they have achieved the highest mark.

Summer/Winter School requirements: In order to be eligible for Summer or Winter School you must:

d. Have achieved below 40% in the 1st semester and between 30% and 49% in the 2nd semester in other Production Course or disciplines, regardless of attendance or hand-in rate.

a. Production Course requirements for Summer and Winter School:

i. Group Document submissions: • Students must write and submit 1 individual group document

contribution, which addresses all 5 questions in relation to an imagined project.

• Students must present their group document contribution in a preproduction tutorial in and relate this to a proposed discipline execution.

b. Discipline requirements:

iii. Treatment failure: • Students must resubmit a full discipline treatment that serves

their completed project. iv. Technical competency failure in Discipline Pre Production:

• Students must participate as an assistant to the discipline they failed on their term project for that term’s production cycle.

• Students must redo their competency tests during Summer or Winter School.

v. Students must pass all these aspects in order to progress to the next year of discipline study. Students need to fulfil the following requirements to be promoted to the next level/year of study:

12.8 Pass Requirements for Year Groups NQF Level 5 (Higher Certificate) NQF Level 7 (BA degrees first to third year)

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First Year:

Students must pass Production Course with an average of 50% over the year.

Students must pass four discipline courses with an average of 50%.

Students must pass two discipline courses in the same Department.

Students who wish to take Television Production must pass three discipline courses in Television Production, and one of them must be Television Studio Tech.

Students who wish to take Film Directing or Animation Directing in second year must pass Screenwriting.

Students must obtain a minimum of 95 credits over the course of the year. Second Year:

Students must pass Production Course with an average of 50% over the year.

In the Film School students must pass a department with an average of 50%.

In the Television School students must pass three discipline courses with an average of 50%. One course must be conceptual (Television Writing or Producing) and one must be technical (Television Technical or Postproduction)

In the Live Performance School students must pass two discipline courses with an average of 50%.

Students must obtain a minimum of 120 credits over the course of the year.

Third Year:

Students must pass Production Course with an average of 50% over the year.

Students must pass one discipline course with an average of 50%.

Television Students must pass two discipline courses, of which one must be conceptual and one technical, with an average of 50%.

Students must obtain a minimum of 145 credits over the course of the year.

Post Graduate: NQF Level 8 (Honours): • Students must pass Production Course with an average of 50% over the year. • Students must pass one discipline course with an average of 50%. • Students must obtain a minimum of 120 credits over the course of the year NQF Level 9 (Master of Arts in Fine Art): • Students must pass Production Course with an average of 50% over the year. • Students must pass one discipline course with an average of 50%. • Students must obtain a minimum of 180 credits over the course of the year

12.9 Absenteeism and Duly Performed (DP)

The AFDA programme is structured in such a way that non-attendance of lectures and workshops can easily lead to failing assignments, assessments and eventually not being promoted to the next level/year. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that his/her presence in discipline workshops and Production Course lectures is noted down in the class register. A student has to attend a minimum of 80% of Production Course lectures and discipline workshops and discipline components in order to obtain duly performed status (DP).

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It is the student’s duty to notify the Learning Coordinator of any illness that affects DP and to supply the Learning Coordinator with a sick note to verify absence WITHIN ONE WEEK after the student has returned to school. If this is not done, it will not be taken into consideration when DP is calculated. Workgroup producers must take register at all project and workgroup meetings. It is the student’s responsibility to note the timetable requirements of each term and to check the class notice board or website regularly to ensure that he/she is up to date with all class activities and assignments. He/she has to attend all relevant timetabled activities and discipline workshop activities. Please note that in Live Performance a set number of disciplines hand-ins, short tasks and valid rehearsals are mandatory DP requirements

12.10 Eligibility to degree and certificate status and privileges

No qualification shall be conferred by AFDA on any student who has not attended as a student of AFDA for such period and satisfied all other requirements as determined by the Academic Standards Council.

Any student graduating from AFDA will be eligible for the status and privileges of the specific qualification immediately upon receiving an original report card that indicates a pass.

This is applicable to graduates on NQF Levels 5, 7, 8 and 9.

12.11 Internal and external assessment All assessments on first and second year levels are done by the relevant internal lecturers of the component that is being assessed. Assessments and moderation on certificate, third year and postgraduate levels are done by internal assessors too, but external assessors and moderators form part of panels and also assess written assignments and treatments. All theoretical and practical assignments must therefore be completed to satisfy moderation of external academics too and not only that of the AFDA lecturers. External assessors on the VALA panels and the critics’ panel during the festivals are the most visible forms of external assessments.

13. ACCUMULATION OF CREDITS

Credits measure the workload required for the successful completion of a qualification or degree. Each credit represents about ten hours of study. This includes the time that that a student spends attending class, and the time spent in self-study. Credits are allocated to defined outcomes within each programme as per the requirements and definitions of SAQA. Credits are allocated on successful completion of all assignments in a course, which is evidence that the student has completed the required work to the required standard.

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Students will not receive a portion of the credits allocated to a course. Either the required standard will be met and all the credits allocated to the assessment will be received, or the student will fail to meet the required standard and receive no credits for the assessment.

To complete an undergraduate degree, students must accumulate a minimum of 360 credits. These credits will be earned over a minimum of three years, by successfully completing assignments in Production Course and selected disciplines. Every assignment or assessment carries a specific number of credits. When a student passes an assignment or assessment with the minimum required standards, the specific number of credits is allocated to the student. Students receive no credits for a course if they fail that course. Please take note that students must have an average of 75% or more to graduate with Distinction and an average of 80% or more to graduate Cum Laude.

14. FINANCES 14.1 Fees and refunds

PLEASE NOTE: AFDA is a private, independent, self-funded institution that does not receive any form of government or other subsidy.

All fees are payable per contract and on schedule. These schedules are available on request and provided with the acceptance letter. The fee is fully inclusive and the student will be provided with all the necessary materials, facilities and equipment to realise all workshops, projects and productions. This will include course packs with academic essays and discipline resources, course guidelines and study support.

Please note that the following items are excluded:

o personal stationery, photocopies and printing o duplication costs on DVD, video tape or printing o any other costs where the student chooses to operate outside of minimum

criteria of course requirements o camera consumables o light meters for third year cinematographers o transport to the student’s film set o catering on the student’s film set

Course pricing covers all lectures, workshops, course packs or learning material, a limited number of computer stations for general application, stipulated production costs, equipment, and portfolio material for senior LP students, film stock, processing, telecine, studios, rehearsal space and all post productions facilities. These include edit stations and sound stations for recording and mixing.

Cinematography students will be responsible for purchasing their own camera consumables (i.e. dust-off, lens cleaner, velvet cloth, and gaffer tape). Third year cinematography students are welcome, but not required, to purchase their own light meters.

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PLEASE NOTE: AFDA strongly encourages students NOT to spend additional and personal funds on their productions. 14.2 Withdrawal Procedure and Cancellation Policy

14.2.1 Registered students are responsible for the full year’s academic fees.

14.2.2 Students wishing to cancel their studies, must submit a completed and signed Cancellation Form available from the Student Affairs Office, (together with such supporting documents as may be necessary) to the Student Affairs Office in person, or by pre-paid registered post to AFDA Student Affairs, at the relevant campus.

14.2.3 Upon receipt of a duly completed and signed Cancellation Form, AFDA will officially acknowledge receipt thereof and may request additional documentation/information, where after AFDA will consider granting a rebate on the academic fees

14.2.4 Financial Liability Upon Cancellation Of Studies

All applications for cancellation of studies are managed through the AFDA REFUND POLICY, Finance Policy 11 of October 2012.

14.2.4.1 Non-Refundable Fees:

The following fees are not refundable under any circumstances: 14.2.4.1.1 Registration fees; 14.2.4.1.2 Enrolment fees; 14.2.4.1.3 International levies; 14.2.4.1.4 Cancellation of studies after the expiry of 21 days from the start of the AFDA academic year.

14.2.4.2 Refundable Fees: The following fees are refundable in respect of the fully paid up full year’s academic fees only: 14.2.4.2.1 100% if a student withdraws on or before seven (7) days from the first (1st) day of the AFDA academic year (i.e. the 1st day of term 1); 14.2.4.2.2 50% if a student withdraws on or before fourteen (14) days from the first (1st) day of the AFDA academic year (i.e. the 1st day of term 1); 14.2.4.2.3 25% if a student withdraws on or before twenty one (21) days from the first (1st) day of the AFDA academic year (i.e. 1st day of term 1).

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14.3 Financial aid

AFDA does not offer bursaries from its own funds. Information on organizations offering bursaries in the fields of Film and Television is obtainable from the Student Affairs office. These are however very limited and prospective students should enquire about student loans well in advance. Please take note that the NSFAS bursary scheme is not applicable for studying at a private institution.

Students wishing to apply for bursaries are urged to do so well in advance of the various institution deadlines and to observe all application criteria strictly. The study funds of each and every registered and prospective student of the institution are the responsibility of the individual student. The institution will not enter into funding agreements or negotiations for funding on behalf of prospective students. AFDA helps registered students of the institution get onto possible funding lists of a few funders who prefer to work though the institution. This also is subject to the availability of funders, as well as the current student meeting set criteria.

14.4 Rebate Same Household

If family members from the same household study at AFDA in the same annual calendar year the fee payer can apply for rebate per enrolled child on full payment of fees.

If siblings study at AFDA in the same calendar year, it is their responsibility to inform the Finance Department. When the siblings’ fees are fully paid for the year, the fee payer must apply for the rebate in writing. The fee payer will then be reimbursed per enrolled child at the discretion of management.

14.5 Fee Deduction on Merit AFDA attracts top applicants and recognizes and awards Grade 12 students who obtained distinctions in their final Grade 12 exam, and who apply first year through discount of fees. 14.5.1. Only students with 3 and more “A” symbols (Level Indicator 7) will be eligible for the merit award. 14.5.2 Life Orientation is not considered when counting A symbols, as it has a lower credit count than other subjects. 14.5.3 Students only qualify for this merit award if they wrote matric in the year before they wish to enter AFDA; and have matric exemption to study a Bachelor degree. 14.5.4 The merit award is available as fee deduction only. 14.5.5 The merit award is only applicable in the first year of study.

15. STUDENT LIFE 15.1 Support Services

15.1.1 Lecturers

Lecturers will be available to consult with students and assist them during campus hours. Each lecturer has an individual consultation schedule for that purpose.

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It is the responsibility of every student to take notice of the schedule and plan individual consultations accordingly.

15.1.2 Student Academic Mentorship

For all academic problems, students can approach their relevant lecturers, who will either provide academic support themselves or refer the student.

On the AFDA Johannesburg and Cape Town campuses, such referrals are to the office of the Registrar and the Student Academic Mentorship programme. Students who need academic support on the AFDA Johannesburg campus may approach their lecturer or the Registrar, Mr Harper. Students who need academic support on the AFDA Cape Town campus may approach their lecturer or the Registrar, Mr Lizamore. In Durban such referrals are to the Production Course Administrator, Ms Janet van Eden. Here the nature of their academic problem will be identified. They could then be channelled to participate in a peer tutor programme, monitored by the Registrar. The nature of the academic problem might necessitate external referrals to professionals, e.g. for learning disabilities or with a psychologist, with the help of the Student Affairs Officer.

Students who volunteer to act as tutors and offer academic support to other students are invited to contact the office of the Registrar. 15.1.3 Student Affairs

The Student Affairs Officer on every campus is the hub for any queries related to studies or relevant issues. He/she can also refer a student to the relevant department or bring him/her into contact with psychologists or other professionals should this be needed.

A student should read the section below on Communication Channels carefully to ensure that he/she understands the correct way of addressing any problems, even before going to the Student Affairs Officer.

15.1.4 Communication channels

AFDA students must follow the formal communication channels that are in place. The formal communication channels are there to empower students. The following guidelines will help students make effective use of the formal communication channels: The communication channels are structured hierarchically. This means that a student has to start addressing issues at the first level before moving on to the next level(s). A staff member cannot respond to a concern raised by a student unless that student has already attempted three times to find a solution on the student level of communication levels. For example, only after a student's own producer has neglected to respond to his / her question three times

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should he / she take the matter further and address the problem to a staff member.

Students must keep track of all their attempts to address an issue through all the levels in writing, so that they earn the right to move on to the next, higher level of communication channels. It is imperative that students approaching a staff member make an appointment with him / her first. A student should not expect to be helped by the staff member immediately if he / she just 'pops in' without an appointment. Neither students nor their parents may phone a lecturer on his / her private phone numbers without the permission of the lecturer.

15.1.4.1 Student representatives: Producers:

Every project team is headed by a producer. This producer is a student's most immediate port of call for any concern. These producers report to the workgroup head producer. The workgroup head producer is elected by his / her fellow students. This is the next link in the communication chain. The head producer of the class is elected in the Producing workshop. All the workgroup head producers will report to the class head producer. The class head producer represents all the students in a given year group. A student may speak to him / her about any issue or question.

CLVA (Refer to description of CLVA later in this document.)

15.1.4.2 Student Affairs officer:

The Student Affairs officer is qualified to refer any personal counselling need of a student to a professional off campus. The Student Affairs officer is available to provide students with career guidance and conflict resolution. The Student Affairs officer liaises with all other channels and can direct students for further follow-up. If a student's parents want to phone or visit the school, they must contact the Student Affairs officer.

15.1.4.3 Lecturers

Lecturers are available for set weekly consultation sessions on an appointment basis. Lecturers can also help students make decisions, such as discipline choices, and respond to other questions arising from the students' discipline(s). If necessary, the lecturer will report the concern to Class Mentor or to the Undergraduate Course Director.

15.1.4.4 Class Mentors

The Class Mentors are assigned to help students with other matters throughout the year.

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The Class Mentors assess the students' projects and conduct the sessions at the beginning and end of every term. During these sessions the Class Mentors provide important information and orientation on the upcoming term and its outcome criteria. Do not miss these sessions. Class Mentors can also call for meetings or hearings to be held if necessary. Class Mentors are available for consultation sessions on an appointment basis. Producers and / or head producers should arrange regular meetings with Class Mentors. Class Mentors will report student concerns and problems to the Head of School if that type of intervention is deemed necessary. 15.1.4.5 Accounts and Finance: For account or payment enquiries, consult the Finance Department on your campus. This includes any questions about the non-activation of a student card.

15.1.5 Resource Centre

Each one of the campuses has a resource centre with access to books and DVD’s. Versions of material are available electronically and in hard copies.

The computers in each resource centre also hold the electronic versions of all course material. Students will be referred to download relevant information for the purpose of research, assignments and assessments.

The Librarian can also help students with their research questions. He/she may refer students to a lecturer or to Academic Development for the answers to course specific questions.

15.2 Committee for Learning Value Advantage (CLVA)

Students of every year group select their representatives for this student body. This is an undergraduate student body with a specific set of objectives as indicated below:

To create a student committee that facilitates and encourages transformation. To develop formal exhibition platforms and events that showcases and rewards the AFDA standard. To create bridging opportunities with the professional entertainment industry. To establish and develop the AFDA ALUMNI society. To channel student needs through the given reporting structures. To create a communication mechanism between the committee and the student body.

CLVA Functions:

CLVA presents information on the learning programme twice a year, to students who attend the timetabled sessions. CLVA arranges social functions. CLVA has a representative on the Senate as well as the Academic Standards Council on every campus. They present the relevant report, which includes the report on completed activities, as well as the projection of activities for the year.

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The report includes the relevant feedback of students on the AFDA academic programmes, facilities and equipment. CLVA is not a body that only attends to problems of the students. Taking note of student complaints is only one of their objectives.

15.3 Code of Conduct

15.3.1 Governing principles:

For the purposes of the AFDA Student Code of Conduct comprise all rules, standards, or precepts of behaviour, conduct and attitude, including those contained in the following: The principles of behaviour and conduct, and all other norms and standards laid down in the code of conduct, the course guidelines and any other institutional documents (including any amendments that might be made from time to time). Any other rules and regulations pertaining to particular levels, areas, facilities, programmes that might be published from time to time. Nothing in this Student Code of Conduct or any other rules and policies passed by the institution shall be construed as absolving any student from liability for any misconduct in which he or she is personally involved. For the purposes of this code of conduct "precinct of the institution" shall include any institutional building, grounds or any other place where the institution conducts its business, including film sets. There will be no legal representation allowed at a disciplinary hearing. The students may appeal against the sanction imposed on the recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee. The decision after the appeal will be regarded as final. Misconduct:

"Misconduct" comprises behaviour, within or outside the precincts of the institution, which:

Constitutes the breach of any statute, regulation or rule of the institution, or Constitutes the breach of the course guidelines, or Constitutes a failure or refusal to obey any lawful order given by any academic or support staff of the institution, or Interferes with or impedes the governance and proper administration of the school, or Interferes with or impedes the conditions necessary for teaching, learning and research, or Constitutes a failure or refusal to comply with any punishment or order imposed or made under these rules, or Constitutes any conduct that tends to bring the institution or any part of it or a member of its staff or student body into contempt or disrepute.

15.3.2 Basic Rules:

A student, must at all times within the precinct of the institution wear his/her student card visibly, and produce it when called to do so by a member of staff. Student cards are required to gain access into the campus, library and lecture halls. All students shall:

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i. Obey lawful orders given to them by a member of staff.

ii. Comply with the access control and parking rules of the institution.

iii. Comply with the Course Guidelines.

iv. Comply with all rules prescribed for the use of the Resource Centres and other facilities.

v. Comply with all rules prescribed for the use of institutional

equipment.

vi. Comply with all rules prescribed for the use of computer facilities in the Resource Centre.

vii. Students are responsible for loss or damage of equipment signed

out in their names. In the event of damages or loss, the student must furnish a report detailing the exact circumstances of the event with counter signatures by all the persons present.

viii. Unless prior arrangements have been made, students whose fees

are in arrears according to the schedule of payments will be excluded from the programme of the school.

ix. All student productions, imaging and audio recordings produced

during the student's academic programme at AFDA remain the exclusive property of the institution in perpetuity.

x. No student may approach a facility house for equipment or

personnel outside their project / production team, or any other services pertaining to the activities of the school without written permission from the Undergraduate Course Director.

xi. Students may not operate any equipment or enter any AFDA facility

unless qualified or permitted by a staff member to do so.

15.3.3 No student shall:

i. Bring alcohol or illegal substances within the precincts of the institution except with the written permission of a designated senior staff member.

ii. Damage, either deliberately or negligently, or attempt to damage institutional property.

iii. Bring unto the campus any firearm, or mock replica or toy weapon (except with the express permission of a designated senior staff member), nor any dangerous weapons or explosives. The definition of dangerous weapons includes, but is not limited to, knives, daggers, switchblades and martial arts equipment.

iv. Smoke at any place in the precincts of the institution where smoking is prohibited.

v. Reproduce or distribute copies of any copy-righted notes or learning material of the institution without the consent of the Course Director.

vi. Obstruct, disrupt, or interfere with the teaching, research, administrative, custodial or other functions of the institution.

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vii. Commit acts of damage or theft in respect of institutional property or the property of any person on the institutional precinct. For the purposes of this rule, possession of stolen property shall be deemed to constitute theft.

viii. Commit any act of sale, distribution, use or possession of any illegal drug, as defined by the Drug and Drug Trafficking Act 140 / 1992, on the precinct of the institution.

ix. Threaten or act in any manner that threatens the being and work or study of any student or staff member of the institution.

x. Abuse or otherwise interfere with any member of the institution’s community, in any manner which contributes to the creation of an intimidating, hostile or demeaning environment for staff or students in general and specifically in relation to the person's race, gender, beliefs or sexual orientation.

xi. Use a cellular telephone during any academic period. xii. Eat during any academic period. xiii. Perform or participate in the performance of, or attempt to perform,

or incite, instigate, command, advocate, advise or encourage the performance by any other person of assaulting or threatening any person.

xiv. Misrepresent himself / herself to an organisation as an agent of the school.

xv. Furnish false information, including false identification, or fail to provide information to the institution or to any authorised employee of the institution, including campus security.

xvi. Initiate, cause or contribute to any false report, warning or threat of fire, explosion or other emergency.

xvii. Use AFDA branding (including letterheads) in a private capacity.

15.3.4 Electronic resources:

All students acknowledge that the use of the institution’s electronic resources is made available to them for academic purposes only. The following actions or omissions shall constitute misconduct and the institution will be within its rights to initiate appropriate investigation and disciplinary action against students who fail or refuse to abide by these rules:

i. Sharing network log-on usernames with any third person ii. Fabricating an untruthful message or sender of message iii. Intentionally bypassing the security mechanisms of the institutions

network iv. Storing, downloading and propagating, printing, distributing, sending

or accessing racist, sexist, politically or religiously derogatory contents or material, or pornographic materials as contemplated in Schedules 1, 2, 6, 7 and 11 of the Films and Publications Amendment Act 34 / 1999

v. Downloading, receiving or installing software applications not approved by the Technical and Maintenance Manager

vi. The creation, sending and forwarding of unsolicited email vii. Knowingly sending or forwarding messages and attachments that

could be infected with malicious codes such as viruses viii. Using disks that are known to be infected with viruses

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ix. Any disruptive and destructive practices either via email or the Internet

15.3.5 Criminal conduct:

Any criminal offence, in terms of the criminal law of South Africa, committed by a student of the institution, is an offence deemed to be subject to disciplinary action taken by the institution.

Any student convicted of any criminal offence by a South African court with criminal jurisdiction in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 / 1977 shall be guilty of an offence in terms of this code of conduct and shall be subject to disciplinary action by the institution. 15.3.6 Rules relating to alcohol consumption and drug-taking:

Students shall at all times refrain from drunken and disorderly behaviour that disturbs the peace of other students or staff. No student shall consume liquor or sell, serve or assist any other person to consume, serve or sell liquor on institutional property unless the requirements of the liquor act have been met and prior written permission was obtained from a designated senior staff member. No student shall consume drugs or sell, serve or assist any other person to consume, sell or serve drugs on institutional property. 15.3.7 Sanctions:

The Disciplinary Committee may recommend that the Chief Disciplinary officer impose one or more of the following sanctions for any violation of the Code of Conduct:

i. Expulsion: Permanent separation of the student from the School.

The expelled student shall not participate in any School-sponsored activity and will be barred from the School property.

ii. Suspension: Temporary separation of the student from the School

for a specified period of time or until specific conditions has been met. Except where prior approval has been granted by the Chief Disciplinary officer, a suspended student will not participate in any School-sponsored activity and will be barred from the School campus.

iii. Probation: Removal of the student from good disciplinary standing.

Additional restrictions or conditions may be imposed. Probation will last for a stated period of time and until specific conditions, if imposed, have been met. Any violation of these rules, the conditions of probation or other university rules committed during the probationary period will subject the student to further disciplinary measures, including suspension or expulsion.

iv. Warning: A written statement advising the student that a violation of

this Code has been committed and that further misconduct may result in more severe disciplinary action.

v. Restricted access to School property: A student's access to

School property, including but not limited to learning, communication

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and computing resources, may be restricted for a specified period of time or until certain conditions are met.

vi. Organisational sanctions: Sanctions for organisational misconduct

may include revocation of the use of School property or privileges for a definite period of time, revocation or denial of recognition or registration, or suspension of social or intramural activities or events, as well as other appropriate sanctions permitted under the Code of Conduct or other rules of the School.

vii. Interim action: Suspension of a student for an interim period prior to

resolution of the disciplinary hearing.

viii. Other sanctions that may be deemed appropriate could include remedial action prescribed by the Disciplinary Committee to a student, including letting a student do community service on the precinct of the institution.

15.3.8 Determining sanctions:

The sanctions imposed will be proportionate to whether the student(s) is (are) found to have contravened the school rules beyond reasonable doubt or on the balance of probabilities. Mitigating and aggravating factors will be considered. Factors to be considered in mitigation or aggravation may include the individual's prior disciplinary record, the nature of the infringement or offence, the severity of any damage, injury or harm resulting from the violation, the payment of restitution to the School or to any victims, or any other factors deemed appropriate under the circumstances, including but not limited to the individual's participation in an approved counselling programme. Repeated violations of the Code of Conduct may result in the imposition of progressively more severe sanctions, although any sanction may be imposed as appropriate under the circumstances.

15.3.9 Disciplinary procedure:

i. A student will receive written notice of the disciplinary meeting. ii. All students involved will have the opportunity to prepare a written

and verbal account of the events leading to the disciplinary. iii. The meeting will be held with the Disciplinary Committee. This is an

inquiry meeting and not a disciplinary hearing. iv. A follow-up meeting may be convened to clarify the circumstances.

Only when it has been ascertained that there is indeed a strong likelihood that the student has contravened a provision of the code of conduct or course guidelines will this meeting be a disciplinary hearing.

v. The Disciplinary Committee will determine whether the student(s) contravened the Student Code of Conduct and / or school rules beyond reasonable doubt, failing which, on the balance of probabilities.

vi. The student will be informed of the Disciplinary Committee's resolution in writing.

vii. The Disciplinary Committee may decide on remedial action. viii. A copy of the relevant documents will be filed accordingly.

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ix. Students will thereafter have the right to appeal the decision of the committee.

______________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: AFDA reserves all rights to the intellectual property contained in the 2014 Academic Yearbook. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of contents of this document are correct at the date of publishing and AFDA waivers liability if circumstances change from the date of publishing that causes some information reflected in this Yearbook in becoming outdated in due process. E&OE (Errors and Omissions Excepted) Johannesburg, 6 January 2014