Common Vision, Different Action

media training

VISION TO ACTION
KOMP House
Alstold, Hungary

Open to all
V2A partners

June 10-16, 2015

By the end of this media workshop, participants will be able to create compelling, youthful, energetic
and authentic audio-visual materials for communication about their activities. Their image literacy
will be boosted, their understanding of the workflow of producing audio/visual materials richer and
deeper than at the outset. They will have had enjoyed learning together and, as individual learners,
they will have had significant insights about communication using media.

VISION

GOALS

EVIDENCE

To learn how to construct a basic message

using image, sound, rhythm and voice

To practice fine-tuning existing

communication materials (video images,
documentation photos, info letters etc) for
higher impact in your communication

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To practice the basic skills of storytelling

(moving images, still images, information
design)
To design a creative documentation
package for funders and fundraising
To apply the concepts of socially,
economically and environmentally
sustainable media while working

Day 1

Day 2

Introduction:
Reality, Vision, Goals
Workshop Programme

Input & Practice:

Editing and Image
Manipulation
Remixing video files
Creating the editors team

Input & Practice:

The Shot & Continuity
Video Clip production,
edited in-camera

Participants produce at least three re-edited

and improved communication pieces (as a
group)

Participants practice narrative construction by

doing in at least 4 Input & Practice sessions

At least five creative documentation packages

designed by participants

The workshop doesnt proceed unethically

towards anyone, the environment is respected
throughout, human dignity goes before quality
expectations or ideological requirements

Day 5

Skills Practice:
The Power of Synchronicity &
Energy
Video Production

Production of Small Team

Projects

Input & Practice:

Production of Small Team
Color, Type, Layout
Projects:
Case studies of successful
Participants design a project
dissemination packages
to develop, work on and
How to design and budget
present at the end of the
for a dissemination package?
workshop

Production of Small Team

Projects

Reflection and Evaluation

Input & Practice

The Message
Practice pace and duration
through stop motion
animation

Input & Practice:

Forms of Documentation:
Prove and Improve

Closing: Projection and Party

Skills Practice:
Soap Opera Exercise
Input & Practice
Sound and Image as
Separate Channels
How to use the power of
audio?

Input & Practice:

Genres for Civil Society
Organisations
Exercise in-camera

Input & Practice:

Portrait & Interview
The role of feedback/forward
in learning

Production of Small Team

Projects

PROGRAM

The Workshops Mental Tool:

Circle of Creativity

Participants produce at least three videos

during the course in small teams. Each piece
of work receives feedback for improvement.
The last piece of the workshop is considerably
better than any previous one.

Day 4

Communication: music, dance

and word
Mental & physical ways to
really get to know someone

Day 3

PRACTICALS
ACCOMMODATION

GPS coordinates: 47.953022,19.597266

It is a brand new accommodation run by a local NGO. There are 4 bedded rooms
with their own separate shower and toilet, free WIFI is available. In the building you find
common social areas, big outdoor spaces, kitchen and the dining area. We ask you to
bring towel and sleeping bag.
The training room is in another building within 2 minutes of walk.
Alstold is a very small village with limited opening hours of shops and post office.
There is no tobacco available in the village, so we ask you to bring yours.

FOOD

Cooking will be done by a professional chef. Those who indicated their special diet in
the application form get proper food according to their diet.

ARRIVING

We ask you to arrange your travel in a way that you arrive latest 20:00 p.m. 10 June to
Budapest and leave earliest 12:00 a.m. 16 June from Budapest.
From Budapest, there will be an organized bus to the location.
Meeting point: Budapest, Nyugati Plyaudvar (railway station - Blue metro line).
Exact time and instructions how to get to the meeting point will be sent according to
the participants arrival.

WHAT TO BRING

It is highly important that you bring media materials you already have connected
to the activity of your organisation. E.g. info sheet, workcamp programmes, photo,
video etc. It is okay if these materials are only on the level of idea. Then please
create a draft of it such as write script or storyboard, take photos, shoot small video
scenes, create a sketch or a draft. In case it is half-ready or ready bring the materials
anyway so we can improve. You can also bring good examples you see from other
organsiation or anywhere else: TV, radio, internet etc.
If you have please bring your laptop, video/photo/document editing softwares, media
equipment (video/photo camera, tripod, microphone etc.)
There are certain things we ask you to bring with you for your physical safety, personal
hygiene of yourself and the other members of the group.
Casual clothes
SLEEPING BAG
Towels
Your own medicines
Money (participation contribution in cash in euros)
Documents
Passport or other official ID
All original bills and tickets
Insurance and/or your E111 card
Please bring enough clothes for the training. Weather at this time of the year is mostly
warm but it can be also chilly, the temperature will be around 20-30C, but rain, wind
and storms can be expected, as well as hot sun.

TRAVEL COSTS
Member organisations and partners are expected to cover the travel costs of
their representatives. A maximum of 70% of all travel costs will be reimbursed
by CCIVS the earliest 3 months after the end of the activity on receipt of all
boarding passes, train/bus tickets, visa receipts etc.., up to a limit of :

550 euros for participants from Asia-Pacific, America and Africa;

250 euros for participants from Europe (except Hungary);

100 euros for participants from Hungary.

FINANCE

VISA and INSURANCE:

If you need insurance for a visa, please kindly contact the Secretariat and we will
arrange it for you. CCIVS will reimburse the total costs of a Schengen visa up to:

60 euros.
PARTICIPATION FEE

80 euros (paid upon arrival in cash in EUROS)

Fill out
the application form
HOW TO APPLY?

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April 5th, 2015

THE TRAINER

OUR EXPERIENCE

The trainer will be Miki Ambrzy film artist and educator

assisted by a team of experienced staff of youth workers.

Egyesek Youth Association is a group of active, passionate and

committed youth workers, trainers, coaches and volunteers. Our
mission is to inspire, empower and support youth in successfully
taking responsibility in their lives and the lives of their communities.
We are making it happen through local, national and international
programs like trainings, youth exchanges, voluntary camps and
actions, community development projects. Our activities are based
on non-formal learning methods and we put strong emphasis on the
personal and professional development of individuals, youth workers,
leaders and NGOs.

More information
More about Vision to Action

Check our work!

Among other trainings media is one of the highlight of Egyeseks

instruments. We have been developing and testing media as a tool
in youth work and visibility since 2010. Egyesek has implemented two
long-term media project within Youth in Action (Birth of Image and
VideVolunteers), organized a conference about media literacy and
its connection to youth work in Budapest Youth Center, created 4
pbulications about this topic. We are constantly using this method
in outhreach youth work we carry out with local roma and non-roma
kids and youth. As well several trainings were provided already in
this topic with great success (Show your Life, Camera for Inclusion).