Common Vision, Different Action

media training
VISION TO ACTION
KOMP House Open to all
Alsótold, Hungary June 10-16, 2015
V2A partners

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
VISION 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.

GOALS EVIDENCE
1 To learn how to construct a basic message
using image, sound, rhythm and voice 1
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
2
To practice fine-tuning existing
communication materials (video images, better than any previous one.
documentation photos, info letters etc) for

2
higher impact in your communication Participants produce at least three re-edited
and improved communication pieces (as a

3
To practice the basic skills of storytelling group)
(moving images, still images, information
3
design) Participants practice narrative construction by

4
doing in at least 4 Input & Practice sessions
To design a creative documentation
package for funders and fundraising
4 At least five creative documentation packages
designed by participants
5 To apply the concepts of socially,
5
economically and environmentally The workshop doesn’t proceed unethically
sustainable media while working towards anyone, the environment is respected
throughout, human dignity goes before quality
expectations or ideological requirements

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Input & Practice:
Introduction: Editing and Image
Reality, Vision, Goals Manipulation
Workshop Programme Remixing video files
Creating the editor’s team
Communication: music, dance
and word Input & Practice:
Skills Practice:
Soap Opera Exercise
Skills Practice:
Input & Practice The Power of Synchronicity & Production of Small Team
Sound and Image as Energy Projects
Separate Channels Video Production
PROGRAM

Mental & physical ways to Genres for Civil Society How to use the power of
really get to know someone Organisations audio?
Exercise in-camera
The Workshop’s Mental Tool:
Input & Practice: Production of Small Team
Circle of Creativity
Color, Type, Layout Projects:
Case studies of successful Participants design a project Production of Small Team
Input & Practice: Reflection and Evaluation
dissemination packages to develop, work on and Projects
The Shot & Continuity
How to design and budget present at the end of the
Video Clip production,
for a dissemination package? workshop
edited in-camera
Input & Practice
Input & Practice:
The Message Input & Practice:
Portrait & Interview Production of Small Team
Practice pace and duration Forms of Documentation: Closing: Projection and Party
The role of feedback/forward Projects
through stop motion Prove and Improve
in learning
animation

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.

Alsótold 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 Pályaudvar (railway station - Blue metro line).

Exact time and instructions how to get to the meeting point will be sent according to
the participants arrival.

It is highly important that you bring media materials you already have connected
WHAT TO BRING 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 20-30°C, but rain, wind
and storms can be expected, as well as hot sun.

TRAVEL COSTS
FINANCE 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.

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? latest by
April 5th, 2015
THE TRAINER OUR EXPERIENCE
The trainer will be Miki Ambrózy film artist and educator Egyesek Youth Association is a group of active, passionate and
assisted by a team of experienced staff of youth workers. committed youth workers, trainers, coaches and volunteers. Our
mission is to inspire, empower and support youth in successfully
More information taking responsibility in their lives and the lives of their communities.
We are making it happen through local, national and international
More about Vision to Action 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,
Check our work! leaders and NGOs.

Among other trainings media is one of the highlight of Egyesek’s

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).