We Open in South Africa

Beats Chevy Chase….

We are delighted to announce that in partnership with our friends in South Africa, The Media Academy, we are going to be offering a 1-day intensive bootcamp in digital story telling.

We first met Jonathan Berman and Dominque van Houten from Tapetown, a production company based in Capetown, SA, through Ernest Bujok and Philip Hilven from Belgium.

Bujok, who runs the Concentra Awards; and Hilven who has brought the VJ concept to Belgium and The Netherlands were in South Africa explaining the VJ concept to Tapetown, who also ‘got it’ right away, and set up their own Media Academy.

They have always been good friends and we are delighted now to go and run our first bootcamp there. Hopefully, the first of many.

I have never been to South Africa, but people tell me it is just lovely.

If you’re planning a trip, it would be good to incorporate a VJ bootcamp. I am sure Dominique can help make the arrangements!

We’re going to run the course on February 8, 2010.

Hope to see you there.

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 30 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.

2 Comments
  • kenny January 13, 2010

    Hi Jonathan-

    I’m a Travel Channel Academy grad and frequent producer for the Travel Channel. I’m coming to South Africa to shoot in March/April. I’d love to hook up with you to check out your facilities and maybe you can tell me some great things to shoot locally???

    thanks!
    kenny

  • jonathan berman January 13, 2010

    Hi Michael,

    Look forward to having your entourage out here in Cape Town.

    For all interested followers of the “revolution/evolution” checkout http://www.790tv.co.za and onefreeagent@wordpress.com, and see how we are trying to implement the concept.