In Xhosa, Zwelethemba means Land of Hope. It is a small township on the outskirts of Worcester, about 2 hours from Cape Town. On the surface, it is far from hopeful – the township is classic Apartheid – one road in and out, far away from town, bordering an industrial area. In 2007 xenophobia flared [...]
Lucid Pictures is currently working with Shikaya to produce a 3 hour multimedia workshop for over 300 high schools in the Western Cape, entitled ‘Up2Us’. The project features case studies that get learners grappling with leading a values-based life. Ultimately the purpose of the project is to create a compassionate society. We’re creating a journey [...]
Together with TakeAwayTheatre, who have worked with this subject for five years, we developed radio ads in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa and placed them on air. As part of an integrated campain, TakeAwayTheatre also secured radio interviews and produced attention-grabbing, interactive whole-day performances, using masks and improvisation, in shopping malls.
So my most recent project “My City” enjoyed a very receptive welcome at COP 15 in Copenhagen. The film takes a look at sustainable energy in South African cities through the eyes of a schoolgirl doing an after-hours rehearsal of her school oral entitled “My City” – watch it here. Commissioned by Sustainable Energy Africa(SEA), [...]
Together with collaborators TakeAwayTheatre we scripted, shot and edited four 5-minute episodes for internal broadcast (one per month) – a Western featuring wild insurance brokers who have to lay down their weapons and embrace non-violent sales and service practices in a changing world.
History Updated Educational Video, series – 120mins
Cape Mountain Retreat Television Insert – 7 mins
Public Service Announcement – 90 secs – First Prize in the Commonwealth Awards
Leapfrog Properties Promotional Video – 8 mins
It’s Your Life (HIV Awareness) TakeAway Theatre Promotional video – 8 mins
V&A Waterfront Promotional Video – 6 mins
The Shoprite Group Corporate Video, series 4 X 11mins
My Boy!- iKamva Labantu Public Service Announcement 60 seconds – Top ten finalist in the 2004 Vuka awards.
A promotional video for a corporate dance-show. The show begins with a Viennese ball, transforms into a disco land, and ends up in a dance party. Fun.
This is a best-practice video, basically an example of where one branch did really well, and was used to encourage other branches to step up to the plate.
A series of cowboy films – in 5 episodes lasting 10 mins each. The idea was to communicate with Insurance brokers around a major legislative change that was going to change their working lives drastically. The basic idea we had was to stage their situation through characters, as cowboys in a real insurance company setting. [...]
Book cover design for Land, Power and Custom
Over the past 3 years, we’ve produced numerous design items, including 2 booklets, 3 posters and various other publicity for UNIMA.
Produced Handbook and 7 large scale posters of the project.
SmartGuide have launched another succesful project that enriches tourist visits to Table Mountain. We developed all the content for over 50 sections.
An innovative media package for the deptartment of Education. The iniative, created by Shikaya, comprises a series of over 10hrs of new training materials, targeted at high school teachers.
“Free Energy”, a 90 second PSA, took first prize in the Commonwealth Vision Awards, beating applicants from all 53 member states of the commonwealth. Jacqueline van Meygaarden and Luke Younge1st prize at the 2007 Commonwealth Vision Awards.