Over the next four years, on-going renovations will cater for 350 students studying film, TV, music and acting
South Africa - At the start of the year AFDA, one of the leading film, television and performance schools in Africa, opened a campus in Durban. DWR Distribution's Nick Barnes was pleased to recently provide a lighting installation, using Philips Strand technology, for a small film at their small television studio at the institution.

The Philips Strand LED Studio Panels are a sensible choice for students who can use the units both inside the studio and on location and for control a Philips Strand 200 Plus Series console has been supplied.

AFDA, the trading name for- The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, was established in Johannesburg in 1994 and offers internationally recognized degree programmes.

With a Cape Town campus in operation since 2003, it was with great excitement that AFDA finally open her doors in Durban on 4 February 2013. AFDA's new home is a former municipal building in Glen Anil, Durban North. Over the next four years, on-going renovations will cater for 350 students studying film, TV, music and acting. The campus includes studios, lecture rooms, rehearsal rooms, recreational area, staff and administration area, storage and parking facilities and have all the necessary stage, film, TV and music equipment required for each year of study.

Franco Human, the campus dean of AFDA Durban , from AFA required a flexible lighting rig for a small film studio.

DWR supplied two lighting bars on four circuits as well as six Philips Strand LED Studio Panels (with barn doors) that run off a Philips Strand 200 Plus console.

"The Studio Panels are lightweight and compact", said Barnes. "They can be de-rigged by students and then set up outside, on location, when required."

(Jim Evans)


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