Behind the scenes: Isibaya, Zabalaza, Rockville

Friday, December 12, 2014

Nothing beats going behind the scenes of a production and getting to see first hand how things are done, from who does what, to how he/she does it until it reaches the final stage when everything is packaged and presented to viewers.

Recently I experienced this as a part of a media group hosted by MultiChoice in Johannesburg, South Africa. The group comprised media people from Southern African countries that included Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

The trip offered a showcase for ‘journos’ into some of the top local productions on the Mzansi Magic Channels as well as others from M-Net.

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Behind the scenes: Isibaya, Zabalaza, Rockville

Nothing beats going behind the scenes of a production and getting to see first hand how things are done, from who does what, to how he/she does it until it reaches the final stage when everything is packaged and presented to viewers.

Cyber Drill sounds alarm on AI, IoT and quantum threats

BA ISAGO, partners launch training scheme for energy sector

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Cameras watching: Drive safely or pay the price