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Media Training, 2014, at Saputara

participants and staff

Media Training, 2014, at Saputara

An intensive package of “Media Training, 2014” was gracefully unfolded by the Gurjarvani Team in the midst of nature where hills and mountains surround Our Giri Mata Mandir at Saputara. It was indeed under the overarching protection of “Our Lady of Mountains” [ Giri Mata ] that everything began, ran and went off well.   Under the ever youthful, enthusiastic and collaborative leadership of Fr. Ashok Vaghela, the Gurjarvani team consisting of Frs. Devasia and Raymund, along with highly dedicated 7 collaborators and volunteers, worked round the clock from 14^th of May to 31^st of May, 2014.  This was the 7^th Media Training in succession over the past 6 years. The presence of some eminent personalities like Mr. Yosef Macwan - a well known Gujarati Poet - and Sr. Regina of St. Anne, Nadiad – a regular contributor to the trainings given in media over the past two decades -  greatly encouraged the participants and the trainers alike.

All that preceded the Media Training made it a success. The Pre Media Training multi-faceted preparations were done meticulously much ahead of time. A committed, enthusiastic and media-qualified lay collaborator Miss Grena Christian personally interviewed 38 applicants from all over Gujarat and spotted 30 participants - 23 boys and 7 girls -  to take part in this training. Moreover, she also took the full responsibility of important departments such as kitchen, stationary, media-lab and equipments etc and carried out to its finest detail with great dedication and utmost care.

The Media Training was punctuated with several media experts coming in from different media fields at the appointed hour and delivering their goods effectively. There were inputs on chalk-talk, poster-making, photography, script-writing, production of film and documentary, editing, recording sound and music. All these aspects were dealt with great depth in a very  creative manner with theories and practicals to be done by the participants. As the Media Training advanced the participants realized that it was necessary to work as a team. Day after day the enthusiasm of the students and the trainers rose higher and higher and reached its culmination when the four groups of the participants prepared short documentary each pulling all their talents and the skills learned during the Media Training. At the end of the training they were all awarded with a precious certificate of the Media Training, 2014.

As all of us know that “Media Training” is an associate-venture of GJYM-WAVES-JESCOM. Hence all the involved ones in “The Media Training, 2014,” gratefully acknowledge the hospitality of the Shamgahan Fathers and Sr. Rahel of Saputara.

Raymund Chauhan sj

Gurjarvani, 28.05.2014

Computer Lab for editing and postproduction

A shooting demo

forward to the location for a shoot

Still photography 

Participants and staff Media Training 

Our Lady participants 

FilmDarshan - Film Appreciation - 250 Rs per student

The fees for the Film Appreciation course is reduced to 250/- per student

500th video on Gurjarvani Youtube channel

Media training : Gurjarvani 2013 May 15-31

South Gujarat shoot by Gurjarvani

Dance by children at Paraspada.

From 27th Aug to 3rd Sept 2012 Gurjarvani team toured most of the south Gujarat centers run by the Catholic Church to collect footage on HD format for a short film on the Church in Gujarat Today.
It was joy to meet so many people in the Tribal area and watch their dances, record their songs.

Sachin, Atmaram and Hanumant

Jesuit Novice Masters from Indian provinces visit Gurjarvani

In the audio studio of Gurjarvani

The Novice Masters at Gurjarvani,Ahmedabad,India

The young people who want to dedicate themselves  for ever to serve the needy and poor people any where in the world in the Society of Jesus are given a two year intense spirituality training. And that is called " the Novitiate"[નવશિશ્યાલય ]
The Novice Master is the one who directs them. 14 such Novice Masters from all over India were at Ahmedabad for a meeting  to share their experience in guiding the young people.
Gurjarvani Parivar [ Gurjarvani Family] thanks them for their visit on 4th September 2012.

A video presentation in the Gurjarvani studio

Let me come to Your feet - "Avu Tav Charane..."

Why This? Hindi Play

"Aisa Kyon"

Why This ?

Samvedan Cultural group's powerful play on the social evils of today in India.

Written by Sarup Dhruv, and Samvedan Cultural Group, Ahmedabad,India

Directed by Hiren Gandhi

To be released soon by Samvedan and Gurjarvani in India.
Hindi, 60 min