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Volunteers Needed!!

If you would like to be a part of our exciting Festival, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at 943-5341, 1-866-543-3378 or email: info@freezeframeonline.org

2007-2008 Student Work Placement Opportunities:
Special Events Coordinator for international film festival

2007-2008 Volunteer Opportunities:

Office Assistant
Driver
Animation Station Assistant
Workshop Assistant
Cinema Staff (Door Person, Usher, Ticket Sales)
Hospitality
Youth Jury Coordinator
Voice-Over Coordinator
Voice-Over Readers
Youth Video Contest Awards Event Coordinator
Youth Video Contest Awards Video Editor
Festival Photographer/videographer

VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTIONS:

OFFICE ASSISTANT

This position is open year-round for those who enjoy working to deadline in a busy office. Office assistants may input data, prepare general mailings, photocopy and deliver documents. During the Festival they may be asked to take phone calls for advance bookings (training provided) or help to process registration and invoices. page up

DRIVER

In the six weeks leading up to the Festival, we require drivers to deliver documents to schools and businesses. For those able to take on a large number of deliveries, we will reimburse kilometrage. Most documents must be delivered Monday through Friday during regular office hours. page up

ANIMATION STATION ASSISTANT

The Animation Station is staged downstairs in Edmonton Court at Portage Place from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm for the 10 days of the Festival. This is where passersby and festival attendees can drop-in to make a short animation (without sound) using various media. Your tasks will include:

• setting up and taking down of Animation Station
• explaining the stop-motion technique to the walk-up public
• inviting people to create characters
• recording the characters movements and play it back
• providing information about the Festival page up

WORKSHOP ASSISTANT

Festival Workshops are lead by visiting or local guest artists in a variety of subjects that may include acting, claymation, scriptwriting, video production, make-up or thematic explorations relative to a film. Responsibilities for this position include:

• setting up of the classroom and materials in advance
• leading student groups to their workshop locations
• relieving the workshop facilitator of technical details, such as dividing students into groups, passing out materials, moving throughout the room to ensure all students understand instructions, running for missing materials and equipment, etc.
  
• taking photos or record the workshop with a video camera
• learning from the facilitator and the experience! page up

CINEMA STAFF – Ticket Sales, Usher, Door Person

Running a non-profit festival dedicated to film education means that we need people to help create a calm, efficient, child and film-friendly atmosphere. Cinema staff volunteers are needed to smooth the rush of school groups coming in and out of the theatre all at once. It’s a quick but very important job! This is a good shift for those looking for an opportunity to slip into the theatre and watch the film once everyone else has found their seat. page up

CINEMA STAFF - Ticket Sales

• taking payments from school groups (who have pre-booked) and ensuring we are able to accommodate any special needs.
• handling monies and writing receipts
• answering questions about the Festival page up

CINEMA STAFF - Usher

• leading school groups and the general public to their theatre
• keeping track of the total number of people for each screening
• answering questions about the Festival and venue
• cleaning up the theatre before the next show page up

CINEMA STAFF - Door Person

• taking ticket stubs and directing people to their theatre
• answering questions about the festival and venue
• cleaning up the theatre before the next show page up

HOSPITALITY

The Hospitality Volunteer helps relieve some pressure for guests, staff and fellow volunteers to ensure everyone has a positive experience. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• greeting Festival guests and workshop facilitators
• ensuring guests and workshop facilitators have everything they need
• making sure our volunteers and staff have access to food and water page up
  

YOUTH JURY COORDINATOR

The Youth Jury consists of 7 kids between the ages of 9 and 13. They earned their place on the Jury after winning our Youth Jury Film Review Contest where they were recognized for their writing skills with regard to how they feel and think about movies. Now that they’ve got the job, they have to watch all of our feature and short films during the Festival’s 10-day run.

The Youth Jury Coordinator will facilitate their experience by acting as their escort and leading discussions after the films. How important is the Youth Jury? If you consider that prospective jurors in Montreal and Toronto are prepared to wait up to 2 years to be involved in this excellent, rewarding and rich experience, then you get a sense of the Jury’s value for the Festival and Jury participants! If you want to work alongside members of the Winnipeg Jury, you will be required to:

• confirm the screening schedule for the Jury
• facilitate a pre-festival orientation session with a local arts reviewer and the Youth Jury
• escort the Youth Jury to all films and events
• facilitate the jury deliberation after the last day to determine which film is awarded the Freeze Frame Youth Jury Prize for the Best Feature Film and the NFB Youth Jury Prize for the Best Animated Short
• be a resource and friend for the Youth Jury during the Festival run page up

VOICE-OVER COORDINATOR

The Voice-Over Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the schedule of actors hired to read the subtitles for screenings (voice-over). This position requires someone who can commit some time two months ahead of the Festival in order to get cassettes and transcripts (when available) to those hired to read. They are also responsible for preparing the reading schedule and ensuring that microphones are set up and working at the required time. The name of the actor must also be given well ahead of time to the person announcing the film so they can be publicly recognized. page up

VOICE-OVER READERS

This is a popular service offered by international children’s film festivals around the globe. Voice-over actors help make internationally acclaimed and subtitled films accessible for children who can’t read or read fast enough (our guideline is kids under the age of 9). Two actors bring a film to life in English by reading subtitles for select characters. You will:

• watch the film at home while following along with the script
• meet with your voice-over partner and the Voice-Over Coordinator for a rehearsal with microphone
• perform the voice-over in the theatre page up

YOUTH VIDEO CONTEST AWARDS EVENT COORDINATOR

Make the participants in Reel Views and Wee Reel feel like stars for an evening! Designed to celebrate the creativity of young filmmakers, these events are hosted by a local celebrity and has local and visiting guest artists handing out awards. This position requires advance planning two months prior to the Festival. You will:

• coordinate those giving out prizes
• contact the host with schedule and list of guests
• contact the host with script for the event
• organise prizes and ensure they are attractively packaged for distribution
• draw up the program for the evening, ensuring that all nominees are listed
• ensure sponsors are adequately thanked using slides and verbal recognition
• facilitate media interviews with nominees and winners page up

YOUTH VIDEO CONTEST EDITOR

This person is responsible for editing the Reel Views and Wee Reel videos that are nominated as finalists for Festival screenings. A second tape is edited for the awards ceremony with clips of all nominated videos. This position begins one month prior to the Festival because a preview tape must be prepared for the three jury members. You will:

• prepare a preview copy of Reel Views and Wee Reel Nominees (for judges)
• prepare a screening copy of Reel Views and Wee Reel Nominees page up

FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER

The photographer/videographer documents our Festival for our records, web site and next year’s promotional materials. We need photos of special guests, jury members, workshops and our audience. Photographing an underage audience means that getting waiver forms isn’t an option – it’s the only way we can use your work! Following through with waivers (and cross-referencing with your photos) is a challenging task but a necessary skill for any photographer. You will:

• use Freeze Frame waiver forms
• 'cover' a variety of Festival events
• maintain a waiver/photo cross-reference system
• know when to ask for help!
• enjoy yourself and learn from your experience page up