WEEK 1 MONDAY It’s my final month at AFDA, and it’s crunch time. I’m very nervous because I still have to finish my research thesis and my final second script draft for my major in scriptwriting. So far, I have only ten responses to the surveys that I sent out for my research thesis. I’m …

I spent the final fifth week of my break from AFDA by doing the following: I watched the first cut of our short film ‘Is’Thuthi’; I posted my September newsletter online, I cleaned out my home office, I unpacked my summer clothes, I got a few concept ideas for my short film submissions for the …

So far, I’ve had four weeks of vacation, with just one week left. My fourth (and final) term at AFDA officially starts again next week, Monday the 7th of October. An update on what I’ve been up to: WEEK 1 It’s my first week of vacation, and I’m tired after a busy (but short) third …

WEEK 1 MONDAY It’s the new week, and after an incredibly stressful weekend sorting out issues with my brother and his family, I am ready to jump back into my studies. TUESDAY We have a Zoom session with Dr. Semege, but I am unable to join as I have a chiropractor appointment in Port Elizabeth. …

I ended my last newsletter by stating my plans for the July holidays. I had a list of things that I wanted to tick off before I left for Russia. I’m so glad that I managed to do all of them (except for writing my second script and watching BBC Maestro). It’s now the end …

WEEK 6 MONDAY I arrive early on campus, only to find out that our conceptual VALA’s aren’t scheduled for this morning, but only this afternoon at 14:30. Conceptual VALA’s are where we present the concept for our short film in front of a panel of experts. I spend the morning updating my May newsletter for …

WEEK 1 MONDAY It’s the start of a brand new term – eight weeks of hustling and grinding at AFDA. I feel well-rested and ready to take on this term. During the holidays, I still had to finish my research proposal and send it in. Done and dusted. I also received feedback regarding my Textual …

WEEK 8 MONDAY Only two weeks to go until the first term is done and dusted. It’s Monday, and I’m working from home again. The first five weeks of the term were crazy with all the driving back and forth and coming in every day. But the second half has been better-paced because I only had to …

WEEK 4 MONDAY It’s the beginning of a new month. New day, new challenges. We have a Group/Crew meeting on the two concepts. Speech sends us a Group message via WhatsApp: ‘I am going with Vicki’s concept as I think it will give us a challenge, a challenge that will make us all better at …

Last year, I applied to study for the Bachelor of Creative Writing at AFDA in Gqueberha (Port Elizabeth). I was accepted, but then I was told that the degree had been postponed to 2025 due to various reasons. I was greatly disappointed, for this is something I’ve wanted to study since I finished high school years …