Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG) is looking for a professional or student to create a documentary about our activities. AVAG seeks a passionate individual committed to social change and interested in village development in rural Tamil Nadu, India.
AVAG is the primary outreach organization for Auroville, an international township (http://www.auroville.org). An integrated village development programme is implemented in 80 villages and Dalit hamlets neighboring Auroville. For more on AVAG's mission and programmes please visit, http://www.villageaction.in.
AVAG relies on volunteers and interns from around the world who help to support and develop programmes that support the organization's social activities. Volunteering for AVAG is a wonderful way in which young people can gain valuable experience and for more experienced individuals to contribute to a worthy and fulfilling cause.
All internship opportunities with AVAG are dependent on the specific skill set of the individual intern. AVAG would ideally like to match each intern to their specific interests but may need to assign positions based on need. A certain degree of overlap in responsibilities can be expected from any of the internship positions. Most work is done at the office located within the AVAG campus but field trips can be offered each week for any of the below positions.
Position Description: The Media Internship is specifically for individuals with a strong capability for film production. The last "big" documentary (23 minutes), was compiled in 2003 and is a little outdated, and during 2011 and 2012 volunteers created smaller videos (Volunteers brief, Eco-Femme and Cyclon relief). Intern duties would include filming at AVAG campus and in the villages, filming meetings and seminars, and working with filmmakers within Auroville on editing. Any individuals interested in this position must contact AVAG prior to traveling to Auroville to make arrangements for necessary filming equipment.
Qualifications required include:
• Studies or experience in filming and editing.
• Availability of minimum 2 months
• Strong interpersonal and management skills
•Self-motivated and able to work independently in a constantly changing environment
Responsibilities of the position could include:
• Create visual material, for different types of public.
• Supporting the documenting and outreach activities.
• Managing the relationship with Auroville social media, and the general media
• Organize and manage the visual material in the website and youtube account.
