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Creative Documentaries Based On Archives
By Béatrice De Pastre

Béatrice De Pastre, head of the  Archive Department and Cinematic Heritage in the National Cinematographic and animated image Centre (CNC) has run a number of workshops hosted by Dahshur Workshops:

  • Creating with Archives , 1st-6th November 2017
  • Creative Documentaries Based On Archives, 18th-23rd April 2016

Both of the these  workshops explored how participants could select and merge archival material, video, audio or visual, in order to enrich the narrative elements of their feature documentary or fiction project, while also maintaining a structured and coherent rendering. Concerns regarding copyrights were also addressed. The workshop focused on the utilisation of old footage (film archives, amateur films or photography) and how participants can find ways to recycle this footage and use it in new works.

Re-using Images from the Past: Adding Sound to Silent Films, 7th-9th October 2017

This three-day workshop took place at Dahshur Workshops’ office headquarters in downtown Cairo. The workshop gave participants the opportunity to explore and examine images, composition, and the relationship between sound and image. Participants explored a variety of subjects and exercises including listening exercises, analysing silent short films, montage, recording sound, adding sound to image and preparing soundtracks.

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    The Creative Writing Workshop

    By Namir Abdel Messeeh
    Creative Documentaries Based On Archives

    By combining creative and intuitive writing methods with self-hypnotic techniques, you will discover powerful tools to reveal your deepest intentions, develop your ideas, give shape to your writing, and communicate with your inner artist.

    Workshop Date:
    May 20-24, 2021

    By combining creative and intuitive writing methods with self-hypnotic techniques, you will discover powerful tools to reveal your deepest intentions, develop your ideas, give shape to your writing, and communicate with your inner artist.

    Whether you have a writing experience or not, whether you are stuck in the middle of a project or starting a new one, this workshop will stimulate you, and connect you to what inspires you.

    About Namir Abdel Messeeh

    Namir is a French – Egyptian storyteller, filmmaker, coach for artists and creators, and master hypnotist.
    He is passionate about education, human development, and driven by the desire to share and transmit knowledge.
    Namir was born in France where he studied filmmaking at F.E.M.I.S., and N.L.P. and hypnotherapy at A.R.C.H.E. Formation. in Paris.
    His first feature “The Virgin, The Copts and Me” which deals, in an original way, with his relation to his motherland, Egypt, and to his family was selected in more than 50 festivals all around the world, such as Cannes, Berlin and Doha, La Rochelle, Tribeca, Montreal (RIDM), CPH DOX, FCAT Cordoba, LUSSAS.
    Namir settled in Egypt in September 2018 where he works as a practitioner, and runs documentary-filmmaking, writing, and self-development workshops.

    Mentors:

    Dina Emam 

    Muhammad Taymour

    SELECTED PROJECTS

    Amr ElSeyoufi -The Deer That Ran Away  

    Yasser Shafiey -Complaint NO. 713317  

    Mavie Maher -Fragile 

    Jennifer Peterson -Beyond the Farthest Tree

    Ahmed Dahroug -Yasmine in Love 

    Marwan Imam -The Feast  

    Amr Wishahy -On the Road 

    Fady Elkholy and Mohamed Bakr Labib  

    Abanoub Youssef -Outside of Pelicans Lake  

    Sherif Fathy -Where from we Tell the Story 

    Creative Writing Level 1 : Imagination And Intention

    In this level the participants discover themselves through writing, and explore how to become more creative and imaginative.

    -Jump into their creative world, develop their inner resources and imagination.
    -Take a step back and enrich their writing through new perspectives.
    -Beat your fears and the difficulties most authors encounter. Learn how to overcome your limiting beliefs about your creativity.
    -Regain confidence in their capacities. Let go of the flow and learn how to easily make up original and consistent stories.
    -Reveal your talent, take on your strength and singularity so that it becomes their creative essence.

    Creative Writing Level 2 : Style And Shaping Workshop

    In this second level, the participants learn how to express themselves from their higher self, to structure and complete their writing with integrity and coherence.
    – Develop the structure, and link parts in order to make them fit together.
    – Transform and finalize their stories.
    -Infuse rhythm, music and emotion into their writing. Bring a new dimension to their style.
    -Write from your subconscious mind and communicate with what is beyond their writing.

    About Namir Abdel Messeeh

    In this second level, the participants learn how to express themselves from their higher self, to structure and complete their writing with integrity and coherence.
    – Develop the structure, and link parts in order to make them fit together.
    – Transform and finalize their stories.
    -Infuse rhythm, music and emotion into their writing. Bring a new dimension to their style.
    -Write from your subconscious mind and communicate with what is beyond their writing.

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