African Environmental Film Foundation

AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FOUNDATIONOctober 1st 2021 to 31st September 2022 The whole year was spent on the series, Moments in Time.Significant editing progress was made on the 34 episodes; a detailed historical record of the ivory trade throughout the centuries.An editing team comprising of director, executive editor, assistant editor, sound engineer/editor, assistant sound editor and production assistant was assembled to work from a studio in Nairobi, with occasional periods of selected personnel working in Tsavo on specific requirements.Archival sound tapes were scrutinized for quality and selected for use where appropriate.An illustrator was brought in from Portugal, on two occasions, to decide composition and subject matter with the director on illustrations for inclusion where no photographic material was available.Additional filming was carried out where needed.Back in Tsavo:A production assistant searched different websites to purchase stock photos and videos.We are working on copyright requirements and entering subtitles for foreign narrations and audiences, as well as for deaf audiences.Three, 27 gigabyte hard drives were purchased. Each hard drive will hold different sections of the film, sound effects, colour balancing, picture edits.These hard drives will be stored separately, against total loss, once the project is complete.In July 2022, twenty artists were auditioned and fifteen narrators were subsequently chosen for when recording would begin.AEFFNAIROBI