ADVENTURES GOLD COAST | barefeetadventures

BLUE CRUSH. Surfers Paradise... that is the actual name of the main beach in this city. Known as the Miami of Australia, this city has its mix of hippie and muscle, fake boobs and dreadlocks. A beautiful city, right on the most pristine beaches of Australia. Learn to surf, and shoot a film in or out of the water, or join our Happiness Retreat.

Gold Coast, Australia

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Spend a month in this vibrant city, with accomodation, classes and local transport all taken care of. At the end of your adventure, you will walk away with a new set of skills, a film or a photography project to be viewed at festivals or at an art gallery opening. Mumbai is a wonderfully creative city where you will get to mingle with local filmmakers, and learn Bollywood dancing!

Students must be at least 18 years old.

All forms and paperwork must be submitted by the application deadline, 10th April, 2014. In some cases, there may be an extension to the deadline.

All ages and levels of actors and filmmakers are accepted into the program. Programs will be tailored to each individual and the group.

Walk away from this adventure with a film credit, both for actors and filmmakers.

Dancers and photographers will walk away with an online gallery of their work, and a live performance or gallery showing.

Photography

Do you love photography? Do you long to photograph places faraway, and intensively dedicate yourself to a project? Perhaps you long for a gallery showing of your work? Or to specifically work on a surf or a skate project. Join us and make your photography dreams come true!

MORNING: Mornings will be reserved for discovering the beach and the city, and giving surfing and skating a go, if participants wish to do so.

AFTERNOON: You will attend afternoon photography workshops, and work side-by-side with the photography facilitator to create a unique and themed project. Once you have completed it, there will be a gallery showing of your work, as well as an online gallery for you to show your work off to your friends across the globe.

Costs

Program Cost: US $9250

Deposit: US $750

Tuition
Accommodation
Local transport
Weekly Excursions
Workshops / Classes
Rehearsal space
Use of film cameras and equipment
Film festival, gallery showing, performace, online portfolio.
Celebration dinner.

The following is not included in the program:

Travel insurance (reduced rate)
Airfare
Food
Costs of passports and visas (if needed)
Any immunizations

Accomodation will be shared between 2-3 participants, in secure apartment-style housing in the heart of the Gold Coast, and close to the program HQ and public transport. Most apartments are a stone's throw from the beach, many are directly on the beach with a view. Individuals seeking private rooms will be required to pay an additional surcharge.

Are you novice filmmaker or actor? Or have you already worked on a few films? Do you crave the backdrop of a foreign and exotic location where you can make an original film or documentary? Somewhere new, where you can tell an original story? Then this is likely what you are looking for! This filmmaking adventure is for both pros and novices, and is tailored to individuals and groups. Filmmakers will be in groups of 5 maximum, and each group will make a short film, or in some cases work towards a feature film, and have their turn at several roles in front and/or behind the camera.

MORNING: Mornings will be reserved for discovering the beach and the city, and giving surfing and skating a go, if participants wish to do so.

AFTERNOON: Afternoons will be reserved for filmmaking workshops, where participants will learn new skills or improve on current skills, and learn to use the cameras and equipment we have on hand. Screenplays come to life in these afternoon workshops, as does the initial filmmaking process.

Filmmaking

Are you a seasoned pro? Or have you perhaps always dreamed of learning to surf or skate somewhere faraway and exotic? Perhaps you have never had the chance to follow through, or the courage to actually do it? Well, surfers and skaters, whether you can hang ten like Kelly, or you have never stepped foot on a board, now is your chance to try it! Our programs are catered to all levels, and the great part is that you get to film or photograph a project around it, as well as mingle with local surfers and skaters.

MORNING: You will awake with the sun, and head for the first waves of the day. Skaters will get to sleep in a little more, and then head to the skate park via the beach path. There will be pro surfers and skaters alongside you on your Aussie journey.

AFTERNOONS: Afternoons will be spent attending film and photography workshops, for participants wanting to do so. Otherwise afternoons will be left for discovering the city and beach, or taking on some more waves and skate paths.

* Surfboards and skateboards are suppplied.

* Trips to Byron Bay will be scheduled.

Surf n Skate

Join our Happiness Retreat, and work on your inner and outer happiness and wellbeing. Learn vegan and vegetarian cooking, take yoga and pilates classes, meditate, learn about organic foods and organic gardening, meet with a naturopath, light therapist and a life coach, have a couple of shiatsu massages each week and a daily organic green juice. This holistic (inside and out) approach to happiness and wellbeing is topped off with a creative activity of your choosing.

MORNING: Mornings will begin with a beach walk, and a yoga or pilates session, with a healthy organic green juice. This will be followed by a feel-good session with a life coach, naturopath or light therapist. Some mornings will be spent working on a creative project, or organic gardening, surfing or skating, etc. As per the participants choosing.

AFTERNOON: After lunch, participants will take part in a short meditation on the beach, and then spend the afternoon learning vegan and vegetarian recipes and skills.

EVENING: Later in the day, participants will choose to partake in another yoga, pilates or meditation session, a beach walk, or work on a creative activity of their choosing.

* Massages must be scheduled in at the beginning of each week, and can be in the morning, afternoon or evening.

* Some schedules may vary. Some participants may have an inversed schedule.