Workshop Kortfilm Filem'on Festival

My first network attempts in my new hometown Brussels led to working for a children's film festival called Filem'on.
Together with Nele Bauwens we gave a workshop in life-action short film to a group of 10 teenagers.
Within one morning we introduced the medium film, the children created a story and the set, where the children themselves did the acting and the camera work. In the afternoon Nele and I created the edit with a soundtrack (which was partly sung by the children). The equipment was organized by Filem'on.
http://www.filemon.be/

Screening of animation at HAFF2009 and Cinestud2010

While I was in Tanzania, my animation 'C'est le ton qui fait la musique' was shown at the Holland Animation Film Festival in Utrecht, NL, in the student competition.
It was screened again in a sideprogram of the Klik! Festival at Cinestud in Amsterdam. This time I could enjoy seeing my animation in the cinema.

C'est le ton qui fait la musique / It's not what you say, it's how you say it from Sandra Verkaart on Vimeo.

Truly Fantastic, research and animation for my MA

Werkelijk Fantastisch : Truly Fantastic
For my MA project I worked together with Tiddo Muda and Marlyn Spaaij.
Motivation for the project is to emancipate the genre of animation beyond that of mere children's entertainment. Therefore adults are our target group and the animation product is made to add extra value to socially and politically engaged television programs. Through the power of irony we question the values of Dutch society. After the laughter follows reflection.

Werkelijk Fantastisch / Truly Fantastic from Sandra Verkaart on Vimeo.

In assignment of the foreign affairs ministry of the Netherlands and with support of the HKU where I studied Animation, I went with five other media BA and MA students to Tanzania. Here we taught music, film and animation at the art academy TaSUBa, to students ánd teachers. An unforgettable time and I enjoyed teaching very much.

Kilimo Ni Maisha / Agriculture Is Life from Sandra Verkaart on Vimeo.

Once through CASCO, Office for Art, Design and Theory, Utrecht, NL and once through Project Manufacturing Today, Trondheim Norway, I worked for the artist Annette Krauss.
She does projects at highschools and I edited the video material which is the result of those projects.

Oxfam Novib Animationproject

During my studies Animations at the HKU, I worked in a team of 7 people on an ideal commercial about fair trade chocolate. Produced for Oxfam Novib, the Netherlands. I mainly did the storyboard.

Oxfam Novib Animation from Sandra Verkaart on Vimeo.

Workshops Animation

During my internship at Pedri Animations we gave a workshop animation at Cinekid Amsterdam, a festival on media for children.




Later I gave a lecture and workshop on animation to a group of members of the 'Soroptimisten'. We made a pixellation on the spot.

Internship Pedri Animations

This internship brought me a lot of experience and new skills, all in a very nice working environment. Together with my internship-colleague Conchita Mulder, we made commercials for warehouse HEMA and foodchain KFC.
http://www.pedri.com/

internship assignment for HEMA from Sandra Verkaart on Vimeo.

Internship Beast Animations

During this short internship I helped building a set for an animation movie.

Three animations based on Poetry (Dutch)

Made during my first internship, with Christa Moesker. Also one of the first animations I made.

Visvoer / Fishfood
-a wordplay by poet Kees Torn. 'blik' means both 'view' and 'tin can' in Dutch.
Untitled, by Jos van Hest
-one way to send of your loveletter.
Bijna nooit / Rarely
-by Judith Herzberg. "It is rare to see a bird in flight, changing course, changing it's mind"

Visvoer / Fishfood from Sandra Verkaart on Vimeo.

Send your loveletter from Sandra Verkaart on Vimeo.

Bijna Nooit / Rarely from Sandra Verkaart on Vimeo.

Voluntary work at HAFF

An interesting way to get involved in -and enjoy- the well known Holland Animation Film Festival. Volunteered for several years.