Description
Montage Media Services was inspired by a French word" Monter" simply meaning putting things together in an aesthetic order. Then at the Film and TV Institute of India in Pune, the founder of the business name, Shree Brutus S Sirucha was pursuing his advanced studies in Film Directing at the prestigious film school. 1995 seems to be a long journey but also has seen a phenomenal growth for a business card in a student's wallet 17 years ago to what Montage is today. That Montage Media Services Ltd is expanding into full and professional training in Film and a related study is probably the greatest fulfillment of our vision: To be a Global Player in Media business. Montage Media Services has been a place of choice for internship and hands on training for many students across our institutions. Kenyatta University and Kenya Institute of Mass Communication and Kampala International University. Since 2009, Montage has been training school children on video documentation under the Pamoja Kwa Haki Initiative. The purpose of the training is to equip school children with skills on how to record and communicate human rights issues in their environment and also share experiences with their peers in Ire land and local schools. Clips of this of project can be downloaded from Pamoja Kwa Haki Website OR www.youtube.com/montagemedia2010. The Kenya film industry has been struggling for takeoff for many years. Most of the stumbling block has been lack of policy guidelines and unnecessary government controls. This scenario has changed and today the cry by the industry to take off is louder than ever. We at Montage Media believe that the best springboard to this flight is good investment in training. That is where we come in. to offer simple, practical, enjoyable and creative training. The training will add to the popularity and revenues of the Kenyan cinema while creating a large base of direct and indirect employment to thousands of people. Of course audio-visual media, this is one of the most rewarding industries to work for. In Kenya, since the infamous KANU dictatorship, the television industry has been witnessing astronomical growth and expansion offering opportunities to people who are not properly skilled and equipped to effectively bring our content to international market place. When it comes to film and television training institutions, you have a number of options available. However, your choice should be not a price consideration, the numbers or location, but an institution that has the respect and love of the industry along with the resources to help you realize your dream… a place where you become deeply involved in filmmaking as a way of life. Film as an art is a religion in itself. Come worship with us at Montage Media Institute. Besides film and TV Training Montage Media Institute also offers art and creative based subjects that enhances the students' capacity to easily get and understand the industry. These include
a) Graphics and Animation
b) Music and dance
c) Computer based technological studies
d) Acting
At Montage Media Institute you are not taught how to make movies or music, but you are part of every idea and process.
