Gap year Film and Photography in South Africa

Gap year film and photography in South Africa

If you are interested in doing a film and photography on your gap year, then South Africa is a great destination for you. Not only are you surrounded by utterly inspiring scenery and a buzzing culture but South Africa is fast making it’s way onto the international film scene. With recent films such as Invictus and District 9 being international hits, the film industry in South Africa is becoming an extremely desirable place to do a course on your gap year.

If this sounds like a great idea to you, then join Pepper for your film and photography gap year experience.

Whether you are just interested in film and photography as a hobby or are looking at turning it into a career, our gap year course will point you in the right direction.

Unleash creativity on your gap year: firsthand experience within the film and photography industry in South Africa

Our film and photography course that we offer allows the opportunity for you to really expand your theoretical and practical knowledge as well as allowing you to gain real experience within the industry. This is a perfect gap year foundation course which will be extremely useful in university applications or as a potential career within the film and photography industry.

Our gap year program gives you the opportunity to work with a production company who have firmly stamped their mark on the Cape Town film industry. This real life experience and involvement in the film and photography industry gives you the perfect learning environment for you understand not only the basics of operating film and photography equipment but to also get involved in the nature and lifestyle of the business.

While living a life of a creative on this 8 week gap year course, you will be based in the centre of Cape Town with others on their gap years who will be involved in variety of other options such as surfing, diving or sailing. In your downtime you will have the opportunity to hone your photographic skills while exploring the incredible city of Cape Town, or just letting loose on the buzzing nightlife.

At the end of this 8 week course in Cape Town, the whole gap year Pepper crew will start their action packed three week guided road trip throughout the country. This is where your gap year gets crazy with opportunities to do the world’s highest bungy jump, free diving with tiger sharks, jumping out of planes and a lot more. A film and photography gap year wouldn’t be complete without an incredible safari for you to show off your new skills to your fellow travellers. Incredible sunsets, relaxing on hammocks and sharing stories around a campfire are all part of what your Pepper gap year is about.

Why chose Pepper for your film and photography gap year in South Africa?

The beauty of the Pepper gap year is that our team has local knowledge of South Africa and can add so much more to your gap year through inside information, experience and advice. We have analysed every angle of the trip to ensure that you get the most out of your film and photography course on your gap year as well as enjoying as much as possible of what South Africa has to offer.

For more information about our fantastic gap year film and photography course in South Africa, contact us today. Or take the plunge and apply! You won't regret it!