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EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE
Local teen off to USA animation school
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ATCHING the Lion King film as a little boy had him mesmerised, and he fell in love with animation - inspiring him to pursue a career in this art form. Now local teen and animation enthusiast Joshua Behrens, who is also an avid environmentalist, has received a bursary from The Digital Animation and Visual Effects (DAVE) School in Orlando, Florida in America to study there next year. Behrens’s creativity was first discovered at the age of 16 when he won Collect-a-Can’s annual CAN Craze Competition in 2011 for his creative piece of Nelson Mandela with recycled cans, titled “True Greatness”. Andrea Clemens, Director of Admissions at The DAVE School, said they are excited to welcome Behrens to both the United States and to The DAVE School. “It was clear in our very first communication just how talented, driven, and inspiring this young man is. Behrens is exactly the type of student that The DAVE School hopes to find and I believe that the skills he learns with our curriculum and faculty staff will be exactly what he needs to soar in his career,” said Clemens. Behrens said he has had his heart set on becoming an animator for many years. “My mom is most definitely the most influential person in my life. She has always been able to promote and sell me as an artist and has helped get me to where I want to be. “I like animation because it is so creative; it’s not just one work of art. It’s like a whole gallery in one. There is a wonderful combination of music, sculptures, video… it’s a multi-dimensional industry,” said Behrens who received 100% for his final art project in matric last year. “As a child I remember watching Lion King and being deeply moved by its story.” Behrens believes that animation helps to make people ap-
preciate the beauty of the world. He explains how Lion King showcases the beauty of Africa, a place he is proud to call his home. He has now started his own campaign to enable him to travel to America and cover his living expenses for the year in 2015. Behrens said he is available from August until December 2014, to anyone interested in commissioning an art piece or investing in his work’s future value. For more information, contact his mother, Genevieve Black, at Genevieve@genprop.co.za or 0082 498 6827. . For info or to enter the Collect-a-Can and the CAN Craze competition contact the Collect-aCan head office on 0011 466 2939. Collect-a-Can is also on Facebook and Twitter.
Joshua Behrens (insert) has recently completed a can portrait of Ghandi, which is on sale now from his mother, Genevieve Black, for R12 000. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Dead or Alive – Your Choice Most people won’t accept a substandard product if they were properly informed. Yet every day people choose substandard / illegal / shoddy electrical work - mostly motivated by price, because of not being informed.
Most of us have become very safety conscious as crime and violence in our society has increased over the past years. We want to protect our property, family and possessions and will spend huge sums of money to do this. Have you considered the safety of the electrical installation that you use every single day of your life? Fact - Most domestic residences that has burned down, was as a direct result of an unsafe electrical installation. We don't even want to consider the risk our families are subjected to on a daily basis. Electricity is a killer! Because you cannot see it, does not mean it is not there.
Fact – The user or lessor of electricity is solely responsible for the safety of the electrical installation. The only way to prove compliance is to have a certificate of compliance (COC) Fact – Only a registered electrical contractor is allowed to do electrical installation work. That is what the Law states. Fact - The ECA (SA) (Electrical Contractor Association of South Africa) is a voluntary association for registered electrical contractors in SA. Fact – You can get referred to a registered contractor/s in your area at no cost to you. We do the background checks for you and recommend a suitable contractor for your project. Fact – You get a guarantee against defective workmanship if you make use of an ECA (SA) member, at no cost to you. Fact – You have recourse to resolve complaints if you make use of one of our members. No legal fees, no standing in a queue at Department of Labour to report a complaint.
Before you do any electrical work again (domestic, industrial, commercial or specialized installations) contact our offices, where one of our professional consultants will point you in the right direction. The ECA (SA) is your one call that could mean the difference between a successful or a failed project, a smile or a bucket of tears, it could even make the difference between life and death.
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