Shooting has begun on graduation films and there is music in the air

First semester of Directing and Producing sat a course in production with Hlin Johannesdottir (Bokeh, Svanurinn) and directing where they worked with actors under the guidance of Thorsteinn Bachman (Let me fall, Vonarstraeti) along with first semester students of Screen writing and Directing. Third semester went to SAM, where they had a chance to work with other students shooting as well as preparing a short film they will shoot at the end of the semester.

First semester students of Creative Technology sat their first course in editing under the direction of David Alexander Corno (Undir Halastjornu, Woman at war) as well as a course in film editing under the guidance of Sigurgeir Arinbjarnarson (Everest, Star Trek Discovery). Second semester students sat a course in sound editing with Kjartan Kjartansson (Sodoma Reykjavik) and also a course in after effect with Sigurgeir Arinbjarnarson (Everest, Star Trek Discovery) and a course in set making with Ari Birgir Agustson /Hjartasteinn, Grafir og bein). Third semester engaged in the first part of choosing their specific area of focus and will get an assigned mentor to explore that particular field in details as well as SAM, where they have the opportunity to shoot with other students. 

First semester of Screen writing and Directing sat their first course in full length scripts with Hrafnkell Stefansson (Kurteist Folk, Borgriki) where they will begin working on a script that they will continue working on through the coming semesters, and in direction where they will work with actors under the guidance Thorsteinn Bachman (Let me fall, Vonarstaeti) along with the first semester of Screen writing and Directing. Third semester finished their course in full length scripts with Hrafnkell Stefansson (Kurteist Folk, Borgriki) where they wrote their first draft of their full length script. Fourth semester students finished shooting their graduation films that will be premiered at the end of the semester.

In Acting, first semester students finished a course in vocal training and singing with with an impressive introduction, acting and movement where they work with the expression of the body, guided by Gudmundur Elias Knudsen, and acting interpretation with Runar Gudbrandsson (Svartur a leik, XL).  Second semester students sat a course in vocal training with Thorey Sigthorsdottir (Agnes, Kaldaljos) and finished a course in acting technique with Runar Gudbrandsson (Svartur a leik, XL),and did acting and movement with Alfrun Ornolfsdottir (Dis) where they work with the body in yoga, along with third semester students. Third semester students started a course in acting and voicing with Thorunn Erna Clausen (Loi), where they began work on a musical they will be showing at the end of the semester.

Kinema, the Film Schools student organisation, offered a Script Workshop and Karaoke night on Tuesday and Game night on Thursday.

The week ended as usual with film history at Bio Paradis movie theater.