New York
Mandatory: Yes
Price: Included in course price
Duration: Litt over en uke
In winter/spring, we travel to New York City - a metropolis that has it all: art, film, education, museums, galleries, entertainment, theater, music, and more. We'll visit iconic locations such as Broadway, New York Film Academy, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, MoMA, American Museum of Natural History, Museum of Moving Images, Chelsea Market, Times Square, Highland Park, Chinatown, and beyond.
We stay centrally in quality hotels (for 23/24 and 24/25, we'll be at the 4-star Hyatt Place Times Square), typically near Times Square - just a 6-minute walk to Broadway. You're also welcome to suggest your preferences for activities during our trip. There's a healthy balance between obligatory activities and free-time so there will be plenty of time to do everything you want to!
Of course, we'll be making films during our stay as well.
Breakfast at the hotel is included in this trip, and we'll have 2-3 group dinners. Room groups will also receive funds to buy food, but you should set aside some personal money if you want to dine at various places with 2-3 other students outside of the scheduled meals. Additionally you do get some "self-chosen activities" that you will get some funding for.
School mountain cabin, Hovden - film
Mandatory: Yes
Price: Included in course price
Duration: 4-7 dager (2 ganger)
Once during autumn and during winter, we take trips to the school's cabin to make films, visit the water park, go skiing for those who want (both downhill and cross-country), and generally enjoy a cozy cabin atmosphere. The autumn trip involves a shorter production that lays the groundwork for our professional film shoot and serves in many ways as practice for the winter's high-profile project.
We also use the school's cabin as a base for cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snow cave expeditions, and visits to Hovden water park. Hovden offers excellent cross-country ski trails and a large alpine ski resort. Cross-country skis, alpine skis, and snowboards can be rented at reasonable rates in Hovden if you don't bring your own from home. There is also the possibility to borrow some from something called "Bua" in Norway for a week's time. If you're not a skiing enthusiast, there's no pressure - there's plenty of enjoyment to be had at the cabin. Of course, there's also ample time for setting up and planning film shoots.
Internship
Mandatory: Yes
Price: Included in course price
Duration: 1 uke
At the film program at Agder FHS, you’ll have the opportunity to dive straight into the film industry! This is an incredible chance to network with potential employers or gain valuable references for future work after your school year or further studies. You’ll have multiple opportunities to collaborate with and learn from well-known Norwegian filmmakers, but the main highlight is a dedicated internship period. During this time, you’ll be placed at film or TV companies, production studios, or channels, where you’ll get hands-on experience in a variety of areas, including advertising, episodic formats, feature films, marketing, and communication strategies.
You’ll also have the opportunity to express your preferences, and we’ll do our best to accommodate them. For example, this year, we placed some VFX-enthusiastic students with one of Norway’s most sought-after VFX companies.
In practical terms, two of you together (so you're not alone) are being sent out together for a week-long internship (potentially longer, if desired and feasible). You can also make requests about where you’d like to go and what you’d like to work on.
It is primarily obligatory, but if this is something you really don't want to then we can always figure something out :)
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