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CETPRAGUE

FILM PRODUCTIONPHOTOGRAPHYNEW MEDIAAT FAMU

Spring, Fall 2019

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— Dave Fathers, Syracuse University, Spring 2018

Learning from Czech professors who have an entirely different outlook of film was phenomenal. You learn new things, but also see the vast difference in the ways of making and teaching film. It gave me the confidence and freedom to sift through this knowledge and decide what I want to use, what film means to me.

YOU BRING THE ARTISTRY & WE’LL COVER THE REST.

Project Funding. Mentors. Facilities. Choose your program and hone your craft at the world-renowned Film and Television School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). FAMU is one of Europe’s finest art and film schools and boasts a list of jaw-dropping famous alumni. You’ll work with inspiring faculty mentors, use state-of-the-art equipment, and have a generous project budget—everything you need to bring your artistic vision to life.

CHOOSE YOUR PROGRAM

CET FILM PRODUCTION AT FAMU

From conception to the premiere, you’ll collaborate with expert faculty and working professionals to produce a film with your group. Participate in every aspect—directing, cinematography, casting, screenwriting, producing, and editing—and create a narrative film in 16mm or 35mm, or a documentary in digital.

CET PHOTOGRAPHY AT FAMU

Dive into traditional film photography and work with professional mentors at FAMU. Use professional equipment and attend a professional studio lighting seminar to grow your skills. Show your work in an exhibition in a local gallery.

CET NEW MEDIA AT FAMU

Gain the knowledge, skills, and resources to translate your vision into reality. Study one-on-one with select faculty, take advantage of cutting-edge facilities, and exhibit your transmedia project at the end of the semester.

FILM PRODUCTION

FILM TECHNOLOGY & PRACTICE 195 hours. 9 credits.

A FAMU course taught exclusively for CET students.

CZECH LANGUAGE45 hours. 3 credits.

FAMU ELECTIVESHours vary. 1 to 2.5 credits each.

Electives at FAMU with other international students.

Sample courses: Acting, Cinematography, Directing, Soundtrack Aesthetics, Screenwriting, Producing, Script Analysis.

You’ll produce a 7- to 10-minute narrative film. Learning classic 16mm filmmaking techniques builds a solid foundation for your future in digital. The FAMU faculty will guide you, but you and your group pitch ideas, create storyboards, set lighting, direct shots, and edit takes. Collaborate with professional camera assistants, sound designers, and color graders. You bring the vision, CET provides the project funding, logistics, and support.

Our fall semester offers more specialized options. Have experience working in 16mm? Learn to film in 35mm. Are documentaries your passion? Learn to create a digital documentary. Find more information at www.cetacademicprograms.com.


ACADEMICS IN THE SPRING OR FALL

If you’re looking at Film Production at FAMU, what you care about is the film. So, from somebody who’s been here, it’s an experience that can be the pinnacle of your academic career.

— Ethan Hasse, Cornell University, Spring 2018

LIVING IN PRAGUE

You’ll share an apartment with other CET students and a Czech student. The apartments are bright, spacious, and close to the city center. You’ll be near a metro or tram stop and CET provides the transportation pass, so it is easy to visit museums or spend the evening out with Czech friends.

ACTIVITIES & EXCURSIONS

We take you out of Prague to learn more about European film and gain inspiration through new places and scenery. Travel to Germany on a film-focused trip to visit studios and meet with film school faculty. Enjoy a Czech film festival in Bruno, Ostrava, or Jihlava. Go on an overnight trip to the Konepruská caves. Travel on your own to your Czech roommate’s hometown for a holiday.

Dates, Fees, Credits SPRING 2019Application Deadline: 10/01/18Arrival Date: 01/16/19Departure Date: 05/16/19

FALL 2019Application Deadline: 04/01/19Arrival Date: 08/21/19Departure Date: 12/19/19

PROGRAM LENGTH: 17 weeksPROGRAM FEE: $21,990RECOMMENDED CREDITS: 14-18

Study photography from all angles—the history, the theory, the techniques. Your classroom training will be perfectly balanced with real-world practice using beautiful Prague as your backdrop. Shoot the sunrise on cobblestone streets, capture the details of intricate architecture, and hop on the tram to take snapshots at an open-air market. Where will you find your inspiration? At the end of the semester, prepare your final pieces, oversee mounting and framing, and exhibit your work at one of Prague’s many galleries or cafés.

Previous experience in photography is required. You’ll also need your own 35mm camera. Find more information at www.cetacademicprograms.com.

ACADEMICS IN THE SPRING OR FALL

PHOTOGRAPHY

FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY & WORKSHOP63 hours. 3 credits.

IMAGERY, AMBIGUITY & CULTURE45 hours. 3 credits.


FAMU ELECTIVESHours vary. 1 to 3 credits each.

Direct enroll at FAMU with other international students.

Sample courses: Photo Chemistry, Digital Imaging, Documentary Photography, Exhibition, Restoration.


As part of the FAMU photography program, we spend a lot of our time in and out of exhibits, observing Czech (and non-Czech) work, which has heavily informed my understanding of the culture and its creative influences.

— Lauren Hamrick, Vanderbilt University, Spring 2018

LIVING IN PRAGUE

You’ll share a large apartment with other CET students and possibly a Czech student. Use your CET-provided transportation pass to attend gallery openings, join new friends for dinner, or expand your portfolio with shots of the Prague Zoo. Want to add other places to your portfolio? You’ll travel to Germany with other CET students on a film-focused trip and visit the charming castle town of Český Krumlov, just 2 hours from Prague.

LIGHTING SEMINAR

Spend a day in a professional studio working with photo models and learning new tricks with studio lighting, while shooting still-life and staged photos. You’ll also have the option to attend a large-format workshop at a FAMU studio in Beroun.


FALL 2019Application Deadline: 04/01/19Arrival Date: 08/21/19Departure Date: 12/19/19


ACADEMICS IN THE SPRING

NEW MEDIA

NEW MEDIA MENTORSHIP & WORKSHOP84 hours. 4 credits.

NEW MEDIA HISTORY45 hours. 2 credits.


THREE FAMU ELECTIVESHours vary. 1 to 3 credits each.

Sample courses: Theory and Practice of Sound, Art & Technology, Copyright, Free Practice, NARRA, Audiovision, Computer Games.

VISITING ARTIST MODULESHours vary. 1 credit each.

May replace a FAMU elective.cetacademicprograms.com

Integrated media is the art of the future. Learn from experts to incorporate interactive video installation, locative and mobile media, or multi-channel and multi-threaded sound and images as you grow as an artist. Receive expert guidance from one-on-one classes with your faculty mentor, benefit from constructive feedback, and attend performances and workshops by FAMU-invited artists. At the end of the semester, showcase your new creative skills when you exhibit your art in a Prague gallery.

A background in new media is required. The application process includes an assessment of the project you propose. Find more information at www.cetacademicprograms.com.

There is a very tight-knit artist community in Prague and studying in Prague at FAMU gave me an access point into that world.

— Rose Bernhard, Smith College, Spring 2018

LIVING IN PRAGUE

You’ll share a modern apartment with other CET students and possibly a Czech student. Exploring the city is easy with your CET provided transportation card. Shop in the city center, spend an afternoon picnicking in a beautiful park, or spend the evening at one of Prague’s many concert venues with friends. Need more inspiration? Centrally-located Prague makes it easy to see the rest of Europe on the weekends. You’ll also travel with other CET students on a film-focused trip to Germany and an overnight trip to the pristine small town of Český Krumlov, just 2 hours from Prague.

STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES

You’ll have full access to FAMU’s state-of-the-art resources—a black box theater with multi-channel sound system, a Virtual Reality CAVE environment and a range of editing suites, cameras, projectors and darkrooms. Available media tools include Biosensors, video, Arduino, or Raspberry Pi. Experiment with open-source software such as Processing, Nuke, or Puredata.



YOU’LL GET THE FULL FAMU EXPERIENCE PLUS CET SUPPORT. Your FAMU courses will be taught by faculty who are artists and filmmakers in their own right and offer unparalleled mentorship, guidance, and resources. It also means that your courses may be rescheduled to make way for your instructor’s exhibit opening or filming schedule, but with CET’s help your projects will stay on track and the mentorship, guidance, and resources you get will give you the experience that you need to gain an edge in your art. You’ll also have the support of CET staff to help you adjust to all aspects of Czech university life.

YOU’LL EXPLORE THE CULTURAL SCENE OUTSIDE OF PRAGUE. We make sure you get to explore culture in other inspiring places. You’ll go with CET peers to Český Krumlov—a picturesque medieval town where you’ll head up to the castle, visit art galleries, and dance to live Roma music. We’ll take you to Berlin in the fall or Munich in the spring to explore German film studios and museums. And you’ll get to experience a Czech film festival such as the Jihlava Documentary Festival, the Kamera Oko in Ostrava, or the One World Festival in Brno.

YOU’LL FIND A WELCOME AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAM ENVIRONMENT. We seek and encourage the participation of students from diverse backgrounds in all our programs. Have special housing, dietary, mobility, or learning needs? Are you concerned about how your identity may affect your study abroad experience? We’ll work with you to make sure that you find the program that can meet your needs. You can even find Inclusion & Accessibility information for each program on our website. cetacademicprograms.com/diversity-inclusion


WHY CHOOSE CET PRAGUE AT FAMU?

ADMISSIONS, TRANSCRIPTS & HOST UNIVERSITY

CET partners with the Film and Television School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). CET and FAMU jointly issue a transcript listing each course taken with the corresponding grade earned and total contact hours. Alternatively, you can elect to have CET’s school of record, the University of Minnesota, issue an official transcript for an additional fee. CET’s admissions requirements include an online application form, a transcript, a portfolio, and one letter of recommendation. Some other materials, including a valid passport, may also be required depending on the program. For more information, visit www.cetacademicprograms.com.

WHO IS CET?

CET Academic Programs is a study abroad organization that has been developing and delivering innovative educational programs abroad since 1982. Originally “China Educational Tours,” CET began operations in Beijing, later expanding to other locations around the world. Today, CET offers a varied portfolio of semester, summer, and short-term customized programs around the world for college, high school, pre-college, and gap year students.

CET is known for high program standards, strong academics, a nimble and collaborative approach to partnerships, and supportive student services. Through elements such as field-based course components, internships, community-based learning, and housing with local roommates, CET strives to integrate students into the local community and facilitate lasting relationships with hosts. As an environmentally conscientious organization, CET aims to adopt sustainable measures across its operations. And through its commitment to inclusion, CET seeks and encourages the participation of students from diverse backgrounds, ensuring a welcoming, hospitable program environment that promotes student learning.

CONTACT US CET Academic Programs | 1155 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300 | Washington, DC 20036

1.800.225.4262 | [email protected] | www.cetacademicprograms.com

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CET SCHOLARSHIPS WHAT WE OFFERWe are committed to increasing access to study abroad. We offer over $300,000 in scholarship awards each year, and awards are intended to help alleviate student financial burden. Award amounts range from $500 to $1,500.

HOW TO APPLYYou’ll automatically receive a scholarship application when you apply for admission to a program. The application is simple. It requires a brief essay and asks what other forms of aid you anticipate receiving.

AWARDSWe review scholarship applications only after reviewing program applications. Admissions decisions are need-blind. Scholarship decisions are based on both need and merit. We’ll notify you about scholarships shortly after your admissions decision has been made.

PHOTO CREDITS: P1: Wesley Edwards, Claremont Mckenna College. P2: Jolene Carter, American UniversityP3 left: Mansur Rashid, Howard University. P3 right: Estefanía Rincón, American University. P4 left: Wesley Edwards, Claremont Mckenna College. P4 right: Hankyeol Song, Grinnell College. P5: Irena Chiang, Vanderbilt University. P6 left/right: Isabella Lucy, American University. P7: Isabella Lucy, American University.

CET & FUND FOR EDUCATION ABROAD

CET is a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) Access Partner. FEA is an organization that provides grants and scholarships to US students who are traditionally underrepresented in education abroad. CET applicants are eligible to apply for CET Access Partner scholarships through FEA. Awards can range from up to $1,250 for summer programs, up to $5,000 for semester programs, and up to $10,000 for academic year programs.

APPLICATION TIMELINES

Spring 2019: Application Opens: 07/28/18 Application Closes: 09/18/18

Summer and Fall 2019, and Academic Year 2019-2020: Application Opens: 11/19/18 Application Closes: 01/07/19

Apply online at www.fundforeducationabroad.org.

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