Nowadays you can see that there is quite a big interest among youth to work with media in different ways. Not only to be involved in
journalistic activities, but also connected with pictures, movies and TV. In some places there are more who are interested to study than
there are actual study places available. Film and video is also an excellent tool if you want to reach out and spread the message and
also influence something in a positive direction.

COURSE CONTENT

- We try out direction and acting
- We learn how to write scripts
- Dramaturgy which gives us important tool when we make a movie
- Cutting rules
- Video editing with different systems
- Camera - sound - light
- Technique, nothing to be afraid of
- Photo course with practical exercises
- Exercise video documentation
- We study a special movie and movie technique program
- Documentary production: how do professionals act?
- Course participants' favorites will be raised
- Big and important movies
- Movie analysis - review
- Picture - shape study, exciting and instructive
- Movie special effects
- Drama and improvisation
- Study visits
- Special animation course
- Individual exercises and practices
- We will also make a longer movie together

As you can see from this course overview we offer a solid program, but at the same time there is a possibility for you to do more of those things you think are the most interesting.

Of course much of our time is spent making our own movies here at school. First of all - feature films, but at the same time we also document things which happen at school, for example - our trips and journeys. We also make a movie during our overseas trip.Filming during our study trip to Latvia.

We also learn how to work with video equipment which we use in different exercises as well as when producing a film. We also use a special editing studio here, which includes both digital editing via data and analogue technique. Our school has its own small cinema room, with eleven seats which is also used in our film studies.

Towards the end of our school year we make our own, bigger movie. Before that students have received rich training to be able to complete different film products by themselves - both through individual exercises and their own choice. We also try to take our students to some professional movie productions. On one occasion we studied how to make an advertisement which was shown in cinemas and on TV. When Finnish movie "Badding" was produced our students were participating and being filmed as persons with a walk on part. våra elever som statister. Production of an advertisement in Hangö.

We have a lot of fun together when we study about film and video and the fellowship here in our Folk high-school is really great. Due to the fact that this school is not so big, we can get to know each other very well here and also our studies can be more flexible and more personal than it would be in an ordinary school.

Our hope is that those young people who would like to work and venture with film would reach their goal through the knowledge we teach and provide here.

We have had approximately ten young people who have gone through the film education here, who then afterwards have continued and participated in different TV-productions.