Written by Cade Verrico, (Syracuse University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Spring 2025 First Impressions: Prague and the Power of the Unexpected I’m Cade Verrico, a film major from the United States, and my semester abroad at CET’s Film Production program in Prague has been nothing short of transformational. Coming from the U.S., Prague […]
The Final Countdown: Finishing Up a Semester at FAMU
Written by Olivia Charis, (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Spring 2024 As the date of my flight back to the US slowly inches closer, I find it hard to believe time here in Prague is almost up. It feels like we’ve been here for two years and two weeks. The month of […]
Mid-Semester Madness in Prague: Final Pitches, What to do When Sick Abroad & Lighting Exercise
Written by Olivia Charis, (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Spring 2024 The weather has changed as rapidly as our schedules over the past month here in Prague. The end of February was marked by our class trip to Berlin and final pitches to the FAMU faculty. March seemed to go by so fast, with core classes ending, spring sickness, lighting […]
Improvisation 101: Learning to Relinquish Control
Written by Olivia Charis, (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Spring 2024 Three days into study abroad, and I’m lying in a Prague hospital bed. I started imagining this semester in June of 2023. By late November, I had planned everything down to my airport outfit. Studying abroad was going to transform me. […]
Do You Like (Making) Movies?
Written by Katherine Chang, (American University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Fall 2023 Between this post and the last, I am glad to report that pre-production and now post-production are completed. It is a bit uncanny to realize that we’ve made a real short film (on 16mm film), but from start to finish. It’s […]
Prague: A Land of Learning
Photos by Samundra Ghimire, (American University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Fall 2023 Where should I start? Let’s start with the US. One day, I saw a lady standing behind the table in one of the American University’s buildings with flyers and posters that read, “Study Abroad in Chile.” I went to her and […]