Research

Rúnar Guðbrandsson is looking at acting training for stage plays and films. This is an interview research where answers are sought, e.g. to the question of which technical aspects of acting are considered important by trained actors for acting on the one hand and acting in films on the other.

It is worth noting that Rúnar, who is otherwise the school's most productive drama teacher, is about to put on a big show at the National Theater with old nationally known actors, all over sixty. There he will get a good opportunity to interview experienced actors about this interesting subject. Rúnar, who has a career spanning over 40 years as an acting teacher and mentor to many generations of Icelandic actors, is incredibly valuable to the Icelandic Film School. Not least when the subjects are as exciting as presented here and support the teaching for which he still has full passion.

Þórey Sigþórsdóttir is researching the important role of the voice in performing arts. She is dealing with questions in the project such as how important is voice training for artists and how is the voice a creative tool in the performing arts.

It should be noted that Þórey, who is one of the most educated voice teachers in the country with two master's degrees, a teaching license, and a successful career as an actor in films and on stage, has been working on a podcast about this topic. Discussion of the voice from various perspectives. Þórey aims to do pioneering work in a field where there is little discussion and little academics. It is an honour for the Icelandic Film School that Þórey wants to do her research within the school's academia.

Hilmar Oddson is studying the use and influence of colour at all stages of film processing, from concept and script work to filming and post-production. Here, among other things, the question of how colours shape the implementation and artistic processing of visual works is tackled.

It is worth noting that this seasoned film director, who has made seven films as well as numerous other works during his 35-year directorial career, is premiering a new film next February, which will be shot and shown in black and white. Color is therefore clearly his subject. It is of great value to the Icelandic Film School that this experienced artist is studying color in his academic research at the Icelandic Film School.

Kjartan Kjartansson is analyzing and developing the methodology of sound production, but with increased quality requirements for sound post-processing in film projects, it is important to pay attention to methodological aspects in order to achieve high-quality recordings of sound types used in films.

It should be noted that Kjartan Kjartansson, who has an extensive career in film sound editing, has renewed his acquaintance with director Baltasar Kormákur. They are now working together on the film “Snerting” by Ólafur Jóhann, but previously they had worked together on some of Baltasar's first films. Kjartan has been at the forefront of artistic and professional sound processing in movies for decades. He has a very academic approach, and it is great that he is ready to devote his energies to research work at the Icelandic Film School.