Archive for March, 2011
Why is Film College So Expensive
Even a small school college education is getting expensive, but a film college, being a specialized type of school can be even more expensive than a general education school. There are several reasons that film college is so expensive and why some schools are more expensive than others. For any student who is interested in attending a film university or a parent of these students, it is important to investigate exactly what the cost will be and to compare the schools in terms of price, quality of education and other factors.
The name of the school itself might be one of the most influential factors for the high cost of film education. The more prestigious a school, the more they can charge for their film courses. As soon as a school gets a mention in a newly successful filmmaker’s bio or an interview with a producer or director, the price of education there will go way up, automatically. The bigger the name of the successful alumni, the higher the price for that film university will go up.
The location of the film college will also be a major factor in the cost of the education as well. Film study is a bigger business in some areas of the country than in others. Obviously, schools in areas like California and New York will be more expensive than a film university in Paducah simply because of where they are located and their close ties to the film and theater industry. There are other locations that can drive up the cost of film university education because of film festivals and other film related events. While these are certainly places with the fertile soil to plant the seeds of vision and creativity, they are also the places of expensive film education as well. Read the rest of this entry »
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Want to be a Filmmaker
Making films is a great way to express yourself creatively, work within a fun industry and also make a living while you’re at it. So how do you get into this industry? The answer is often much easier than people think. At a Spike Less conference in Toronto conference a couple of years ago, Mr. Lee addressed this very question from an ambitious film student. This film student stood up and asked her question about breaking into the film industry. It seemed that no matter how hard she searched for a job that nobody would hire her.
Spike Lee’s response was fantastic. He interrupted the student in the middle of her rambling about how “she can’t find opportunity” and he told her to “create opportunity”. He mentioned that today you can find video cameras for around the $500 – $800 mark. All you need at this point is access to a computer and friends who don’t mind working for the sake of “creation” and getting your name out there.
Spike Less is likely the most famous independent filmmaker out there and he used this “create your own opportunities” mentality to gain recognition for his accomplishments on a global level. Read the rest of this entry »
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Top Orlando Film Schools
The film industry in the country is one of the hardest to get into so why wouldn’t you give yourself every benefit that you can get? By enrolling in one of the top Orlando Film Schools, situated right next to Universal Studios and Disney World, you will learn the craft of immortal directors such as Spielberg, Hitchcock, Tarantino, and the Coen Brothers.
The single biggest advantage of attending a non-traditional film school is that while film students struggle through their math classes at four-year colleges, you’ll be trained by experts and sent to begin your filmmaking career in as little as six months.
Non-traditional yet renowned films schools such as the F.I.R.S.T. School and other film schools will help you so much as you embark on your filmmaking career regardless of your chosen area of interest – be it in producing, directing, screenwriting, editing.
The fact that several of the industry’s most successful directors never took a single film class prompts studios not to precisely take into account where the filmmakers got their film education. The two main Orlando film schools mentioned above have similar educational theories in that they really push for hands-on training for their students but their approaches are very similar. Read the rest of this entry »
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