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Real World Exposure For Film School Students

The Prof — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:40:45 +0000

Top film schools often fail in transitioning their students from the academic world into the real business world of filmmaking. Most of the professors at even the best film schools have very little experience themselves working as professionals in the movie industry. The Palm Springs International ShortFest film festival is working to help those students [...]

Top Film Schools — It’s All In Your Perception

The Prof — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:18:21 +0000

Top Film Schools - In Whose Opinion? Top film schools - I often see articles and web sites devoted to proclaiming them. They extoll the advantages of attending one film school over another without letting on that these articles and sites are often created by the very film schools that they recommend or by entrepreneurs [...]

Chinawood Beats Them All

The Prof — Sat, 21 May 2011 21:14:10 +0000

Yesterday I wrote about Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, which I think by now is the second biggest producer of films in the world. I'm talking number of films produced in the case of Nigeria. If you want to know about the largest studio in the world then you need to travel to the other [...]

You Want a Degree In Film How Soon?

The Prof — Fri, 20 May 2011 22:30:57 +0000

The email I got last week was asking if I could provide the sender with a degree in film that day because he was trying to get a job on a film set and thought a degree in film might help. Did I mention the email was from Nigeria? Fully half of the emails I [...]

What Would You Pay For The Dream Of Being A Filmmaker?

The Prof — Sun, 08 May 2011 21:04:55 +0000

Would you like a glamorous, high-paying job where you got to work the hours you wanted, hung out with famous, beautiful people, everyone respected and admired you and you got to party all night? Would you like to get trained for it in just one year? Would you even be willing to pay a lot [...]

Film Schools In Los Angeles – Dream vs. Reality

The Prof — Mon, 02 May 2011 23:06:13 +0000

Film Schools In Los Angeles - The Dream What aspiring filmmaker hasn't dreamt of attending one of the top Los Angeles film schools, following in the footsteps of such luminaries as George Lukas, then being hired into the glamorous lifestyle of a Hollywood big shot? Here's an article that discusses the dreams of attending film [...]

Searching NY Film Schools

The Prof — Sun, 01 May 2011 22:21:39 +0000

I just finished an article on 4filmmaking.com about NY film schools. I wish I had some good news to report. NY Film Schools = Expensive My experience with visiting New York is that you can get really fine if you spend enough, but even mediocre cost a lot. (Don't get me wrong. I LOVE N.Y. [...]

Surprising Top Film Schools List

The Prof — Sun, 01 May 2011 00:16:24 +0000

Not Your Average Top Film Schools List When you picture Danny Devito do you think "movie actor"? Did you know that he is one of the most powerful business men and producers in the film industry? If your goal is success in Hollywood would it make more sense to pursue a degree in business rather [...]

Researching Colleges For Film?

The Prof — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:23:33 +0000

Master List of Colleges For Film I've just updated my master list of film making schools. I've also added my thoughts about some of the alternatives to traditional university education when it come to colleges for film. I even through in a little about film summer schools. A film summer school may be of interest [...]

Is A Degree In Film Worth It For You?

The Prof — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:59:20 +0000

Going To Film School? What's A Degree In Film Worth? Film school is as popular as ever and more and more universities are giving out degrees in film every year it seems. But will that degree in film actually get you a career. One educator claims that less than 1% of the graduates eventually become [...]