3 Biggest Film School Myths
American Film Schools cost anywhere from ,000 to ,000 a year. When famous alum like George Lucas and Martin Scorsese went, the industry was very different, and their programs did not cost even a fraction of this amount. As a graduate of NYU Film, I learned the hard way of the gross disconnect between what is taught there, and how little it prepares a graduate for either working in the industry or making feature films. With tuition that astronomically high, I want to help dispel 3 of the biggest myths about film school that most people still believe in until they attend and graduate.
Myth #1: Film schools have clout in the film industry. This is not Business School. Going to Harvard may get you a cushy job at Goldman Sachs. In the film industry, everybody works their way up from the bottom. Period. It does not matter if you went to NYU or USC. I recommend calling the Comar Agency. (I am unaffiliated with them). They are a staffing agency specializing in the Entertainment Industry. Call and ask them if a film degree makes you any better a candidate for a job than someone without that degree. And if not, then why not apply for a film job right now?
Myth #2: You need a film school to teach you how to make films. This weekend I checked out two movie shoots. One was a student film being shot at New York Film Academy. Here, each student is paying ,000 a year in tuition to shoot on a ,000 camera. Meanwhile, my friends Glynn and Frida shot their own 10 minute short by teaching themselves and spending time on film sets. They spent about ,000 to get a quality HD camera, hire a professional gaffer, grip, and location manager, and actors. They did not pay any tuition. And the dailies look incredible.
Myth #3: You Need Film School for Networking. Here is how I met Glynn, the very talented film director I mentioned earlier. I was in a Coffee Bean in Studio City in Los Angeles. I saw he had a photo of James Cameron on his laptop. I turned to him and said "So you like James Cameron?" That was it. We talked for about 2 hours and had a blast, and once I visited him on set I met about 15 more awesome people working in or around the business. In LA, if you talk to people and are nice, you will make connections. You do not need to take out a student loan to pay for that. And if you do not live in LA, you can use the internet.
Learn filmmaking the right way. Skip film school and start getting on pro film sets and making your own movies right away. http://www.filmschoolsecrets.com
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