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  Deidre

  Oct. 11, 2006, 3:53 p.m.

  my favorite on this list is "don't study film, study life" it's good advice for all the arts.
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  cleare

  Oct. 11, 2006, 6:03 p.m.

  I've heard filmmakers tell prospective students to spend their money on producing a project instead of going to school.

  It's a good point, in school you'll work on a project, but you may well not be in charge.

  On the other hand, you make valuable future contacts in film school.
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  FrankieT

  Oct. 11, 2006, 6:27 p.m.

  Being a teacher all my life but a lover of writining and film making, I just started writing my own scripts and amking them myself. ended up with five low low low budget features and two shorts and learned a lot each time, We won a small award and then a nice award at the Ft. Laud. film festival but never made any money. However the experiences were amazing.

  www.francis-theriault.com
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  chris

  Oct. 11, 2006, 11:11 p.m.

  As someone who went to film school (for a short time), I very much wish all the opportunities that exist today, existed back then. Looking at the prevalence of digital video, and GooTube, and DVD rental, it's amazing to me.

  I used to hang around this video store in Philly that needed a $200 cash deposit to rent some VHS tapes because they were so rare. Some were *gasp* foreign. Most of them are on DVD and available through NetFlix. Ahhh, good piece.
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  lovelytxwoman

  Oct. 12, 2006, 12:07 a.m.

  Well living and filming makes more sense to me too!
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  sjoko

  Oct. 12, 2006, 8:22 a.m.

  If the next spielberg on the west coast reads this and wants to grind his / her teeth on making a / some amazing video(s) for some brilliant artists, here is your chance.

  info@tantrumrecords.org
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  linden

  Oct. 12, 2006, 2:03 p.m.

  My son is a recent graduate of Chapman University's film program, won a major award for a student film, and has a good job as a film editor. He is working on making an independent film with some other Chapman graduates--and they know how to set up a shoot and put it all together in a professional manner. The program gave him a background, professional experience and knowledge, helped him make good connections, not to mention a college education. From what I've seen, it was a good use of his time and our money. He could have learned this on the job (assuming he could have gotten one), but I doubt that he could have gotten as much as efficiency. Part of the thing is that you don't even know what you need to know until you get there.
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  BenMc

  Oct. 21, 2006, 8:28 a.m.

  i love karinas take. i was advised by someone in the industry not to. i depend its what you want too. i really struggle because i want to make film. a lot of people i know who did study it used there qualification, settled and took jobs like researchers for large companies. my career is just starting to take off now and its great at timed turning things down because its not where you want to go.

  there's strong arguements for both and it will always come down to the individual and how they react. i think a lot of artistic types cant be taught in a school type environment, where others thrive on being part of a film community

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