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Is Film School Worth It? What Actual Employment Data RevealsFilm Schools rarely if ever share or gather alumni employment statistics. In order to shed light...- Chris W
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Film School Alumni Employment Statistics: How Alumni Career Outcomes Have Shifted Over TimeExclusively for Supporting Members, In this article we break down employment data from our...
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The Art School Approach to Film: A Guide to CalArts' Programs and Admissions (Part 1)California Institute of the Arts, better known as CalArts, offers an artistic community where...- Alexa Pellegrini
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The Art School Approach to Film: A Guide to CalArts' Programs and Admissions (Part 2)In the final installment of our exclusive CalArts interview, Alexa Pellegrini speaks with Ranu...
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Inside Western Colorado University's Low-Residency MFA in Screenwriting Within the Graduate Creative Writing Program (Part 1)Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing (GPCW) prides itself on not...
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The Art School Approach to Film: A Guide to CalArts' Programs and Admissions (Part 1)"Bad Sound" sounds like a fun class.
Audio is so important in film. You can have horrible picture and great sound and the film can still be...
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How to Get Into AFI Conservatory: Exclusive Advice From the Admissions Office (Part 2)Thank you for this interview with them! I feel a lot more informed going into this interview! Such wonderful insight!
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How to Get Into USC SCA in 2024: More Application Tips from an Admissions Committee MemberHey, I want to ask something, when I consulted my personal statement to someone, they said it was too Avant-Garde, too Arthouse. Though very...
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How to Get Into USC SCA in 2024: More Application Tips from an Admissions Committee MemberHello. One question for those who are applying or have applied to USC SCA, are applicants including title pages for the writing prompts and...
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10 Cheapest Film Schools in the U.S. for UndergraduatesThere's actually a number of really good film schools that are based at city colleges as well. Personally, I went to CSUN, but I recently visited...
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Film School Alumni Employment Statistics: How Alumni Career Outcomes Have Shifted Over Time
Exclusively for Supporting Members, In this article we break down employment data from our survey by graduation year to see how responses are different over time. With the industry in flux it is important for film applicants to see how recent graduates are doing after film school. Most of the... -
Is Film School Worth It? What Actual Employment Data Reveals
Film Schools rarely if ever share or gather alumni employment statistics. In order to shed light on how successful film schools really are in preparing their students for finding success and finding full-time employment in the film industry, FilmSchool.org is doing a detailed anonymous alumni...
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How to Get Into Stony Brook University: Exclusive Advice From the MFA Program Directors (Part 1)
- Alexa Pellegrini
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Stony Brook University is the hidden gem of East Coast film and TV programs. Featuring award-winning faculty and guest lecturers, the school... -
Inside Western Colorado University's Low-Residency MFA in Screenwriting Within the Graduate Creative Writing Program (Part 1)
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Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing (GPCW) prides itself on not making students, but cultivating relationships to... -
How to get Into USC SCA: Advice from an Admissions Committee Member
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Considered by many to be the best film school in the world, it’s no wonder why the USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) is so sought after by... -
How to Get Into Columbia University Film School: Exclusive Advice From the Admissions and Industry and Outreach Departments (Part 1)
- Alexa Pellegrini
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The graduate film program at Columbia University School of the Arts is highly acclaimed for its star-studded alumni roster and teaching students... -
How to Get Into CU Boulder’s Film Program: Tips from Kelly Sears, Associate Chair (Part 1)
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The Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder is a pioneer in avant-garde filmmaking, with a... -
How to Get Into Emerson’s School of Film, Television and Media Arts: Admissions Advice and Program Insights (Part 1)
- Alexa Pellegrini
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Emerson College has expanded its Department of Visual and Media Arts into the new School of Film, Television, and Media Arts, marking an exciting...
Film Student Interviews
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UCLA TFT Producers Program, Demystified: Spotlight on Keenan Kunst, Graduate Student
- Alexa Pellegrini
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Keenan Kunst (FilmSchool.org user @KeenanDK) sits behind a cluster of canyons and valleys. His Zoom background reflects his longtime passion for... -
Q & A With Adriano Mirchou, LMU Graduate Film Production Student
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Located in Los Angeles, CA, the hub of the film industry, Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television was ranked by Hollywood... -
Being Creative in Stillness: A Conversation With Nolan Lampson, Writing for Film & Television Freshman at USC
- Alexa Pellegrini
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Nolan Lampson (Filmschool.org Member @kukichiyo3) sits in his dorm with his roommate, who is folding laundry and listening to music with AirPods... -
Q & A With Juliana Lee White, FSU CMPA Graduate Production Student
- Alexa Pellegrini
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Established in 1989, Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts is located in Tallahassee and aims to help students master filmmaking... -
Andrea Zevallos, MFA in Screenwriting Candidate at CSUN, Talks Perseverance, Pedagogy, and the Writing Process
- Alexa Pellegrini
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“I've always loved film and television — TV has been my dream job ever since I was pretty young,” says Andrea Zevallos (FilmSchool.org member... -
Q & A With Kendra Daniels, a Michener Screenwriting Fellow
- Alexa Pellegrini
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For more than 25 years, the Michener Center for Writers has attracted top talent for its selectivity — only two screenwriters are admitted per...
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Emerson College: How to Apply for 2026, Acceptance Rate, and Life as a School of Film, Television, and Media Arts Student
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Emerson College combines a strong liberal arts foundation with hands-on training in visual and media arts, from 16 mm film to emerging... -
Financing Your Film School MFA: Your Guide to Financial Aid
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Whether you dream of using USC as a launching pad into the Hollywood hierarchy or want to hone your documentary storytelling at NYU, a graduate... -
AFI Conservatory: How to Apply for 2026, Acceptance Rate, and What to Expect as an AFI Fellow
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The American Film Institute Conservatory has been a leader in film education for more than half of a century. Thanks to its rigorous selection... -
UCLA TFT: How to Apply for 2026, Acceptance Rate, and What To Expect as a UCLA Film School Student
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As the only film school in the nation where theater, film, television, and digital media studies are concentrated within a single professional... -
The Top 10 Scholarships for Film School
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Film school is expensive. For many future film students, financial aid is a necessity when it comes to attending film school. Luckily, there are... -
How to get into Film School - PART 3: Edit. Revise. Cut.
- Chris W
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This is Part 3 of the series with advice on how to get into film school given by the many members of FilmSchool.org over the years. The forums...
Life at Film School & Filmmaking
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Alan Bye (Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts MFA '21) on Building a Career in Children's Animation Writing
- Alexa Pellegrini
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From early childhood, Alan Bye (@alanray) knew that he would end up working in film. The medium was always integral to his passions and way of... -
Jamie Nash, Author of "Save the Cat! Writes for TV," Explains How To Master Screenwriting in 15 Story Beats
- Alexa Pellegrini
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Blake Snyder's "Save the Cat!" series has helped thousands of filmmakers worldwide perfect their craft. In "Save the Cat! Writes for TV"... -
“The Blood Is More Conceptual”: Exploring the Vision of Seabold Krebs (AKA Patrick Clement) in “Bury Me When I’m Dead” (Part 1)
- Alexa Pellegrini
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If you’ve been following Seabold Krebs’s rebellious path through the world of indie film, you might not immediately connect him to Patrick... -
Cheyton Jain (Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts MFA’20) on Breaking Into the Video Game Industry
- Alexa Pellegrini
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Cheyton Jain (@jainismyname) earned his first film degree at San Francisco State University School of Cinema. His goal: pursue his love for arts... -
How to Make the Most of Film School: Five Things I'm Glad I Did and Five Things I Regret
- Kira
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I loved every minute of going to UCLA for my MFA Screenwriting degree, but two years is a very short amount of time compared to undergraduate or... -
Is Film School Worth It? What Actual Employment Data Reveals
- Chris W
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Film Schools rarely if ever share or gather alumni employment statistics. In order to shed light on how successful film schools really are in...
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The 12 Best International Film Schools
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Los Angeles and New York City quickly jump to mind when most people are considering film schools. However, there are actually plenty of... -
9 Important Tips for your Film School Interview
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Got your film school interview coming up? The application and admission process for a competitive film school program can be overwhelming; our... -
How to get into Film School - PART 3: Edit. Revise. Cut.
- Chris W
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This is Part 3 of the series with advice on how to get into film school given by the many members of FilmSchool.org over the years. The forums... -
How to get into Film School - PART 2: Writing Samples and Portfolio Advice
- Chris W
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This is Part 2 of the series with advice on how to get into film school given by the many members of FilmSchool.org over the years. The forums... -
How to get into Film School - PART 1: The Personal Statement
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Film Schools receives thousands of applications per year. How are you going to stand out? What are film schools looking for? In this article... -
Q & A With Patrick Clement, Columbia MFA Screenwriting & Directing Student
- Chris W
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"I went to Columbia because I wanted to be a better storyteller and understanding structure... and I do think my storytelling has gotten better... -
Q& A With Danni (aka IndecisiveElle), Chapman Directing MFA Student
- Chris W
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“Film School is still Graduate School... you're still getting a master's and there's still traditional work that has to be done. And a lot of... -
Best Los Angeles Film Schools
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(Photo by Miles Gehm) There are many places to attend film school but there's definitely something to be said to going to school in the heart of... -
Best MFA Film School Programs in the United States 2019
- Chris W
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What is the best film school program out there? There are certainly a lot of opinions on the matter. FilmSchool.org's community has it's own as... -
At Cannes, Christopher Nolan said he "couldn't get into film school"
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(Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Rita Molnár) At a Q&A session with Christopher Nolan at Cannes (he's showing a 70mm print of Stanley Kubrick’s... -
More interesting tidbits from Christopher Nolan's press gaggle at Cannes
- Chris W
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(Cannes, France. Photo by Mario Lassnig) Via Indiewire, I found some other neat tidbits from his Cannes interviews: Knowing all the different... -
Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige, applied to USC Film School 6 times before he got accepted
- Chris W
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(School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California. Photo by Joe Mabel) Many people have asked on these forums if it's worth applying... -
"Downsizing" & "Sideways" Director Alexander Payne says to pursue your Film School dreams
- Chris W
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(Nebraska Union of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Photo by Ensign Beedrill) At a commencement address at University of Nebraska-Lincoln... -
Columbia’s Visual Arts MFA students demand full tuition refund
- Chris W
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(Avery Building on Columbia University, NYC Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia) 51 of the 54 Visual Arts MFA students at Columbia are demanding a... -
How to Handle Rejections from Film School
- IndecisiveElle
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You didn’t get in. Now what? First of all, you’re not alone. I’ve been there. If you want to read more about my personal experiences with... -
Film School MFA Application advice from Accepted Students
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I asked some members of the site who were accepted to various Film School MFA programs some questions that would provide some advice to other... -
Film School Interview Questions
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This is a list of ACTUAL interview questions reported from posts from our members from the thousands of posts over the years on these boards... -
Getting Into Film School Without A Portfolio
- Chris W
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So you want to go to Film School and you don't have a portfolio? First off... this is not a bad thing! Don't get turned off and think that film...
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