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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    But yeah, I will say I want you to answer the below question completely honestly. Imagine you went to a fortune teller who could tell the future with 100% accuracy, and you know that she's 100% accurate. First she tells you that you will never make it as a director, and then she tells you...
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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    Also, if you decide to attend Chapman, I would recommend either taking one of Erin Li's class or reaching out to her. She's one of the best teachers at the school hands down.
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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    I was at Chapman a couple years ago. The writers were the biggest group. I'm not sure how many exactly, but i'm sure there was anywhere from 20 to 30. The editors were in the low to mid teens. I'm sure it was the same with the directors and producers. The sound people were definitely the...
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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    Here's how I think it works. Basically, let's just say 40 people applied to your Chapman emphasis and they can only accept 15. For those 15 people, they get automatically accepted. However, they don't expect all of those 15 people to enroll, hence they have a waitlist for the remaining 10...
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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    If you're a reasonably social person and you're at least somewhat competent at film, you will do fine. I want to say that Chapman is slightly better for extroverts, or introverts with good people skills. And I say this for a couple different reasons. Out of all of the schools I have been to...
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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    One way I can describe the school environment is if film school were politics, then Midwest colleges would be democrat and Chapman would be republican. Kansas, where i'm from, has tons of school resources (aka pro big government like the democrats). Every class has PLAs, the use of Canvas...
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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    The problem is that the way Paul's class is set up, you hardly learn any of that. When I think of learning how to do those things, I think of the teacher giving slideshows in class, having us watch YouTube videos online which goes over these techniques, or the teacher/PLA giving us footage and...
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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    It depends on who is the head editing mentor for Chapman. Paul has traditionally been the head editing mentor, but he's almost 80 now. I would 100% not enroll in the editing program if he's still around. Wait a few years until he retires. In many video editing classes, you're on a computer...
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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    It depends on what you got in for. But generally speaking, the Chapman MFA program isn't that competitive to get into. You can tell because half of the editors who apply get into Chapman, so you really don't have to be the cream of the crop. You have to remember, Chapman is a business, and...
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    Chapman Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    The editing program at Chapman is a bit of a joke. I would 100% stay away from that program. I don't know anything about the other programs to form an opinion on them.
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    Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

    ChapmanReviewer posted a new review on the film school Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
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    Chapman MFA Film School Review.

    Hello everyone, I'm currently a Chapman film graduate student and I want to post a detailed review on what attending Chapman is like. That way, it can help you decide on whether or not attending Chapman is the right fit for you. My emphasis is editing so you especially want to read this if...
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