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ArtCenter College of DesignSafety school, last resortGood faith tl;dr: ArtCenter should be your last resort safety school. Only go here if you are willing to blow the money and didn't get into any...
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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT)UCLA on DownturnWhen I applied to the Production MFA, I definitely hadn’t expected to get in. Much of the process and its student body hasn’t demystified and for...
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California College of ASU (formerly Columbia College Hollywood)A few solid professors and peers, but an otherwise underwhelming experienceI graduated in the early 2010's, so this review may not be entirely relevant to the state of the program/institution as it is now. With that said...
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Cal State Northridge (CSUN) - Department of Cinema of Television ArtsWorst MFA (Screenwriting) ever.My Bachelor's was a strange experience because it was all remote (COVID) --transferring from the great Los Angeles Valley College. Even though it...
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USC School of Cinematic ArtsUseless video factoryIf you're a storyteller who believes that the most important aspect of filmmaking is the story, then USC is not the right school for you. I...
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UC Berkeleyhi, I am a returning student to Uc Berkeley and I am really committed to being a film major when I do return. I think all I really wanna know I...
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USC School of Cinematic ArtsI applied for USC Peter Stark Producing Program- its my dream degree. I haven't applied to other schools, missed the date for Columbia. (Most...
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AFI ConservatoryDoes anyone know the number of people they usually interview vs accept for cinematography?- JaredFilms378
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AFI ConservatoryI applied for cinematography- I got my interview notification yesterday. Is there an advantage to being notified in the first wave?
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AFI ConservatoryI do have a question-- I know the program is totally all-consuming and will take over your entire life, but- and this may seem an odd question-...- HatsOnHatsOnHats
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- Certificate Program
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- Film & Television Production
- Producing
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- Tuition Range
- $30k to $40k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
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- Filmmaking Facilities
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- Degrees Offered
- 2 Year Conservatory
- Concentrations
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Producing
- Production Design
- Screenwriting
- Tuition Range
- $60k to $70k
- Graduate Deadlines
- December 4, 2024 by 8:59 p.m. PT (11:59 p.m. ET)
- Camera Equipment
- ARRI Digital Cinema Cameras
- RED
- Sony Cinema Cameras
- Software Used
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- Degrees Offered
- 2 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Dramatic Writing
- Playwriting
- Writing for Screen & Television
- Tuition Range
- $20k to $30k
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BFA
- 2 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Animation & Digital Arts
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Film & Television Production
- News and Documentary
- Producing
- Screenwriting
- Television
- Tuition Range
- $20k to $30k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- Early Action: November 15
Priority: February 1 (Fall) October 1 (Spring)
- Graduate Deadlines
- January 15
- Camera Equipment
- Arriflex 16mm
- Arriflex Super 16mm
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- RED
- Zeiss lenses
- Software Used
- Avid Media Composer
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BA
- 2 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Film & Television Production
- Screenwriting
- Tuition Range
- $5k to $10k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- December 2, 2024
- Graduate Deadlines
- March 1, 2024 (Early)
June 3, 2024 (Late)
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- Software Used
- Unknown
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Mixing Room(s)
- TV Studio
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BA
- 2 Year MA
- 2 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Film & Television Production
- Screenwriting
- Tuition Range
- $5k to $10k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- November 30, 2024
March 31, 2024 (International Deadline)
- Graduate Deadlines
- Our next admission cycle is for the Fall 2026 semester.
Applications for Fall 2026 will open in October 2025.
The deadline to apply is FEBRUARY 15, 2026.
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- RED
- Software Used
- Adobe After Effects
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- Pro Tools
- Maya 3-D
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Sound Recording Studio
- ADR Foley Stage(s)
- Screening Rooms
- Sound Mixing Room(s)
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BA
- Concentrations
- Cinematography
- Digital Arts
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Editing
- Film & Television Production
- Screenwriting
- Sound Design
- Tuition Range
- $5k to $10k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- October 1, 2024 – December 2, 2024
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- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BA
- 2 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Film & Television Production
- Screenwriting
- Tuition Range
- $10k to $20k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- October 1, 2024 – December 2, 2024
- Graduate Deadlines
- October 10 through March 1
- Camera Equipment
- Arriflex 16mm
- Arriflex 35mm
- Bolex 16mm
- Canon Cinema Cameras
- RED
- Software Used
- Adobe After Effects
- Avid Media Composer
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Green Screen
- Screening Rooms
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BA
- Concentrations
- Film & Television Production
- Tuition Range
- $10k to $20k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- December 15
- Camera Equipment
- Unknown
- Software Used
- Unknown
- Degrees Offered
- 2 Year AA
- 4 Year BFA
- Concentrations
- Acting
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Film & Television Production
- Producing
- Screenwriting
- Sound
- Tuition Range
- $30k to $40k
- Camera Equipment
- Unknown
- Software Used
- Unknown
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Unknown
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BFA
- 2 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Film & Television Production
- Screenwriting
- Tuition Range
- $50k to $60k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- Early Action: November 15
Priority & Scholarship Deadline: February 1
Transfer Priority: March 1
Spring: October 1
- Graduate Deadlines
- Priority: January 15
- Camera Equipment
- Unknown
- Software Used
- Adobe Premiere
- Pro Tools
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Green Screen
- Editing Bays
- Sound Mixing Room(s)
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BFA
- 3 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Film & Television Production
- Tuition Range
- $50k to $60k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- December 1, 2024 11:59 PM PST
- Graduate Deadlines
- December 1, 2024 11:59 PM PST
- Camera Equipment
- Unknown
- Software Used
- Adobe Premiere
- Pro Tools
- Maya 3-D
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Sound Recording Studio
- Editing Bays
- Screening Rooms
- Sound Mixing Room(s)
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BA
- 4 Year BFA
- 2 Year MA
- 2 Year MFA
- 3 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Acting
- Animation & Digital Arts
- Broadcast Journalism
- Cinematography
- Creative Producing
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Editing
- Film & Television Production
- Business / Film Dual Degree
- News and Documentary
- Producing
- Production Design
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Screenwriting
- Set Design
- Sound Design
- Writing for Screen & Television
- Tuition Range
- $60k to $70k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- Early Action: November 1
Regular Decision: January 15
Spring: October 15
- Graduate Deadlines
- November 15, 2024
- Camera Equipment
- ARRI Digital Cinema Cameras
- RED
- Sony Cinema Cameras
- Software Used
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere
- Avid Media Composer
- DaVinci Resolve
- Final Draft
- Pro Tools
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Green Screen
- Sound Recording Studio
- ADR Foley Stage(s)
- Color Correction Suites
- Editing Bays
- Screening Rooms
- Sound Mixing Room(s)
- TV Studio
- Visual Effects Studios
- Degrees Offered
- 2 Year AA
- 2 Year AS
- Certificate Program
- Concentrations
- Editing
- Film & Television Production
- Screenwriting
- Tuition Range
- $20k to $30k
- Camera Equipment
- Unknown
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Unknown
- Degrees Offered
- 2 Year AS
- Certificate Program
- Concentrations
- Film & Television Production
- Tuition Range
- Under $5k
- Camera Equipment
- Unknown
- Software Used
- Unknown
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Editing Bays
- TV Studio
- Degrees Offered
- 2 Year AS
- 4 Year BS
- Certificate Program
- Concentrations
- Animation & Digital Arts
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Film & Television Production
- Producing
- Production Design
- Screenwriting
- Tuition Range
- $10k to $20k
- Software Used
- Adobe Premiere
- Avid Media Composer
- Final Draft
- Movie Magic Scheduling
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Green Screen
- Editing Bays
- Screening Rooms
- Sound Mixing Room(s)
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BA
- 4 Year BFA
- Concentrations
- Editing
- Film & Television Production
- Screenwriting
- Sound
- Tuition Range
- $30k to $40k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- Fall Deadline: February 1st
Transfers: July 15th
International: August 19th
Spring: March 1st
- Camera Equipment
- Unknown
- Software Used
- Unknown
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Unknown
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BFA
- 3 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Animation & Digital Arts
- Cinematography
- Creative Producing
- Editing
- Film Business
- Film & Television Production
- Business / Film Dual Degree
- Screenwriting
- Tuition Range
- $50k to $60k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- November 1: Early Decision (binding) admission for Fall
November 1: Early Action (non-binding) admission for Fall
January 8: Early Decision II (binding) admission for Fall
January 15: Regular Decision Admission for Fall
October 15: Admission for Spring (January) semester
- Graduate Deadlines
- November 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PST
- Camera Equipment
- ARRI Digital Cinema Cameras
- Arriflex Super 16mm
- Arri Super 35mm
- Canon Cinema Cameras
- Canon Professional Camcorders
- RED
- Software Used
- Unknown
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Editing Bays
- Screening Rooms
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BA
- 4 Year BS
- 2 Year MFA
- Concentrations
- Film & Television Production
- Business / Film Dual Degree
- Tuition Range
- $40k to $50k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- Early Action: December 1
Priority Deadline: January 15
Rolling admission after January 15
- Graduate Deadlines
- Fall - March 1
Spring - November 1
- Camera Equipment
- ARRI Digital Cinema Cameras
- Canon Cinema Cameras
- RED
- Software Used
- Adobe Premiere
- Avid Media Composer
- DaVinci Resolve
- Pro Tools
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Green Screen
- Sound Recording Studio
- Sound Mixing Room(s)
- Degrees Offered
- 3 Year BFA
- 4 Year BFA
- 2 Year MFA
- 3 Year MFA
- Summer Programs
- Short Term Courses
- Concentrations
- Acting
- Animation & Digital Arts
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Editing
- Film & Television Production
- Producing
- Screenwriting
- Television
- Writing and Producing for Television
- Writing for Screen & Television
- Tuition Range
- $5k to $10k
- Undergraduate Deadlines
- Fall: February 14, 2025
- Graduate Deadlines
- Fall: February 14, 2025
- Camera Equipment
- RED
- Software Used
- Unknown
- Final Cut
- Filmmaking Facilities
- Sound Stage(s)
- Green Screen
For example:
- AFI Conservatory - American Film Institute
- USC - Film and Television Production (MFA)
- Columbia University - Screenwriting/Directing (M.F.A.)
- NYU - Tisch Film and Television (M.F.A.)