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  • Write & Direct
    5.00 star(s)
    Just try it
    It is extremely high value for the money, especially compared to film school. YMMV, but IMO the money you would spend on film school is better...
    • Brendon V
  • Write & Direct
    5.00 star(s)
    Never In My Wildest Dreams
    I just wanted to make a film. At least one no matter how B-Quality it might turn out. I was just going to buy a cheap camera or use my phone. I...
    • Theodore
  • Write & Direct
    5.00 star(s)
    Very educational
    It's been few days since I started taking lessons and I really liked the lessons they are not too long easy to understand and navigating through...
    • ace-x
  • Write & Direct
    5.00 star(s)
    A Standout Film School With Practical, Career-Ready Value
    I’ve been involved in this online film school, and it’s genuinely been a standout experience. The course is self-paced and extremely...
    • schmurphy
  • Write & Direct
    1.00 star(s)
    Better to do a cheap or free online course
    An online “school” with no accreditation or legal accountability, promises “something no other school guarantees” which is just that you make a...
    • Anonymous

Latest questions

  • Syracuse University
    How about now after a whole year? How are the connections plus the production side of the sets?
    • anynonmous78
  • California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) - Program in Film and Video
    Does anyone know the acceptance rate for the MFA in PFV and/or the Film Directing programs? Im thinking of applying for 2026
    • reproducibility_
  • NYU Tisch Kanbar Institute of Film & Television
    Hey there! I'm considering applying for 2026 class, and was wondering about the 120pg guideline, is it expected we hit 120pages for the full...
    • PATTY E
  • UC Berkeley
    hi, 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...
    • jbustos
  • USC School of Cinematic Arts
    I applied for USC Peter Stark Producing Program- its my dream degree. I haven't applied to other schools, missed the date for Columbia. (Most...
    • kriti_angel
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FilmSchool.org
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20K
Degrees Offered
  1. 2 Year AA
  2. 4 Year BFA
  3. 2 Year MA
  4. 3 Year MFA
  5. Certificate Program
Concentrations
  1. Cinematography
  2. Directing
  3. Editing
  4. Film & Television Production
  5. Producing
  6. Production Design
  7. Screenwriting
  8. Writing for Screen & Television
Undergrad Tuition Range
$30k to $40k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Rolling Admission
Graduate Deadlines
Rolling Admission
Camera Equipment
  1. Unknown
Software Used
  1. Unknown
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
  2. Editing Bays
Degrees Offered
  1. 2 Year Conservatory
Concentrations
  1. Cinematography
  2. Directing
  3. Editing
  4. Producing
  5. Production Design
  6. Screenwriting
Graduate Tuition Range
$60k to $70k
Graduate Deadlines
December 4, 2024 by 8:59 p.m. PT (11:59 p.m. ET)
Camera Equipment
  1. ARRI Digital Cinema Cameras
  2. RED
  3. Sony Cinema Cameras
Software Used
  1. Avid Media Composer
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
  2. Editing Bays
  3. Screening Rooms
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
  2. 2 Year MA
  3. 3 Year MFA
Concentrations
  1. Communication
  2. Documentary Filmmaking
  3. Film & Television Production
  4. Film Studies
Undergrad Tuition Range
$20k to $30k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Early Decision: November 15
Early Decision 2: January 15
Regular Decision: January 15
Graduate Deadlines
Rolling Admission
Camera Equipment
  1. Bolex 16mm
  2. Canon DSLRs
  3. Panasonic Professional Camcorders
  4. Sony Professional Camcorders
Software Used
  1. Adobe After Effects
  2. Adobe Photoshop
  3. Adobe Premiere
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
  2. Green Screen
  3. Editing Bays
  4. Screening Rooms
  5. TV Studio
Operator
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Degrees Offered
  1. 2 Year MFA
Concentrations
  1. Dramatic Writing
  2. Playwriting
  3. Writing for Screen & Television
Undergrad Tuition Range
$20k to $30k
Graduate Deadlines
Accepting applications on a rolling basis.
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
  2. 4 Year BFA
Concentrations
  1. Film & Television Production
  2. Film Studies
Undergrad Tuition Range
$10k to $20k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Priority: November 1st
Regular: January 15th
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BFA
  2. 2 Year MFA
Concentrations
  1. Animation & Digital Arts
  2. Cinematography
  3. Directing
  4. Editing
  5. Film & Television Production
  6. Media Arts & Practice
  7. News and Documentary
  8. Producing
  9. Screenwriting
  10. Television
Undergrad Tuition Range
$20k to $30k
Graduate Tuition Range
$50k to $60k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Early Action: November 15
Priority: February 1 (Fall) October 1 (Spring)
Graduate Deadlines
January 15
Camera Equipment
  1. Arriflex 16mm
  2. Arriflex Super 16mm
  3. Arriflex 35mm
  4. RED
  5. Zeiss lenses
Software Used
  1. Avid Media Composer
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
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Degrees Offered
  1. Summer Programs
  2. Short Term Courses
Concentrations
  1. Acting
  2. Cinematography
  3. Directing
  4. Documentary Filmmaking
  5. Dramatic Writing
  6. Editing
  7. Film & Television Production
  8. News and Documentary
  9. Producing
  10. Production Design
  11. Sound Design
  12. Writing for Screen & Television
  13. Screenwriting
  14. Film Studies
  15. Digital Arts
  16. Cinema Visual Effects
  17. Sound
Undergrad Tuition Range
Under $5k
icygee
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Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
Concentrations
  1. Film Studies
Undergrad Tuition Range
$70k to $80k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Early Decision I - November 1
Early Decision II - January 2
Regular Decision - January 2
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BS
  2. 2 Year MS
  3. 2 Year MFA
  4. Ph.D. Program
Concentrations
  1. Broadcast Journalism
  2. Communication
  3. Digital Technologies and Emerging Media
  4. Film & Television Production
  5. Film Studies
  6. Screenwriting
  7. Television
Undergrad Tuition Range
$60k to $70k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Regular Deadline: January 5
Trustee and Presidential Scholarships Deadline: December 1
Graduate Deadlines
PhD in Emerging Media Studies: January 15
Priority Deadline: February 1 (for consideration of all scholarships)
Final deadline: May 1
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
Concentrations
  1. Film & Television Production
Undergrad Tuition Range
$10k to $20k
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
  2. 2 Year MA
  3. 2 Year MS
  4. 3 Year MFA
Concentrations
  1. Cinematography
  2. Cinema Visual Effects
  3. Composing
  4. Directing
  5. Editing
  6. Film & Television Production
  7. Film Studies
  8. Producing
  9. Screenwriting
Undergrad Tuition Range
$10k to $20k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Fall Priority Deadline: February 1
Fall Priority Deadline: December 1 (International Applicants)
Spring: September 15
Spring: September 1 (International Applicants)
Graduate Deadlines
January 15, rolling admission
Camera Equipment
  1. ARRI Digital Cinema Cameras
  2. RED
  3. Sony Cinema Cameras
Software Used
  1. Adobe Premiere
  2. Avid Media Composer
  3. DaVinci Resolve
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
  2. Green Screen
  3. Sound Recording Studio
  4. ADR Foley Stage(s)
  5. Screening Rooms
  6. Sound Mixing Room(s)
FilmSchool.org
Updated
Views
6K
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
Concentrations
  1. Directing
  2. Film & Television Production
  3. Screenwriting
Undergrad Tuition Range
$5k to $10k
Undergraduate Deadlines
February 28, 2024
Camera Equipment
  1. Unknown
Software Used
  1. Unknown
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Unknown
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
  2. 2 Year MFA
Concentrations
  1. Film & Television Production
  2. Screenwriting
Undergrad Tuition Range
$5k to $10k
Undergraduate Deadlines
December 2, 2024
Graduate Deadlines
March 1, 2024 (Early)
June 3, 2024 (Late)
Camera Equipment
  1. Unknown
Software Used
  1. Unknown
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Mixing Room(s)
  2. TV Studio
FilmSchool.org
Updated
Views
9K
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
  2. 2 Year MA
  3. 2 Year MFA
Concentrations
  1. Film & Television Production
  2. Film Studies
  3. Screenwriting
Undergrad 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.
Camera Equipment
  1. RED
Software Used
  1. Adobe After Effects
  2. Adobe Photoshop
  3. Adobe Premiere
  4. Avid Media Composer
  5. Pro Tools
  6. Maya 3-D
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
  2. Sound Recording Studio
  3. ADR Foley Stage(s)
  4. Screening Rooms
  5. Sound Mixing Room(s)
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
Concentrations
  1. Cinematography
  2. Digital Arts
  3. Documentary Filmmaking
  4. Editing
  5. Film & Television Production
  6. Film Studies
  7. Screenwriting
  8. Sound Design
Undergrad Tuition Range
$5k to $10k
Undergraduate Deadlines
October 1, 2024 – December 2, 2024
Camera Equipment
  1. Unknown
Software Used
  1. Unknown
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Unknown
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
  2. 2 Year MFA
Concentrations
  1. Film & Television Production
  2. Screenwriting
Undergrad Tuition Range
$10k to $20k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Between Oct. 1 and Jan. 31
Film Portfolio deadline (11:59 pm PST) on October 5, 2025.
Graduate Deadlines
October 10 through March 1
Camera Equipment
  1. Arriflex 16mm
  2. Arriflex 35mm
  3. Bolex 16mm
  4. Canon Cinema Cameras
  5. RED
Software Used
  1. Adobe After Effects
  2. Avid Media Composer
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
  2. Green Screen
  3. Screening Rooms
FilmSchool.org
Updated
Views
564
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BA
Concentrations
  1. Film & Television Production
  2. Film Studies
Undergrad Tuition Range
$10k to $20k
Undergraduate Deadlines
December 15
Camera Equipment
  1. Unknown
Software Used
  1. Unknown
Degrees Offered
  1. 2 Year AA
  2. 4 Year BFA
Concentrations
  1. Acting
  2. Cinematography
  3. Directing
  4. Editing
  5. Film & Television Production
  6. Producing
  7. Screenwriting
  8. Sound
Undergrad Tuition Range
$30k to $40k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Rolling Admissions
Camera Equipment
  1. Unknown
Software Used
  1. Unknown
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Unknown
FilmSchool.org
Updated
Views
3K
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BFA
  2. 2 Year MFA
Concentrations
  1. Directing
  2. Film & Television Production
  3. Screenwriting
Undergrad 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
  1. Unknown
Software Used
  1. Adobe Premiere
  2. Pro Tools
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
  2. Green Screen
  3. Editing Bays
  4. Sound Mixing Room(s)
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BFA
  2. 3 Year MFA
Concentrations
  1. Film & Television Production
Undergrad Tuition Range
$50k to $60k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Monday, December 1, 2025 11:59 PM PST
Graduate Deadlines
Monday, December 1, 2025 11:59 PM PST
Camera Equipment
  1. Unknown
Software Used
  1. Adobe Premiere
  2. Pro Tools
  3. Maya 3-D
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
  2. Sound Recording Studio
  3. Editing Bays
  4. Screening Rooms
  5. Sound Mixing Room(s)

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