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  1. V

    Should i go to film school?

    Hey all, I really want to be a DP. Hopefully a successful one at that. Through my myriad of research, I have found that the vast majority of successful DP’s in the US have gone to AFI, USC, or NYU. I am having a really difficult time finding outliers, eg DP’s that haven’t gone to a film school...
    • Vabryn
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    • cinematography cost director of photography film school money
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    Columbia University - How are you paying for it?

    If y'all don't mind me asking, how do you intend to finance your film degree should you get in? Loans? Savings? Family? etc.
  3. How to Save Thousands on Your Film School Degree

    How to Save Thousands on Your Film School Degree

    If you're trying to decide on whether or not to go to film school, especially for a master's degree, affordability likely plays a major role. The high cost and less predictable ROI on a film degree makes some aspiring students nervous to apply. Take the Wall Street Journal's report that Columbia...
  4. Financing Your Film School MFA: Your Guide to Financial Aid

    Financing Your Film School MFA: Your Guide to Financial Aid

    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 degree in film promises to help you develop the skills and connection you need to succeed. But first you have to pay for it. Graduate programs in...
  5. TNanima

    Help me decide: local Beijing Film Academy or nyu/usc/ucla?

    Hi, guys, I'm a undergrad student from china, and for graduate school I want to learn filmmaking, I have two choices: first is the Beijing Film Academy, it's a great school and is very cheap and convenient for me, the other choice is applying for an American school, I have many relatives in...
  6. CloudedPage

    All Things Money

    Hi guys, Ok, so I can see that there's some drips of information dotted in the forum, but I'm really trying to get my head around this, and being an international student, I've found it hard to get solid information. Personally, I'm hoping to apply to USC and UCLA. I've been a uni student...
  7. spagett

    Can we talk a little about money?

    About 15 years ago, I knew a guy who worked as a regional sales rep for Verizon Wireless and was known for employing crazy, offbeat sales techniques. He once told me about a time when he tried a new approach on a potential customer. A man wandered over to the cell phone display and was...
  8. jackieofallgenres

    I got into Emerson (Dream school) but...

    The thing is my parents won't support it. They have loads of money and won't get aid. I didn't get a scholarship. I got plenty of them at other, lesser-know, non-screenwriting/film schools, but those schools are not what I want. I've told them I'll get a loan and do whatever I have to to pay it...

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