Mid Fall Check In - How's Film School Going?

[Chris W]

To those if you who started film school this fall.... How's it going? Is it what you had hoped for? We'd love to hear from you.

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[Gigawatt]

Thank you for asking!
Loving the CSUN MFA in Screenwriting program.
We have a great cohort of 13 students and I really like the professors as well.
Learning a lot and having fun.

I was nervous at first but now I know I made the right decision in going back to school.

Looking forward to hearing from other students and would be interested in doing a meetup!

 

[ak47ksha]

It's so great how many people tagged in this post I see on campus everyday!

AFI has been great so far. The cinematography program is intensive and tiring but I'm learning so much everyday. Just wrapped my first film!

I think it was the right decision for me. We have a great mix of people from around the world and we seem to work together and support each other really well.

Edit: if anyone has any questions about the program and application process, I'm happy to help!

 

[ElleGee]

Just seeing this! But so far everything has been great! I love Chapman and I am in a really great cohort!

It's been crazy busy with a lot of writing (duh, lol) but I honestly love it. My teachers are so helpful and knowledgeable. It's clear that they want to do everything to ensure we all succeed.

Also, Orange, CA is a beautiful city and I'm having a great time

 

[Tugger]

If anyone has any specific questions on Chapman cine, send me a pm!

 

[y0shek]

Columbia is going very well. We have a very talented group this year and everybody's work is really great! We have about 40 directors, and about 25 producers. The concentration in this program is indeed the story above everything else - plot and character, character, character. There is some technical training, but they leave you to figure out most of that on your own. Everybody here is pretty technically adept.

For most classes, the format is this: 1-2 weeks of theory in the beginning. Then, for the rest of the semester, a short film is due every 3 weeks or so, which you get help from by your cohort, and which you go through shot-by-shot with the professor and the class. There are capstone projects at the end of each semester which require a bigger crew, professional actors, SAG status, location permissions, insurance and an official budget.

I'm having a good time! I feel like I'm with like-minded and like-spirited people which is the most important.