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Full Sail University

Review by Pryde Pierce on the film school 'Full Sail University'

Self Motivated? You'll Do Fine
Overall rating
4.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Fast paced.
  • Professor Randy Baker is great.
  • Solid equipment received for the program (FX6, macbook etc etc while I was there)
Cons
  • Skill/experience level of students varies widely.
  • Nationally accredited instead of regionally accredited.
I did the 27 month, online, Digital Cinematography Bachelor’s degree at Full Sail. It is basically a film degree with the added focus of trying to prepare you for the realities of being an independent in your area. For the most part, I loved my time there. At graduation I received the Advanced...
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Antioch University - Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing

Review by Caledfwlch on the film school 'Antioch University - Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing'

Invaluable Excitement
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Enthusiasm of the instructors
  • Diverse knowledge base
  • Push to produce work
Cons
  • You will be sucked into the program and never want to leave
I came into the MFA program as a novelist, with a focus on Fiction. I took the screenwriting elective that first semester, and was immediately adopted into the Screenwriting/Playwriting collective. The sheer enthusiasm for my work, and the work of everyone around me, was infectious. There is...
Stony Brook University (SUNY)

Review by garciabcarol on the film school 'Stony Brook University (SUNY)'

Small Cohort, Big Impact: My Experience at Stony Brook’s TV Writing MFA
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
Pros
  • small cohort
  • great professors
  • multi-disciplinary
  • great location: Midtown Manhattan
  • scholarships available
  • porfolio building
  • welcoming
  • night classes - convenient for working students
  • more affordable than other Universities
  • access to industry professionals
Cons
  • small campus
Hello fellow TV Writing and Filmmaking Community, I’m here to give you my two cents on the TV Writing MFA at Stony Brook University. I’m a working screenwriter in (and from) Brazil, and I found this gem after taking a summer course at Columbia in 2014 with Alan Kingsberg, now the Director of...
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Antioch University - Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing

Review by anonymous on the film school 'Antioch University - Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing'

So Happy I Did It
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Knowledge/Skills
  • Hands-On Experience
  • One-on-One Attention
  • Community
  • Social Impact
  • Industry Guest Speakers
Cons
  • Cost of College (of any college, really)
Let's get the elephant in the room out of the way first. Is it expensive? A little. Are most colleges? Of course they are! I dare anyone to find a University anywhere on this website that's considered cheap or even moderately affordable these days. They just don't exist anymore. Was it tough for...
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Stony Brook University (SUNY)

Review by anonymous on the film school 'Stony Brook University (SUNY)'

Miss it Already!
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Actionable curriculum
  • Unbeatable price
  • Intimate cohort size
  • Lots of hands-on learning and attention given
  • Great location
  • Focus on TV Writing - a rare gem!
  • Working professors
Cons
  • Night Classes (both a pro and a con)
  • Production work required
  • Not many school sponsored activities
Would absolutely go back in a heartbeat! I loved focusing on Television Writing (rather than Features) and graduated last year with writing samples I can build upon. Due to the small class size, instructors are invested in your success, your classmates work hard to make your writing stronger...
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Antioch University - Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing

Review by anonymous on the film school 'Antioch University - Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing'

One of the best experiences of my life
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
I was accepted into the program as a poetry student, with the intention to "genre jump" or dual concentrate in screenwriting. During my first term, I took a playwriting elective with Colette Freedman that convinced me to completely switch my concentration to Dramatic Writing and never look back...
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Antioch University - Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing

Review by anonymous on the film school 'Antioch University - Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing'

One of the best programs in the country (and a hidden gem)
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Professional Mentorship
  • Career Readiness
  • Amazing Seminars
  • Networking
  • Hands-on lessons
  • Electives
  • Professional Exposure
  • Tight-knit community
Cons
  • Price
  • Small Campus
Antioch University Los Angeles’ screenwriting program transformed my love of writing from a hobby into a professional career. The curriculum is rigorous yet nurturing, designed to challenge you while giving you the tools and confidence to succeed. What sets AULA apart are its incredible mentors...
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Auburn University - Film & Media Studies

Review by DesertDreams on the film school 'Auburn University - Film & Media Studies'

Auburn University Visual Media Studies Undergrad
Overall rating
4.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Small class sizes
  • Professor mentorship
  • Great athletics video connections
Cons
  • Small program/minimal funding/resources
  • Weak connections/networking opportunities in the film industry
I graduated from the media studies program on the visual media track in 2022 with a 4.0. I found the program to lead me to where I wanted to be which at the time was in athletics video, Auburn had an incredible athletics video company that loves working with students. I felt I learned a little...
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Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

Review by BarkingPikachu on the film school 'Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts'

This Experience Was Definitely Not Worth 200k.
Overall rating
1.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Beautiful weather
  • Diversity
Cons
  • The price
  • Poor teachers
  • Competitive Environment
  • You're just a number
I went for a couple of semesters before dropping out. I really don't think this experience was worth 200k for a few different reasons. Chapman is supposed to be the #4 ranked film school, so you would expect classes that are great and high quality. In reality, many of the classes are very...
BarkingPikachu does not recommend this film school!
University of Hartford

Review by anonymous on the film school 'University of Hartford'

Review of University of Hartford
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
Has an amazing learning environment that allows hands on experience as soon as possible. The equipment is a great start to understanding and working in a proper film space.
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University of Hartford

Review by anonymous on the film school 'University of Hartford'

Pretty Good
Overall rating
4.00 star(s)
Professors and staff are great, the classes are small which is nice. Not the biggest fan of the admin though, but I usually don't have to deal with them too much
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University of Hartford

Review by anonymous on the film school 'University of Hartford'

Execellent
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
Great classes, great Professors, and a great selection of equipment for projects. Got to work on my thesis here, and had a great time with tons of support.
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Montana State University - School of Film and Photography

Review by anonymous on the film school 'Montana State University - School of Film and Photography'

Great program!
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Lots of freedom to experiment and develop ones unique filmmaking voice.
  • All of the students and professors are great people, very tight-knit and collaborative
  • Extensive gear resources
Cons
  • Not a pipeline into a commercial career
  • Some adjunct professors are recent grads who haven't yet gotten much industry experience.
  • No funding provided for film budgets
This is a great program! Students take 14 filmmaking classes over the course of 4 semesters. The classes vary across different topics like theory, gear, learning software, production and writing/planning, etc. The professors are very open-minded to the needs/skill levels of each student and the...
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The University of Alabama - Creative Media

Review by anonymous on the film school 'The University of Alabama - Creative Media'

UA Creative Media
Overall rating
4.00 star(s)
Pros
  • JCM Professors
  • Art Professors
Cons
  • Campus
  • Students
  • Campus Attitude
  • Alabama
Creative media is fine if you are driven as a filmmaker, but the school is not for artists, so you will be fighting an uphill battle if you do not want to work for a sports broadcasting company. I think most people in the school are happy with that, though. The school is super affordable...
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USC School of Cinematic Arts

Review by anonymous on the film school 'USC School of Cinematic Arts'

Uninspired and outdated
Overall rating
2.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Good for learning script structure
  • Learning the filmmaking process
Cons
  • Limited in scope
  • Too industry focused
  • Unhelpful to BFAs in particular
  • Toxic environment
When I was 17 years old, I applied to a majority of the top film programs in the US for screenwriting. I got into USC, NYU, and Chapman (where I actually turned down a significant scholarship). To me, there was no other choice but to go with the number one option, as it had been sold as so to me...
Anonymous does not recommend this film school!
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Western Colorado University Graduate Program in Creative Writing - Screenwriting MFA

Review by anonymous on the film school 'Western Colorado University Graduate Program in Creative Writing - Screenwriting MFA'

Alumni Review
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)
Pros
  • Industry Professionals as Instructors
  • Small class size
  • Personal instruction
  • Diverse Faculty
  • Feature and Television instruction
  • The Best Damn feedback you could ask for
Cons
  • Flying into Denver International Airport for residency!
Hi! I’m Bryant Womack, Western Colorado University Class of 2025 and now faculty at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks where I teach undergraduate screenwriting and filmmaking. There’s not a day that goes by I don’t apply my education from Western be it as a professor in my own classroom...
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Cal State Northridge (CSUN) - Department of Cinema of Television Arts

Review by anonymous on the film school 'Cal State Northridge (CSUN) - Department of Cinema of Television Arts'

CSUN TV Program
Overall rating
4.00 star(s)
CSUN's CTVA (Cinema, Television, and Visual Arts) program is incredibly underrated. The production program offers two pathways: film or television, with the option of pursuing either narrative or documentary. From there, there are four emphasis options that you'll have to choose from: producing...
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts

Review by anonymous on the film school 'University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts'

Uw-Milwaukee Film BFA
Overall rating
4.00 star(s)
The film program at UW Milwaukee throws a lot of undergrad students off by being more experimental focused, but if you approach it with an open mind there is a lot of personal and professional growth that can be found here. The staff, with very few exceptions, are all incredibly caring and...
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UC Riverside - The Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production

Review by produwrite on the film school 'UC Riverside - The Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production'

Fully Funded Screenwriting MFA
Overall rating
4.00 star(s)
Pros
  • get paid to write
  • proximity to LA
Cons
  • little to none alumni network
  • limited course offerings
Hi! I'm a second year at UCR MFA Screenwriting. Here are the basics - UCR paid me $3.9K a month for doing nothing in my first year, and the same amount in my second year for becoming a TA. Even in my second year, TAships are not time-consuming. You have an option to take a third year, which a...
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UC Irvine - Department of Film and Media Studies

Review by anonymous on the film school 'UC Irvine - Department of Film and Media Studies'

Not the worst, not the best..
Overall rating
3.00 star(s)
Pros
  • UC system, so access to a huge database for research
  • emphasis on weaving modern issues and topics into courses
  • professors are very specialized and knowledgeable about their areas of study
  • huge, beautiful campus to film in
  • very reachable faculty, always willing to help
Cons
  • film department not well funded as part of the humanities
  • film studies = humanities instead of art, so humanities core classes required
  • students at UCI can be very cliquey and it can be hard to collaborate without some assignment requiring it
  • as a public university, can sometimes be a challenge to get the classes you want
Overall, my experience at UCI for my Film and Media Studies BA was a positive one. The FMS department is considered part of the school of humanities, and UCI very clearly gives more funding priority to the STEM programs 😅 but the professors and students I was able to connect with really made the...
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