I'm looking for a school that isn't a full four year thing, and focuses on special effects, visual effects, lighting, production, cinematography, editing, CGI, and other general film/video type things. I'd prefer if they teach programs that are compatible with both PC and Mac, like the Adobe Suites or something, not Final Cut Pro, and I'm not sure where Avid stands on that. I was all gung-ho about Madison Media Institute, but now I'm having second thoughts because they focus alot on Final Cut, which is a great program, but I'd really rather stick with a platform unbiased application, or if it comes down to it, Windows based.(Used to be an Apple fanboy, but man, Microsoft really has been making some amazing moves lately, and Windows 7 was just the final blow on my apple loyalty, I absolutely love using Seven. Not to mention, you really can just get so much more 'bang for your buck' with a PC.) I live somewhat near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. So if I could find a place fairly close, Madison, Milwaukee, or Chicago, that'd be really nice. If anyone knows of any schools that meet my criteria, or are close, please do tell. Also, if you know of a great website that has an intuitive search and vast database for this sort of stuff, that would be amazing as well. Thank you all so much for your help!
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Here's a list of the top 14 film schools in the country http://www.d.umn.edu/~tisbell/Courses/FilmSchools.html The closest to Wisconsin would be: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
