Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Which plan would be better? (school)?

Which plan would be better? (school)?
I am currently living in Las Vegas, but moving next fall out of state. I am majoring in Film Production/Editing I have been accepted to University of Wisconsin : Milwaukee but I was thinking, if maybe I should instead move to Los Angeles and go to community college for a while and transfer to CSU or UCLA. Advice? Comments? please don't be rude or mean. Thank you.
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As someone who works at a film college (Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy in Chicago), I can give you a little advice in this area. First of all, you should maximize your time as much as possible. The longer you're in school, there becomes a better chance that the technology you learned in your first two years will no longer be used in the industry after you graduate. You want to pick a program that will teach you the latest stuff as quickly as possible, so that when you leave you'll be able to enter job interviews with a firm grasp of everything their production and editing team uses. You also need to read up on the faculty. If the faculty is not staying current on the latest technologies by staying active outside of the classroom, you're cheating yourself. It's a hard truth of college programs that many professors begin to teach because they no longer want to learn. Make sure the people you're learning from still have an appetite for educating themselves, and you'll get a much higher quality education because of it. Finally, make sure the program you choose has a collaborative curriculum. Film making is a collaborative process in the real world, and you can't learn to do it on your own. You need to work with colleagues in your major, but you also need to work with the people who will be editing the sound, doing the lighting, directing the picture -- the whole success of the project is dependent on the crew's ability to work as a team with everyone involved. So if you're not sold on UW Milwaukee (which I should point out is a fine school, although I don't know much about their film program), I'd look into the other schools your considering and ask the questions above. I also think you should look into our film program. You won't be disappointed. If you have any questions or want to know more, I run Tribeca Flashpoint's Facebook page. Ask me a question, post a comment, or strike up a conversation with our students. I hope to hear from you! Good luck until then! - Kristin Hertko