<p>Ya, I have heard that too. They say that film school teaches you the same thing whether you do undergrad or grad. My question, however, is that it is advisable to do film studies for undergrad, and then go to a film production grad program, or whether it is better to major in something else in undergrad and then do film school grad.</p>
<p>you should probably bury your passion and ambition at undergrad and explore all the other options, then go to post-grad for film so that when you finally graduate you're years behind people of your own age.</p>
<p>There are many great directors who have majored in something else for undergrad and then went to grad school for film. Concentrating on something other than film allowed them to learn about all kinds of subjects. And just because you are studying something else at undergrad does not mean you are "burying your passion and ambition", you can still do film. Nearly every discipline is related to film in some way, and there are extracurriculars, internships, etc. Figuring out how to make movies is the easy part, figuring out what to make movies about is the hard part. A broad education would serve as wonderful inspiration. So, if someone gets a broad undergrad education and then goes to film for grad school, I'd venture to say they are actually graduating ahead of people their own age.</p>
<p>but did those directors plan on going into film? and if so, have you the talent to afford the years out?</p>
<p>But really. we all know what we want to get, and how we get there is our business and ours alone. i cant talk much anyway, i want to go into writing..probably journalism as a career..but plan to major in psychology because it interests me. but i know what i want in my life and i will follow it through to the end.</p>
<p>DCH-"you should probably bury your passion and ambition at undergrad and explore all the other options, then go to post-grad for film so that when you finally graduate you're years behind people of your own age."-- what is this hostility that you keep instilling? I personally don't get you. You say you don't want to start a flame-war yet all your posts afterwards has been full of negativity and sarcasm. If I didn't make myself clear...then I'll try now: I'm am not against you...I have my own opinions about a firm undergrad liberal arts education versus a pre-professional education. I dont see why you can't just accept that and drop the subject.</p>
<p>And time after time, you are receiving the wrong vibe and meaning of what I have to say. Exploring doesn't mean "bury[ing] your passiona and ambition and explore all the other options". It means applying to a school that offers flexibility (as opose to Stern, for example) and I know there are a lot of people applying to these pre-professional schools and I'm glad that they like it...I just have my own views. And just for the record...receiving a broad liberal arts education benefits, I believe, filmmakers and journalists, for example, than the major itself. Most journalists don't major in journalism...they major in various topics in the humanities. It's not HOW you write, it's WHAT you write. Same goes for film...</p>
<p>i agree with micheatsfish.
This is why i applied to CAS at NYU and all the other schools. I personally do not know what i want to (at the moment), but i am wellrounded in activities outside of school.(piano, pharmacy, etc..). I am really into pharmacy and i think it would be a cool thing to do as a profesison but there is no way in hell i would apply to lets say UOP or USC pharm program because if i change my mind later, then i guess im back to where i am right now.
D ou CH e needs to figure out whats really going on.</p>
<p>haha Douche.
wels0n, that's brilliance on your part.</p>
<p>yeah, that really is what i'd call brilliance too...</p>
<p>i dont understand you guys. in most unis in the world, by this age you'd have chosen a single course and you'll be taking that one topic solidly for the rest of your education.</p>
<p>and yet i read a post like this "It is ridiculous that some people already know they want to head into Business (Stern) and do that for the rest of their lives or Education (steinhardt) and do that for the rest of their lives."</p>
<p>That's what *<strong><em>es me off. It's naiive and you personally dont know what the *</em></strong> you're talking about. Just because you dont know exactly what you want to do, it doesnt mean that if someone else does then they are ridiculous. i can completely understand why you'd want to try different things, like i already said, im using uni to study psychology though i have no intentions of using this in the future. i admire that idea. that's why i wanted to come to the states. BUT, i dont think the statement you made was fair. </p>
<p>"you should probably bury your passion and ambition at undergrad and explore all the other options."</p>
<p>By that i meant that, even if you know what you really enjoy and want to aspire to be, people like you will critizise you because, what, you intend to follow that through? because at the age of, what, 18, you know what you want to do for the rest of your life?</p>
<p>-That, and that i wanted to post a comment on the same level of arrogance as the post of yours that annoyed me. But to be completely honest, i wasnt digging at you in the slightest when i made that comment. You notice how it wasnt referenced towards you? So dont take offence mate, i wasnt going at you there. I was just using your format.</p>
<p>But anyway, I'm going to leave this thread (and site - i've got into my first choice uni - site serves no further purpose) completely now as it seems impossible to post without causing you to think that im personally attacking you bruv...and besides, wels0n called me a douche :)</p>
<p>Good luck, again.</p>