<p>Recommendations please</p>
<p>USC, NYU
UT Austin, UCLA
and one of the florida schools (UCF?) but im not sure which</p>
<p>university of miami</p>
<p>USC is probably the most well-known.</p>
<p>I've heard good things about Chapman.</p>
<p>all insights and reccos are welcome!</p>
<p>I've heard good things about Chapman too.</p>
<p>Columbia and Welseyan are really good, esp. if you want a more well rounded overall education (since some of the top film production schools have a very strict major that takes up most of your time, so I hear) and don't mind a more theoretical/less producaation based major.</p>
<p>I'm a potential film major at Wesleyan, so if you have any questions about it, feel free to pm me.</p>
<p>It's generally accepted that the "top four" film schools are:</p>
<p>USC
UCLA
NYU
AFI (American Film Institute)</p>
<p>However, AFI only offers graduate degrees I think. NYU is the more "indy" of the other three, while USC and UCLA are better if you want to get into Hollywood.</p>
<p>Other good universities to look at are Northwestern University and Florida State University. I'm told that Wesleyan is the best LAC for film. Then there are more technical schools like Columbia College in Chicago or, even more technical, Full Sail in Florida. I have a friend who attends The North Carolina School of the Arts, a conservatory in NC, and says its really good.</p>
<p>Wesleyan's film program has become immensely successful. Check out the alums at <a href="http://www.wesleyan.edu/filmstudies/alumni.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.wesleyan.edu/filmstudies/alumni.html</a></p>
<p>It's unclear if you meant undergrad or grad film school.</p>
<p>I'll quote a neighbor of mine -- an NYU film grad who was a well-respected professor of film: "As an undergrad, make sure to get educated. And then if you want to go into film, pursue it as a grad student." Your one, best shot to make sure you are well educated typically is undergrad. And if film is not what you end up wanting to do, at least you'll have an education...</p>
<p>I think of the top three in no particular order as:</p>
<p>NYU, USC, UCLA</p>
<p>There are a host of other places that are really good, but those are the big three, I think.</p>
<p>USC seems to have drawn a lot of profile in recent years partly because it's being so well-resourced by George Lucas. It would probably be an ideal place if you want to be on the cutting edge of the convergence of technology and film.</p>
<p>loyola marymount and usc</p>
<p>I posted this yesterday in the Parents forum:</p>
<p>Hollywood Reporter on film schools
There's been much discussion on this forum in the past about the "best" schools for film majors. Today's Hollywood Reporter (a film industry trade paper) has an article spotlighting 12 film schools "that represent good investments for aspiring industry players of all types." ("Head of the Class" by Noel Murray, pgs. 11-14.) Unfortunately, the article doesn't appear to be posted on their website, so you'll have to find a hard copy to read it.</p>
<p>For the record, the schools the Reporter considers to be "good investments" are the AFI Conservatory, American University, Boston University, Cal Arts, Columbia University, Loyola Marymount, NYU, Northwestern, RISD, UCLA, USC, and UT - Austin.</p>
<p>pamavision - thanks for the "heads up" about the Hollywood Reporter. The link is available now.
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It might be easier than ever for unskilled youngsters to pick up cheap cameras, download some software and make movies, but even for those amateur Spielbergs, the path to Hollywood success still tends to run through film school, where they can learn the basic craft and gain invaluable connections. But how to sort through hundreds of expensive choices to find that one program that will suit a student's gifts and point him or her toward a job in the business? The Hollywood Reporter spotlights 12 institutions that represent good investments for aspiring industry players of all types. (Note: Except where indicated, tuition figures are rounded and cover two full semesters of undergraduate education, minus living expenses and fees.)
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<p>you should look into Emerson College (near Boston, I believe?)</p>
<p>USC. Probably the best film school in America right now, though NYU is also excellent.</p>