<p>Hi everyone I'm currently a junior in high school who is interested in majoring in film in college. I want to attend a summer program for film to help me gain experience in film for when I apply to colleges. I am currently debating whether I should attend the New York Film Academy's 3 week program or attend UCLA's 2 week film program. If anyone has experience at either of these camps, or have been to any other good summer film programs, I'd love to hear your input. Thank you</p>
<p>Hey, I did the 3-week NYFA filmmaking program 2 summers ago in LA (followed by an internship at a movie production company the next summer), and got into USC School of Cinematic Arts this year. I can’t speak for the UCLA program, though I’m sure it’s great too, but the NYFA program was definitely valuable in terms of hands-on work, and from my experience you get a lot of independence socially. Also, the counselors are pretty awesome. NYFA really has a system all worked out. You take classes in a planned schedule, you write/direct/edit your films and then screen them at the end. In 3 weeks you should make 2 short films. And there are trips to different places in the L.A. area, like, I think every evening. It’s a good mix of learning and fun. But I would get the POV of someone who’s done the UCLA one too. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>The Northwestern Cherub program is really well known and is a great honor for those who get in.</p>
<p>[NHSI</a> Film & Video](<a href=“http://www.northwestern.edu/nhsi/film_video/index.html]NHSI”>http://www.northwestern.edu/nhsi/film_video/index.html)</p>
<p>check it out.</p>
<p>Check out some of the info on the visual arts and film majors part of this site! [Visual</a> Arts and Film Majors - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visual-arts-film-majors/]Visual”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visual-arts-film-majors/) There is some good discussion of summer options there.</p>
<p>I’ve got a friend who really enjoyed the USC Summer Program. I don’t know what it is called right now, but this will be his third year going.</p>