<p>according to Hollywood Reporter:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=399361%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=399361</a></p>
<p>NU's film school is often said to be one of the best; but since there's no official ranking, it's nice to see it being recognized by a major publication in the industry.</p>
<p>We have a film school? ;) </p>
<p>I was actually just talking with a film major from my dorm... he's not entirely thrilled with the faculty- feels they impose their opinions too much. Sounded exactly like my friends experience at USC and Tisch, so yah.</p>
<p>The film teachers here are ****in' fantastic. The 2 intro film classes everyone must take are AWESOME classes with great engaging professors. They might be opinionated, but it's a field that's all about opinions... I mean, it's movies. You don't get flanked for disagreeing with a prof, but they're entitled to express their thoughts/feelings. Anyway, I love the RTVF department here.</p>
<p>For someone interested in writing for TV / film, is RTVF the way to go, or an English major / creative writing minor, or what?</p>
<p>We have a certificate called "Creative Writing for the Media" which you apply for at the end of your sophomore year. If accepted, you take on class in the program each quarter for your remaining time at NU, and each class focuses on a different theme or genre. The classes are seminar style and have the same 12 students throughout, so you really get to know those in your class which is very helpful once you move out in NY/LA/etc and start getting into the industry.</p>
<p>Thanks, Juliusmonky. Is that for Speech school students only, or WCAS students, or anyone?</p>
<p>It's housed in Comm/RTVF but I'd assume it's like any other program where anyone can apply, like a minor or something. It sounds like an awesome program, but FYI sounds very competitive so it shouldn't be banked on.</p>
<p>Yeah, I know students outside of RTVF who are in the program. It is highly competitive, so as dfleish said, not something to count on, but you can still take plently of screenwriitng courses if you are not admitted to that program.</p>
<p>From the website:</p>
<p>Only students within the Radio/Television/Film, Theatre, Communication Studies and Performance Studies departments are eligible to apply</p>
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Northwestern University
School of Communication, Department of Radio/Television/Film
Tuition: $35,000
Unique advantages: An "aesthetics first" approach to study; active interest in interactive entertainment; a fiercely loyal alumni base dubbed "the NU mafia"
Ideal for: Self-starters with a collaborative spirit. Associate professor David Tolchinsky believes the strong ties that NU grads feel to the school and each other is due in large part to the unique grant system, which has students getting their media projects approved and funded by other students. "It's a very healthy environment, with students learning production within classes but also from one another," Tolchinsky says.
A word from an alumnus: Screenwriter Eric Bernt (Rogue Pictures' January release "The Hitcher") says that focus on design over technical know-how leads to student work "very different from what you see coming out of NYU or AFI or UCLA, which all look like they're geared for Hollywood."
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<p>Yeah, I think I'd agree with all that.</p>