<p>I have just recently gotten the desire to go to film school. I love movies, acting, writing screenplays, the whole works. The only problem is I haven't a clue on where to apply and what film school even is. For the past two years of high school I thought I was going to go to law school but I think I finally found my true calling. So I have a few questions</p>
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<li>Is Film School something you go to after you graduate with your bachelor's degree? Or is film something you major in during your undergraduate years?</li>
<li>If film school is a graduate school you go to after you get your bachelor's degree, what major would be best to major in college before film school?</li>
<li>What are some good film schools? I know that NYU and UCLA are very famous, but I have a strong interest in going to Wesleyan University or Kenyon College.</li>
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<p>Please help me. I think I have finally found what I really want to do, but I don't know what steps to take. </p>
<p>Btw I already posted this topic in the film forum, but my topic has been ignored.</p>
<p>well I’ll start by saying there are undergrad and grad programs for Film.</p>
<p>Top Schools include but aren’t limited to:</p>
<p>USC
UCLA
Chapman
NYU
FSU
UT-Austin</p>
<p>bird rock I already said I posted a topic there. And this isn’t the wrong forum. I am searching for colleges, therefore this is the right forum.</p>
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<li><p>Film Studies is both an undergraduate and a graduate program. There are several Masters programs in film / cinematic studies. Two of the strongest are at NYU and at Columbia. I believe that Berkeley may even have a Ph.D. program in film studies.</p></li>
<li><p>Most graduate programs in film studies do not require that you major in film studies as an undergraduate in order to pursue a graduate degree in the field. However, a (somewhat) relevant major would probably help you in the admissions process. This could include a variety of liberal arts majors, including art history, history, American Studies, or English. Biology or chemistry would probably be less useful, but they would not make your application look bad. </p></li>
<li><p>NYU, UCLA, University of Southern California, Columbia for Masters, Berkeley for Masters, maybe Ph.D. - NOTE: I believe that Berkeley is purely film STUDIES, not film MAKING.</p></li>
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<p>Thanks for the help. Before all of this I was planing on majoring in history, so it looks like I might keep it that way.</p>