<p>Can anyone give me some suggestions for colleges with good Film Programs, (preferably East Coast), for my stats? What are Reaches/Matches/Safeties?</p>
<p>I am considering:</p>
<p>Ithaca College
Emerson College
Hampshire (How good is it for film?)
Chapman
Occidental
San Diego State</p>
<p>My stats are:</p>
<p>SAT I: 1400 (680 M 720 V)-
GPA: 3.21
Class Rank: 110/264</p>
<p>AP: US History 3, AP Lang. and Comp 3</p>
<p>Have taken 6 Honors and 2 APs through Junior year. Currently taking AP Lit. and Comp.</p>
<p>E.C.s:</p>
<p>2 summers working at a small computer programming business</p>
<p>Playing guitar for 7 years, have been in several bands and played around my area at bars, clubs, parties, etc. Also play Piano, Bass guitar, and drums)</p>
<p>Please give me any suggestions about Film Schools. Thanks :)</p>
<p>Good and well recognized film schools that might get you jobs , in no particular order are:</p>
<ol>
<li>USC</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>Emerson</li>
<li>YALE</li>
<li>NYU</li>
<li>Rhode Island School of Design</li>
</ol>
<p>I should note that I have a friend that made it big into hollywood. He said that, "although any program can get you a job in film, which is very rare to begin with, these schools are considered by him to be the best of the best.</p>
<p>Don't know about David Byrne. I do know that my source, which is fairly impecable ( and don't ask who it is), noted these 6 schools as a "standout" for film studies. Other schools also have film studies, but these will give you the best chance to learn "real world skills" and to break into movie making or working in hollywood.</p>
<p>What about Wesleyan? Excellent film studies, I heard. Joss Whedon went there. It's on the east coast too, but I think it's going to be a reach school for you.</p>
<p>Taxguy, I don't have any intention of asking who it is that you know in the film industry. I'm sure we all know a famous person or two and would rather that relationship not be exploited.</p>
<p>As to David Byrne , I googled him ( actually to be precise first I goggled him , then I googled Daivd Byne, then I googled David Byrne) and RISD and found that the band consisted originally of 3 RISD students, and was formed at the college in 1974. Some credit RISD for the Talking Heads innovative video style.</p>
<p>YALE, NYU, UCLA, and USC usually gets a lot of publicity for film studies. However, RISD has been quite successful, from what I am told, in getting people into film jobs and has a great program. </p>
<p>RISD is a world reknown art school that is rated by US News and World Reports as a top 10 school in almost all fields of art and design. You should check out my review of it on the Alphabetical listing of RISD</p>
<p>I did a little more reseacrh. Other top rated schools by other people are: Chapman, Florida State University, Northwestern, American Film Institute.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help, you guys rule. Now, my second question is this: How do film school admissions differ from more mainstream admissions (ex. business, engineering). I am wondering if the top schools (NYU, USC, UCLA) put less emphasis on GPA since you are applying to a creative field?</p>
<p>Are the film schools more or less selective than the rest of the school?</p>
<p>I do know that RISD has the same admission's criteria as that of other majors. You need a strong portfolio and decent grades and boards. I would bet that the other film schools adopt a similar approach, although the make up of the portfolio might vary. I don't know about the American Film Institute's program though. They may be very portfolio heavy.</p>
<p>just some things i've heard from the grapevine:</p>
<p>nyu has a top, top notch program where a lot of great filmmakers have been educated. usc..... teaches you how to make big box office hits, which could be a bad thing or good thing according to the person.</p>
<p>and... the film industry doesn't look down to kindly on film school grads. they're widely stereotyped as pretentious kids with no skill to back it up.
hopefully that'll change though</p>
<p>NYU is fantastic in film, and Florida State has a very good rep for film. Don't overlook them. Ithaca - well, film & TV is their focus. But I would also add Penn State and UMich as potentials. You might want to go for Shreyer School at Penn State. I mention Penn State/Schreyer and Umich because not only are they good in film, but if you wanted to expand or change majors, they offer the whole gamut.</p>
<p>Taxguy, I'm not sure where your friend is getting his information, but I don't know anyone who thinks Yale is all that big in terms of Film Studies. I'm sure there are Yalies working in Hollywood whom I've never heard of, but, the really big names are graduates who were succesful actors before they came to Yale (Jennifer Beal, and Jodie Foster, among others) and a few who graduated from its Drama School (Edward Norton.) The film program itself is basically just theory and appreciation. You need special permission to submit so much as a screenplay as your thesis, not to mention an actual film. It's possible he is getting it mixed up with Wesleyan which is just up the road on Route 9. Wesleyan has film production and editing facilities (including digital) and the list of people with jobs in Hollywood, including at least one Academy Award nominee each year for the last three years, would be too long to include in this post.</p>
<p>I've visited Emerson and their film program seems to be really top-notch. Its a really hands on program and everyone there seems really dedicated. A lot of their alumni has gone on to do some great stuff and it has a good rep in the industry. Hope that helps!</p>