<p>Looking for schools in the northeast or mid-atlantic with film studies majors - suggestions?</p>
<p>There were two kids in my daughter's high school class who wanted to major in film. Both were thrilled to be accepted to the film program at NYU.</p>
<p>I'll second NYU......my roommate in college was a film major there. It has an excellent reputation. I got the job of starring in her student films LOL. Gee, now I'm wondering whatever happened to those films.</p>
<p>Search for threads started by digmedia. His S is at a film studies program at (I think) Ohio University - it may be little known but seems to be excellent. I believe he may also have threads on how to search for and select film programs.</p>
<p>I know a young man who picked Ithaca College for their BFA program in film. He's been making videos as his primary focus since middle school OM competitions and looked at many schools in NE and mid-atlantic, liked Ithaca's program best.
WHen you are looking, ask about whether you will be admitted to the program right away, or have to apply later.... and if it's later, what percentage are admitted.</p>
<p>Fairleigh Dickinson has a Film</a> and Animation program at its Madison campus.</p>
<p>Are you talking about film production, or film & media studies? These are different areas, and many more schools have good programs in the latter than in the former.</p>
<p>The son of a friend of mine was looking at film schools on the east coast. In addition to NYU, they were looking at Drexel and Savannah School of Art and Design.</p>
<p>This may be a little too far south, but since I live in Fla, I will plug Florida State University (<a href="http://www.fsufilms.com/%5B/url%5D):">http://www.fsufilms.com/):</a></p>
<p>"One of the top film schools in the nation, Florida State has been recognized by the Directors Guild of America for its “distinguished contribution to American culture through the world of film and television.”
Film School students have won more Student Oscars and Collegiate Television Academy Awards combined in one year than any other film school (five Collegiate Television Academy Awards, and two Oscars, 2004).
Florida State has the only film school in the U.S. with undergraduate and graduate production programs that pay for the production of student films.
Full-time faculty members, who are professional filmmakers – not adjuncts or graduate teaching assistants – teach Florida State Film School students in a conservatory setting with a 6-1 student-to-faculty ratio.
Notable faculty members include independent filmmaker Victor Nunez (Ulee’s Gold), Academy Award winner and sound mixer Richard Portman (Godfather), Academy Award winner and visual effects artist Stuart Robertson (Terminator 2), television director Chip Chalmers (Star Trek: Next Generation), picture editor Bill Carruth (Caddyshack), story executive Valerie Scoon (Malcolm X), and marketing and distribution executive Paul Cohen (Academy Award winning Mephisto).
Film School students are assigned industry mentors upon graduation, enabling nearly 100% of them to find work in the industry within 12 months. "</p>
<p>and... University of Central Florida (of the Blair Witch fame)...<a href="http://www.film.ucf.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.film.ucf.edu/</a></p>
<p>Had a lunch today with a friend whose son is in the NYU film program. While he noted that it was very difficult balancing film projects with classroom work, his son is having an incredible undergrad experience.</p>
<p>I can second doubleplay's tip. Each year I attend Suny Stony brook's 10 day film festival. The majority of the short films shown are by FSU students.</p>
<p>Wesleyan! Especially if you really are looking for film studies, as opposed to a more production based major. Because while we're not the tippy-top for film PRODUCTION*, our film STUDIES major is one of the best in the country.</p>
<p>I also hear Columbia has a good film studies major. And maybe Vassar? </p>
<p>*However, we certainly have many graduates who go on to be successful in the production side of things, partially because of a really strong alumni network, so if that's what you're really into, you should still consider it</p>
<p>I have friends with kids at NYU/Tisch and Bard majoring in film--both very happy at their respective schools.</p>
<p>Suffolk University in Boston is great for hands-on film studies, if you're considering hands-on. Also a great city. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.suffolk.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.suffolk.edu/</a></p>
<p>Film Studies is NOT about film making. It is about the academic study of film much like an English major studies works done in English.</p>
<p>here's an old thread about a related subject....screenwriting schools:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=141504%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=141504</a></p>
<p>Guilty as charged. I "saw" film studies but read "film-making." Two different things.</p>
<p>As did many of us. Several of us may have thought we knew what the OP was talking about, but didn't; slightly more context may have been helpful, but now perhaps the list of schools can get back on track. My bad.</p>
<p>University of Toronto</p>
<p>Don't mean to be a devil's advocate, but what the heck kind of a job would someone get with a "film studies" major? Just asking.</p>