<p>Anyone here know much about the BU television program? Specifically if there is enough technical material for someone who isn’t as much into the writing/producing aspect of television?</p>
<p>Well, the video production classes are mostly understood to be for television majors. There are classes such as cinematography and editing, but some of those are based on lottery. The programs try to be as all encompassing as possible so it's not quite as technical as other colleges might be.</p>
<p>Look at the COM</a> Bulletin.</p>
<p>You take at least 10 classes in the TV concentration. The program is designed around the idea that the TV producer is the center of a production. It's described in the Bulletin.</p>
<p>I dont think Film is as hands on as other schools.</p>
<p>BU offers 3 tracks in film: screenwriting, production and film studies. The production concentration is not as directly hands-on as Tisch but it's as hands-on as others. Tisch is a BFA while BU is a Bachelor of Science, which partly explains the difference.</p>
<p>u aren't restricted to any particular track though. for film, u need to take FT360 Understanding Film, FT310 Screenwriting, 3 film studies courses, and 5 other film/tv courses of your choice. for those 5, u can mix and match to your own interests.</p>
<p>similarly, in the TV program, u need to take FT314 Writing for Television, FT325 Producing I, FT353 Video Production I, FT363 The Television Revolution, and 6 other film/tv courses of your choice.</p>
<p>if u like film/tv and u wanna get the most production classes possible, then take the TV track and choose production classes for all 6 of your FT electives. that would mean 7 production classes total (the 6 + the required FT353).</p>
<p>and in addition, the 10 total FT classes are just the minimum u need to take to get your degree. i think u can take up to 12 FT classes at no additional charge in your 4 years if u wanna do extra. so that would be 2 more classes of your choice.</p>
<p>How would you compare the film program to other film programs? I am extremely interested in film and I was wondering if I should consideer BU is a possibility.</p>
<p>It's not really possible to compare film programs. BU is considered one of the best but I don't think anyone knows exactly what that means. Tisch and USC's Lucas are the most prestigious. Tisch is a craft school where you get a BFA and do a lot of editing, sound work, etc. Some of the classes are highly competitive; in a screenwriting class with dozens, only 2 or 3 scenarios might be chosen to be produced - and then the student is still responsible for arranging and paying for the production. (Only Harvard, I think, pays for your film.) BU's approach is more what they call an "independent filmmaker." Again, I'm not exactly sure what that means but they define it as offering a way into the traditional industry or into something else. They don't see themselves as a feeder for the big industry machine, but instead speak a lot about how you need to be a writer because clarity counts a lot when you do anything in the industry: from a treatment to a script to a pitch to a storyboard, etc. </p>
<p>I keep saying I don't know, and one reason is that the film business is not like going into accounting. It's a creative field. No one can define or teach that creative ability.</p>
<p>I know FSU pays for students' films.</p>
<p>I understand what you are saying about comparing programs. I was talking more towards the idea that one place may treat program with the attention it needs, where somewhere else may just have it to have it.</p>
<p>In that regard, last year BU put in a new HD editing lab, which was then the 1st in any program. They also started a new equipment leasing program which will allow them to change and upgrade equipment more often than when they were buying stuff.</p>