Film/ Tv programs??

<p>Hi I am a junior and I am very interested in the tv cinematic arts program @ northridge, plus it's so much CHEAPER than all the other schools out there and it seems like it is a pretty decent program. But I don't know if I should go because I reside in MD and my GPA is 3.6 and weighted 4.1.
I don't really want to direct films or write them but I want to work on a T.V crew on a show or work on a movie set or something, or do something in visual effects, or stuff that helps the creative director achieve his vision. Or i might want to do the buisnesss side of things like market films or work in tv programming/ tv management.</p>

<p>ANY advice on what I should do? I just want a school that has good internships or programs to help me get in the door and secure me a job. ANY other programs out there as CHEAP as northridge?</p>

<p>I don't really want to go that far for school, but thats where the internships are; i have looked @ schools like ithaca, syracuse, temple but they all cost way too much, I am low income but even with financial aid i don't wanna pay that much!!!</p>

<p>My other option in state is university maryland baltimore (UMBC), they have media studies, but i don't know if it'll get me any where.</p>

<p>ANY ADVICE IS APPRECIATED!!!</p>

<p>You should check out CalArt's and USC's film/video programs as well! They're both private Californian colleges, but since they are private they have more random grants and stuff coming. I know for sure that USC is THE film school of the west coast. CalArts in my opinion comes in at a 2nd and has loads of ties to the film industry.</p>

<p>Check my PM and let me know what you think...</p>