<p>Q For my rising hr sr daughter. She says she would like to write or perhaps 'create content' as Bill Gates might say for the movie industry.</p>
<p>So maybe SOME exposure to the tools of this trade, but she does nt seem to be the one who wants to know the details of the big red camera. so probably not 'film school'.</p>
<p>maybe creative writing with connections such as internships and possible post grad opps in the movie industry</p>
<p>any possible schools for her?</p>
<p>stats: 30 ACT, top 10 in class, 8 APs , pretty good writer.</p>
<p>Some of the west coast schools like UCLA, USC, LMU, and Chapman. however, all would be very expensive. Do you have a budget for how much you’d spend each year? </p>
<p>USC is hard to get into with a 30. They do give need based aid but based on their calculations.</p>
<p>There are also some schools outside of the west coast that are booming in the film area because Producers are seeking “other locations” to lower costs. </p>
<p>Once you provide a budget for how much you’ll spend, we can name some other locations.</p>
<p>So maybe SOME exposure to the tools of this trade, but she does nt seem to be the one who wants to know the details of the big red camera. so probably not ‘film school’.</p>
<p>Can you clarify? I understand that she may not want to know the nuts and bolts, but what would her major be? </p>
<p>I don’t know enough about that area to know if there are “tracks” within film schools that lessen exposure to the details that you want to avoid.</p>
<p>USC’s undergraduate majors in production, critical studies, and writing require students to take a number of courses in the other areas so they are familiar with writing, analysis, and behind the camera work.</p>
<p>Wisconsin has had quite a few people successfully go into film and TV without a film production major. Lost, Modern Family, Miami Vice, The Daily Show, Blazing Saddles, Airplane, Ghost, Ghost World, Ruthless People, Annie Hall, The Thin Blue Line, Pixar and many more had UW alums writing, directing and producing them.</p>
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<p>I’d recommend USC and UCLA. Your daughter will likely need to do a lot of networking which will mainly be done in the LA area. Additionally teaching will be done largely be people in the industry (James Franco recently taught a creative writing class at UCLA and USC has plenty from the film industry too) who your daughter would be able to network with. Furthermore, the film industry is ultra competitive. So don’t go anywhere without significant aid.</p>
<p>her major might be… english with an emphasis on writing, creative writing , creative writing for film/media/tv/net .</p>
<p>colleges might break this out differently/</p>
<p>budget - ideally, we need colleges that promises to provide close to 100 pct demonstrated need. we probably have 80k in cash in total for the 4 yrs, 20k / yr, low income , efc=0.</p>
<p>per c b, usc mid 50 act range = 29-33, so a 30 wd be in this range but on the lower end. How can one tell if this is too low when assessing the feasibility of a college’s admissions? I guess this would mean that 25-30 pct of the applicants admitted into USC last yr had a score at or below 30.</p>
<p>One thing I have found by doing some cking is that at least two good schools that I have found, UCLA and Wes, require a series of hoops you have to go thru before getting into their film pgms - on top of getting into the college. ho hum. so they want you educated and finished before starting their program. typical. I am sure there are schools that would presume to educate the students once they get to the college.</p>