<p>I'm trying to decide between LMU, Chapman, USC and UCLA for film production. </p>
<p>I'm looking for a program that will really let me be creative. I'm also looking for one where students aren't necessary competitive, but rather, they're close knit and they like to work together. I'm mainly interested in film production/becoming a director. I like smaller campuses where students are more on the liberal side. </p>
<p>Which of the schools I mentioned best fits this criteria?</p>
<p>I’m not sure if I’m the most qualified to answer this question but after researching all those schools myself, it seems that Chapman is the best fit for what you are looking for. When I toured the film school all the students there seemed really close and enjoyed working together for all of their projects. USC I thought seemed a bit competitive and LMU seemed to focus less on the creative aspects and more on the technical process of making films. Both Chapman and LMU are smaller schools, however Chapman is smaller (around 4,000 undergrads). UCLA also might be a good school, but since the program is only 2 years you would get a lot less experience, and the school is also quite large.</p>
<p>You have a couple similar threads going, but I’m only posting here for now. There have also been similar questions recently, mainly on the Chapman page you should check out if you haven’t. Having toured all but UCLA, I wouldn’t argue with your impressions of the schools. LMU is slightly larger than Chapman, but the undergraduate numbers are more similar, and I think many of LMU’s grad students are at the separate law school. Either way, they are both significantly smaller than USC and UCLA. USC’s film school is big, and of course very difficult to get in. LMU’s film school is probably half the size of Chapman’s, although daughter who is an LMU freshman told me they have their biggest freshman film school enrollment ever, implying they had a bigger yield than usual.
LMU is probably more liberal than Chapman, but I don’t have any specifics. LMU is significantly more diverse ethnically. It is about 50% white, Chapman is 75%. They advertise similar retention rates, but LMU has a signicantly higher graduation rate.
Specific knowledge of D’s experience as a freshman is that she is extremely happy with the experience, primarily because she has been involved with working on upperclassmen films, gaffing, AC, etc. She has probably worked on 15 different films this year, made great contacts, probably more than she should have in terms of keeping up with classes. It seems more collaborative than competitive, and the opportunity to be involved is there if you want it.
Good luck deciding, I am sure you can get an excellent film education and make great contacts in the industry at all of these schools.</p>
<p>Where does your D go?</p>
<p>She is a freshman film production major at LMU.</p>
<p>I messaged you, jtmoney</p>
<p>jtmoney, I’d like to hear more too. My son just got in for film production, and I’m not sure about this “investment.” Any thoughts? Should I PM too, or might this be appropriate for this thread?</p>
<p>PM, I think. I would be glad to share my thoughts. Would be interesting to hear from actual students at these schools, but I imagine most of them are too busy.</p>
<p>shrinkrap: I feel exactly the same way.My son also got into LMU for film production but money will probably play a role in his decision. The question is: Is it really worse it to pick one film school over the other if the financial support is much higher at one over the other?</p>
<p>I was thinking about transferring to LMU for a film production major. My question is how hard is it to get in this major? Do i need a heavy resume full of film work and experience? Do i need to submit a portfolio as well?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>paleoguy:LMU is rather competitive especially for film production. It would definitely not hurt to have a resume of some film and or work experience. LMU does not require a portfolio/a film like Chapman University, USC and NYU.They do have a separate application to the film school, which was another essay when my son applied. I am not sure though if there are different requirements as a transfer student. Hope this helps and Good luck.</p>