<p>Hi all- I don't see much talk about distinguishing Film major/program from Television. I love Film, but I am much more interested in Television....Does anyone know of some good colleges that have a fairly good distinction between Television and Film?
So far I have applied to
Emerson College (Studio Television Production)
Loyola Marymount U (School of Film and Television)
New York U (Early Decision, Film & Television major)
And I'm working on applications for
Drexel U (Commonapp listed "Television" as a choice for major)
University of Southern Cali (unsure of the major)
Florida State U (Film?)
Boston U ("Film & Television with concentration in Television" is a major listed on their website)
...would love to add some colleges if anyone knows of someone good Television strong college. Maybe we could get a list going for anyone else who is interest in the future? Thanks!</p>
<p>Ithaca College should be on your list. It has the oldest student operated television station in the country. The whole basement of the Communications building is dedicated mostly to the TV station with Master Control (which is the whole television station) and four studios and editing rooms. </p>
<p>Freshmen TV-R majors take Introduction to Meda Production which is a class which is based half in the audio lab and half in the television studio. In the TV studio your classmates take the roles of the crew and you get a chance to be director. Audio lab portions are consisting of producing fake radio spots and shadowing a radio DJ.</p>
<p>That sounds interesting, thank you!</p>
<p>Chapman College located in the greater Los Angeles area (City of Orange) has a film school (Dodge) with a specific Television and Broadcast Journalism major. USC does not have a specific television program but you would instead choose something like Film production, Critical Studies, or Screenwriting, etc. Many programs may not have a specific television major, but often there is enough flexibility in the course requirements to cater the classes to your interests. Additionally, your college degree should have some breadth so many would argue that having film production/screenwriting, etc expertise is a good foundation for careers in television as well.</p>
<p>Chapman College was on my list for some time however I could not find any time in my schedule to make a two minute video about myself for one of the requirement in the application. If there is another deadline in January I will consider it again and possibly force myself to do it, but the “Make a 2 minute video about yourself without putting yourself in it” was a big turn off for me. Not that I was unmotivated, but it seemed superfluous and secondary to the other things I needed to be worrying about. I do love the school, though. Thank you for the advice!</p>
<p>There are a LOT of good state programs out there, and quite honestly unless you were born into a family’s Hollywood fame TV production isn’t really something you want to get in total debt for during college. It’s a very, very competitive field and especially the jobs you’ll most likely get at first are not the most glamourous, and they especially don’t have the best pay. In fact you might even have to work for nothing, or next to nothing, just to get your foot in the door. Make sure you look into this very carefully before going to a school with a very expensive program.</p>
<p>And honestly it really depends on what you want to do in field as well. With some jobs you might be able to find a station that’s willing to let you intern and just work your way up from there. You don’t necessarily need an expensive degree for a lot of jobs in this field. It’s so much more based on talent and determination- being willing to never, ever give up and dedicating to your life to making this career work.</p>
<p>And networking. That’s VERY important too.</p>
<p>I just stumbled upon this thread and I have to say that I completely agree with October47. My daughter majored in studio television / production at Emerson and graduated in December 2009. Still has no job along with most of her friends that shared her major …it is really difficult to even get an entry level job that pays $10 an hour. I am happy that she has very little debt , but not happy at all with her employment outlook…and she is in no way alone</p>