Wisconsin's Film Production Program?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Wisconsin
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<p>I'm a senior in high school and here's my situation:</p>

<p>I really want to go to an undergrad film school, so I applied to many film production programs. I have narrowed down my choices to:</p>

<p>Chapman, Wisconsin (Madison), Colorado (@ Boulder), and Penn State (University Park)</p>

<p>Here's my dilemma:
I really liked Wisconsin for it is a big school, and the college atmosphere and student life is really great. But what about the film production program? I really don't know much about it, and, while it's not as good as Chapman's, is it any good? How are the facilities? How are the proffesers? Is there enough equipment, and how is the equipment?</p>

<p>Thanks for any help,</p>

<p>Michael</p>

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<p>You should contact the department for more information, I think. They'd probably be able to tell you a lot more than we can. </p>

<p>Sorry I couldn't be of more help :)</p>

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<p>It's hard to beat Chapman for its LA location. I am not familar with the com arts department @ Wisconsin. What don't you try to learn/e-mail more about the UW program with one of the advisors? Identify yourself as admitted student trying to decide between Chapmand and UW. Also ask to be introduced to current students ... </p>

<p>Interim Advisor: Charlotte Frascona
Office: 6068 Vilas Hall
Appointments: 262-2543
Phone: 262-0992
E-mail: <a href="mailto:frascona@wisc.edu">frascona@wisc.edu</a></p>

<p>Definitely talk to Mary Rohlich who works at MGM/Columbia Pictures. She leads the Hollywood Badgers alum club (<a href="http://www.hollywoodbadgers.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.hollywoodbadgers.com/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>And check out some of the careers com arts graduates are pursuing ... <a href="http://commarts.wisc.edu/Alumni/updates.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://commarts.wisc.edu/Alumni/updates.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I believe UW is more oriented to film studies than production. Despite that an amazing number of top directors and producers have come from UW including Michael Mann, Zuckers/ (Airplane, Ghost, etc.), Errol Morris (doc maker) and lots of TV people.</p>

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<p>I can't speak to the undergraduate level, but at the grad level UW is oriented to film studies. There is no production. UW-M has a production program.</p>

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<p>UWM--Home of the infamous film "Northwestern". Wonder how that guy is doing.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.indiewire.com/people/int_Borchardt_Mark_991103.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.indiewire.com/people/int_Borchardt_Mark_991103.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>UWM's program is repudiatedly supposed to be very arty/experimental.</p>