Film School

So you're looking for a film school in California that is hands on yet does not cost as much as the expensive/popular ones. Sound about right?

You understand those schools that are well known are known for a reason. The cheaper schools probably don't have very good film departments and/or connections with the industry. And connections are probably one of the very few reasons film school is worth considering, in my opinion.

They have film departments in some of the cal state universities (CSUs). I think Fullerton and Long Beach at least. Look at their sites. I know Steven Spielberg went to Long Beach state's film school.

There are some art schools (art center, academy of art, fitm, etc that have film programs. Some of them might be pretty good too, but those schools are extremely expensive.

There are a couple of christian schools, Loyola I think, that has a film department.

Do a bit of your own research. You have the internet at your disposal.

Note: I don't know if any of these offer summer or 12 week programs. Check out their sites or contact them to find out. Also, even the public universities I mentioned will be pretty expensive to out of state kids. Again, probably not worth the trouble.

If you really want a quick + cheap film program without commitment, look at Orange Coast College. It has a pretty cool film department and good professors. It's a community college and you can take classes when you want.

On the other hand, I don't know why you'd spend the money to move down here and enroll in a community college but if you really want to go for it.
 
DesperadoMan17 said:
i want to go away for school. I want to go to Cali. And it would be worth it cause you learn a lot
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I went to the New York Film Academy (in Los Angeles) for acting. They would pair us up with the Director's film school students and they would cast us in their shorts. Many of them were horrible, but the film students that actually had talent were able to get some decent films. They have really nice equipment and it is located basically on the Universal backlot, which is awesome because they even let you use some of their professional hollywood sets.

http://www.nyfa.edu/filmschools/universal_studios.php
 
that1guyy said:
So you're looking for a film school in California that is hands on yet does not cost as much as the expensive/popular ones. Sound about right?

You understand those schools that are well known are known for a reason. The cheaper schools probably don't have very good film departments and/or connections with the industry. And connections are probably one of the very few reasons film school is worth considering, in my opinion.

They have film departments in some of the cal state universities (CSUs). I think Fullerton and Long Beach at least. Look at their sites. I know Steven Spielberg went to Long Beach state's film school.

There are some art schools (art center, academy of art, fitm, etc that have film programs. Some of them might be pretty good too, but those schools are extremely expensive.

There are a couple of christian schools, Loyola I think, that has a film department.

Do a bit of your own research. You have the internet at your disposal.

Note: I don't know if any of these offer summer or 12 week programs. Check out their sites or contact them to find out. Also, even the public universities I mentioned will be pretty expensive to out of state kids. Again, probably not worth the trouble.

If you really want a quick + cheap film program without commitment, look at Orange Coast College. It has a pretty cool film department and good professors. It's a community college and you can take classes when you want.

On the other hand, I don't know why you'd spend the money to move down here and enroll in a community college but if you really want to go for it.
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I looked into Long Beach. It looks pretty cool. Do you know of any art schools? I dont care about how much it is. That is the least of my worries right now.
 
I didn't...I thought this site is suppose to help each other on film related? Every time I post something some drama starts..I just want people opinions on schools.. Thats all
 
Which school would be best for you depends on what you're looking for out of the time that you spend there. If you're looking for more hands on experience, look for a school that offers that. I think Full Sail and the Art Institutes would be your best bet for it.
 
DesperadoMan17 said:
I didn't...I thought this site is suppose to help each other on film related? Every time I post something some drama starts..I just want people opinions on schools.. Thats all
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I apologize for the sarcasm. You are asking for something that doesn't exist. You are asking a SUBJECTIVE question. Whenever anyone asks "What is the BEST ________?" the answer is subjective. What is best for other people may not be the best for you.

It's like a personal ad that reads like this:

I want a girlfriend who let's me have threeways with other chicks, has the brain power of a nuclear physicist, but she also models for Maxim magazine, isn't a gold digger, can also watch Game of Thrones and play video games with me, and never nags me plus does the dishes and my laundry. Can anyone help me find the perfect girlfriend?
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Your need for a film school to be in California, be hands on, and be inexpensive - for an out of state non-resident - does not exist in my opinion. You have many in-state and non-CA schools as options, but those have already been listed.
 
In my current search for film schools (which I have narrowed to two, both in PA) I have come to realize exactly what Sonnyboo said. You definitely can't have it all. No such thing as the perfect school but do enough research and you should find one that is a near-perfect fit for you, but you're going to have to loosen up your criteria, or pay top dollar if you're trying to go to film school in Cali.
 
I looked into Orange Coast College. It looks pretty good. Also I was looking at UC(cincinnati) and I cannot find anything related to film. I would think they would at least have something.
 
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DesperadoMan17 said:
I was looking at UC(cincinnati) and I cannot find anything related to film. I would think they would at least have something.
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And I found something RELATED to film. Sorry.

As already stated, the Ohio University has an undergrad media program that is very hands on and incredible with the television/video/film elements, plus there is the Grad School film program, which is also hands on.

When you refer to "film school", in most cases (but not all) that means a graduate school program. When people refer to USC film school, or NYU Film school, they are talking about the grad school not an undergraduate program.

Which one are you looking for, under grad or grad school?
 
DesperadoMan17 said:
Undergraduate. And I dont like your attitude..
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I apologize for being cranky but it doesn't seem like you are doing much research yourself.

Cinema History is essential to creating new works. Theory builds a foundation before the practical hands on. Studying 100 years of filmmaking as you get a camera and start making your own movies might make a better filmmaker.

No one buys a guitar and expects to play it well out of the box without learning how to play and studying music first. Film is no different.
 
Orange Coast College is pretty cool - but it's a community college. Is it worth the out-of-state tuition rates and other long-distance costs to go to a CC in California?

One city a bit north of Orange Coast College is Orange, with Chapman University.

A few miles north of that is Fullerton, which apparently has a decent film dept.

All of these, so far, are in Orange County. If you're going to be looking for film-related work while you're here, you'd want to be in Los Angeles or just north of that. While on the map it's only 35 miles from Anaheim to North Hollywood, that can be anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 1/2 hours in traffic. The commute can really suck, doing a daily drive from OC to LA... and then back, don't forget.

So why do you want to go to college in California? I spent a year in Ohio, and worked with a lot of teens there. When I'd ask what their future goals were, it was always a variant of "not being in Ohio". I always thought that was kinda sad, somehow.
 
California is where everything is happening in the film world. NOw yea Cali is just the only place but its plays the big role of that. I would think they would have better understanding of film.
 
sonnyboo said:
That looks far more like what you want. Most undergrad programs are now working with the name "multimedia program" instead of saying "film", since celluloid film is dying out and the Internet is playing a serious role.

Maybe modifying your own searches for "media programs" might yield better results?
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I would have to go to there community college first then transfer. There Community college offers broadcast media, so I could do that for two years then transfer down to UC
 
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