Alright, let's say I get master's degree in Film. Can someone list any job options I might have available?
Making a film requires many different skills and talents. A Masters
Degree in Film will not prove to a studio you can produce a film. A
Masters Degree in Film will not prove to a producer you can direct
a film. A Masters Degree in Film will not show a producer you can
write a screenplay. A Masters Degree in Film will not prove to a
director that you are the right DP for a project.
There is no list because a Masters Degree in Film means nothing
in the real world.
Or is it just that I'll have to get the money to make a feature and hope it distrubutes well?
If you want to be a producer that is what you have to do - and you
can do that without a Masters Degree in Film. If you want to direct
a movie that is what you have to do - and you can do that without
a Masters Degree in Film.
First you need to decide what you want to do. You don't even know
what you want to do - how can you get good at what you don't even
understand? Do you want to be a locations manager? A production
designer? An art director? An editor? Each one of those is a job option
available in filmmaking and each one needs a different educational
background. And a Masters Degree in Film isn't the educational
background you need for those jobs.
You asked Alcove, “isn’t that a bit reckless?” and the answer is yes.
Getting into filmmaking at any level is reckless. It is NOT a career for
someone like you. You need some sort of stability. Filmmaking as a
career is reckless and there is no guarantee you will ever make any
money at all. Even if you get Masters Degree in Film.
I agree with you, Crownom, diving in without thinking about the
consequences is childish and foolish and immature. You are none of
those. I was (and am) all three. And I have loved every, single moment
of my career and life because I dove into this business without thinking
about the consequences.
but is unshakeable passion better than safer, nerveless future?
No it is not. You have a choice. Take the safer option.