Hey everyone, I am a recent undergraduate college graduate and I had some questions about film school.
I'm looking at getting an MFA in film production (specializing in directing for some schools which are more specific.) My undergrad degree wasn't in film making, but I am very passionate about making movies and I am looking for a serious MFA degree which I can use in the film business.
I applied to USC, Florida State, Ohio University, AFI etc. because I heard good things about them online.
However, my question is about two of the other schools I applied to. The Academy of Art University in San Francisco and the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles took my application and accepted me after about two weeks. That seemed a little strange to me (as I am applying for the fall of 2012 and I was expecting most places to get back to me in the spring.) So I did some research online and I found that the two schools had a lot in common:
-They are both for profit institutions (which I got the sense was a bad thing as all they care about when it comes to their students is money.)
-I also found a ton of strong opinions concerning both schools (Mainly negative, but there were a few positive ones thrown in.) The sense I got was that NYFA was slightly more "legit" (as in people had more positive things to say about the learning experience there than at AAU.)
-They both seem to have a 100% acceptance rate which seems a little fishy.
I guess what I am wondering is: Does anyone have any sort of advice based on personal experience from either of these schools? I got the fact pretty quickly that I should go somewhere else if I could...But I really really want to go to film school (I know that some would say it is a waste of time, but all of my film knowledge up to this point is self taught and I would like to pursue film making in a scholastic environment.)
So does anyone have any advice about either of these schools (both good and bad) based on actual facts and not speculation or stories they heard from a friend of a friend.
Again the two schools I'm looking for advice in the MFA in film making program are:
-The Academy of Art University in San Francisco
-New York Film Academy Los Angeles Campus
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this...and I really do appreciate it if you take the time to respond. I am new to the film world and am feeling a tad overwhelmed.
I'm looking at getting an MFA in film production (specializing in directing for some schools which are more specific.) My undergrad degree wasn't in film making, but I am very passionate about making movies and I am looking for a serious MFA degree which I can use in the film business.
I applied to USC, Florida State, Ohio University, AFI etc. because I heard good things about them online.
However, my question is about two of the other schools I applied to. The Academy of Art University in San Francisco and the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles took my application and accepted me after about two weeks. That seemed a little strange to me (as I am applying for the fall of 2012 and I was expecting most places to get back to me in the spring.) So I did some research online and I found that the two schools had a lot in common:
-They are both for profit institutions (which I got the sense was a bad thing as all they care about when it comes to their students is money.)
-I also found a ton of strong opinions concerning both schools (Mainly negative, but there were a few positive ones thrown in.) The sense I got was that NYFA was slightly more "legit" (as in people had more positive things to say about the learning experience there than at AAU.)
-They both seem to have a 100% acceptance rate which seems a little fishy.
I guess what I am wondering is: Does anyone have any sort of advice based on personal experience from either of these schools? I got the fact pretty quickly that I should go somewhere else if I could...But I really really want to go to film school (I know that some would say it is a waste of time, but all of my film knowledge up to this point is self taught and I would like to pursue film making in a scholastic environment.)
So does anyone have any advice about either of these schools (both good and bad) based on actual facts and not speculation or stories they heard from a friend of a friend.
Again the two schools I'm looking for advice in the MFA in film making program are:
-The Academy of Art University in San Francisco
-New York Film Academy Los Angeles Campus
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this...and I really do appreciate it if you take the time to respond. I am new to the film world and am feeling a tad overwhelmed.