Well, I haven't been to film school but I have read some sites from school and the requirement that I remember is you have to be out of school for at leats one year I don't really know, but I am also intrested in the answer.

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It depends on the school. Some are post-graduate courses, others offer degrees etc.

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It depends on the school most of the time. Some schools want a portfolio/reel, some don't

I spent months looking for a film school a year ago (im going to one now), and from all the info i collected, the ones that require a portfolio are one of the ones to avoid. Think about it, if you already know what your doing, then why the hell are you going to film school? film school, like any school, are for those who dont know anything about their chosen field, so why would a school discriminate based upon its founding purpose?

You will generally want to avoid universities, as they will spend most your tuition money on uneducation (IE sports, administration, expansion etc...). Ok those arent technically film schools, but avoid them anyways.

Next you will want to avoid the $40,000 one year film schools. Im not sure how they validate their tuition costs, but im sure "boat" and "2nd house" are somewhere in the fine print. Supposedly they hire "the best" to teach you "the basics". Right, well, not everyone is born stupid and rich, but apparently there are enough to keep schools like this in business.

One odd thing i found was most film schools only teach digital. Now why only teach digital in a field that works mostly with film?

I found most film schools are 1-2 years which i guess is all you need to learn the basics, so if you find a 4 year one, you might be wasting your time and money.

Well by the time you've weeded all these out you will probably have found the school you are going to.

You brought out a good point poof. If 2 years is enough to learn the basics of filmmaking, then what do people do for the other 2 years?

The film world is who you know. Go to Emerson, Boston University, UCLA, USC or another such college for a good education and connections. That being said, those are highly competitive schools, and to get into them you have to have good grades, good GPA, and good SAT scores. Film schools don't care if you've interned at NBC (well, they do) as much as if you are smart, and seem capable of learning how to operate camera equipment, learn how to write a script, etc. This is why they want to see that you are smart. Once you come out of these schools (4 year programs) you are set up with experience and good connections.

Don't forget Full Sail. IMHO one of the better film schools out there.

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