I hope this is in the appropriate forum. My apologies if not.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone can give me some input:
I'm a 27 year-old American citizen who currently wanders the world living in cheap countries while working online. I have four years' worth of non-cinema related education at a major US public university, but no degree. Anyway (and this is why I dropped out of school back in 2009), I want to pursue filmmaking, and have written several stage plays towards this end. However, I always got bogged down in making ends meet back in the US. Now, however, I want to try to get into filmmaking in Eastern Europe where I suppose tuition will be considerably cheaper. I'm trying to find a place where I can learn the rudiments of filmmaking and also get myself enmeshed in some amount of cosmopolitan cinema culture (IE: meeting fellow aspiring filmmakers, actors, et c). What would be ideal is a one-year intensive in English with an emphasis on technical skills and artistry rather than commercial aspects of filmmaking. I read about the one in Prague, but it is waaay out of my budget.
Can anyone tell me anything about the Warsaw Film School?
(I have $3k at the moment and will have at least $6k in my pocket when I arrive in Eastern Europe this summer, and can make a MAXIMUM of $6k during the fall semester by working online. Obviously, I have to pay al my living expenses, so am on a tight budget.)
Worst case I will just set up shop in Ukraine, spend all my would-be tuition money on camera equipment, and start up renegade DIY style.
Any info or ideas would be appreciated,
Al
Personally, I think film school is overrated for getting started in filmmaking. It's a great way to meet other filmmakers and network, if you pick a good school. If you're going just to learn and gain knowledge, you're probably better off spending your money on equipment and learning what you can from the internet and firsthand experience.
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