Dvx film school

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Mortimer

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For anyone interested, check out www.filmflex.ca

A film school based out of Vancouver, with its primary camera as the DVX100a. With a strong emphasis on camerawork (along with many other aspects of production, business etc.) it seems like a great choice for filmmakers, especially those interested in digital production.


Jared, your from the Vancouver area - any thoughts on this school or others in the Vancouver area?
 
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yeah, its also $27 thousand dollars to sign up. With 27 thou I can start a small company buy 2 DVX cameras, Barry's book, an edit suite, well you see where I'm going with this. But if you have the money then go for it. :)
 
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Keep in mind, this takes you from basic training to professional training. The opportunities the students are getting out of this program is unreal. Well worth the money, compared to what most pay for when it comes to school. But your right, if you already KNOW what your doing then spending that money is pointless, but then you wouldn't need to go to school in the first place.
 
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That's more expensive than Vancouver Film School and THAT was freaking expensive. $24,500! It's definitely not worth the money. You get to shoot on 16mm a few times and learn a few basics but most people feel totally ripped off and their time/money not well spent. Filmflex only teaches you DVX (how well do they know it?) and I don't know, it's just so much more expensive than what it should be.

BUT, if you have the money, and the time to spend on something like this, go right ahead. :)

Norm
 
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DVXuser.com is the only film school I need. Seriously, do what I did. Come here every day and read everything you can. Take the tips people give and try them out. Experiment with everything. Hell I knew what all the controls on the DVX were all about long before I ever held one.
 
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DVXuser.com is the only film school I need. Seriously, do what I did. Come here every day and read everything you can. Take the tips people give and try them out. Experiment with everything. Hell I knew what all the controls on the DVX were all about long before I ever held one.
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Now thats the way to do it!!!! Good Job Horsefilms! you a tru playa!
 
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Hey Mortimer, I know here at UQAM University (Mtl), in the cinema department, they bought 50 DVX100A last spring for the students projets from the same place I bought. They probably save the price they paid for, in films, labs and renting in a few semesters.
 
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Give a wiz from here like Barry or many others 27K and I bet they would spend a whole month one on one teaching you ;D
 
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There's something to be said for film schools.  I'm trying to get into a film studies program (with a very small amount of film production included), and it's fascinating stuff.  Plus, you get to watch lots of great movies and over-analyze them until they aren't enjoyable any more!

Okay, I'm just bitter because I'm going to get rejected.

Where I want to go, they have one dvx, one pd150, and a bunch of 16mm cameras, I think. (Plus dollies and some great lighting equiptment.) To be honest, it's kind of lame, but the screening facility is one of the three best in the world ostensibly.
 
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Give me 27k, and I'll spend a whole month teaching you, plus we'll actually make a low-budget film that will get distributed to video stores nationwide, so you'll have a producer credit on a produced and distributed feature film... ;)
 
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Tisch costs more i think. My standard NYU tuition is $30,489 a year

(yep yep, offically the highest in the country and not worth it at all. fortunatly the 4,000 increase from last years tuition occured during my Senior year, so i only pay it for one year.).

No housing, no meals, books and supplies extra. i know for a fact Tisch costs more than that. and i think you have to pay for all your own stuff. but don't quote me.
 
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Hey Mortimer. Last year I finished an undergrad in Communication and Film Studies at Simon Fraser University. Even though it was an academic education, I was able to tailor much of my program to involve digital video production. Annual tuition was about $3,000.

At over $25,000, FilmFLEX is the most expensive video program in Vancouver. Personally, I am very wary about these expensive schools. The low quality of the FilmFLEX promo video (http://www.broadcastatbcit.com/filmflex/flexpromonorm-1.wmv) doesn't leave me with the impression that it's good value for money.
 
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[quote author=Barry_Green link=board=nws;num=1100333019;start=0#11 date=11/14/04 at 21:42:53]Give me 27k, and I'll spend a whole month teaching you, plus we'll actually make a low-budget film that will get distributed to video stores nationwide, so you'll have a producer credit on a produced and distributed feature film...  ;)[/quote]

Barry, what will $27 get me?
 
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That promo video is horrible.

Some of the instructors don't seem to be very knowledgeable with . One of them said that the camera is "only 3.5 ounces". - Ross Kelsay, Filmflex Instructor.

Ummm... 3.5 POUNDS!?

"To my knowledge, I don't think there are any other programs in Canada like this..." - Mary Eilts, FilmFlex Instructor. WTF?! Do some more research before you say something like that in a promo video.

The intro of the video was nauseating! :S
 
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A few years ago I attended a seminar where Ross Kelsay was a guest speaker. I found him to be very knowledgeable of the local industry. Clearly his comment about the camera being "3.5 ounces" is an innocent slip. But there's no excuse for the producers of the promo video for including it. It's an embarrassment.

Then there's that student who calls the program "fairly good" and boasts that his courses have no textbooks. Is this supposed to be an endorsement? At close to $30,000 in cost, "fairly good" isn't good enough for me.
 
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I’m always leery about courses that let “you keep” the stuff and “its worth over…”

Why not take the 11 grand off the tuition and let you buy your own **** from a list like a real school? If they get a killer deal for the equipment offer it to the students as an option.

Just kinda cheesy IMO :P

There are weekend or one week courses that are probably as valuable and you can get out and do your own thing a lot faster. ;D

I believe Barry Green is going to be putting on week long courses next summer ;D
 
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Hey Barry,

I really enjoyed your DVD for the DVX100. Have you considered creating an education DVD (or even a series) covering sound, filmmaking techniques, editing, lighting, camera tricks, etc.

I've seen a few products on the market and I've found that they were either too high-level as not to be practical for the small-budget person, or too amateurish. I'm sure this work would appeal to a wide audience, not just the DVX community.
 
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