Film career

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*was* a good thread? I think it still is...

I think one very important part about school (I don't think I said this in my first post) is the kinds of people you meet. Not saying you don't meet equally good people working, but there is very different feel knowing people professionally and knowing them in a school environment.

In a school environment everyone is struggling along the same lines as you to complete work and projects done. In the business everyone tends to have different roles and stick to them because they're getting paid to do it. In school, you're doing it for the only reason that you want to be doing it. You're the one paying good money for it. By having people around you that are in a similar situation it gives you great opportunities to meet some of the people you'll probably remain friends with for the rest of your life.

Some people develop this earlier though, even in highschool, so it really depends on what stage of your life you're in. I know coming out of highschool I have a great set of friends who I do things socially with, but are also interested in film and the same things I am. This will give me the support socially and professionally I need for hopefully the rest of my life. School is a powerful tool to meet people.
 
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Very good points THiN.

This continues to be a very good thread. kudos. ;)
 
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Wow....

As I started reading some of the posts, I was thinking damn we got off subject theres no answer here. But I realized the answers were there.

Really the answer is, there is no answer. The path to become a filmmaker is not set in stone this has been proven by you. **** I had this big speech all thought up, it sounded good in my head alot harder to put into words.

I don't mean to sound sappy but I've learned so many more things in this thread, then any kind of tech. or hardware thread. I think its because we weren't talking about F-stop, whitebalance, etc. etc. But about the people behind the camera the stories of yourselves how you all overcame and are doing what you love. For that many have tried and failed so I applaud you.

I now what you mean about highschool, right now im going to a private catholic school (Providence). You think the public teachers got it bad, you haven't seen these teacher's salaries.
They also have to get insurance through the deanery which I hear is outrageous. So we lost alot of good teachers this year, they we're replaced with first year teachers who treat us as if we're still in elementary.

The biggest lost we had was Mrs. Futral, she was the head of our Mass Media program, really inspiring us to go out there and grab life by the balls, that was her saying. She always fought for better equpiment we hardly ever got it so sometimes she would use some of her own money we also pitched in. She left so now theres no media program. Its crap I tell you.

Been trying to suck in as much knowledge as I can, first by becoming an apprentice of sort to Talbet (student). To do the audio for the fall show and spring musical and other events.

As far as filmschool is concerned I'm still looking, one place that really intrested me was LAFS. I requested for a brochure pretty much from every filmschool you know just to check it out. Well as I was eating dinner acouple of days ago I get a call from LAFS, asking me all these questions and had a really good conversation with them he left me his number and all. I was so excited like some kind of little school boy. Had I expected any of them to call no not really so you must understand my surprise. This won't be my only factor to go or not but its close.

I've gotten more out of this thread than any other. You all have shared your life, which has inspired many well I don't know how many but I know this at least one.

Thanks for all your comments.

P.S. As far as paying for filmschool, I'm gonna work my culo off for some scholarships.
 
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Ya anarchy as i said above in my post, scholarships are definitly the way to go. Im recieving almost a full ride. Grades are a good way to start, followed by a good portfolio. BTW if you live in the south definitly consider SCAD in savannah. Awesome school for film and anything else related to the industry.

Also, thinspirit you seem to have the same view on things as i do. Meeting friends and meeting them in a school environment is definitly different. I wont restate any opinions since you and I have already said it in our posts but a good example is this:
i have a friend that I met in school about a decade ago and we both plan on meeting at film school next fall. Hes a nice person but on the issue of school and business it definitly changed him. I would meet him at school and we would talk and discuss movies all day but then in the work place hed hardly give me 2 cents worth. Other people at work who have met him there know him differently than i do, and therfore wouldnt understand him in the same way. So these different environments definitly contrast one another and you can never tell how that person truly is in the work place, because its not like school where you have the same goals and objectives in mind...with money no being an issue
 
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