Full Sail University

my best friend went there. i lived just up the road and would go to campus with him all the time to play with the expensive toys.

sheeep said:
From what I've heard, it's an assembly line. They take you, take your money, push you along, graduate you, then say "have fun."
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this was pretty much his experience, but at the same time you get what you put into it. he took advantage of all the gear he had available and people he met, and is really glad he went.

that being said i decided not to go (since i *sort of* had a free pass to check things out). and i'm glad i didn't.
 
KyleProhaska said:
The money I think is what scares me most....all that debt... :/
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yeah. that's a LOT of debt. if you read the article someone posted a few posts above (fullsail exposed) and look at the payments, you're pretty hosed. for a long time. with not necessarily anything much to show for it.

i just watched el mariachi again last night. reinspired to just do a run and gun no budget feature. will it suck? maybe. will it be hollywood caliber. no way. will i learn tons and have a blast doing it? most definitely.

i'd rather make a no budget feature and have a blast than drop a boatload of borrowed cash on A) Not Gear and B) Not a movie.

i've come to the realization that i'm just not in the place adam (corrado) and a lot of the other people here are where i have access to tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a feature. shorts are fun, but it's time to go all in. that's the whole reason i (and probably most others people here) live and breathe dvxuser.
 
Whoa, that "Exposing Full Sail" article is pretty damning.

But much of it could be said about ANY school (though I don't doubt that making money is a slightly higher priority than the students' achievment, at least when compared to USC...but that's just my gut feeling).
 
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John C Lyons said:
Some of the people I've met from out of their quickie program seem like they must have taken a course titled "How to Get a Big Ego & Blow Smoke"
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I second that. The co-producer on our current feature went there. And we all know how helpful f@#*!$& producers can be onset. He didn't have a clue about anything film related. Nothing. Totally vacant. He was really mesmerized by my polarizing filter though, so we just stuck him in the corner with it.
 
Eastside Parkway said:
Check out Emerson. Now THAT I can recommend!
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Yeah, ive heard the same things an more about emerson... but for me...

its too less techie than i want... i would love Full Sail, but in reality... you catch my drift?

One of my friends go there, he lvoes it, but says its more for actingwise and broadcast journalism
 
With todays Cameras and Prices I don't think you need a "Film Degree" to find work. I think its more about meeting the right people and working around your butt off 24/7. You have to have a passion for this kind of work!

Today you can get a $4000-6000 Camera that will produce amazing quality, if not even better than some stuff you see in the movies.
 
Well, first of all the norwegian film industry is not exactly open for outsiders. They only take in people that have attended some kind of film school, preferably a specific one here in Norway.

Second, even if I work my ass off 24/7, I need to learn rules about image composition, editing rules, learn to work with for instance film etc, and that, my friend, is, unless you have some really good contacts, very difficult to get access to. About the rules and stuff, I can of course learn it all by myself.

And third, there are not too many people interested in this stuff in my area. Actors are the biggest problem, I can't seem to find them anywhere. It's kind of hard to make a movie alone, right?

I have access to almost all the equipment I need to make a movie, so it's not the equipment that is the problem. It is the crew/actors.
 
Also u have to remember it is up to "you" to get the most out of your schooling.

Full Sail does give you the option of asking teachers to help you learn extra after classes. Personally I used this extra help and constantly asked teachers. I would also find out from them how the "real world" works and try to apply that when I looked for a job, and it did pay off for my current job.

Also you are given the chance to make your own commercials, documentaries and short films. It is up to you to make them. You can get by if you "latch" onto another person's commercial or documentary, but u only rob yourself of what u paid for.
 
I also heard wonders of the audio program. I am working with a Score artist who's engineer went to Full Sail and the quality of the stuff we get, the mixes, etc... top notch. I also hear that they invest quite a bit into gear, not a shabby school by any means.

I haven't heard much about the video side of things but it can't be horrible... I have no clue though.

I really wanted to go there... it was my dream, a hidden one since my family
is full of accountants and such... I regret not going for it now... so badly.

MattinSTL said:
I think they're trying to make it look like fun... but they make it look like nobody knows what the hell they're doing... as if they gathered a bunch of stoners... lit everybody up... then told 'em where to stand while each person is trying not to laugh.
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Duuuuuuude! I am so there mang! Hahaha...
 
I was interested in going to Full Sail a while back (6 or 7 years ago) but I decided not to. The reason I decided against it was because all I had to do was pay to get in. There was no screening process or anything like that, so, as stated in that fullsail exposed article, the value of the degree is diminished considerably. I didn't feel like spending $20,000 at the time for something that would be of no value.
 
USLatin said:
Well it isn't of "no" value, but I do get your point.
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You definitely get value out of the experience which I think is great and is something I have missed out on. But the diploma itself really doesn't hold up when you consider all you basically have to do to get it is pay for it.
 
Yea, totally. And on top of that it seems they are all burn-outs anyway... HAHAHA... j/k, I am completely positive that there's been tons of excellent people coming out of that school... this engineer for example, extremely talented... real talent, not something you can learn per se. I can't wait to see what I get out of them for this project I am editing now.

"Lo que natura non da, Salamanca non presta"

Which translates a little like this:
What life doesn't give you, Salamanca (a prestigious european school) can't give you
 
USLatin said:
Yea, totally. And on top of that it seems they are all burn-outs anyway... HAHAHA... j/k, I am completely positive that there's been tons of excellent people coming out of that school... this engineer for example, extremely talented... real talent, not something you can learn per se. I can't wait to see what I get out of them for this project I am editing now.

"Lo que natura non da, Salamanca non presta"

Which translates a little like this:
What life doesn't give you, Salamanca (a prestigious european school) can't give you
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Dude out class started out with like 70 people are we lost half of them by the end.
 
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