Looking for a film school

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Debonaire

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I'm located in memphis and was looking for a film school to enroll into, anykind just want to be a better cinematagrapher so if you can help me search please. Online classes I really don't minde. Lynda.com etc..........
 
Get this: http://hollywoodcamerawork.us

Don't just watch it. Do the material as exercises. Download scripts from various movies. Practice blocking, shooting and editing dialogue based scenes.

There is other material from other sources which covers lighting but if you can master the HCW material for real, you'll be ten times the DP of most of the people on this board.
 
craigbowman said:
Get this: http://hollywoodcamerawork.us

Don't just watch it. Do the material as exercises. Download scripts from various movies. Practice blocking, shooting and editing dialogue based scenes.

There is other material from other sources which covers lighting but if you can master the HCW material for real, you'll be ten times the DP of most of the people on this board.
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that's kind of funny the name of the website you name. That's where I bought my camera from. N e more Ideals will be appreciated.
 
Of course, the best thing about going to UCLA, USC, NYC is the bump in factor. You will have more opportunities to bump into film people who can give you that first break. Plus as your fellow students move up you have an in with them. The down side of any film school is the cost.

Since you are in Memphis I would find a way to bump into Craig Brewer, the director of Hustle & Flow. I'm not saying that will be easy, but persistence will pay off as much as film school. If you can get a job carrying his coffee and get on the set of his films, you'll be way ahead of a film school grad in four year (and less in debt).

I'm not down on film school (I am a film school grad) but I question the cost these days. Film school used to be the main place to get your hands on equipment and training. But because of FCP, cameras like the DVX, and training DVDs and the Internet (sites like this) there are young people making films who really have little need of going to film school.

"I didn't go to film school, I went to films." Tarantino

So go study films and do your best to meet Craig Brewer.
 
Scott W. Smith said:
Of course, the best thing about going to UCLA, USC, NYC is the bump in factor. You will have more opportunities to bump into film people who can give you that first break. Plus as your fellow students move up you have an in with them. The down side of any film school is the cost.

Since you are in Memphis I would find a way to bump into Craig Brewer, the director of Hustle & Flow. I'm not saying that will be easy, but persistence will pay off as much as film school. If you can get a job carrying his coffee and get on the set of his films, you'll be way ahead of a film school grad in four year (and less in debt).

I'm not down on film school (I am a film school grad) but I question the cost these days. Film school used to be the main place to get your hands on equipment and training. But because of FCP, cameras like the DVX, and training DVDs and the Internet (sites like this) there are young people making films who really have little need of going to film school.

"I didn't go to film school, I went to films." Tarantino

So go study films and do your best to meet Craig Brewer.
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thank you for the advise I really needed that.

I'm just gonna try to be patient and learn what I can on my own and from sites and how to dvds. I'm going to start doing a music video real soon. And I guess while I'm doing that I'm going to start doing a few short films. And when I get stumped come on here and ask somebody who been where I'm at now.
 
Learning by doing is the best. Remember success is a poor teacher. Learn from your mistakes. And I'm serious about your finding a way to meet the director of "Hustle & Flow." I heard an NPR with him and he talked about loving how down to earth it is in Memphis.

As you meet him and other production people just be upfront and tell them you don't know much but you're willing to learn. That will open doors.

I met with an 8th grader recenlty who showed me a doc he did on Buddy Holly. I was impressed. Age isn't a factor in you getting work. Even if someone is just in high school you can sweep floors at a studio like Bon Jovi did starting out.

You're in blues music and Elvis country. Soak it in and come up with something fresh.

I do have a blog titled "Everything I learned in film school..." that you may find helpful.
 
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Scott W. Smith said:
Learning by doing is the best. Remember success is a poor teacher. Learn from your mistakes. And I'm serious about your finding a way to meet the director of "Hustle & Flow." I heard an NPR with him and he talked about loving how down to earth it is in Memphis.

As you meet him and other production people just be upfront and tell them you don't know much but you're willing to learn. That will open doors.

I met with an 8th grader recenlty who showed me a doc he did on Buddy Holly. I was impressed. Age isn't a factor in you getting work. Even if someone is just in high school you can sweep floors at a studio like Bon Jovi did starting out.

You're in blues music and Elvis country. Soak it in and come up with something fresh.

I do have a blog titled "Everything I learned in film school..." that you may find helpful.
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Thank you bro you just don't know how much you are inspiring me right now.
 
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