VANCOUVER vs. TORONTO

places like DVXuser are good mini film schools.. there is a range of professionals here to field questions that are actually working in the industry.

Odds are, if your going to film school your learning someone else's (the teachers) method and styles of making films. And we all know if those teachers where sucessful filmmakers they wouldnt be in a school yapping to 19 year olds for 4 months.

I gree with Nick.. if your totally green, film school will be a good time.. but one full 12 hour day on set as a AD will give you a week worth of filmschool.
 
ya I tottaly agree :) just not sure how to get there. Like do you approach people to volunteer for them ? I've been volunteered at Roger's Television for 3 years, and I wanna die because of how boring it is. :P Anyways that's cool, my final Plan with everything I heard from you guys is too keep on learning stuff on my own, I set a deadline (next year) if I haven't succeeded anything, well school it is.
 
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If you are in a position where you can just get a day job, and you have equipment already, I really, REALLY think you should consider a move to Toronto from Ottawa (it's only a few hours by car even). You say it's dead in your town for film? Well, half of Toronto works in film, and the other half wants to. You'll find more shoots and shorts and docs and commercials, and yes, many of them want "volunteers." This business thrives on exploitation.
 
COOOL I want to be exploited :D lol. ya I should move, that would require paying rent, (still live with my parents) :P but that's a good idea.
 
okay, let me say that film school=crewing on movie sets. You are going to go to film school, and try to find a job and end up as a PA or Grip on a movie set. I mean, you gotta pay bills right, and you'll soon find out that there is more to learn than what film school can teach you. Save your money and make money by crewing, its all freelance so volunteer on a show if you have to, and go from there. I work a few months a year and that allows me freedom to pursue making films of my own. Think about the fact that 80 percent of film school graduates give up after a year too, its not something that will happen overnight, think in terms of 10-20 years before you are successful, its not a senority thing, there is just that much to learn. I thought I was going to be done crewing in 2003, but its much better paying and it's freelance, I like the fact that 1 week can bring in a grand plus on easy work with long hours. Work hard, play hard, and when you arent' working, work on your own things and learn.

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