New to film industry and have questions

[Tim Hole]

He he!! Sorry but don't get me started on Film School lecturers. Also it is more than possible to learn on these threads equal to what a film school lecturer knows about the practicalities of shooting. 99% of lecturers either are/want to be directors or are academic theorists. They have more than a basic understanding of the filmmaking process but are more geared up on formalism and structure than anything else.

I've worked in six film school environments, one of which is supposed to be one of the best in Europe. I can argue against film schools and lecturers till the cows come home. Let practice, passion, books, dvds and the internet be your films school.

 

[Carlos D Marrero]

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Hi.

This thread may be a little old, but I want to take the opportunity since it was brought up again.

Last year I started on a local school for a cinematography degree, and boy there was a lot to be desired. Here are some of their teachings:

* Cinema is precursor to photography
* Put two TV sets next to each other and one of them will show a lag of a few minutes (same signal, signal source, etc!!!!)
* The lens converts light to an electrical signal
* Sound a light travel at the *same* speed

These are the ones I remember, there are more... by the way, I could go on with their "Introduction to computers" offering, but I guess I am going too much out of topic already

That's why I was not surprised the least with his claims of knowing more than his teacher (and also why I fled that place!).

 

[Mark Collins]

He he!! Sorry but don't get me started on Film School lecturers. Also it is more than possible to learn on these threads equal to what a film school lecturer knows about the practicalities of shooting. 99% of lecturers either are/want to be directors or are academic theorists. They have more than a basic understanding of the filmmaking process but are more geared up on formalism and structure than anything else.

I've worked in six film school environments, one of which is supposed to be one of the best in Europe. I can argue against film schools and lecturers till the cows come home. Let practice, passion, books, dvds and the internet be your films school.

Can't argue with that. Film schools are more or less a way to pad your address book and learn the absolute basics. The people that graduate and make it in the industry are the ones that go out on their own and learn constantly.

There is no substitute for practical experience.

 

[Pietro Impagliazzo]

Huge props to Dan Hudgins, a very knowledgable guy who's very patient and willing to share what he knows.

He he!! Sorry but don't get me started on Film School lecturers. Also it is more than possible to learn on these threads equal to what a film school lecturer knows about the practicalities of shooting. 99% of lecturers either are/want to be directors or are academic theorists. They have more than a basic understanding of the filmmaking process but are more geared up on formalism and structure than anything else.

I've worked in six film school environments, one of which is supposed to be one of the best in Europe. I can argue against film schools and lecturers till the cows come home. Let practice, passion, books, dvds and the internet be your films school.

Filmschool (which is not really filmschool here in Brazil, more like graduation on cinema) was a nice kickstart for me, got me around the basics but by the second semester I was already researching like crazy on the internet and also joined RED user.

Books, RED user and good off-college seminars were huge contributors to what I know today.

And I forgot to mention practice because of how obvious it is. I did lots of short films with my friends and continue to do. Always raising the bar every new project.