- For the indie rock band, see Film School (band).
A film school is a generic term for any educational institution dedicated to teaching moviemaking, including, but not limited to, film production, theory, and writing for the screen. Usually hands on technical training is incorporated as part of the curriculum, such as learning how to use cameras, light meters and other equipment. Most schools are tied to existing colleges and universities, often in art or communication departments. Some are privately owned and not tied to universities, such as technical schools offering associate degrees. Various debates have raged over the years on the importance of film school in allowing one to enter the film industry. Of course, examples can be offered from both sides, as directors Francis Ford Coppola (UCLA Film School, MFA film directing), Martin Scorsese (NYU Film School, MFA film directing), and George Lucas (USC Film School, MFA film directing) graduated from prestigious film schools, whereas Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Rodriguez, and David Fincher had no formal college film training. The rapid rise of independent filmmaking and digital video have changed this debate somewhat, as anyone with a few thousand dollars can shoot their own film (and some have done so quite successfully) with little formal knowledge of the industry. Thus, it can be argued that the high cost of attending a film school can now be spent on making films and learning through practical experience. Others argue that film school is important because it builds on the knowledge and experience of others, allows students to develop their skills under the guidance of professional instructors, and affords students the opportunity to network and connect with others interested in filmmaking, as well as with those who may eventually offer them careers in the industry. One example is that the more prestigious schools allow their students to showcase work in film festivals near the end of the semester for film producers and executives.
List of film schools or programs worldwide
Australia
- APA International Film School, Sydney
- The International Film School Sydney
- International Film College - Gold Coast
- Swinburne Institute of Technology - Faculty of Design
CILECT Members:
Canada
- Concordia University - Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
- Concordia University - Dept. of Communication Studies - Film Specialization
- Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning - Film & Television Program
- Ryerson University - School of Image Arts (Film, Photography, New Media)
- York University - Department of Film
- Vancouver Film School
- Ontario College of Art and Design - Integrated Media (Film, video, robotics, electronics, performance, web, installation, interactivity, animation and audio)[1]
Czech Republic
Germany
CILECT Members:
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg
- Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
India
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata
- Asian Academy Of Film & Television, Noida [2]
- Whistling Woods International, Mumbai [3]
Ireland
Israel
- The Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem
- TAU Department of Film and Television, Tel-Aviv
Jordan
Poland
The Netherlands
- De Trap - Film & Television acting Program [4]
United Kingdom
CILECT Member:
- National Film and Television School
- The Arts Institute at Bournemouth - School of Media - Film BA (HONS)
United States
CILECT Members: American University School of Communication-Film and Media Arts Studies[5]
Arizona
- Arizona State University - School of Theatre and Film
- Scottsdale Community College SCC Film School
- University of Arizona - Department of Media Arts
- Zaki Gordon Institute - Independent Film Making(Yavapai College)
California
- American Film Institute - AFI Conservatory
- Academy of Art University - School of Motion Pictures and Television, San Francisco
- Art Center College of Design
- Brooks Institute of Photography
- California College of the Arts [6]
- CalArts (California Institute of the Arts)
- Cal State LA Studios (California State University, Los Angeles)
- California State University, Monterey Bay [7]
- California State University, Northridge
- Chapman University - Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
- Columbia College Hollywood
- DeAnza College (community college)[8]
- Hero Film School [9]
- Los Angeles Film School- LAFS
- Loyola Marymount University Department of Film and Television
- New York Film Academy School of Film & Acting at Universal Studios
- New York Film Academy Summer Camp at Universal Studios High School Program
- New York Film Academy Tweens Day Camp at Universal Studios Tweens Program (Ages 10-13)
- San Francisco Art Institute [www.sfai.edu]
- San Francisco State University [10]
- USC School of Cinematic Arts/USC School of Cinema - Television (University of Southern California)
- UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (University of California, Los Angeles)
- University of California, Santa Cruz [11]
- University of California, Irvine [12]
Connecticut
- Yale University - Film Studies Program
- University of Hartford
District of Columbia
- American University School of Communication - Film and Media Arts Studies
Florida
- Florida State University - School of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts
- Ringling College of Art and Design
- University of Central Florida [13]
- University of Miami
- New York Film Academy School of Film & Acting at Disney-MGM
- New York Film Academy Summer Camp at Disney-MGM High School Program
- Palm Beach Community College [14]
- Full Sail [15]
Georgia
- Georgia Tech, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts - School of Literature, Communication, and Culture [16]
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Art Institute of Atlanta
Illinois
- Columbia College
- Collins College
- DePaul University- Digital Cinema Program
- Northwestern University
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- University of Chicago- Cinema and Media Studies
Indiana
- Ball State University - Department of Telecommunications, Center for Media Design
Iowa
- University of Iowa - Cinema and Comparative Literature Department
Louisiana
- University of New Orleans - Department of Drama & Communications
Maryland
- Towson University - Electronic Media and Film
Massachusetts
- Boston University (BU) - College of Communication (COM)
- Emerson College - Department of Visual and Media Arts
- Fitchburg State College- Department of Film/Video
- Film studies at the five colleges [17], which involves Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Harvard film studies [18]
- MIT Media Lab
- New York Film Academy School of Film & Acting at Harvard University
- New York Film Academy Summer Camp at Harvard University High School Program
Mississippi
Montana
New Jersey
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Princeton film studies [19]
- New York Film Academy School of Film & Acting at Princeton University
- New York Film Academy Summer Camp at Princeton University - High School Program
New Mexico
- College of Santa Fe - Moving Image Arts Department
New York
- University of Buffalo
- City College of New York, which is part of CUNY
- Columbia University - School of the Arts
- Ithaca College - Park School of Communications
- New York Film Academy School of Film & Acting
- New York Film Academy Summer Camp at Dalton High School Program
- New York Film Academy Summer Camp in Tribeca High School Program
- New York Film Academy Tweens Day Camp Tweens Program (Ages 10-13)
- NYU Tisch School of the Arts (New York University)
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- School of Visual Arts
- SUNY Purchase
- Syracuse University
- Vassar College
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
- Drexel University - Film & Video, Screenwriting & Playwriting
- Temple University - Film and Media Arts
- Point Park University - Film and Video Production, Cinema & Digital Arts
- University of Pittsburgh
Rhode Island
- RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) - Department of Film, Animation and Video
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
- Southern Methodist University
- University of North Texas
- University of Texas at Austin - Department of Radio, Television and Film
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Non-degree programs in the United States
- Full Sail Real World Education
- New York Film Academy
- Los Angeles Film School
- Independent Student Media
- Pittsburgh Filmmakers
High school film programs in the United States
Due to the increasing ease and low costs of digital video production and post-production, high schools are slowly starting to build programs that teach film technique. Prominent high school film programs in the United States include:
- Los Angeles County High School for the Arts in Los Angeles, California
- Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California
- Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California [23]
- Culver City High School in Culver City, California
- Darien High School in Darien, Connecticut
- Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida
- Dearborn High School in Dearborn, Michigan
- Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan
- Grant High School in Los Angeles, California
- Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood, California
- Idyllwild Arts Academy in Idyllwild, California[24]
- King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts
- Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester, Vermont
- Orange County High School of the Arts in Santa Ana, Orange County, California
- Lawrence High School in Lawrenceville, NJ
- Randolph High School in Randolph, NJ
- Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland[25]
- Germantown High School in Memphis, Tennessee
- Scotts Valley High School in Scotts Valley, California
- Skyline High School in Oakland, California
- Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley, Minnesota
- Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina
- New York Film Academy - High School Summer Camps [26]
- Walpole High School in Walpole, Massachusetts [27]
See also
Wikiversity links
- Wikiversity Film School
