I haven’t posted any articles on going to Film School, and what you get out of it, in a long time. While browsing online, I’ve found this article that gives quite a lot of inside on the decision and what that person got out of it. If you think of going to film school, read this. This article is from Blogcritics.org.

Why Bother With Film School?

Deciding to get a film degree was almost a fluke. I had always enjoyed watching movies and found myself more fascinated by how things worked behind the camera than simply what I saw on screen. But I had never dreamed of seeing my name in the credits. I honestly started out as a Psychology and Political Science major at Pepperdine. Due to many things, I decided to not return for my sophomore year and took a semester off. I applied to The University of Texas for lack of an idea as to where I really wanted to finish school. The application asks what your major will be. Naturally, your major at UT determines which college you go to and if you get in or not. I decided a film major sounded interesting. And honestly, I figured homework would be a lot of movie-watching.

I was accepted and then deemed a Radio-Television-Film major. In the lower division classes there was quite a bit of movie-watching homework.

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