Which is the best school for learning film direction?
in us, canada, india
My Cinema professor attended UCLA film school and talks all the time about how great it was. He loved it! His degree is with an emphasis on direction and production.
Certainly film schools with good reputations can have a positive impact on your career development, however with film courses it far less valuable than it is for say, a law degree. In the film industry, it is talent and track record that will get you far, not your alumni status.
Unsurprisingly, the institutions with the best global reputations are predominantly in the United States:
University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) – http://www.tft.ucla.edu/index.cfm (Alumni: Stephen Burum ASC, Francis Ford Coppola, Danny DeVito, Tim Robbins, Paul Schrader, Penelope Spheeris, Jeff Margolis)
University of Southern California (USC) – www-cntv.usc.edu/ (Alumni: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, John Milius, Robert Zemekis, Randall Kleiser, Les Blank, Laura Ziskin, Ron Howard, John Singleton, Dan O’Bannon, Michael Lehman, Phil Joanou.)
California Institute of Technology (CalTech) – http://www.hss.caltech.edu/humanities/undergrad/film-studies/
New York University (NYU) – filmtv.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html
(Alumni: Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Joel Coen, Martin Brest, Susan Seidelman, Joel Silver, Amy Heckerling, Chris Columbus, Billy Crystal.)
American Film Institute (AFI) – http://www.afi.com/ (Alumni: David Lynch, Terrence Malick, Jeremy Paul Kagan, Paul Schrader, Amy Heckerling, Tim Junter, Ed Zwick, Marty Brest)
These schools are located in the heart of the film and television industry. You will have greater opportunities for internships by going to one of these schools.
Outside of the US, only two institutions have been able to build similar reputations: the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) – http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/ , and the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School (AFTRS) – http://www.aftrs.edu.au/.
There are of course many other fine institutions in other countries too – they just haven’t managed to gain the same level of international reputation as these schools (yet). But since you asked,
HERE IS A LIST OF FILM SCHOOLS IN CANADA
http://www.canadianfilm.com/schools/ontario.html
and
HERE IS A LIST OF FILM SCHOOLS IN INDIA
http://www.filmmaking.net/directory/filmschools/film_schools_browse.asp?country=India
i’m pretty sure the american academy of dramatic arts has those courses. try the website: http://www.aada.org/
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My Cinema professor attended UCLA film school and talks all the time about how great it was. He loved it! His degree is with an emphasis on direction and production.
Certainly film schools with good reputations can have a positive impact on your career development, however with film courses it far less valuable than it is for say, a law degree. In the film industry, it is talent and track record that will get you far, not your alumni status.
Unsurprisingly, the institutions with the best global reputations are predominantly in the United States:
University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) – http://www.tft.ucla.edu/index.cfm (Alumni: Stephen Burum ASC, Francis Ford Coppola, Danny DeVito, Tim Robbins, Paul Schrader, Penelope Spheeris, Jeff Margolis)
University of Southern California (USC) – www-cntv.usc.edu/ (Alumni: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, John Milius, Robert Zemekis, Randall Kleiser, Les Blank, Laura Ziskin, Ron Howard, John Singleton, Dan O’Bannon, Michael Lehman, Phil Joanou.)
California Institute of Technology (CalTech) – http://www.hss.caltech.edu/humanities/undergrad/film-studies/
New York University (NYU) – filmtv.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html
(Alumni: Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Joel Coen, Martin Brest, Susan Seidelman, Joel Silver, Amy Heckerling, Chris Columbus, Billy Crystal.)
American Film Institute (AFI) – http://www.afi.com/ (Alumni: David Lynch, Terrence Malick, Jeremy Paul Kagan, Paul Schrader, Amy Heckerling, Tim Junter, Ed Zwick, Marty Brest)
These schools are located in the heart of the film and television industry. You will have greater opportunities for internships by going to one of these schools.
Outside of the US, only two institutions have been able to build similar reputations: the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) – http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/ , and the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School (AFTRS) – http://www.aftrs.edu.au/.
There are of course many other fine institutions in other countries too – they just haven’t managed to gain the same level of international reputation as these schools (yet). But since you asked,
HERE IS A LIST OF FILM SCHOOLS IN CANADA
http://www.canadianfilm.com/schools/ontario.html
and
HERE IS A LIST OF FILM SCHOOLS IN INDIA
http://www.filmmaking.net/directory/filmschools/film_schools_browse.asp?country=India
References :
http://www.filmmaking.net/FAQ/answers/faq123.asp?catid=7
http://filmmakerstore.com/schools.htm