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M$2 April 19, 2009 06:38 AM

Do film students go to grad school?

I know grad school exists, but is it just for people who want to become film teachers; or is it something an aspiring film maker should pursue?
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morriss003 morriss003
 
 April 19, 2009 06:44 AM
It looks to me like most of these programs are there to teach you how to make films. Here is a place where you can start looking for grad studies for film;

http://www.gradschools.com/Subject/Film-Studies/159.html

Here is the Yale Film Studies Program;

http://www.yale.edu/filmstudiesprogram/gradprogram.html

This University has a "Humanities Interdisciplinary (Concentration in Film Studies)" here;

http://www.provost.buffalo.edu/grad/academics/academicprograms.asp?id=223

Here is Emory;

http://www.graduateschool.emory.edu/academics/index.php?entity_id=95


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April 19, 2009 08:29 AM
Well, this is anecdotal but I have a good friend that's doing her master's in screenwriting at USC. She says it's very demanding and competitive. The program requires you to keep at least a 3.0 GPA.
And it doesn't surprise me either. The film industry is extremely competitive. Having a graduate degree can give you a competitive edge especially if the work you seek is in the process behind the scenes like directing, writing...

http://cinema.usc.edu/programs/writing/graduate-requirements.htm

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April 19, 2009 10:19 PM
Polina Malikin

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The master's student in film, who makes films, videos, installations, photographs, prints, and drawings, pursues a "socially engaged, politically aware, and community-oriented art practice."

Check out University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
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http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/students/featured/polina-malikin/


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