Florida State University
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Recently recognized by The Directors Guild of America for its distinguished contribution to American culture, The Florida State University College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts provides professional training to a limited number of the very brightest students in the world. Small enrollments allow the faculty of professional filmmakers to maintain the high caliber of education necessary for graduates to succeed in an extremely competitive industry.
Film School students have won more Student Oscars and Collegiate Television Academy Awards combined in one year than any other film school (five Collegiate Television Academy Awards, and two Oscars, 2004).
Florida State has the only film school in the U.S. with undergraduate and graduate production programs that pay for the production of student films.
Full-time faculty members, who are professional filmmakers – not adjuncts or graduate teaching assistants – teach Florida State Film School students in a conservatory setting with a 6-1 student-to-faculty ratio.
Notable faculty members include independent filmmaker Victor Nunez (Ulee’s Gold), Academy Award winner and sound mixer Richard Portman (The Godfather), television director Chip Chalmers (Star Trek: Next Generation), story executive Valerie Scoon (Malcolm X), and marketing and distribution executive Paul Cohen (Academy Award winning Mephisto).
Film School students are assigned industry mentors upon graduation, enabling nearly 100% of them to find work in the industry within 12 months.
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Florida state is a good
Submitted by lucaswells on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 8:41pm.
Florida state is a good school. I went here, and after almost 4 years, i shot 12 films in the cinematography program. it was great, and i learned a lot in the classroom and by the hands on they force you to practice with. I also helped in the making of somewhere around 50 other films. You get experience in all aspects of filmmaking becuase you work with crews and everything. it gives you sucha great understanding of how to work with people in this sort of atmosphere. Most people make arounhd 4 or 5 films. But you can do as much as you want on your own time, with their equipment. This is what is so great, you are given a lot of freedom, and just able to go with great, topnotch equipment and learn with minimal supervision. The equipment the MFA students use is even better, of course.
This is a great way of learning, and the tuition is cheap, so its not like you are wasting money, its a really good deal, and this is not stuff you can just do on your own; its not the same as buying an expensive camera and working on your own. you just wont get as much of a well rounded education and experience.
a great place to get into the business
Submitted by jtfilm on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 2:48am.
I have heard nothing but good stuff about this school for the undergrad program. I am thinking of applying for my MFA, is there anyone out there who has gone here who can tell me what the classes were like, etc? My major was is filmmaking, but I am thinking about going for the Producers program now. Also, what are the dorms like for this place?
Thanks.
don't really agree with below.
I would say to be a little more cautious... this school might be nice, and have fancy equipment, but thats not all it takes to get a good education and get ahead in the business. The admin are hard to deal with and one was recently arrested for forging some student things and stealing around $5 G from the school. The guy was a former wonder student, etc. Anyways, i'm just saying, it looks really bad on the school, and I'd think twice before going here.