Friday, December 18, 2009

#18 Reason I Hate Film School . . . It Can Be a Waste of Time Sometimes

Think about it. We spend all these months in one semester learning about all these theories and techniques and approaches to different aspects in film-making. And not every aspect too, just the major ones. (But I’ve already said something about that.) After one semester, we get another one to look for internships where we can apply what we’ve learned.

That’s great. The opportunity to apply what we’ve learned in the actual setting is always one of the best ways to see just how much you’ve learn and just how well you will do once you’re on the job. But I feel like, in a way, a semester is also lost there.

Who’s to say we’re still going to remember everything we’ve learned from the past semesters? Who’s to say that what we learned from the previous semesters are actually relevant to the internship we’ve got. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to learn and apply at the same time? It’s a time-saver, for sure, plus we know exactly whether what we’re learning is relevant or not. And if it so happens that it’s not, we’re not waiting for a full semester to find out.

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