So you're now in film school, picking the brains of the geniuses. Hitchcock, Spielberg, Scorsese. It's not going to come cheap or easy. You'd have to invest a lot of time and money, not just for the school and for the expenses of going away and living on your own, especially if the school you've chosen is pretty far away from where you live. Then there's the equipment, the technology, the software. And a lot of these things are updated and upgraded and you're going to invest even more to make sure that you're not stuck with obsolete and irrelevant equipment that will just put you behind. And we all know that this is quite a competitive field.
And now that we've got that mouthful of expenses, and I'm pretty sure I didn't cover everything, what happens after graduation? Do you get to make movies right away? Do you get to direct straight off the bat? Will you be instantly in charge of editing or sound or costume or lighting?
No, not so much. You know what basically happens after graduation? You become an intern. Thousands of dollars down the drain, and you're still a long way to go. Wouldn't it be better to be essentially interning while you're studying? I mean, what better way to apply what you've learned that to be able to use and test them out right away? Right?
You gotta admit when, you're stuck with college loan payments and looking for internships, it's not going to be that easy to take in.
Friday, February 5, 2010
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