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Film school. Scorsese made it cool. Coppola made it glamorous. Lucas and Spielberg made it bankable. Few go for it. Fewer still get in. And one in a million makes it. This guide takes would-be film auteurs through the process of surviving film school. Objective and ruthless evaluations of 26 film school programs are featured with information on curriculum, cost, and the real story behind the admission office's sales pitch.

Introduction

vii

Film Schools and Hollywood

1

(8)

Before You Go

9

(20)

While You Are There

29

(8)

About the Schools

37

(188)

American Film Institute

39

(8)

Art Institute of Chicago

47

(5)

Bard College

52

(5)

California Institute of the Arts

57

(8)

Chapman University

65

(5)

City College of New York

70

(3)

Columbia College

73

(6)

Columbia University

79

(9)

Florida State University

88

(9)

Howard University

97

(8)

New York University

105

(11)

Northwestern University

116

(7)

Ohio University

123

(9)

San Francisco Art Institute

132

(5)

San Francisco State University

137

(8)

Savannah College of Art and Design

145

(6)

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

151

(8)

Syracuse University

159

(7)

Temple University

166

(8)

University of California, Los Angeles

174

(8)

University of Miami

182

(7)

University of New Orleans

189

(6)

University of Southern California

195

(8)

University of Texas at Austin

203

(8)

University of Utah

211

(7)

University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

218

(7)

After Film School

225

(5)

Getting a Job in Film

230

(8)

Benediction

238

(2)

Glossary of Common Film School Terms

240

(19)

Appendix: Two Examples of NYU Thesis Films

247

(1)

Wildwood Nights

247

(7)

Karin Kelly

Poison

254

(5)

Tom Edgar

But Wait! There's More!

259

(1)

Ratings at a Glance

260

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Film School Confidential

Film School Confidential

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