film community at mit

prime235 · 07-30-2009, 12:24 PM

Anyone know if there are any, and particularly people who like making films/videos?

molliebatmit · 07-30-2009, 05:06 PM

One of my good guy friends at MIT went on to a master's program in screenwriting at USC and is now working in Hollywood.

prime235 · 07-30-2009, 06:59 PM

wow, that's really cool. do you know what he majored at MIT? lol

molliebatmit · 07-30-2009, 08:44 PM

Mechanical engineering, actually, with a good GPA and research experience. But he took a bunch of the theatre 21M classes, including the one(s?) on screenwriting, and he wrote a few full screenplays before graduating. He could have become an engineer, and he had a job lined up before he found out he was accepted at USC, but writing was always his dream.

frutiaspice · 07-31-2009, 01:09 AM

There's also a lot of clubs that are centered around theater and film. Here's the link to the clubs at MIT that focus on the arts.

arts@MIT - Things to Do - Groups & Clubs

jessiehl · 07-31-2009, 09:42 AM

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Anyone know if there are any, and particularly people who like making films/videos?

Yes.

While you can find plenty of non-CMS majors with such interests, a CMS major would probably be the right sort to ask.