Sorry @romns116, I didn’t even think to look.
Although I didn’t apply to them, I did visit a lot of schools with good film programs. Here are the main ones:
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BU-no explanation needed
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Syracuse-Their film facility is Unbelievable!! Taking the tour of Newhouse, I felt like I was in the CBS Studios! If you want a program with the most amenities and best equipment, look no further than SU. It’s studio is beyond belief. That being said, their actual program is good as well. I know that many professors are experienced in their respective fields and the courses are specific. I would have loved to go to SU for their film program alone, but the rest of the school was a huge turnoff.
3)Emerson-This school also featured a high-tech setup, but the rest of the program (and school) did not seem up to par. I hate to be harsh, but it looked to me like an SU understudy. The real deciding factor for me, however, wan’t even the program, but the campus. It’s basically three cement buildings in a not-so-great part of Boston. However, they do offer half-tuition if you join the Honors College.
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SUNY Purchase- While not as well known, I believe this school is worth a look. The professor, who I was able to speak with for two hours, is one of the most knowledgeable and insightful individuals I have ever met, no joke. He was the kind of teacher who genuinely cared for the students, and for the craft. There is a catch…besides this wonderful man, Purchase offers very little else. The campus is small and the facilities are merely satisfactory. The professor’s words were, “We don’t have any high-tech equipment and you won’t learn how to operate said technology, but we will teach you about the craft better than most schools.” The program is essentially a theory based curriculum with a focus on the “whys” of filming. There won’t be any “Why does AVID not let me move these cuts,” but there will be, "Why is this shot edited in this way? How does it relate to the film a a whole?
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Although I did not visit (or apply), I have heard many wonderful things about RIT. My father has many clients who work in the film and television industry (and graduated from RIT), and they all say it is one of the best film schools in the Northeast. As I do not know much more, I would suggest you look it up to see if it’s a fit.
Hope this helps!!