Help me to pick a major

magicpumpkin
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:50:06 +0000

1. Look for a film or film production program if you are interested in the creative production side of things. Theater or theater set/lighting design is another major that can be helpful. Avoid critical or film studies programs if you are more interested in production.

2. No. The degree itself will be pretty useless but the people you will meet and work with together on projects will become your future contacts and collaborators in the industry.

3. Depends on what you want to do - theater for acting/set&lighting&production design, film for directing/cinematography/lighting/tv/production/screenwriting, fashion/theater for costume design? Art majors for production/art design. Sound/music related majors for sound design. Any social or medical sciences or anything really if interested in writing. What to start as a gaffer or grip? Get out and volunteer on shoots in school.

4. Go out and shoot, edit, create. You can shoot and edit a short film completely on an iPhone these days. Pick up some cinematography, editing and lighting books to learn the language of film. Listen to the directors commentary on your favorite DVDs. What you create and who you know is what will get you a job. School is just one stepping stone of many.