@digmedia Thanks.
Wow! some amazing stuff worked on by your S2 & certainly proof that you do not need to be schooled in NYC or L.A. to develop talent or to make it. DEADPOOL was an amazing film IMO. That being said, did S2 move to California after graduation from OU? I have to assume that the gigs he landed were not primarily in the mid-west.
I like your “bootstrap gang” characterization as part of the post-graduation career strategy. And that is likely one of the key magnets drawing her interest to USC… the whole alumni networking and potential for opportunities driven by SCA grads (Trojan Mafia / USC Mafia). And of course, it is widely-considered the best film training ground as well. Plus, my D1 is currently there already… SDA major / SCA minor. So it is only natural that D2 would want to attend the same university. So far, she has developed zero interest in colleges in NYC or the NE. But as she has until late Dec to apply to most places, I will keep encouraging her to research further.
So far, her probable list stands at 13 schools to apply to - with only maybe 5 of them actually having solid production programs. While 13 may sound like a lot, it sort of depends on the quality of the colleges. My D1’s stats were only slightly lower than D2’s, & she was ultimately rejected by 12 of the 17 colleges that she applied to… & with USC being the only non-safety college to ultimately accept her. (Got in to USC and 4 FL colleges) That reality has spooked D2 quite a bit, so she may locate at least another 2 match or safety colleges to apply to. I will encourage her to look at OU.
Thanks again…