Undergrad vs. Grad + where to go?

digmedia
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:03:13 +0000

Agree with jt that going from undergrad film to grad film is sort of pointless. Film School Confidential was a great idea, but a little confusing regarding whether, for a particular school, they were talking undergrad or grad. The film school world has changed so drastically since that book was published… mainly an explosion of film schools (just take a look at the list on IMDb) and the almost complete domination of digital media (thus my name) these days. Yes, the biggies are still the biggies, but there are a lot more choices to be made. Getting a handle on all the info you need at the undergrad level is still elusive.

On the one hand, there are thousands more film school graduates each year than before. You think getting a job in the past was difficult? Now there’s even more competition. HOWEVER, I am happy to report that there are so many more opportunities now. Just look at the number of cable or satellite channels (and corresponding commercials and music videos and corporate videos and online media and…).