The World’s Best Film Schools
All schools offer various perks. And that is the reason why schools have their own characteristics and identity. It’s not surprising to hear the school being blamed by people for the certain image that an individual portrays to the public. As an example, you might hear the statement: “Well, he acts like that because he is a graduate of the Blank Wall University. All students who graduated from that school behave in that way.” And this type of interference is not illogical at all. A certain culture and personality is generic in a specific school due to peer pressure.
So, to determine which is the best film school is not that difficult. The answer relies on what you want to gain from your film school experience. Each film school has its specific attributes and features that the best thing to do is to figure them out first. The country where this school is located plays a significant role in figuring out the character of a certain film school.
There are a lot of aspects to consider: the type of courses offered, the length of time each subject is covered, the number of written modules versus the number of actual practice, the incorporators of the college and the course itself, guests appearing in certain key lectures, and the reputation the school exudes and whether that would really matter in the end of the course. I always think that it does. It aids you in how you move in the world, whether you go up or down. But, in the real film world, degrees don’t hold much weight as that of track record and experience. No amount of argument can win against track record and innate talent. A few samples of schools that have impeccable status and repute are the following:
American Film Institute
New York University
California State of the Arts
University of Southern California
University of California – Los Angeles
Away from the United States, there are two notable film schools that one interested can opt for and these are the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School and the United Kingdom’s National Film and Television School. This isn’t to belittle the capacity of the other international film schools to teach ably the art of filmmaking but rest assured there are those that can be at par with the previously mentioned ones. What one needs to do is run a deep research on his aspirations in the film industry, the culture that he wants to inculcate on himself, and where he would be most comfortable in.