Posted by Michael Raben at 63.204.234.5 on August 05, 2000 at 20:15:10:
In Reply to: DO it and ill fuckin spank u posted by Sound71993 on August 05, 2000 at 13:40:15:
: Im still deciding between colleges to go to major in film directing as well as photography.
I probably won't be the first or only one to tell you this, but have you
ever considered that you might not need film school to succeed in the realm
of filmmaking? This is rhetorical, of course; only you know what's best
for you.
: I attend summer B classes at a community colledge and from there thinking of going into the armys film class (i know it sounds corney) due to free education, money, scholarships, and fuckin' mad ho's. From there going to University of Central Florida
: (thats where the dudes who directed and produced the "Blair Witch project graduated from)
Right; if you're considering CFU BECAUSE of the The Blair Witch dudes....
I'll save the scorn and just say that's pretty silly. If you pick a film school it should probably be for reasons such as: cost, academia, etc.
That WAS some directing job they did though, yessireee (there's scorn here though, in scads; you do realize they didn't really "direct" anything).
: and not to mention my 6 years in Tv Production (high school and middle school).
Now see, you probably did all this TV production through playing with the
equipment, experimenting, trying stupid things, actual book-learning, etc.
(pssst. Most of these same ideas can be applied to filmmaking...)
: from a hollywood point of view is this enough or is there anyone out there with a suggestion.
If you're looking for a checklist to show the Hollywood Machine that you're worth banking on, what you really need to do is SHOW THEM SOMETHING.
I'm all for fast-talking and playing the friend-of-a-friend game, but in the end, you still have to be able to deliver a product. THAT IS WHAT MATTERS. Film school resumes are all well and good, but a kick-ass short or low budget indie feature will do more for you than a degree.
Always,
Michael Raben