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LIE? I am going to the Toronto film school, and my admissions guy said 85% get jobs.....

BeachHouseGuyBeachHouseGuy
edited June 2011 in General Banter
In a related feild, this means TV, camera man e.t.c. Do you think this is a good choice for a career? Google The toronto film school and it will show up if you want to take a look..

peacey

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  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
    That's awesome!
    Good luck!
    Do whatever feels right!
  • compassionate_warriorcompassionate_warrior Veteran
    The Chairman of a film program at a college in my town told me that the cameraman work and other "grunt work" was the part of the program that students hated. He said everyone dreams of being a great filmmaker, but they don't want to do the technical work and physical labor involved that's part of filmmaking.

    Here's what I think: breaking into film as a director or filmmaker is extremely difficult. How would beginners to the profession get funding for their film projects? It's nearly impossible, unless you have personal funds or can dig up some private backers. But there's always work for camera people, film lab technicians, and that sort of thing, and it's a steady paycheck. Ask the admissions guy how may of those 85% grads with jobs are getting lower-level staff monthly wage jobs (or film-related jobs at all), and how recent graduates are actually getting paid to make films?

    Check out the film, 'Genghis Blues" (on DVD) and watch the track where the 2 filmmakers (Adrian and Roko Belic) discuss how difficult it was to actually get the film made in the lab from all the footage they shot on location. They were only able to make the film because someone donated their film processing lab to them for free for as long as they needed it. It took them years to complete the film (they expected it would only be 6 months), and all other expenses they had to put on credit cards because they had no money.
  • VincenziVincenzi Veteran
    probably in advertising...
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    my uncle has done most jobs regarding the film industry, from camera work to locations management to even teaching college courses... he's told me that you pretty much have to start at the bottom and work your way up. it has a lot to do with connections, unfortunately. you could probably get a job right now as a productions assistant if you're curious to see what the industry is like, although, that can be a pretty rough job at times. :)

    what type of position are you thinking about?
  • BeachHouseGuyBeachHouseGuy
    @zombiegirl I'd like to be a camera operator, maybe production. I'm not entirely sure what a producer would be doing :]
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    @zombiegirl I'd like to be a camera operator, maybe production. I'm not entirely sure what a producer would be doing :]
    a camera operator might be a good position for you. since you like travel, my uncle actually has done this off and on for many years touring with bands. he's one of the guys in the pit that film for the screen in the back of the performers. since he has a wife and kids, it could be kinda hard for him at times (months on the road at a time), but it would be a perfect position for someone who doesn't have such attachments. very long and hard hours though!
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    If your the one who has bipolar I would recommend getting stable and working for awhile. Save some money and assure yourself that you are stable.

    You don't want crushing debt and student loans if it turns out that you are unable to work.
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited July 2011
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/movies/film-school-graduates-job-prospects-at-usc-nyu-ucla.html?src=me&ref=general
    As home-entertainment revenue declined in the last five years, studios reduced spending on scripts from new writers, cut junior staff positions and severely curtailed deals with producers who once provided entry-level positions for film school graduates. Yet applications to university film, television and digital media programs surged in the last few years as students sought refuge from the weak economy in graduate schools and some colleges opened new programs.

    “It’s becoming an increasingly flooded marketplace,” said Andrew Dahm, who in May graduated from the Peter Stark producing program at U.S.C. with a master’s degree and an expectation that he would work for two or three years as a low-paid assistant in lieu of the junior executive jobs that were once common.

    “Working as an assistant for six years is not unheard of,” Mr. Dahm said. He estimated that perhaps a quarter of the two dozen graduates in his class had lined up assistant jobs; about as many, like himself, are still looking for similar work, he said, while the rest are writing screenplays or otherwise preparing projects that might open a path into the business.
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