Oliver Stapleton - What Film School teaches you & the NFTS 

I was so lucky to speak with Mr Oliver , he is so kind and master of Cinematography. Not to many people around like he is

"If you are bombastic because you are an idiot........" That part got me. I've learnt from this video.

This video was very helpful to me. I'm about to enter filmschool now as an 18-year-old, and this video reveals a different outlook I've never had or been presented.

wise words. I work with cameras all day and edit all night with my work. Big difference between knowing how to shoot/edit/produce and working with people. Teams of people are what make films, not individuals.

Grading replaced by collaborating wow! The first school I went to not only had multiple ongoing tests, quizzes and assessments it reenforced its teaching with corporal punishment - a 3metre cane. But then again Australia did start out as a penal colony. Many years later I was forced to return to education due to work place injury, but luckily schooling had changed to student focused learning and I was able to regain my humanity and overcome some of the psychological damage inflicted on me.

This was a great episode and loved what he said about school. School kills creativity and confidence.

My dream school!

It's a good point. Some people just don't know how to collaborate and it's a learned process. I find on my productions the best ones have a multitude of good ideas coming from every part facet of the team. I truly believe in team. However, when you lead you need to make sure that the idea is still go back to the original vision and stay true to it. Great video keep them coming :-)

4:54 i thought he was doing an impression of Roger Deakins

Super interesting. Great video

Box ticking kills any appreciation and understanding of the process.

The film school I went to was not like this. Damn.

There are a number of comments below accusing film schools of being "full of rich kids.." etc. This is wrong twice: NFTS students are not kids - the average age is 27 - nor are most of them rich - or having the fees paid by their parents. There are excellent scholarships available for many MA students and the idea that you emerge "massively in debt" is not necessarily true.. although it might be for some. However, the Cine department has an employment rate of over 90% for grads.. and being a well paid job, the part of your life you spend in debt should not go on "forever". Film school is not right for everyone: it is one of the choices available but best approached with an open mind and not the pre-conceived notions of people who most likely have not been to one. "We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are" Anais Nin

I won multiple “best in the class” awards in film school, but I have to say, I agree that that was a bad idea. Even though it felt great at the time.

I may qualify as the bombastic idiot. I guess we will see after the results from this next production.

"... but if you're bombastic because you're an idiot ...!" :D

He knows about Cinematography (and a good Cinematographer) & has some wise words about teaching but film school is not what he describes, including NFTS. By it's very nature, it's full of rich, self entitled and immature students. The level of egos are also horrendous. It's not worth the money, even if you have it. The majority of film school students don't make it, and unfortunately to say, for good reason. Best to work hard, be decent, aim to learn on the job and through all the free resources available. EDIT - to add, great work from CookeOptics love the videos! And respect to Oliver Stapelton, post is regarding film school.

You don't need to go to film school if your sole goal is to be an writer n director

Ahh...the privileged

But mostly they teach you to give them your money to pay for your dreams.