To Film School or Not To Film School: Crash Course Film Production with Lily Gladstone #14 

Where did she go to school?

This is an EXCELLENT point. - Nick J.

I think the less-expensive schools, like state universities or community colleges, teach the skills just as well at a fraction of the cost. So much of film making relies on actual talent. The technical stuff was figured out long ago, CGI notwithstanding.

Can you do a series on English grammar please

What Industry/job do you work now?

From a purely pragmatic perspective, having a degree in ANYTHING already makes you a little bit more attractive to potential employers. Obviously, you need to factor in the cost of getting a degree versus the opportunities it opens up for you and which of those opportunities you want to, or realistically can, take. A surprisingly large number of people take a degree in one field, then start working in a different field with the plan "I just need to get enough experience so I can move on to the field I really want", then find themselves actually loving the industry or area they ended up in, and can still apply a lot of the skills they learned during their degree. Remember: a degree teaches you a lot about a specific area, but it also teaches you how to think, how to prioritize, it helps you understand your limits and options, and how to apply yourself to a variety of situations. Don't be afraid to move outside of a narrow comfort zone if you think you're up for it!

Ben Aaron Preach!

Where did u learn that?

If you are homeless just buy a house

@@tae523 You misinterpreted his comment. If you really love something just do it. I never thought my short film would get anywhere but with enough ambition I was a finalist at the UniFest film festival.

CloudCoverCreations The truth is only selected few gets the glory. A school accepts almost anyone who has money.

Best of the lucks

honestly same for me I just finished high school and am currently deciding between going to a government university to study screenwriting or to go to a private film school to study a bachelor of film

All the very best!

HeSmile omg bro, im taking software engineering course but my heart more toward film making XD

If I was you I would study software engineering and make little movies at the same time, learning on the job kinda. Why would I stay on the software engineering course? Because nowadays a good chunk of the filmmaking pipeline relies on software, so I reckon having a good knowledge of that would give a filmmaker the tools to really be able to truly control his images and not being "held hostage" by companies like Adobe, Autodesk etc. Check out steve yedlin and his resolution demo. It blew my mind! :D

SydneyTalks Would you recommend it?

try for a year and if u dont like it then droupout.

I transferred three times until I found the right place. There's no shame in transferring if you don't like it.

I felt that way all throughout BOTH of my degrees if that helps at all :D - Nick J.

May as well commit at this point!

Ask questions, but learn when you should directly ask someone or indirectly ask via Google or RU-vid. Also, experiment with how to word your questions. Some ways will irritate someone or come off as disrespectful, yet other people may respond positively to those very same ways. Adulting is a ridiculous stage of human life that is overrated. The best adults are the ones that keep their childlike nature and embrace it.

The tire situation is simple, but can be dirty. Never trust a jack to hold a vehicle while you are under the vehicle. That's what jackstands are for, or some other fixed and immobile structure that can support the weight. ...Do not touch the brakes, they are hot. Use the tire-iron to loosen the nuts a bit. Use the jack to lift the vehicle on solid ground and on a solid point on the vehicle. Find out the nuts are still too tight, and lower the vehicle. Loosen the nuts more. Lift the vehicle. Put the spare nearby. Take the nuts off, then the tire, and install the spare tire. Tighten the nuts as much as you can by hand while gently shaking the tire occasionally. Lower the vehicle. Tighten the nuts. Drive to the nearest tire place. My spare tire has a maximum speed of 65mph. It's not a good idea to go over that in the middle of nowhere. ...Not sure if it was in the owner's manual or directly on the tire itself. I would recommend the next time you have a decent amount of time... Go take your tire off and put the spare on when you do not have a flat tire. (It may help to have someone knowledgeable nearby. Either your parents or near an auto mechanic shop.) This will help familiarize you with what to do, as well as make sure that you actually have the equipment you need. If you do have a flat tire, get your car off the street as far as possible. ...Drivers suck, and you do not want to be close enough that someone may cross the rumble area and end up on your feet.

We definitely need it😂

Film school doesn't have to be expensive. San Francisco State University Cinema program (film school) is only $3,532 a semester.

Domdrok they quit

That’s basically film school online

very true

Tselel this is the best comment about this.

Facts

Its mostly a debt ... you dont have the money in the first place

Yeah but wouldn't u say u need a certificate like that degree to help you find a job in film

No

Adrian Duran I used to do that

Adrian Duran but film school provides you with actors and money

There are so many ways. Always depends on where you live and the industry on your town.

Are you kidding with me? I tried that. Tell me how would you EVER create that structure that a school does? How will you teach yourself everything? How will you get yourself in? How will you gain knowledge? JUST HOW?

estebanrueda1 * Laughs in 3rd world country *

Rahat Ahmed I feel you dude

Doesn't stop them from being top-class.

Depends on what you consider 'expensive for your class or country'. £10,000? $8000? €12,500?

in belgium its 800 euro's per year to study a film bachelor or master ;)

How has it been for you now? Are you still doing more PA jobs?

Obviously the video was geared toward an American audience.

Is call a Market. Is an American Network, PBS.

@@Eveningbreeze721 Well they should've acknowledged the fact that RU-vid itself and its videos are reached by non-Americans as well, shouldn't they?

unless i decide to work at netflix, that isnt an option for me

Fun fact; He was also worked at a porn theatre for some time at the age of 15.

But im not studying film nor know anything about it so haha

tetepeb explain pls

You can of course learn everthing that has to do with filmmaking by yourself but i think you become better quicker if you want to do a technical job like cinematographer/editor/light/sound by going to filmschool. But if you got something uniqe in you when it comes to writing and directing i think it´s a bad idea to go to filmschool and be moulded in to the sort of directors/writers they "make" at that school and it cost alot of money. Better to just write, write, write a bunch of scripts and like Quentin Tarantino start making a movie, he did his first unrealesed film "My best friends birthday" over a couple of years and when it was done he said it was bad in the beginning but the last things they filmed where pretty good and he sees it as his filmschool and made him ready to do his first "real" movie Reservoir Dogs. Filmschools kills individuality and peoples uniqe-voices even before they get the chance to find them in my opinion. Of course there are people that did go to filmschool and are great filmmakers with there own style and vice versa but overall this is what i belive in.

tetepeb idek what I should do. I’m in high school. Should I start films?

@@tetepeb have you even been to a film school?

@@davidfoster989 No and like i say above this is just what i believe in, my opinion i have nothing from my own life to back i up, just what i know about others. Im not a filmmaker, just love films and how they are made and writes screenplays as a hobby. Would love to make a film of my own though.

People, aren't 'Quentin Tarantino'.

@@kabir8773 some people are like him, you just have to really be into movies. I could tell from all the interviews I've seen with Tarantino that he is really passionate about films, it's why I could listen to him talk about movies all day. Are there people like that, some but not many.

corm1000 he’s also incredibly talented

Absolutely! Keep building up your portfolio :) Good luck!

It's all good guys, I don't have to drop out of college!

YoungTheFish is it though?

Canadian dollars aren’t real anyway

anubis2814 the colleges I feel just want you to come so they get money why can't they treat us like human beings and put the money aside and give us information that benefits us and not them

Visual motiffs? What exactly did he teach you

Fin Jackson basically you take a visual element you can produce (color, tone, shapes, etc.), then you assign a meaning to that motif, then whenever you want to have that “meaning” in a scene you use that motif. For instance you can say RED represents DANGER, and whenever a character is going to be in a dangerous situation you add in the color red to the sets, props, costumes, etc.

Etsu Ikeda I really want to get into making videos such as directing or screen writing what other path is there to go besides going to film school?

For screenwriting specifically, I highly recommend reading as many scripts a day as you possibly can. From acclaimed movies and shows to terrible ones, you have to understand what goes into making a script functional as it is the movie. So reading scripts is important and watch a ton of movies (something you would have to do in or out of film school.) Another way to become knowledgeable about the trade is to look into books on screenwriting and directing. Many fine books will give you what you need to understand about those professions. There may be things you already know but it's always good to play around with what you know to create your voice. To get into the industry as a writer or director (or both) is obviously the tricky part. You can do a wide number of things to get started. Seeing as you're interested in making videos though, I'd suggest you look into coming up with ideas for short movies and produce them. As you're making your videos and learning through each step (Pre-production/Production/Post), you can gain some practical knowledge of filming (assuming you have the resources to take this route). Doing this, you should look into people around your area or colleges who are into acting and production and start making those connections. You'll learn so much from people around you. And never be discouraged from whatever path you chose,. In this industry, You're always learning...whether you want to or not *look up Celtx for screenwriting, sorry if I couldn't give you much info for directors, I have more of a writing background

how is film school like and what kinds of things do you learn?. honestly being a video editor sounds great and i have an interest in taking a screen arts course in my uni but idk if i'm capable enough for it. idk if i'm overthinking this but i know nothing about film and i don't have a lot of experience in it either. how's the film course like at uni? sorry for asking a lot of questions aha :)

SuperJohntodd i agree with you. Any school that is a pro-profit colleges or universities don’t always guarantee a path to your future career.

+Cindy Pacheco They grant you a path to bankruptcy

JonatasAdoM yes, yes they do.

duh and renting equipment doesn't cost money? how do you pay your crew and cast? filmmaking is expensive and there is no way around it, doesn't matter if you go to filmschool or do your first movie