Saturday, November 26, 2011

Film School Helping Students Towards Their Career

By Adriana Noton


To make the most of graduate film school experience, an individual should make the decision if a higher qualification will take them nearer to their career goals. An MFA degree might be an option and it will certainly give a person the credential to teach. Therefore, if it is a person's goal to teach they should study an MFA.

Graduates that have made features have usually gained a degree. In addition, they will have written and directed a good short movie, written a good feature-length screenplay and also directed it. If someone wants to direct, then they would have to do both because the movie displays their talents, and the screenplay shows that they can provide more than one short movie.

People often find that the schooling experience does not prepare them for the industry. The majority of art courses will not prepare people for the industry. The industry is tough and people have to be prepared to work hard. If a director does not like your work, then they will tell you to start all over again until you get it right. This can be soul destroying and art courses will not prepare you for this.

There are many individuals that want to be animators. Animation has been created by thousands of people who have the desire to be a part of the wonderful magic we see on screen. You might ask yourself, what does it take to be an animator? Well, first you will need to study and learn the different techniques. There are many elements and levels of training needed to produce a feature length animation.

Natural talent towards animation starts at a young age. Every parent knows when their child show artistic talent. These children draw all the time, everywhere and on everything. They try to draw the things around them like mummy, daddy, the dog, the cat and everything else.

Children will go through different phases when they are exploring their skills. Although we may not recognize that blue scribble on paper as a dragon, to the child it is. Older children are fascinated by visuals, cartoons and illustrations trying to copy them as closely as they can.

Once children start to draw the things they see it is a huge jump. When a child tries to interpret what they see in the three dimensional world, it is the biggest sign that they are serious about art. Young children who start drawing want to make things as accurate as possible. They work very hard to get it right, but this can be frustrating.

A film school often requires samples of work from applicants, so put together a number of short films. An individual should borrow a camera and make as many films as they can. This can include, home movies, documentaries, weddings, stories and more. The internet has many helpful websites where volunteers can be recruited for short movies. Actors that are looking to complete their show reel often volunteer their services in return for a recording of their work.




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