15 points to keep in mind while choosing a film school
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- Infrastructure
– The first thing that separates a good film school from run of the mill
film schools is the infrastructure. The classrooms, the studios, editing
rooms, sound mixing studios, outdoor shooting facilities, library, computer
labs and film screening facilities are the primary requisites of a film
school.
- Faculty – Of
course the quality and experience of the faculty members are important for
any educational institution and there is no exception in case of the film
schools. Efficient faculties will always make the difference as you will
be learning the art and science of film making from them.
- Equipments
– Film making is a craft where you need hands on training for effective
learning. That is why the equipment like camera, sound systems, editing
machines, everything should be available with a film school.
- Comprehensive
Course – The courses at the
film school should take care of every aspect that is important for film
making. It is not that the acting schools will teach only acting for the aspiring
actors and camera techniques to those who are studying cinematography. The
course should cover all the areas of film making that will give the
students a comprehensive idea.
- Options of
Courses – The film school should have different courses for different functions
of film making. The courses should include film direction, film acting,
film editing, sound engineering, art direction, cinematography, script
writing and so on.
- Contemporary
Curriculum – The curriculum of the institute should be in tune with
the best film schools around the world. The courses should incorporate
contemporary style of film making and latest techniques that are being
used globally.
- Association
with Industry – The institutes should have close ties with the film
industry. Thereby the students will get the chance to learn from the
people who have the first hand experience of making film.
- Diploma Films
– The diploma films produced by the film schools is another deciding
factor of the quality of education that the institute provides. So before
selecting a film school one should carefully study the diploma films and
the chances of making films at the institute after successfully completing
the course.
- Alumni – The
alumni of any institute speaks a lot about the standard of learning
facilities at the institute. So, you should try and find out how the past
students have done after leaving the institute.
- Film Archive
– The film archive of the film schools are very important as that will
give you a chance of seeing as many films as possible. When you enroll
with a film school that has well stocked film archive you get a
comprehensive idea of the world cinema.
- Production
Facility – The production facility of the film school should be of
professional standard equipped with latest and finest machinery. It will
let you learn the fine points of film making right at the school and you
will ready to work professionally right from the first day after you leave
the institute.
- Short Films
– The institute should have proper infrastructure and ambience for making
short films and should promote the films at different film festivals that
will eventually help you showcase your work.
- Further
Studies – The institute should have scope of further studies in the
fields of film making and acting. The acting schools should have the
advanced courses like master degree and PhD courses that will eventually
help you make it big in the field of film making.
- Student
Exchange Programs – The scope of student exchange program with other
acting schools and international film schools will give you the much
needed exposure to international film education and technologies.
- Career
Opportunities – The institute should have proper infrastructure and network
to help the students in their career. Whether it is promoting the diploma
films of the students or arranging campus interviews, the film school
should provide a platform to launch the new talents.
Contact Us
ASIAN ACADEMY
OF FILM & TELEVISION
Marwah Studios Complex
FC-14/15, Film City,
Sector-16A
NOIDA-201301
Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ph. : 95120-2515254, 2515255,
2515256.
Fax. : 95120-2515246.
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Asian Academy of Film Education is a premiere film school in India. For more than a detail the institute has been providing quality film education and produced thousands successful film technicians and actress who are successfully working in entertainment industry.
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