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Film college near skiing

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rnisbet
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Hi I'm looking for a good film school near good skiing. Any ideas?
Feb 13 2013 10:26PM
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slc_utahboiii
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I'm headed to U of U for this exact thing
Feb 14 2013 1:09PM
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gusestomp
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-U of M
-USC
-U of U

Feb 14 2013 8:52PM
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gusestomp
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sorry for double post, but probably this thread should be in ski or non ski gabber instead of M&A.
Feb 14 2013 8:53PM
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C.A.V.
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art insitutes in denver or salt lake city are in my choices for next year, or champlane in vt.
Feb 15 2013 10:30AM
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family_vacation
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I'd avoid those if I was you.
Feb 15 2013 10:42AM
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will_powder
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UBC

http://www.film.ubc.ca/
Feb 15 2013 2:23PM
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MustBeMattyB
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Agreed, CU boulder has a decent film school close enough to the mountains
Feb 15 2013 2:40PM
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jeremy.g
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you should probably look into msu in bozeman mt
Feb 15 2013 2:48PM
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ToySoldier
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+1 for MSU Bozeman
Feb 15 2013 3:56PM
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WillStart
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i see you didn't take any of the advice in your other thread.



OP, frankly I would say going to U of U for film is a bad idea. not a very credible film school and not in a good location for film. if you want to go to school for film, you should commit. go to schools in either LA (like USC, UCLA, Chapman, or LMU) or NYC, like NYU.

I looked into CU's film program, but it seemed pretty weird. It's an upper division program, so you have to do your freshman and sophomore years of all normal classes before even applying to the film program. It's also very centered on experimental and independent film which isn't as useful if you want to make a good living. .


I chose to sacrifice good skiing for going to a good film school (I go to LMU in LA) but if you insist on going to school near skiing, I would suggest choosing a degree like business and pursuing filmmaking on the side. not to mention I still ski multiple days a week.
Feb 15 2013 10:56PM
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WillStart
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I forgot to add, out of U of U, CU Boulder, and MSU, I would pick MSU for film. has a surprisingly legit program from what i've heard
Feb 15 2013 10:56PM
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JStrathern
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Exactly what I decided to do and I'm glad I made the choice
Feb 15 2013 11:14PM
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DGski
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I'm going here for this program in 2 years

do you go to UBC
Mar 9 2013 6:04PM
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edai
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You guys should hang out.
Mar 9 2013 6:48PM
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blatt
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U of U's film program is trash. The only school with a decent film program is MSU. Go to Cali or New York if you want a non-freelance future in film. Another good option would be community college.


I know I'm gonna upset a few people with this one, but another great option that I would reccomend is going to a university and getting a more useful/diverse degree than film. Lots of the stuff they teach you in film school can be pretty easily self-taught through the university of google and books at your average bookstore. A friend of mine who graduated from USC told me that most of his friends who graduated from the film department there are now bussing tables in Hollywood while they struggle to find any film related jobs. Not gonna be the most appreciated opinion, but it's just some food for thought.
Mar 9 2013 7:46PM
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TWoods
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Wow...

Art institutes suck. Have fun wasting your money on a useless "education".
Mar 9 2013 8:16PM
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.jack.
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whats your major at LMU?
Mar 10 2013 4:57PM
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WillStart
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film production
Mar 10 2013 5:18PM
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NWPA
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anybody heard anything about the colorado film school in denver? seems pretty legit from what i have heard.
Mar 12 2013 12:39AM
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WillStart
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it's been said already in this thread, but if you're gonna go to film school in a place that's not anywhere near film industries, you're basically wasting your time. if you want to go to school in colorado so you can ski that's sick, but at least get a more useful degree. one of the biggest perks of film school is networking in and out of school and you're kind of missing out on that in a place like CO.
Mar 12 2013 12:55AM
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terraclot
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OP, what would you be looking to do with your film degree? Depends on whether or not you want to go in to the industry or do freelance/documentary work. If you avoid the schools on the east/california, then couple your film degree with something else and double major if you can (at U of U the film degree is very light and extremely easy to double major and still ride that 4 year plan)

If you're a non-resident of Utah, you can go through a process and become a resident your sophomore year and pay in-state tuition for the last three years of your education here. (I am in the midst of this process.)

Sundance comes to the Utah community every year and the U is slowly becoming more and more tied to it, thankfully. Next year, films may even be hosted at the U. Look at the curriculum for the schools of your choice and go from there. Skiing Utah is killer, even on a subpar year like this. I can ski 5/7 days a week and still stay on top of schoolwork since the resorts are so close. Don't take yourself too seriously.
Mar 12 2013 1:38AM
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eheath
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If you're serious about film, take a couple years off from school and move somewhere like utah or CO and ski for awhile. The only film degrees worth getting are from certain schools in LA, NY or Chicago. The only smaller ski town school worth going for a film degree is MSU in bozeman, u of u and cu's programs aren't anything special and won't get you anywhere in life. If you're not super serious about it, go to school for a couple years, explore your interests and then go from there.
Mar 12 2013 1:50AM
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WillStart
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not to mention you don't even begin in the film school until your junior year
Mar 13 2013 4:00PM
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