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Academy Awards
Acne
Adsense
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Alizee
Amanda Bynes
American Idol
Amy Winehouse
Angelina Jolie
Ann Coulter
Antonio Villaraigosa
Apple
Atkins Diet
Australia
Bad Credit
Badoo
Barak Obama
Baseball
Ben Affleck
Beyonce
Bikinis
Bikram Yoga
Borat
Brad Pitt
Britney Spears
Brooklyn Storage
Car Insurance
Cheap Airfare
Chicago Houses
Chris Benoit
Christ
Christianity
Christina DeRosa
Clay Aiken
Clint Eastwood
Computers
Condominiums
Condos
Credit Cards
Credit Relief
Credit Reports
Credit Score
Cruises
Dailymotion
Dallas Condominiums
Dallas Cowboys
Dana Jacobson
David Carradine
Debbie Gibson
Debt Consolidation
Debt Refinance
Dennis Prager
Diets
Disney
Disney World
eBay
Eddie Izzard
Elijah Kelley
Elton John
England
Ethics
Evan Sayet
Facebook
Fashion
Fergie
Fidel Castro
Film Editing
Galilea Montijo
Global Warming
Golf
Hannah Montana
Hawaii
Heath Ledger
Heather Mac Donald
Heidi Klum
Hillary Clinton
Home Loans
Hotels
Hymn
Insurance
Investment Property
Iphone
Ipod
Iran
Jack Nicholson
Jamie Gold
Jay Leno
Jay Z
Jennifer Garner
Jerusalem
Jessica Alba
Jews
Judaism
Julia Allison
Katherine Heigl
Katie Holmes
Kelly Clarkson
Kerry Howley
Kevin Blatt
Kim Kardashian
Kiss
Laptop
Las Vegas Condominiums
Leggings
Limewire
Lindsay Lohan
London
Lost
Love
Luke Ford
Mac Air
Mac Book
Maria Sharapova
Marla Maples
Mary Hart
Matisyahu
Matt Damon
Michael Jackson
Michelle Williams
Mickey Mouse
Mike Huckabee
Mischa Barton
Mitt Romney
Monty Python
Morals
Mortgage
Myspace
Naruto
Neil Strauss
New York Giants
Nikki Blonsky
NFL
Ninjas
New Zealand
Oprah
Orlando Condominiums
Orlando Vacations
Oscars
Pamela Anderson
Paris
Paris Hilton
Perez Hilton
Pilates
Plastic Surgery
Pokemon
Poker
Rachael Ray
Reason
Reason Magazine
Refinance
Ringtones
Ron Paul
Sacha Baron Cohen
San Jose Condos
Sarah Silverman
Scorpions
Seal
Shmuley Boteach
Skateboard
Skip Bayless
South Beach Diet
Spyware
Subprime
Super Bowl
Taylor Swift
Tel Aviv
Texas Hold 'Em
The Carpenters
Tmz
Tom Brady
Tom Cruise
Torah
Travis Barker
Uwe Boll
Vacations
Valentine
Valentine's Day
Vanessa Hudgens
Vince McMahon
Viral Marketing
Warren Beatty
Webkinz
WGA
Wii
WWE
Xbox
Yoga
Yosemite
Zac Efron
Zuda

Top Film Schools

In Google page rank order:

Art Institute of Chicago - Film, Video And New Media Department - http://www.artic.edu/saic/programs/depts/graduate/fvnm.html Read descriptions of the graduate programs in film and video. Take a virtual tour of the school or view the work of faculty members, students, and alumni.

	University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television - http://www-cntv.usc.edu/ Offers information on admissions, academic programs, faculty, and resources for the undergraduate and graduate programs in screenwriting, producing, critical studies, and directing.
	New York Film Academy - http://www.nyfa.com Film school offering intensive workshops and summer programs covering screenwriting, directing, cinematography and editing.
	Film Studies Division--Univ. of Utah - http://www.film.utah.edu The Film Studies Division at the University of Utah offers B.A. and M.F.A. Degree programs with courses in film/video production, computer animation, screenwriting, and Film History.
	FSU Film School - http://filmschool.fsu.edu/ The official web site for the Florida State University School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts (The Film School).
	University of Edinburgh - Film Studies - http://www.filmstudies.llc.ed.ac.uk/ Offers postgraduate courses (Masters and PhD) and scholarships. Information on facilities, content of courses and contacts.

	Australian Film Television and Radio School - http://www.aftrs.edu.au Australia's premier film school with 100s of pages of information on courses and services, online library, and Quicktime movies.
	Northwest Film Center School of Film - http://www.nwfilm.org/ Based in Portland, offering a range of courses and workshops. Details of each course are provided with an enrollment form, as well as information on the organisation, scholarships and equipment.
	FAMU - http://www.famu.cz The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
	Concordia University Cinema Department - http://cinema.concordia.ca/ The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, offers three main areas of study: animation, film production, and cinema studies.
	The Huston School of Film and Digital Media - http://www.filmschool.ie/ Founded at the National University of Ireland, Galway with the support of the Huston family. Courses, events, library.

	The College of Santa Fe: Moving Image Arts - http://mov.csf.edu/ Offers full film/video/digital production equipment and facilities, classes screen in 35mm, history, theory, critical studies, and writing.
	Video Symphony - http://www.videosymphony.com Provides information about film and production programs, course schedule, and contact information. Burbank, California.
	International Academy of Film and Television - http://www.filmschool.ph/ Focus on film production technology. Located in Cebu, Philippines.
	Moonstone International - http://www.moonstone.org.uk Training courses for feature film writers and directors in consultation with the Sundance Institute
	London Film Academy - http://www.londonfilmacademy.com Industry professionals teach courses in this vocational approach to filmmaking. Graduates can earn a Film-Making certificate.

	Chapman University: School of Film and Television - http://ftv.chapman.edu/ Information for students, alumni, and parents.
	Panico London - http://www.panicofilms.com/ London-based school offering courses in screenwriting and filmmaking. Also provides a resource base for filmmakers.
	Film & TV Connection - http://www.film-connection.com Film schools on the actual movie set or video studio.
	South Seas - http://www.southseas.co.nz Film and TV school located in Auckland, New Zealand, offering several diploma courses.
	Virginia Commonwealth University - Department of Photography and Film - http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/photo/ Offers a graduate & undergraduate film program in Richmond, Virginia.

	New Zealand Film Academy - http://www.nzfilmacademy.com Offers television production and filmmaking courses in Auckland.
	International Film and Television Workshops - http://www.theworkshops.com/filmworkshops/index.asp Education in film, video, digital media, directing, editing, producing, screenwriting, documentary, and cinematography. Workshops, Master Classes, and professional training.
	Metro Screen - http://www.metroscreen.com.au/ Metro Screen is a production and training facility catering to emerging film, video and multimedia producers. a non-profit organisation supported by the Australian Film Commission.
	NYU Department of Film and Television - http://www.nyu.edu/tisch/filmtv Provides information on the courses, details of staff, students and alumni, production resources available, special events and projects and admissions information.
	New York Independent Film School - http://www.nyfilmschool.com Provides information on the faculty, the courses and how to apply, as well as showing student work online.

	School of Communication Arts - http://www.higherdigital.com Offers courses in filmmaking, special effects, audio and animation.
	Metropolitan Film School - http://www.metfilmschool.co.uk Offers digital filmmaking courses; aimed at inspiring and developing independent filmmakers. London, United Kingdom.
	Tinseltown Online Seminars - http://www.tinseltownonline.com/seminars/default.asp Short courses on various aspects of the entertainment industry, including sending out a script and putting together a reel.
	Center for Digital Imaging and Sound - http://www.artschool.com This private college in Vancouver offers diploma programs, certificate programs and part-time courses in 3D animation, recording arts, digital film, visual effects, new media, video game production, web design and video production.
	Gulf Islands Film and Television School - http://www.giftsfilms.com This hands-on residential media training centre is located on Galiano Island, BC. Detailed school information is available, as well as registration help, student films, resources for filmmakers and GIFTS merchandise.

	The Los Angeles Film School - http://www.lafilm.com/ The Los Angeles Film School offers a year long hands-on training course in filmmaking.
	International Film Seminars - http://www.flahertyseminar.org Presenters of The Robert Flaherty Film Seminar in New York. Provides information on the seminars, scholarships and archive of their projects.
	UCF Film Program - http://www.cas.ucf.edu/film/ The film program at the University of Central Florida offers majors in film production, screenwriting, and cinema studies.
	EICAR Film School - http://www.eicar-international.com A private college, situated in Paris, offers a curriculum based on state-controlled educational programs for the advanced study of cinema techniques.
	The London Film School - http://www.lfs.org.uk Registered charity offering two-year MA degree program in filmmaking.

	Indian Film Academy - http://www.ifacinema.com/ Promoting Indian film, presents contact, script and contact information.
	Columbia College - Hollywood - http://www.columbiacollege.edu Offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Cinema and in Television/Video Production. Programs, admission information, tuition, and background information.
	Columbia University School of the Arts Film Division - http://wwwapp.cc.columbia.edu/art/app/arts/film/index.jsp Features program and course information, faculty biographies, an events calendar, and application information.
	Sydney Film School - http://www.sydneyfilmschool.com Private film school in Australia, focusing on 16mm film and digital technologies.
	Whistling Woods International - http://www.whistlingwoods.net Institute for Film, Television and Media Arts offers two-year diploma programs in Mumbai, India.

	San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking - http://www.sfdigifilm.com/ Combines film classes with actual hands on experiences. Features course, faculty and campus information.
	Oklahoma State University Screen Studies Program - http://english.okstate.edu/screen/index.htm Offers undergraduate film option, Master's and Ph.D. programs in screen studies.
	Cityvarsity TV and Multimedia School in Cape Town. - http://www.cityvarsity.co.za/ Established to promote the development of design and production in film, television and multimedia.
	Action/Cut Directing Seminars - http://www.actioncut.com/ Directing film and TV workshops: weekend workshops with director/writer Guy Magar on the directing process for filmmakers, directors, writers, producers, actors, editors, cinematographers, production staff, and film students.
	Digital Film Academy - http://www.digitalfilmacademy.com/ Offers workshops in screenwriting, directing, camera, and editing; includes course, staff and contact information.

	Flanders Script Academy - http://www.vsa-fsa.org/ Belgium's premier training facility for both professional and amateur scriptwriters for film and audiovisual production.
	PCFE Film School - http://www.filmstudies.cz Describes film workshops, semester and year-long programs of the non-accredited film school in Prague.
	Summer School in Film making - http://www.summerfilmschool.com Course details, prices and application form for this course taught at the University of Melbourne, Australia each January.
	Hollins University Film and Photography Department - http://www.hollins.edu/undergrad/film/film.htm Course offerings, major requirements, faculty listings, facilities, exhibition, and internship information for this University in Virginia.
	APA International Film School - http://www.apa.edu.au Offers course, location, and contact information about training and certificate programs. Artarmon, Australia.

	Hollywood Film Institute - http://hollywoodu.com/ Independent film school offering courses for both industry professionals and neophytes. Curriculum is designed to build upon the core 2-day film school program.
	Sydney International Film School - http://www.sifs.com.au Independent film school offering courses in feature film, documentary and television.
	LOAFS: The Library Of Annotated Film Schools - http://www.filmmaker.com/loafs/ Contains actual reviews from past and present film school students.
	Film Program Cannes - http://www.film-program-cannes.com/ Professional film school located in Cannes, France. Curriculurm, tuition details, calendar, lodging information, application form, media, and links.
	India, Foundation Institute For Learning Media - http://www.filminstituteindia.com Offers courses in directing, camera, editing, and acting.

	Seattle Film Institute - http://seattlefilminstitute.com Offers full-time and part-time classes in all aspects of film production, screenwriting, and digital video. Programs, faculty, student profiles, and registration information.
	Asian Academy of Film and Television - http://aaft.com/ Offers courses to those aspiring to a full time career in film and television production.
	Colorado Film School - http://www.coloradofilmschool.net/cgi-bin/disp_home.cgi Offers facility, faculty, class and student information.
	Global Media Adventures - http://www.globalmediaadventures.com Journalism and documentary filmmaking program in Samara, Costa Rica,.
	The USA Film School - http://www.usafilmschool.com A 40 hour, full immersion crash course in filmmaking. Weekend hours and for beginners, intermediate and advanced workshops. Make a class film with professional equipment. Free intern placement program.

	Film School Online - http://www.filmschoolonline.com/ Learn filmmaking with online courses in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, producing and digital video.
	Television, Film, & New Media @ SDSU - http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~taketwo/index.html The television & film department at San Diego State University

University of Texas At Austin Film School

University of Texas at Austin
College of Communication
Department of Radio-TV-Film
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712
512.475.7399

UT general information: 512.475.7348

Production facilities include four audio and radio production studios, two film sound stage/mixing facilities, four color television studios, and 24 video and film editing stations.

UT Austin offers a Bachelor's degree in Radio-Television-Film, which contains a specialized intensive track in media production. They also offer an MA and PhD in Media Studies, an MFA in Film and Television Production, an MA in Screenwriting, an MFA in Creative Writing jointly with the English and Theatre departments, and joint Masters programs with the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the Business School, the Institute of Latin American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies.

The research faculty interests include communication technology and policy, international communication, ethnic issues in communication, gender and sexuality issues, and critical and cultural studies of film and television. Our creative faculty specialties include cinematography, animation, documentary, feature, experimental, studio, single-camera, audio, interactive multi-media.

USC Film School

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0911
213.740.1111

Film, Video and Computer Animation 213.740.3985
Peter Stark Producing Program 213.740.3304
Division of Screen and Television Writing 213.740.3303
Division of Critical Studies 213.740.2911
Division of Film and Video Production 213.740.2911

In the early 1980s, many of the school's most famous alumni and friends joined forces to fund a world-class film and television complex at USC. Their gifts enabled the school to build the following facilities:

• The George Lucas Instructional Building, which houses Ann and Jack Warner Hall
• The Marcia Lucas Post-Production Building
• The Steven Spielberg Music Scoring Stage
• The Johnny Carson Television Stage
• The Harold Lloyd Motion Picture Sound Stage

The newly renovated Television Production Center, part of the Sony Media Center, encompasses three multi-camera stages, both off- and on-line editing rooms, a digital Betacam editing suite and a broadcast control-center that serves the campus and surrounding community.

The School of Cinema-Television has other facilities within the University Park Campus. The Cinema-Television Library, housed in Doheny Memorial Library, is the site of the Film and Television Study Center and the Warner Bros. Archive. In addition to its vast collection of books, journals, screenplays and periodicals, the library provides viewing access to an extensive collection of film and television titles, and houses studio records and personal papers relating to those films.

The Cinema-Television complex and the sophisticated equipment it contains constitute a comprehensive production facility. Each year, USC cinema students use these facilities to produce the equivalent of 25 feature-length films, near the output of any studio. A significant portion of the multi-million dollar cost of producing these films and video projects is absorbed by the School of Cinema-Television.

Within the school are five main areas of study:

• Division of Critical Studies
• Division of Film and Video Production
• Division of Screen and Television Writing
• Film, Video and Computer Animation Program
• The Peter Stark Producing Program

The School of Cinema-Television continually strives to push the forward edge of technological experimentation and scholarly thought. Aspects of the curriculum range from very traditional scholarly paths to a new production curriculum, designed to keep pace with massive changes in entertainment media. Undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available in the school's Division of Critical Studies, Division of Film and Video Production and Division of Screen and Television Writing. The school also offers graduate degrees through the Peter Stark Producing Program and the Film, Video and Computer Animation Program.

The School of Cinema-Television at USC exists in the context of a fine research university and promotes excellence in both thought and implementation. A strong emphasis is placed on craft, but not at the expense of aesthetic and critical foundations. Students participate in courses beyond their core area of study, and they typically have the opportunity to take electives in other areas of the School of Cinema-Television and the university.

In addition to training new talent for the industry, the school serves as an incubator for new ideas, technologies and applications. The school's research and technology laboratories enable students and faculty to pursue a wide range of activities, including work with large-format computer animation, interactive and high-definition television, multimedia, "virtual reality" and advanced imaging techniques for special-effects, animation and graphics.

Alumni: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, John Milius, Robert Zemekis, Randall Kleiser, Les Blank, Laura Ziskin, Ron Howard, John Singleton, Dan O'Bannon, Michael Lehman, Phil Joanou.

ASC alumni include:

Caleb Deschanel, ASC
Director/Director of Photography

• The Right Stuff (1983): Oscar Nominated
• The Natural (1984): Oscar Nominated
• Twin Peaks (1990) (TV)
• Fly Away Home (1996): Oscar Nominated

Richard Edlund, ASC
Visual & Special Effects

• Star Wars (1977): Oscar Recipient
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Oscar Recipient
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): Oscar Recipient
• Return of the Jedi (1983): Oscar Recipient

Conrad Hall, ASC
Director of Photography

• Cool Hand Luke (1967): Oscar Nominated
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969): Oscar Recipient
• The Day of the Locust (1975): Oscar Nominated
• Tequila Sunrise (1988): Oscar Nominated

UCLA Film School

University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Film and Television
Box 951622
Los Angeles CA 90095-1622

The UCLA Department of Film and Television is considered among the finest in the country and continuously monitors and revises its offerings in order to provide students with the best training possible for entrance into these demanding professions. The Department offers seven degree programs: the Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television; the Master of Fine Arts in four distinct professional areas: Production/Directing, Screenwriting, the Producers Program, Animation, and the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Critical Studies.

Students in all programs study the history and theory as well as the creative and technical aspects of both film and television, and may then proceed to advanced work and study in either medium and in whatever expressive form they prefer. The Department's purpose is to provide a scholarly, creative, and professional approach to the study of film and television, and to help each person discover his or her powers as an independent artist and communicator.

The Department of Film and Television's production and teaching facilities consist of three motion picture sound stages, a completely equipped animation lab, a scoring stage, a re-recording stage, thirty film editing rooms, mixing rooms, viewing rooms, and negative cutting rooms. Television facilities include three TV studios, a Master Control room, five video viewing rooms, two time-code rooms, ten video editing rooms, and a fully equipped remote van. In addition, there are seminar rooms, an Equipment Office, a darkroom, a title room, a film chain, and a sound effects library.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive is the largest collection of film and video holdings in the United States outside of the Library of Congress. The Archive collection of over 200,000 titles includes motion pictures from all film eras and television programs representing every aspect of American telecasting from 1946 to the present. Besides its internationally recognized preservation and restoration activities, the Archive presents more than 500 public programs each year in the James Bridges Theater, the Department's 276-seat motion picture theater. The Archive Research and Study Center provides additional access to Archive resources through its educational programs, research and consultation services, and publications; and student and public access to Archive materials through ninety on-campus viewing stations.

Alumni: Stephen Burum ASC, Francis Ford Coppola, Danny DeVito, Tim Robbins, Paul Schrader, Penelope Spheeris, Jeff Margolis

San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University
Cinema Department
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
415-338-1629 (voice)
415-338-0906 (FAX)

The Cinema Department at San Francisco State University was founded amid the political activism and artistic experimentation of the 1960's. Today, as then, the Cinema Department is committed to a curriculum which recognizes cinema to be an independent, powerful and unique medium in the world. Cinema programs combine theory and practice; students are encouraged to engage in scholarship and to pursue production in all forms of cinematic expression.

The goal of undergraduate instruction in the Cinema Department is to foster creative, critical and independent endeavor as part of a liberal arts education. Students in the B.A. program study film history, film theory and critical studies alongside screenwriting and production.

A specialized animation curriculum provides students with a foundation in the processes involved in developing animated films from initial planning through shooting and post-production. Students work in a variety of techniques, including cel, model, computer and effects animation. Advanced animation study can emphasize either film animation or computer animation.

The M.A. in Cinema Studies enables students to pursue research and writing in selected areas of film scholarship. The M.F.A. in Cinema provides students with rigorous, professional training in cinema production in conjunction with an understanding of film history, theory and aesthetics. M.F.A. students explore current and emerging cinema technologies and are encouraged to develop new modes of expression; this program also prepares filmmakers who wish to teach cinema at the college or university level.

The Cinema Department is housed in one of the most comprehensive and modern production facilities in Northern California. The state-of-the-art facility includes the 150-seat August Coppola Theatre, a 2500 square-foot shooting stage, editing and post-production areas for both analog and digital media, sound recording and mixing studios with digital audio workstations, an animation studio with film and computer workstations, an on-line digital cinema lab and a cinema studies center.

SFSU cinema graduates often work as independent film producers or in varying capacities within the film industry &emdash; as producers, directors, cinematographers, sound or picture editors, screenwriters, sound recordists and mixers, animators, and multimedia artists. Many B.A. graduates continue with advanced studies in either production or theory/criticism. In particular, the M.A. prepares graduates to work in areas of applied film scholarship or to pursue doctoral study in cinema. The M.F.A. degree prepares graduates to work as independent producers, to assume creative professional roles within the film industry, or to teach at the college or university level.

New York University

New York University
70 Washington Square South
New York, New York 10012
212.998.1212

The Tisch School of the Arts, founded in 1965, provides undergraduate and graduate training in aspects of the performing and visual arts. Departments and programs offering professional training are acting, dance, design, drama, performance studies, film and television, cinema studies, photography, dramatic writing, musical theatre, and interactive telecommunications. Degrees offered are the BFA, MFA, MPS, and, through the Graduate School of Arts and Science, the MA and PhD.

Introduction: The film program is recognized internationally as the premier training site for professionals in film, television and radio. Students are required to perform in all crew positions (director, cinematographer, editor, etc.) as they produce works that are reviewed and evaluated by faculty and fellow students. Films are owned by the students who created them.

BFA Program: Undergraduates are provided with a variety of creative experiences in the conceptual and production phases, and intensive coursework is offered in directing, producing, writing and acting, as well as in the craft and technical skills of film editing, video post-production and sound mixing. In addition, students are encouraged to experience the full range of artistic expression by taking courses in other departments of the Tisch School, as well as at the College of Arts and Science. Fewer than 300 of the more than 1,000 applicants are admitted into the undergraduate program, leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

MFA Program: Graduate students develop their creative talent through actual production experience and learn about business procedures used in the profession. The program culminates with production of a thesis film in the form of a dramatic short or documentary. Fewer than 40 of the more than 800 applicants are admitted to the three-year graduate program, leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree.

State-of-the-art facilities include 60 editing rooms, 25 film and video screening rooms and theaters, animation studios, a cinema studies archive, broadcast-quality television studios, three film soundstages, and the University radio station, WNYU-FM.

Alumni: Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Joel Coen, Martin Brest, Susan Seidelman, Joel Silver, Amy Heckerling, Chris Columbus, Billy Crystal.