Please advise

[Guest Raj]

Hello Gurus

 

I want to take a filmmaking course with an ambition to become a Director.

I am working in USA on work permit for short term. So, I cannot plan to attend year long course

or go for a bachelors degree in film making etc. I found this course in NYFA (Newyork Film Academy) offering evening classes

for 3 months.. ( 3 evenings a week and weekends). Though this course schedules best suits my situation,

I am not sure how promising this NYFA course will.

Can you please advise if this is a good instistute?

Any comments and suggestion about FilmMaking course in NYFA?

 

I absolutely understand the point that attending a course cannot make a good director but it is one's creative talent that makes difference.

Having said that, do you think if this 3 months course is too short to learn any techniques in Film Making to be a director?

 

Would you suggest me any other film school?

 

Your advise will be of a great help to me.

I appreciate your help.

Thanks a bunch

-Raj

[Annie Wengenroth]

I'm not a guru, I can't answer this. :P

 

out of curiousity, what is the LONGEST amount of time you'd want to spend on an education? 3 weeks is a drop in the bucket and won't get you much. It's one thing if it's a reallllly intensive, technical seminar on particular pieces of equipment, but if it's a "survey course" (which seems like what you are looking for) I doubt it will do you much good. Just my 2 cents.

[Guest Raj]

I'm not a guru, I can't answer this.  :P

 

out of curiousity, what is the LONGEST amount of time you'd want to spend on an education? 3 weeks is a drop in the bucket and won't get you much. It's one thing if it's a reallllly intensive, technical seminar on particular pieces of equipment, but if it's a "survey course" (which seems like what you are looking for) I doubt it will do you much good. Just my 2 cents.

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Thank You for responding.

The course I am talking about is a 12 week course in Film Making.

3 classes per week and workshops on weekends.

 

The longest amount of time I can spend on a course for Film Making is 6 months.

 

The following link has the corse details in brief.

 

http://www.nyfa.com/program/filmmaking/ad_film_12W_P1.html

 

Thanks for your time.