like NYU, advanced classes are divided up into “directors” and “crew”. A Professor makes the choice of whether or not your movie gets shot or not. In NYU’s “Narrative” and “Advanced Production” course, only 10 students out of 30 or 40 get to direct a movie. Which means that even though you may be paying full tuition, you do not get to make a movie and you end up paying a lot of money to be a crew member on someone else’s movie.
3. A Film School Degree is meaningless in the Film Industry. In fact, film school graduates are considered cheap labor. I’ve personally had film school graduates work for me on productions for much less than more experienced crew with no college education. In spite of what the school’s marketing material says, having a degree not only won’t help you after school, in many cases it hurts your chances of getting work. In their book “Film School