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  • Good school for Cinematography?

    Posted by Andy Nitchman on August 31, 2006 at 2:01 am

    Currently I am studying broadcasting as an undergrad in
    PA… I’m considering going on to get an MFA in film…

    So I am wondering if anybody can give me any suggestion for
    a good school where I could concentrate on learning the craft
    of cinematography…

    I was considering one of the rockport maine workshops to help
    get me up to par and then maybe a two year film degree…

    thanks any help would be really appreciated

    -AnDy (FCP 5 n00b)

    2.0GHz Dual-core G5
    2 GB RAM
    NVIDIA GF 6600 256

    Bob Cole replied 19 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Todd Mcmullen

    August 31, 2006 at 3:54 pm

    This has been brought up before…do a search maybe it’s still around. Rockport could be good with a good instructor, check out AFI in LA and maybe USC. If your into still photography as well, do a lot of shooting and lighting of subjects. see what you like and don’t like. experimentation and constant shooting is key.

    Todd McMullen
    Flip Flop Films
    Austin
    Cinematography Forum Leader

  • Andy Nitchman

    September 3, 2006 at 3:48 am

    Okay… “good instructor” is somewhat vague…
    can you recommend anyone?

    Thanks, but I believe that I already read the post you were referring to…
    https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?univpostid=855159&forumid=54&postid=855165&pview=t
    but i didn’t find it that helpful… no offense… but i wasn’t asking whether I should go to film school or work as a slave for an established filmmaker (i’m referring to the other post)unfortunately I don’t know cinematographers that are in the market for coffee fetcher… However if you happen to know of anyone that is please let me know asap… I don’t even need to be fed because I am looking to lose all the weight I gained from editing a promotional video over the summmer…
    Maybe if titled my post buy “one get one free on Red Cameras” I would have gotten more responses

    -AnDy (FCP 5 n00b)

    2.0GHz Dual-core G5
    2 GB RAM
    NVIDIA GF 6600 256

  • Bob Cole

    September 13, 2006 at 12:51 pm

    I know a good shooter who thought his time at AFI was worthwhile.

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