Probably depends on the college/university offering the degree as well. I’m down in the bootheel of Missouri and the equipment is less than impressive. Your professors might be excellent teachers, but if the administration is too stingy to provide the proper tools for learning, then I’d say it’s a must that you educate yourself outside of class while you’re at it. Go learn today’s trends in addition to outdated ones the course provides.
Ironically our university marketing department just made a huge purchase on HD cameras, computers, and LED light kits, whilst our TV/Film students still fiddle with standard definition/tape based equipment.
I don’t have enough experience to know if a large part of the industry still heavily relies on tape-based functionality, but I feel as though we’re being left in the dust.
Just be sure to account for that, IMO.
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Too bad she won’t live! But then again, who does?
-Gaff
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