The Film School Way
Coping with changing technology and a struggling economy takes creativity for both school and student
By Jennifer M. Wood
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/education/article/film_school_film_education_roundtable_20100121/
For much of 2009, recession-focused stories stole the headlines for many media outlets. But increased unemployment rates and a failing housing market aren’t the only side effects of a falling economy. With less money to go around for loans or scholarships—not to mention a lack of employment opportunities upon graduation—students have been some of the hardest hit by the current economic situation. With the additional costs of equipment and film production, how have film students in particular fared? MM assembled a roundtable of a half-dozen of the world’s top film educators to ask this question and more.