What I want to address in this first blog is mainly for those who are thinking about attending Full Sail, or another film school, and aren't sure if it's worth it or not. If you found this blog through my YouTube channel, (www.youtube.com/phylofilms), then thanks for checking this out. If not, but still are thinking about film school, feel free to keep reading for my thoughts.
First, before you do anything, make sure it's what you love to do. DO NOT think that it will be easy, and that life will be some huge party because you work in movies. My first month of Full Sail, at least 1/4th of the students in my class were stoners who watched a little too much Entourage. Real life is not like that for most people, so expect to work hard. "Work hard, play hard" is one thing they told us at Full Sail, which I really liked. It is not "Play hard, play hard." The work comes first.
Now, if you decided film is not for you, then fine...if it is, then here is my personal opinions on how to survive Full Sail (or other film schools) and make it worth it. Most likely you'll find terrible things about Full Sail online, saying that it's all about getting people's money. Things like that were written by those "Entourage stoners" who did not have the work ethic to succeed. If you want to succeed in film, don't just do what the school offers. Do more, do way more. As much as you can, keep making films. I wish I did more of this at Full Sail, but I did do it some. I made films outside of class with friends, we would just make up something quick and write it, film it, sometimes act in it ourselves, and edit it. This was a great way to learn what we loved to do, what we were best at, and what needed improvement. I plan to do more of this when I move to L.A. next week.
I could write a lot more, but I think this is a good place to stop for now. If you have any questions regarding Full Sail, film, who the frak I am, whatever, just feel free to ask.
Also, Entourage is a great show, in no way was I insulting it.
Have a good day!
Hey, I'm currently a senior in high school and an interested in going to Full Sail. The only thing that stands in my way is that Full Sail has a very bad rep. And I heard about the robberies done to Full Sail students. So am very iffy about it. If I do attend Full Sail then I'd like to get a Bachelors in Film and a Masters in Entertainment Business. And I have 2 questions for you. Did you think your time/money invested in Full Sail was worth it? And Is there a law in Florida Allowing someone to bare arms?
ReplyDeleteThose are good questions, here are my thoughts...
ReplyDeleteQuestion 1-Was it worth it?
In short, yes, it was worth it, but I realize why so many people say it isn't worth it. It is not at all a typical school. If you go to Full Sail and get all A's, and do just what is required of you and not much more, then I think you have wasted your time. The best part of Full Sail is not necessarily the education, although that is great, but the ability to network and meet others with similar desires as yourself, and I think it's necessary to do work with these people during and after your time at Full Sail.
Question 2-Allowing someone to bare arms
This one I did not know, so I looked it up. From what I read, I think you have to be 21, but it was unclear. But in my opinion, you do not need something like that to protect yourself at Full Sail. The people that did get attacked, although they are victims, were often foolish. They walked down the streets with their expensive equipment in plain view. That isn't always the case, but the case where someone got stabbed was from someone who fought back. In my opinion, your laptop is not worth your life, I'd give it away if someone had a knife on me. But if you are worried about that, get a car, and do not walk to Full Sail, the streets in the area are not the greatest. I drove to Full Sail and never had a problem with that, so that is your best bet.
If you have any other questions or feel I didn't answer yours adequately, feel free to comment again!