... technical know how has no relation to creativity which is probably why i'm seeing shitty informative documentaries littered throughout the smithsonian channel.
Not everyone in the industry is talented, but if you're telling me there is no creativity, art or craftmanship that goes into non-fiction media, then you're just wrong, wrong, wrong.
Like I said, I personally know several people that work through all three big area employers (and really dominant employers in the industry), that
are extremely talented, have a lot of creativity and teach at area schools - not as industry rejects, but working professionals.
and are you really trying to pass this off as being creative? have you ever even gone to any of the local festivals such as the silverdocs, shortfilmfest and dcfilmfest or even any of the smithsonian weekend screenings? dc is even ill represented within its own city.
D.C. is not a short film or feature film centric community, nor would I expect it to be. That doesn't mean there are not filmmakers here. Not everyone has aspirations for Hollywood or Tribeca.
and nearly every university across the nation is adding film and media programs to their studies which are largely taught by industry rejects. for a good laugh, check out my university's newly formed film program faculty staff which has close relations with national geographic/discovery/smithsonian/blahblahblah.
Dude, but CDIA and AFI educate filmmakers with professionals and often bring in guests from outside the area. I know the AFI has held workshops where Hollywood professionals have stepped in and sat down with students. State schools don't necessarily have those connections at their disposal, but your argument is now
all universities that are not trade schools are somehow ill prepared to educate students on film.
Let me say this,
as someone who knows (and someone who has issues with college degrees in filmmaking), anything someone learns at state will likely be the same thing they learn at NYFA, USC or LAFS. I've got a dozen friends that dumped massive tuition into NYFA (whose best alumni is Brett Ratner), who in retrospect would've gladly handed it to another state university or the AI.
The
only film school I would say is worth the money is the conservatory that the AFI runs in California, which is highly exclusive and very costly. Usually you need connections to even get in. So in that regard, to have access to
any of the education from that program, which D.C. is the only area that does, is pretty awesome.
i just think you're ill informed on our city's culture and are trying to find some validity for living here. this isn't a starving city anymore, the last time this area was alive with a thriving art community was nearly two decades ago which was dominantly counter culture. were surrounded by too much stability, money, education and bureaucracy which has drained this city of its life. try stepping outside of the mall for once.
Oh my god, you're one of
those people. I like how you're telling me to "step outside the mall" for once, without knowing anything about me.
... and film is a terrible way to show creativity since only a few people within that industry have it. the rest are tools to their disposal.
Yeah, our discussion ends here.
