What college courses should I take if I want to make music videos. What whould I have to major in?

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Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

You would have to get into film school, which is a very tight group. You would have to be accepted with top grades, show your work, and go from there. You can get a list of them on the Internet, just put in film schools, etc. If you live in California, Chapman Univ. is one of the best, but out of 1,000 applicants, only 100 were accepted. I know because my nephew wanted to do this , and applied there and turned down, and these were the figures that was given to me. He was a straight A student, and it broke his heart, he tried so hard. Better get to work and make good grades. You can take courses in Jr. College too, but the film industry might be difficult thing to get into - I would major in "Business? because you can take that anywhere, and not so specialized. You could take film courses in Jr. College, and do them on the side, as a hobby. If you get lucky, then you could always submit it to maybe a TV show or agency, yourself, if you could make sure it would not be stolen, etc. So check on how you can protect yourself, if you should do that. You have to have training of some kind, they have courses in Jr. College, I am sure in film making, and you could get some basic training. or maybe even a 4 yr., but film school is the best.

Answer 2

You might want to try an Art Institute. It is best to talk with campus personnel and take tours physically and online. They would best answer the type of major because what you want to do falls in several majors and you want to be that specific like your question. I have a niece who I thought was going to major in Telecommunications when in fact her major turned out to be Mass Communications after final advice. You want all your courses to help you with start-to-finish knowledge. All colleges are helpful, but you need a specific program or community college that specializes in your choice of interest.