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Brigham Young University

Provo, United States

Average Rating
★★★★
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Theatre and Media Arts
D-581 Harris Fine Arts Center
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah 84602
United States

Tel. +1 801 422-6645
Email. via the contact form
Web. film.byu.edu

Are foreign students accepted?
Yes

Courses Offered
Under Graduate Degree (Bachelors),

Majors/Specialisms
Sound Recording,

Camera Formats Used
Other,

Post-Production Systems Used
ProTools,

Average Age of Equipment
Less than 2 years


Reviews of Brigham Young University

★★★
☆☆
Trevor Fields Former Student, 24-Jan-2006
Like several other confused film schools, BYU media Arts changes its program several times, limits its equipment to cheesey, "appropriate-made-for-tv" type projects, discourages the independent filmmaker from being creative, and like a little high school is full of attitude with most of the faculty having little or no production experience. For people who want Utah to be some kind of Mormon Hollywood only.
★★★★★
Richard Boddington Former Student, 17-Feb-2004
BYU can offer one huge advantage over most any other production course in the industry, on the job paid learning! During my time at BYU I worked for the university owned TV Station KBYU for three years. I was paid $5.50 an hour, worked 20hrs a week, and had access to the best gear in the buisness. KBYU has it's own 18 wheel broadcast truck used for televising sporting events and uses an all student PAID crew. KBYU also has the most modern post facilities money can buy, and I would not have got my first job in network TV without this experience of working and learning post production. Many of my friends went on to well paid editors positions in the industry. As for me, I made a student film while at BYU and used the KBYU post facilities. My film went on to win the Gold Award from the Utah Broadcasters Association for best documentary! I beat out some serious well funded competition in this non-student awards fest. After that I was hired right out of BYU as a producer for the CTV television netork in Toronto, whre I spent five years. Today I'm a Director/DOP with a pile of awards and film credits. BYU took me from factory worker (not kidding here) to financially successful producer/director/DOP. No other film school in the world can even come close to matching BYU in facilities, not even USC.
★★★★
Brandon Current Student, 08-Aug-2003
Has the potential to be one of the best in the nation. A strong emphasis on theory and history and very good production resources. Especially worthwhile for those interested in religious or transcendental film. The local independent market also provides unique production opportunities.

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Guide to Film School Ratings

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Awesome - this school rocks!

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Good - worth the effort.

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Adequate - you'll learn something useful.

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Poor - but beggars can't be choosers.

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Dire - don't waste your time!

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Unrated - the jury is still out

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