Film School Pros and Cons: An Inside Look From Student and Professor

About this episode

George Huang discusses the pros and cons of film school based on his experiences as both a student and a professor.

Film School Pros and Cons: An Inside Look From Student and Professor Is film school worth thousands of dollars and two years of your life? Screenwriter, director, and UCLA professor George Huang doesn't have a simple answer – but he does have some hard-earned wisdom worth hearing. Drawing from his experiences as both a graduate of USC's prestigious Peter Stark Program and a seven-year veteran teaching at UCLA's film school, Huang offers a refreshingly honest assessment of what film school can...

People in this episode

Guest: George Huang

Topics covered

• film school
• education
• screenwriting
• directing
• student experiences
• teaching

Keywords

• film school
• George Huang
• UCLA
• USC
• screenwriter
• director
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USC, UCLA, Peter Stark Program, UCLA's film school

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