6 Things To Do After Film School

[@flickcine]

Thanks for the support, everyone! These are things I wish I knew to do when I finished film school. And of course it doesn't mean you have to go to film school. Everyone's journey is different :) Just a heads up, I'll be working on an unusually long job over the next month so I will attempt to keep to schedule but please bare with me during this time!

[@dutchvideoshooter]

7th tip! Get a job in the supermarket to get something to eat in first time after film school ;-)

[@flickcine]

Yes!! Keep your day job until you KNOW you can sustain working in film.

[@chungdha]

The complete saying was originally “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” , honestly it is also better to be a jack of all trades on set especially when you are an AC you often are a jack of all trades person and when you step up to DOP, you should have mastered most of the roles you are leading, so you can give quick and clear instructions to your Crew to setup to get a right look for your shot.

[@robinbaldrian3352]

Great video, as always. :) Thank you so much for your great content and the work you do. I am currently studying at a lesser known film school and I am loving it. I am learning a lot of stuff there, also about marketing movies, the industry in my home country and for my graduation there I want to try to make my first feature film. I am wondering if the reputation of a film school gives you any kind of advantage in the industry, to land jobs or to become a filmmaker who can live off making films. For example I do see folks who say "OH, I want to go to USC, or UCLA or NYU,..." because they have the best connections to big studios and stuff and the most renowned alumni of all time there. And in my anxiety, I then start to google the best film schools, thinking if I didnt visit them, I would not have a chance to make it... Although I know that is not true. There are a lot of dudes who made it as filmmakers without going to film school at all. Nevertheless, my mind is playing games with me and this gives me anxiety attacks sometimes. What do you think about this? Is there any advantage regarding the reputation of a film school?

[@matejrehulek6659]

Honestly just the channel I was looking for, keep it up!

[@jaimevives4098]

This is definitely one of the best film-related channels on KZbin and I can believe you are based in Aus!! I'm tired of seeing all the film videos based in the US. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! You have a new sub :). Greetings from Sydney!

[@flickcine]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate the kind words. 👋😊

[@NoMessJess]

truly needed this as a reminder & as tips! thanks for the advice ☺️

[@mejiacarla]

I agree with all of the tips and advice. I am a freelance DP in NYC, and i practice most of these things. Great channel!

[@flickcine]

Thanks so much, Mejia Carla!

[@najadadavis]

Loved it. Thanks. I'm fresh out of film school and need to do a couple of these things. ;)

[@FilmTheGap]

Hey Felicia!, I wonder if next time you could include stuffs like tips on getting first gigs, how to maintain clients and all businesses related stuff. glad to see your new upload again, the topic you are bringing up today are definitely very valuable!

[@flickcine]

Good plan! No problem :) Thanks for the ideas and thank you for watching!

[@FilmTheGap]

@@flickcine Welcome!, by the way we will definitely be very interested on seeing your process on set! maybe some breakdown on the works you have done, some bts, would be very nice!

[@anime2121]

Kool vid, can'twait fir your next vid. They are very interesting, keep on doing a awesome job 🙂👍

[@KevinvanDiest]

Nice video again... Also good to use as a podcast (only listened to the audio this time)

[@BillyRybka]

I really liked your video :) I never went to film school but it would have been awesome to! I learned purely off of KZbin haha

[@flickcine]

You can learn quite a bit from KZbin and online, huh! All the best!

[@DougHewsonYT]

Great tips!

[@flickcine]

Cheers, Doug!!

[@allinoneakhil6505]

Nice information

[@megandevlin3113]

What film school did you attend? I’m a senior in high school currently and am considering NYU, UCLA, USC, Emerson, and Full Sail University. Thoughts ?

[@flickcine]

Hey Megan! Tough thing to choose huh! I went to Swinburne in Melbourne Australia. Over here there aren't as many choices but all of the choices have their own focus (even though they say they don't) there's one that tends to lean towards broadcast, one that caters more to directors and writers and another one that has multiple courses depending on whether you want to focus on Cinematography, Directing, Writing, there's a whole bunch. Because I'm not in the US I can't really help with you with deciding but I think it would be similar over there with some schools having particular focuses. Do heaps of research and if you can, try find people who have been to those schools and ask them for their thoughts. I went to all of the university open days before deciding and spoke to lecturers, checked out their facilities etc. Hope this kinda helped! All the best 😊👍

[@kartikthakur6664]

How should I found work in Australia film industry..I am Cinematographer based in India. Please help. Thanks

[@flickcine]

Hey Kartik, I'm afraid the only real advice I could give (because I am unsure on international working laws) is make contact with Australian filmmakers you think you will get along with. There's a large community of Indian filmmakers based in Melbourne especially who are always looking for new crew! And that will be a nice way to make contacts initially, considering you are based in India right now and then you can branch out from there. Also keep an eye out for Australian based people wanting to shoot in India, that could also be a good way to make contacts. Hope this helps! ☺

[@jeonpatton]

Cine tracer is amazing. Just a quick question, where do you find a film accountant? Cheers!

[@flickcine]

I'm so keen to use it one day! Film accountants are probably more easily found by contacting your local union. They may have resources for that. I honestly found mine through recommendation of colleagues.

[@gsmithweddingfilms]

Hey you may have covered this already but are you part of a film union? I'm not sure if you have IATSE in Austalia but what are your thoughts/experiences on film unions?

[@flickcine]

Hey! I actually haven't covered unions. We have the MEAA as a union here. It's a good thing to have to enforce rates but they definitely don't have as much power as the US unions. I think the way unions are set up in the US is great for keeping and maintaining quality work. The times I've spoken with MEAA have been great, I found them very helpful in one instance for working out if a rate I was getting for a longer job was fair. And I'm not a member of them, they were just happy to help out. But I don't know about the benefits for becoming a MEAA member right now. If I was working back to back long form jobs, maybe. But yeah they certainly don't have the same pull as IATSE.