School Website Length to Graduate: 2 years Location: CA-Los Angeles Students per Class: 21-30 Tuition to Graduate: $129,900 Subject: Cinematography

DESCRIPTION

Focusing on the art and craft of visual storytelling, Fellows receive instruction from professional cinematographers while learning how to move an audience with their visual interpretation of the narrative.

Classroom training, stage lighting workshops, digital video, HD video and 16mm and 35mm film exercises provide Fellows with practical experience and training. Fellows graduate adept at making fast, informed and inspired creative decisions.

ADVANTAGES

The Conservatory’s program is highly structured, involving continuous production work during which Fellows experience both the creative and physical collaborative process. Fellows pursue their chosen discipline’s professional curriculum as well as deepen their overall understanding through participation in frequent Master Seminars with world-renowned visiting filmmakers. In 2007-2008, the list of visiting filmmakers included: Tamara Jenkins, Sean Penn, Jason Reitman, Janusz Kaminski, Warren Beatty, Stacey Snider, Mark Waters, Uta Briesewitz, and Matthew Libatique.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Located in the hills overlooking Hollywood, AFI’s wooded and intimate eight-acre Campus is in close proximity to the heart of the professional filmmaking community, with easy access to studios, networks and numerous post-production facilities.

FINANCIAL AID

The AFI Conservatory’s Financial Aid Office is committed to assisting both prospective and current Fellows with the knowledge and understanding necessary to finance this unique education.

SCHOLARSHIPS

While limited AFI scholarships are available, applicants are encouraged to research scholarship funding from non-AFI sources or local foundations in your area.

CERTIFICATIONS

The AFI Conservatory is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

SUMMARY

At the world-renowned AFI Conservatory, a dedicated group of working professionals from the film and television communities serve as mentors in a hands-on, production-based environment nurturing the talents of tomorrow’s storytellers.

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