Comments on: Review of Vancouver Film School http://www.bcpva.com/topics/videography-discussion/review-of-vancouver-film-school/ Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Zenjay87 http://www.bcpva.com/topics/videography-discussion/review-of-vancouver-film-school/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Zenjay87 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:50:51 +0000 http://www.bcpva.com/?p=906#comment-90 I can't help to feel that I am going to do something terribly wrong. I applied to vfs about half a year ago and got accepted directly into the sound design course. They also spons about 35-40% of my tuition. I just want to know if all of the different courses are as bad, or are there just some in particular whom are as bad. I have come across students who succeed after the school, and those who are left with a major hole in their life because of the incredible high tuition cost. Is it worth it, or should I scrap it and find another school in canada? I am set on going to Canada now as I'm from Nor and wanna experience new cultures and so forth. I can't help to feel that I am going to do something terribly wrong. I applied to vfs about half a year ago and got accepted directly into the sound design course. They also spons about 35-40% of my tuition. I just want to know if all of the different courses are as bad, or are there just some in particular whom are as bad. I have come across students who succeed after the school, and those who are left with a major hole in their life because of the incredible high tuition cost. Is it worth it, or should I scrap it and find another school in canada? I am set on going to Canada now as I'm from Nor and wanna experience new cultures and so forth.

]]> By: Elisa S. http://www.bcpva.com/topics/videography-discussion/review-of-vancouver-film-school/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Elisa S. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:22:06 +0000 http://www.bcpva.com/?p=906#comment-66 I wrote that article. I am glad that word is getting around. I also extremely value education. Which is probably why I was so disappointed in the lack of education I received at VFS. I have heard from many many VFS Film Production Program graduates that they were unhappy with their experience, but not many people feel the need to voice their opinions to the public. I know some people who even want to sue the school. There are a lot of other bad reviews out there... I only wish I had come across them before I was coerced by VFS to take out a $54000 loan. Thanks for linking to my article. I hope it can save a few people from the terrible experience I had. I wrote that article. I am glad that word is getting around. I also extremely value education. Which is probably why I was so disappointed in the lack of education I received at VFS. I have heard from many many VFS Film Production Program graduates that they were unhappy with their experience, but not many people feel the need to voice their opinions to the public. I know some people who even want to sue the school. There are a lot of other bad reviews out there… I only wish I had come across them before I was coerced by VFS to take out a $54000 loan. Thanks for linking to my article. I hope it can save a few people from the terrible experience I had.

]]> By: VIP Video Inc. http://www.bcpva.com/topics/videography-discussion/review-of-vancouver-film-school/comment-page-1/#comment-49 VIP Video Inc. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:46:49 +0000 http://www.bcpva.com/?p=906#comment-49 I absolutely agree Greg. In my opinion it is definitely not worth it to pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to a school like VFS. I took Broadcasting at Mount Royal College in Calgary when I first started and spent a few thousand like you did, and I consider it have been a good introduction/overview, but nothing more really. By far the most relevant learning that I got was by doing stuff hands on and working with others in the industry.<br><br>I spent about the same amount again producing my own low budget independent TV series a few years later and learned so much more from that experience than I did in college, and in the end had a finished product that I could say I produced (and that was even being broadcast)! So even the argument that you need to have a film school on your resume to get a job doesn't really stand in my opinion because I think having your own produced work speaks even more to what you're capable of.<br><br>I'd say to anyone considering VFS to look into interning for a video production company instead. I think a year of doing that would give you so much more real world experience, and it wouldn't cost you anything. I absolutely agree Greg. In my opinion it is definitely not worth it to pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to a school like VFS. I took Broadcasting at Mount Royal College in Calgary when I first started and spent a few thousand like you did, and I consider it have been a good introduction/overview, but nothing more really. By far the most relevant learning that I got was by doing stuff hands on and working with others in the industry.

I spent about the same amount again producing my own low budget independent TV series a few years later and learned so much more from that experience than I did in college, and in the end had a finished product that I could say I produced (and that was even being broadcast)! So even the argument that you need to have a film school on your resume to get a job doesn't really stand in my opinion because I think having your own produced work speaks even more to what you're capable of.

I'd say to anyone considering VFS to look into interning for a video production company instead. I think a year of doing that would give you so much more real world experience, and it wouldn't cost you anything.

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