What course do you have to take in college to learn making special effects in movies?
Question by Jeeyo Engada: What course do you have to take in college to learn making special effects in movies?
or something that has to do with film editing, motion-capture, animation etc. etc. or maybe it’s better if i just take software engineering. pls help.
Best answer:
Answer by JLJohnson
I’m going to school to become a screenwriter.
You have to start at the bottom, such as Introduction to Film, Basic Film Production, Film History, etc.
Search your local schools and find out who has the best film departments and what degrees they offer.
I am currently going to De Anza College in Cupertino, CA.
It’s a good school, but not the best. UCLA has the best screenwriting education. But that’s screenwriting. Not special effects.
Look around. Even contact some major film companies, like Industrial Light and Magic, Lionsgate, Tri Star and so on. Ask what kind of schools most of their special effects guys go to and what schools they look for in employee resumes.
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