film school

American  

[film skool] / ˈfɪlm ˌskul /

noun

1. a school for teaching the craft of filmmaking, typically inclusive of production, theory, and screenwriting.

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Etymology

Origin of film school

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Unlike Alton and Almendros, Mr. Deakins also has an autobiographical story to tell, of a footloose boy in a sleepy English fishing village who drifted into painting, then still photography, and then into Britain’s National Film School, where his facility with a 16mm movie camera meant that he shot most of his classmates’ projects.

From The Wall Street Journal

“My original plan was, ‘I’m going to go to film school to become a director,’ because I didn’t have faith that I’d get the projects I wanted,” he explains.

From Los Angeles Times

Studying at the film school where Oscar-nominated "Sinners" director Ryan Coogler honed his craft, SiJia Zheng dreams of winning an Academy Award.

From Barron's

Braff: I go, “You’re going to learn more on the tech scout than you could in film school.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ohanian: It officially became a company on April 6, 2018, over lunch in San Francisco, but the roots go back to 2008 at USC film school, where I first met Ryan Coogler.

From Los Angeles Times