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

He considered a more traditional approach at a film school.

From Los Angeles Times

Although Caton-Jones left school at 15 with few qualifications, and Scotland soon after that, the film explores how he learned his craft in London theatreland and then secured a place at Film School.

From BBC

There’s a lot of sadness on both sides of the cultural divide in this movie, tenderly co-written and directed by Hikari, a Japanese woman who attended the University of Southern California’s film school, in her second feature effort, after 2019’s “37 Seconds.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She knew she would have to go to film school and the family could not afford it.

From Los Angeles Times

The pixie dust of film school wore off fairly quickly, she remembers.

From Los Angeles Times