film school

[ film-skool ]

/ ˈfɪlm ˌskul /

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noun

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

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Origin of film school

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby film school

filmmaker, film noir, filmography, film pack, film recorder, film school, filmset, filmsetting, film speed, film star, filmstrip

How to use film school in a sentence

Swinton Byrne’s casting added another layer of reality-bending, as her real-life mother, Tilda Swinton, not only played Julie’s mother in the film but had been a close friend of Hogg’s in film school, starring in Hogg’s graduation thesis project.
One of this year’s best movies is about its own making|Alissa Wilkinson|October 29, 2021|Vox
Currently housed at the university’s Tempe, Arizona campus, the film school will relocate in fall 2022 to a new 118,000 square feet facility in downtown Mesa, Arizona.
Arizona State University Names New American Film School After Sidney Poitier|Brande Victorian|February 2, 2021|Essence.com
I had been away in film school for about a year and then I had known gentrification was happening and already been mad about it, but to see how much had changed in one year was devastating.
Filmmaker Merawi Gerima Talks About the Shock of Going Home Again|Sean Braswell|October 13, 2020|Ozy
Lawrence, 43, entered the filmmaking world while attending film school at Loyola Marymount University.
‘Mockingjay’s’ Mastermind: Francis Lawrence on the Book vs. Movie, ISIS Parallels, and More|Marlow Stern|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

How many kids basically went to film school for $3.75 a week?
Chloe Sevigny on ‘The Cosmopolitans,’ New York’s Frat Boy Takeover, and ‘Asshole’ Michael Alig|Marlow Stern|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I read that you were kicked out of film school after working on the short Vengeance is Mine?
Alfonso Cuarón On ‘Gravity,’ Creationists, and Bonding with Sandra Bullock Over Divorce|Marlow Stern|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meet the British blaggers whose first movie after film school has been nominated for an Academy Award.
How to Hustle Your Way to the Oscars|Nico Hines|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meet the Brits whose first movie after film school, The Voorman Problem, has been nominated for an Oscar.
How to Hustle Your Way to the Oscars|Nico Hines|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST