My advice to you would be NOT to go in for a university career, but
to continue making your films, videos etc. and work in some film-
related or art-related environment. To acquire a first or second
degree is okay, but beyond that lies digression. Unless, of course,
you discover that an academic career is what you want after all.
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> I asked about this on a past thread but noone responded so...I'll
> try my chances on a separate thread. I've been reading film-
> philosophy for about six months now; even though I don't often
> participate, I do enjoy seeing everyone's opinions on all sorts of
> topics. I know that given the diversity of this saloon I will get
> more than one kind of answer, that's why I would like to post my
> concerns here. I've been making animated videos since I was
> fourteen, got a MiniDV Cam at sixteen, and have made various short
> films since then. I remember when I first started (making short
> films) I asked an argentinian director what she thought I should do
> if I wanted to make a living off film. She told me "study
> philosophy, aquire world knowledge and simply make whatever you
> can". I've followed her advice to the best of my ability, but now,
> being eighteen, I have to begin that process (which you're all
> probably familiar with) of stepping into the "real world" and
> making my own life decisions. Sure, I'm scared of stepping in the
> wrong direction, and it's with this in mind
> that I find taking in advise from wherever I can to be a reasonable
> enough idea. Of course, you don't have to waste your time
> responding either, but I hold the hope that somene might like to
> share their experience or thoughts.
>
> So, what I mean to ask is simply this: how do you study film so
> that you can live off it (like some of you do) and still maintain
> your identity creating film-universes that you can be proud of?
>
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