ABSTRACT
One way to gain experience and to break into the entertainment business is to study filmmaking at one of the many colleges, universities, or film schools. To find the most effective or appropriate school, be very specific about what personal goals you hope to achieve. Many schools offer a wide variety of courses, so be as clear as possible about your professional goals-whether you wish to become a screenwriter, director, director of photography, animator, producer, or scholar (a Master of Fine Arts degree will qualify you to teach at universities); these are but a few of the more prominent and clearly defined professions in the industry. Many of the qualifications you may obtain studying to become a producer however may be of value if you decide to move to a different professional field, for example into distribution or marketing. The better and the more thorough professional studies are, the better you will be qualified to change from your original career goal into fields related within the entertainment business. You may well find out that your interests are changing and you feel more comfortable in a profession you did not know much about when you started your studies.
