The AFI Conservatory and Its Cinematography Program

[Jon Amerikaner]

Do you have any experience/thoughts/opinions about AFI? Ditto for Stephen Lighthill ASC, their cinematography chair. Thanks a million.

 

[Jon Amerikaner]

Mr. Laszlo,
I was wondering what your thoughts are on the American Film Institute Conservatory? Do you have any experience with AFI and/or Stephen Lighthill ASC, AFI's cinematography chair? Thanks again.

 

[laurent.a]

Don't know if he's especially coming around this section. He has a personal one, btw.

 

[Digigenic]

I've always gotten the impression that anyone who attends the AFI program would already have to know what they're doing. No matter what level they're at, they'd better know it inside and out.
It's like, you're not going to school as a student, you're going to school more as a professional, like you're already a "filmmaker", they're just going to help you become a better filmmaker.
I feel that many of the film schools are the same way, in that they only nurture those who are capable of doing it on their own--dare I say--learning it on their own.