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T O P S C H O O L S • T U I T I O N C O S T S

• American Film Institute - $38,416 for first year; $37,112 for second year (plus $8,033 for thesis)

• University of Southern California- $42,000 (plus room and board)

• New York University Tisch School of the Arts- $45,674

• University of California Las Angeles - Bachelor of Arts : $12,842, Master of Fine Arts : $22,208, Master of Arts or

Ph.D. : $13,549

• California Institute of the Arts - $37,684

M Y T O P S C H O O L S • T U I T I O N C O S T S

My Top School

University of California LA

Bachelor of Arts : $12,842, Master of Fine Arts : $22,208, Master of Arts or Ph.D. :

$13,549

C A R E E R BE N E F I T S

• Many directors start out with little pay but as the advance they can make a good 100,000 a year on average.

• Many people who study to be a director can find some job in the film business like stage director or many other things.

W H Y I WA N T T O P U R S U E T H I S C A R E E R

I find the job of a director very interesting. I have always had a passion to make movies ever since I was little and now I finally have

the ability to make them and make good ones.

U P S I D E S A N D D O W N S I D E S

• The upsides to being a director is the recognition and pay they receive for their great movies.

• The downsides are long hours of working on movies as well as being stressed because of the short time they have to produce the movies.

W OR K S C I T E D

• http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/25-best-film-schools-rankings-215714

• http://work.chron.com/advantages-disadvantages-becoming-movie-director-4355.html

• http://education-portal.com/how_to_become_a_movie_director.html