Best unis for film studies

Apparantly King's are launching a straight Film degree this year.

I don't want to be a kill joy here, but Film Studies won't get you "a job" (which is nearly all freelance anyway - ie you work for yourself) as a cinematographer, director, or art director. Practical experience will stand out more than theoretical stuff, that's why I'm doing Film and Broadcast Production (60% practical) and plan to head over to the London Film School to do an MA in Filmmaking (which costs £31,000 - which is worth it) in 4 years after I've completed one or two years at a media production company.

Keep on doing your Film Studies degree because it will show you know what you're talking about but you absolutely must get out there and make your own short films or gain experience in some other way. As for books, I recommend 'An Introduction to Film Studies' which is a thick book full of all sorts of good stuff.

While I respect that you are studying the subject because you enjoy it, its hardly going to get u a good job.

maybe the person who's studying film is studying it because they have an interest in it, love the subject, and don't particularly care about what job they have at the end of it - they just don't want to spend 3 years studying something they hate all for the sake of a good job.

i did film at A level and i loved it. i'm doing media at uni in september and i've been told the same thing "MICKEY MOUSE DEGREE!" - whatever. i enjoy it, and i'd rather study something i enjoy for three years than spend the three years wishing i'd never bothered.

well said!

Exactly how much of a difference in quality is there likely to be in studying film at Kings or Warwick?