film school

[ film skool ]

noun

1. a school for teaching the craft of filmmaking, typically inclusive of production, theory, and screenwriting.

Word History and Origins

Origin of film school¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

“It was probably the thing I had seen the most before I went to film school. When I was offered the script, reading it allowed me the chance to tap into that —who I was as a fan of movies.”

From Los Angeles Times

Five women came forward in a Los Angeles Times investigation and stated that Franco abused his power as their teacher at his film school.

From Salon

It’s an honor he’s coveted since graduating from film school at New York University — a lofty aspiration for someone who knew what he wanted to do with his life, he says, when he was 5.

From Los Angeles Times

Among them was director Alexander Mackendrick, the dean of the film school at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

That was the film that pushed me to go to film school.

From Salon