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Originally Posted by listener
Thats why I'm thinking UNI, so i can minor in say english or something. and I meant independent as in working out of my house, doing peoples videos. sort of a for hire kinda guy, instead of working for one boss
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What do you know about running a business? If the cost of school is an issue, how can you afford to bankroll your own business?
If you want to start something out of your home, you should think about a few things.
Would you hire some guy out of his home with no real experience over someone in the phone book to video your next project?
Do you know enough about business and tax law to be able to actually do what you want? Insurance?
Considering that 90%+ of all business fail, most within the first year, you are supposed to be able to float your business for at least a year completely out of pocket. Can you afford to pay yourself a salary, hire an accountant, pay for all your gear, all your advertising, all your expenses, fees, taxes, all that, completely out of pocket, assuming you make zero income, for an entire year? If the answer is no, you aren't ready to start a business.
What do you know about the ins and outs of your business? Having, I assume, never done it, having no contacts and no experience, I have to assume you don't know the first thing about it. Any veteran business owner would tell you, even starting something as simple as a pizza parlor, you should go work in one for six months to a year, just to figure out the basics that you'll have to deal with.
Having your own business out of your house is something very few people who are famous in their field can pull off. You are a nobody at this point, it's awesome to have dreams, but you shouldn't try to skip all the steps in between. If there were shortcuts to success, we'd all be able to do it.
And on your choice of schools, who famous in your field attended there? What studios visit and recruit? What have the professors done, who have they worked with in the past?
I know there's a lot of film production in Canada, I'd worry more about where the school can get you than how convenient it is for you to get to, or how close it is to downtown, or any other geographical reason.
I know that all sounds so negative, but it's just things you should consider before making any decisions about your future...