I have always wanted to work in film production and enroll in a film school but due to circumstances i had to completed my bachelor degree in Commerce.
I now have an opportunity to study in Japan, so i wish to apply to a film school in Japan.
For that i have research many film schools but most of them have only undergraduate courses. But then i found Tokyo University of Arts which has two course Masters and Doctorate in film and new media department.
So i want to know that, can i apply to the ‘masters program’ if i have no former degree in film studies.
And what is the level of japanese required for it.
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**Tokyo University of Arts**
I have always wanted to work in film production and enroll in a film school but due to circumstances i had to completed my bachelor degree in Commerce.
I now have an opportunity to study in Japan, so i wish to apply to a film school in Japan.
For that i have research many film schools but most of them have only undergraduate courses. But then i found Tokyo University of Arts which has two course Masters and Doctorate in film and new media department.
So i want to know that, can i apply to the ‘masters program’ if i have no former degree in film studies.
And what is the level of japanese required for it.
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While I can’t speak to the exact requirements of the actual program, I can tell you that actually *working* in film in Japan requires as close to native level fluency as you can possibly get.
It’s a highly technical ***and*** creative field that operates on insane deadlines every single day. Being able to communicate clearly, effectively, and quickly is absolutely essential.
On the flip side, maybe you’re not planning on actually working in Japan after your studies. In which case… Why study in Japan? The only remaining benefits of film school these days are contacts and networking. If you’re going to film school in a country you’re not going to work in you’ve effectively wasted all that time and money.
I mean I guess you can ‘apply’ to any of them. The best thing is to contact the university themselves and see what their requirements are. Most Japanese universities teach in Japanese, with some English classes. Chances are you will need quite a high level of Japanese to do anything over an undergrad, I also would have some reservations about being able to do a masters in something you have no previous qualification for.
If you’re going to be studying something completely new, I would still stick to an undergrad. You can’t run until you’re able to walk.