I figured I'd post in here since I am looking for serious responses.

I am thinking of having a minor in Comp Sci and majoring in something else.

I was just looking online for a possible change in major and came across an English (FILM) degree listing.

What does that mean and what kind of job would one be able to get? I have always been interested in making films, but not sure if these two are even related!

Some feedback, please.

10/13/2006 1:31:21 AM

dude, Im an English major and I'll be the first to tell you that a degree in Film is fucking worthless unless you live in LA

even there it really doesn't mean jack shit

10/13/2006 1:33:41 AM

Damn, well....damn

Completely worthless?

10/13/2006 1:35:35 AM

Have you ever sold coffee before?

10/13/2006 1:36:21 AM

Nope. Let me guess, you want to tell me its good enough for me to get a job in a coffee shop?

10/13/2006 1:37:36 AM

It could be with some post grad work.

Maybe you could ask them about an unpaid internship.

10/13/2006 2:02:13 AM

^Ask who?

Explain, man. I can't read your mind!

10/13/2006 2:03:08 AM

The coffee shop. Maybe you could intern with them.

10/13/2006 2:04:08 AM

fuck you.

for a second I thought you were serious. This is Lounge NOT chitchat

10/13/2006 2:04:52 AM

What are your thoughts on popcorn? Do you like making it?

10/13/2006 2:07:57 AM

Great....another troll.

Anyone serious out there?

10/13/2006 2:10:58 AM

nothing

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10/13/2006 2:12:04 AM

I'm not trolling.

I have worked with and employed people with undergraduate and graduate degrees in both English and film.

10/13/2006 2:13:39 AM

Thanks for your help, asshats (except UJustWait84 for being the only serious guy in here)


Okay, I guess I'll stick with Comp Sci.

10/13/2006 2:14:33 AM

I am in no way being an asshat.

I am telling you that, with a film studies major, the ceiling of your future employment can be located somewhere inside of your nearest Barnes and Noble.

If you get an actual film degree, like, the kind where you learn how to make movies, then you will have the technical profiency required to be a P.A. or camera operator. But you'll still work at Barnes and Noble on the side. If you're lucky.

10/13/2006 2:18:06 AM

Okay, sorry for calling you an asshat.

I suppose I can stick with Comp Sci since I am already taking 300 level classes.

10/13/2006 2:20:50 AM

i had a friend do film studies.

he's actually doing alright. networking is the most important part of finding a job afterwards though. he built connections by being the bitch on any tv show or movie set that he could find.

theres no real fixed ladder in film, so its hard to layout what you will do after you graduate.

10/13/2006 2:31:34 AM

My ideal job would be to be a high profile cinematographer but that involves way too much mouthwash and kneepads to get there.

10/13/2006 2:46:21 AM

So you want a decent job and the career paths are computer science and an English degree? Flip a coin dude.

10/13/2006 7:56:40 AM

my friend does something with editing commercials

10/13/2006 8:12:01 AM

teach HS theater classes

uhhhh....that's it

10/13/2006 8:35:12 AM

build a website where people can upload videos and easily share them with other people. then sell it to Google for $1.65 billion

10/13/2006 8:39:09 AM

why do people major in shit and then ask us what they can do with it.

10/13/2006 10:04:55 AM

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"I was just looking online for a possible change in major "

do you have no passions? no goals in life?

sadly most of the people in here are right

english with a tech. minor could put you into technical writing - writing documentation for software... most people i've encountered suck at it

10/13/2006 10:17:00 AM

My girlfriend graduated in May 06 with an english degree and she's a writer for a political consultant in DT Raleigh. She's not doing too badly (how about the use of the adverb there?).

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10/13/2006 10:23:10 AM

^ <3 adverbs

^^ I've thought about technical writing. Then I thought I'd rather shoot myself than have to write manuals.

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"My ideal job would be to be a high profile cinematographer but that involves way too much mouthwash and kneepads to get there."

Hahahaha. I laughed too hard at that.

I'm still doing both Chemical Engineering and English, even though I love English a lore more. Regardless of what I do after this, I could theoretically not be poor in the future by having that engineering back-up.

10/13/2006 10:43:11 AM

Look, film studies is the biggest scam in all of College. They don't quite tell you that to make it in movies or music you're actually far better off with a communications degree + specialization nor do they mention that NC State isn't a college to go to for either of these fields.

You CAN be successful, but it won't be because of your degree.

10/13/2006 11:17:54 AM

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"why do people major in shit and then ask us what they can do with it."

I am not majoring in English...I was asking what could be done with such a degree.

Either way, seems like I'm heading towards software development.

I interned with Sony over the summer and I'm heading back in Jan. But, I was just thinking about the English (Film) degree since I like filming stuff.

Thanks for all the feedback, though.

10/13/2006 2:13:58 PM

I second Omar's thoughts on tech writing. You could also major in psych and become a UI designer.

10/13/2006 2:18:15 PM

It's much easier to get a degree in CS/engineering and later in life make a transition to a film/writing job or whatever you have in mind. It's practically impossible to go the other way without another 4 years of school.

10/13/2006 2:35:32 PM

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"I suppose I can stick with Comp Sci since I am already taking 300 level classes."

Shit. I didn't see that. I would stick with it unless you are bombing your classes or absolutely hate every topic in the field.

10/13/2006 2:40:41 PM

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"But, I was just thinking about the English (Film) degree since I like filming stuff."

Then you want a Communication Media degree.

10/13/2006 4:33:39 PM

any generic college degree puts you ahead of a large portion of the population when searching for work, but i'm not sure how related any job you would get would be to your degree.

i know a person i work with at the vet clinic works with some company for making movies part time on the side.

10/13/2006 8:08:05 PM