About a year ago I took an intro to After Effects class at Austin School of Film - the class has helped me produce some great animated videos and helped me get over some major learning hurdles. It added great value to my work at full-time job and was very cost effective.I didnt really have a lot of time to get full access of the facilities while taking the course (I had a brief membership) but the facilities were really nice and the community there seems very welcoming.

I attended the Youth Summer Film Camp, and I enjoyed it, but it did have some flaws.Everyone was forced to do everything.I understand why, lack of people, wanting everyone to learn everything, etc. But the problem with that is, I enjoy editing, and to be honest, that was all I cared about besides maybe coming up with the idea, which by the way, I did. But there were a few things promised that scared me.EVERYONE would do the editingEVERYONE would actEVERYONE would potentially be forced to work in other groupsGreat. So the one thing Im here for I wont get to do properly, I may be forced to work with other groups (which I did), and I would be forced to act.I dont hate acting, but I much prefer to do things off camera, or more specifically, with the camera. I vaguely wanted to do filming for the production, but I never got a chance to.My role was very small, I had no lines or anything. I hardly had a role at all.Another group called me over to help them but they found someone else so in the end I had waited around doing nothing for 30 minutes.And as a matter of fact, I DID get to do the editing. All of it. Now this is actually what I had wanted, but it still meant that the camp had a lot of inconsistency to it, which in this case I liked, but what made it worse was when this was happening the head counselor was obsessed with following the curriculum, and yet it didnt work at all.Other than lack or order, I had a good time, and the end, the movie we produced was not bad.I will go back next year, and as a matter of fact, I am going to become a member so I have the tools I need (mostly After Effects) to make more movies in the future.Now I am obviously not the one paying for this camp, and Im sure you could tell by the fact that I am writing in first person and that this review was very messy, but I dont think I would pay $400 for this camp. Its a good camp, but its a bit pricy.

Affordable film classes at a non profit school is a rare thing these days. Instructors are knowledgeable and staff is friendly.

I attended a short film showcase there; and I am very impressed with the staff and the set up. This appears to be an excellent place to get started in the film biz.

During the Summer of 2014 I decided to ditch my career to become a filmmaker. I enrolled in Austin School of Films Digital Video Certificate program, and blazed through the amazing curriculum designed to give me a well rounded education that prepared me to make movies.Ive recently received an amazing videography job where my creativity is allowed to flourish and my skills are appreciated. Austin School of Film made this possible.Not only did I receive a strong education by the schools talented and relentlessly awesome teachers, but the education director, Faiza, made all of this possible through tons of emails, curriculum suggestions, and, most importantly, providing me with opportunities to work for clients outside of the school. They helped me network, build a strong reel, and equipped me for a life as a full time filmmaker.I cannot express in words how much I recommend the classes and Digital Video Certificate program offered by the school. If youve ever dreamed of making movies, whether documentary, short narrative, of feature films, this place is for you. Go!

I stayed at the Digital Filmaking Summer Camp (2 weeks). I came there with lots of experience with cameras, and hoped to learn more about filming and editing.The first day was pretty average, they told us about the camp, what we were going to do, etc. We randomly got groups, and started brainstorming ideas on the film we were working on. The next day, they taught us about writing scripts, which was one of the only things I learned there.The 3rd day was finishing up our scripts. We all worked on it together, which was awesome! We had fun on that day.The 4th day was filming. (They also taught us about different angles, which was somewhat useful). A lot of people in our group didnt really want to act, but we had to since we didnt have that many people. That part sucked, because I never really wanted to be in the film, but I had too. The other 2-3 days were spent filming. I got to film some parts, but I really didnt learn anything new.The 8th and 9th day was spent editing. We never learned how to edit (which I already knew how to) like they said we would. The head counselor said everyone would be able to edit, but she never checked on that. Only ONE person in our group edited on their personal computer.We had 2 counselors in our group (same as the other group). They helped a little bit, like a personal assistant. They never taught us anything and kind of just hung around. They told us not to use our phones, but everyone still did (for the last 2 days ALL day), and they never did ANYTHING about it.I WOULD NOT waste your 400 dollars to go to this camp, because it was a waste of my parents money, and I barely learned anything! All the other reviews are from counselors (who pretty much have to put something nice). DO NOT GO TO THIS CAMP!

Amazed that anyone would give them a grant. Not worth the money and membership not as advertised.

Never learned anything. Over priced for this bad place.

Waste of money my child never learned anything!!!! The staff is lazy and never works.

Great people, love the classes

Awesome! Love the ambience :-)