Film Educator

Job Description:

As a film teacher, your duties involve offering instruction in filmmaking, film history and appreciation, and related subjects. You may teach at a high school or university level and offer classes in the technical aspects of movie production, film criticism, or screenwriting. At the university level, you design syllabi and lecture on these subjects, using various movies as text to support your lessons. You can specialize in a specific aspect of the industry, such as screenwriting or film direction, and may advise graduate students on their projects. In addition to teaching classes, college-level instructors often offer guidance to students who want to start a career in the film industry.

Salary: The estimated total pay for a Film Teacher is $42,399 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $40,061 per year.

Occupational Outlook:

Job growth in education remains steady, with modest growth in salaries and greater opportunities for workers with STEM specialization or those with advanced degrees. Opportunities are likely to persist with the projected rise in student enrollment in the coming years. Jobs are often reliant upon state and local budgets with public sector benefits being an attractive feature for many job-seekers.

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Educational Requirements:

The qualifications needed to start working as a film teacher depend on the level at which you teach. As a high school teacher, you need a bachelor’s degree in education or film studies and a teaching license if you teach at a public school. University professors need a Ph.D., while teachers in a community college or technical programs may have only a bachelor’s or master’s degree supplemented by professional experience in film or media production. As a film teacher, you need a strong understanding of film both as industry and art, and the communication skills to make the subject engaging for students.

Cleveland State University

Address: 2121 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH

Website:

https://www.csuohio.edu/?_ga=2.143731187.758030825.1677259064-1484571305.1677259064&_gl=1*1s8tbmk*_ga*MTQ4NDU3MTMwNS4xNjc3MjU5MDY0*_ga_EEYNYG39GR*MTY3NzI1OTA2NC4xLjAuMTY3NzI1OTA2Ni4wLjAuMA..

Information on the Major: https://catalog.csuohio.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=3781&returnto=1470

CUNY Hunter College

Address: 695 Park Ave New York, NY

Website: https://hunter.cuny.edu/

Information on the Major:

https://fm.hunter.cuny.edu/

University Of Kentucky

Address: Lexington, KY

Website: https://www.uky.edu/

Information on the Major:

https://www.uky.edu/academics/bachelors/media-arts-studies

Soft Skills, Characteristics, and/or Abilities Need For This Career:

Passion for teaching
Passion for film
Organized
Patience

Software Knowledge Needed For This Career:

Adobe applications are the most common software that you will need to be familiar but any film editing or viewing software would be useful to know to be able to teach your students about such software.

Pros and Cons to Choosing This Career

Pros (Positives to this Career)

Working with others
Teaching future generations
Sharing your interests and passions with others
Expressing a love for film without being in the industry

Cons (Negatives to this Career)

Not having your name known by most
Having to work with others
Teaching others

Typical Working Conditions For This Career:

You will most likely be working in a school or university. Depending on whether you choose to work in a public or private institution, will depend on the specific working environment.

Linda Brown

Linda Brown is an associate professor at USC. She is a recipient of a Kodak Vision Award for cinematography, a Kodak Education Award and a Fulbright Scholar.

http://lindabrownfilmmaker.com/home.html

Jamal Joseph

Jamal Joseph is a professor of professional practice in film at Columbia University. Jamal Joseph is a two-time recipient of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Prized Pieces Award, a New Foundation of the Arts Fellowship, a recipient of the Paul Robeson Award from the Actors Equity Association, a Best Song Academy Award Nominee, and an alum of the Sundance Directing Lab.

https://arts.columbia.edu/profiles/jamal-joseph

Miranda Banks

Miranda Banks is the Associate Professor of Film, Television, and Media Studies | Film, TV and Media Studies at Loyola Marymount University. Her primary area of research is the American film and television industries, with a specific focus on power dynamics in creative production. She authored The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild (Rutgers 2015) and co-edited the collections Production Studies (Routledge, 2009) and Production Studies, The Sequel (Routledge, 2015).

https://sftv.lmu.edu/faculty/?expert=miranda.banks

Career Researched By: Luka Wolfe

Sources & Citations

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Career/Film-Teacher/What-Is-How-to-Become
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/film-teacher-salary-SRCH_KO0,12.htm
https://www.metaflix.com/top-25-film-schools/

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