Of all fields, do these students _honestly_ expect that going to a 6 figure film program to will turn them into a successful filmmaker? Look around. All the people who have made it in Hollywood did so through via nepotism/cronyism or by busting their ass making their own movies and getting lucky.
You probably have more chance of success investing all your time and money into real projects and trying to market/distribute them than spending years in school and drowning in debt.
Easier said than done, but there's no way into that industry that isn't tough and an MFA degree isn't going to impress anyone.
You probably have more chance of success investing all your time and money into real projects and trying to market/distribute them than spending years in school and drowning in debt.
Easier said than done, but there's no way into that industry that isn't tough and an MFA degree isn't going to impress anyone.