This isn’t a self-contained incident, however. Just last week, when I was checking out some
equipment, I was “lucky” enough to get the last CF
card. This meant anyone needed a CF card
after me would have been screwed over if I took it.
There have been plenty of times in the past where even SD(Secure Digital) cards were not available for checkout.
My luck isn’t the greatest, but I’m absolutely sure many
other students who have checked out equipment have run into this issue. Not to mention the fact that these SD / CF
cards don’t come with cases - they are
tossed around like expendable pieces of plastic…
(Transcend 32GB card [was on sale] and two Wasabi batteries that came with charger. $64)
Nonetheless, this means that if you don’t want any hiccups
in this presented-as-seamless institution, you need to have back ups of all the
little things. Honestly, if I were to
have to go to school all over again for film, I would have the following items on top of the $85,000 in tuition (for film/photography):
1. A powerful computer
2. An HD camera (at least a 7D)3. Lots of memory cards
4. Lots of batteries
5. About $15,000 spare in the bank for other expenses – gas, books (this is a joke, wait for my blog on books), paying for help, class materials, etc (since the school wants you to produce professional quality, even if you have no budget)
6. A car
But the school wouldn’t care to tell you any of this because
they “have everything you need at the school!”
As if. Don't even get me started
about the great 2-Day Paper Shortage of 2013!
You can get around without all of this stuff, but trust me, it's such a headache. I see it from students at school. I couldn't imagine trying to go through school with none of that list above.
You can get around without all of this stuff, but trust me, it's such a headache. I see it from students at school. I couldn't imagine trying to go through school with none of that list above.
List of all the posts I have about my experiences at AILV
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