Recommended Schooling for Someone Who Wants to be a Professional Critic- Page 2

[Plum]

Posted: 3/21/06 at 9:27pm

Hmm...let's see. I'm an English major, and I write reviews on my blogs. And I've even taken 3 theater classes in college. :P Clearly I'm well on my way to supplanting Brantley.

[WithOneLook]

Posted: 3/21/06 at 9:31pm

He's asking for advice and ideas. We're not hypnotizing him to obey our commands. Jeez.

[jasonf]

Posted: 3/21/06 at 9:35pm

Ummm - WithOneLook -- what?

You joined TODAY and you're criticizing what exactly....?

[WithOneLook]

Posted: 3/21/06 at 9:48pm

Someone was reminding this nice young man that he should not base what he does in his life on what is said on this thread. He seems a very bright person and such a caveat hardly seems necessary and demeans the good wishes and intelligent ideas put forth by fellow posters. Margo Channing is a particularly sagacic contributor and anything she has to say is of real value.
While I admit I joined today I was not born yesterday and I actually know a thing or two. Updated On: 3/21/06 at 09:48 PM

[Plum]

Posted: 3/21/06 at 9:54pm

It wasn't that big a deal. Your first comment was completely puzzling, to me at least.

[kjklo]

Posted: 3/21/06 at 10:23pm

sagacic?

[WithOneLook]

Posted: 3/21/06 at 10:26pm

It's a form of the word "sage".

[kjklo]

Posted: 3/21/06 at 10:29pm

Isn't the accepted form "sagacious?"

[Plum]

Posted: 3/21/06 at 10:35pm

Anyway, I think Horton has an excellent point. As much as I esteem the ideas of some of the posters here, a decision on something like your major or whether or not to go to grad school is too big to be done on the basis of a message board thread. You need to do your own research, too.

[jasonf]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 7:46am

Of course you shouldn't base everything on what we say here, BUT some of us have gone through this already and can at least share our experiences.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 3/22/06 at 7:55am

Go to a school that offers Speech Communication as a major. Two great schools that are known for their speech programs are Northwestern & Ithaca. But there are plenty of them out there.

Part of Speech Communication is Communication Criticism, which extends to film criticism, theatre criticism, and other forms of media and arts criticism.

For starters, I recommend you pick up a copy of a book called COMMUNICATION CRITICISM: DISCOVERING YOUR CRITICAL POWERS by Dr. Jodi Cohen. It's a great beginner's book on the basics of thorough art critique.