Students' work can soon be displayed over the Internet. It's no longer necessary to be in Los Angeles or New York to get the best film school education. In fact, many students prefer being the big fish in the small pond, isolated from a super-competitive, large city atmosphere with its high cost of living. Plus, movies, TV, videos, and commercials are shot just about everywhere now, anyway. We have a lot of commercial and industrial work around here.
People understand how the business operates.
They have the mentality of what it takes to produce a project. However, she acknowledges that being out of New York or LA has its challenges. It's tougher to make contacts and get internships. Quite a few of our grads move out to California. Bookchin points out the advantages of studying in Vermont.