If I can come back for one more comment , I would also investigate where you want to do film . Now this might seem kind of straight forward Films obviously but if you take the right classes your prospects go from needing to freelance for years and more towards consistent jobs ! For instance , major websites are looking for video producers all the time who can write , edit and animate so maybe take some journalism classes ! You mentioned you were interested in commercials ? Take a few classes in marketing and business so that you can not only make the commercials but design them for the best possible effect too ! Looking into television ? Look at doing independent studies with local television networks that way you get experience AND academic credit . In short , figure out what part of film making interests you and design your academics partly to grow on top of those interests .