 Anderson spent two semesters as an English major at Emerson College , and only two days at New York University before he began his career as a production assistant on television films , music videos and game shows in Los Angeles and New York City . Feeling that the material shown to him at film school turned the experience into " homework or a chore " , Anderson decided to make a twenty @-@ minute film that would be his " college " . 
 Anderson spent two semesters as an English major at Emerson College , and only two days at New York University before he began his career as a production assistant on television films , music videos and game shows in Los Angeles and New York City . Feeling that the material shown to him at film school turned the experience into " homework or a chore " , Anderson decided to make a twenty @-@ minute film <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a>would be his " college " . 
Anderson spent 2 semesters as an English major at Emerson College , and only tw2ayz at New York University before he began his career as a production assistant on television films , music videos and game shows in Los Angeles and New York City . feelin dat da material shown to him at film school turned the experience into " homework or a chore " , Anderson decided to make a twenty @-@ minute film would b his " college " .