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Well it is an excellent film school. It allowed me to become Oscar Nominated. Prof Tutak is amazing and so is the rest of the faculty,

Thank you! My son applied and we will see what happens.

Congratulations on your Oscar nomination!

We have this interview with an LMU student:

Hey, I'd like to find out about the MFA Film reviews too. Have you got any?

How was the interview @Wendy Tong

Hi！The interview was good! They were rly nice and only asked me why do I want to go to Duke. And then just asked me to ask them questions. And they gave me 12200 dollars for the second and third semester TA job and 10000 per year scholarship. But I might still want to go Calarts. I'm still thinking about that.

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Hi, did you attend the interview? May I know if you're applying to undergraduate or master programs?

I'd like to know your background as well if possible. I didn't take a film major during my undergraduate studies. I'm interested in applying to SAIC master programs. Thanks.

Howdy! I am almost finished with UC Berkeley's Film & Media program. This was previously the film major, but was rebranded a short while ago.
UCB prides itself on being the only academic institution that offers film study as its primary area of focus. The program does have a few production classes, but spaces are limited and they are very difficult to get into.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this when I was just starting out, but I definitely do not regret any of my time spent at UCB. My film theory classes at UCB have reshaped how I consume and produce media, and many others aspects of my life as well.

All in all, I think this was a pretty unique opportunity to really dive deeply into film in a way that other programs may not be able to provide while they focus on production.

I do look forward to production opportunities in the future! I'm excited to take everything I've learned about films and filmmaking and put it into practice!

Thanks Sara! Did you double major at Cal?

I was a Film and Sociology double major. I'd definitely suggest double-majoring if you can. It gets tricky if you try to add on an impacted major as your second major but it's doable, you just may have to apply while you're at Berkeley to get into that major because a lot of those high-demand programs like Business are pretty impacted. Thankfully you can definitely do it, you just need a plan for it and need to start planning early on. If you only do Film you may get a little bored and I think you'll actually get way more out of your time in the program if you double major.

I also didn't see the page for application fee payment...Did you resolve it?

I've had the same issue, did anyone figure it out??

Got this response when I asked them:

"Hi Chris,
It’s okay, but our preference is that all music be cleared.
Best,
Donna

Donna Hull, RTF Administrative Associate
Department of Radio-Television-Film | Moody College of Communication
The University of Texas at Austin "
rtf.utexas.edu

Do you know if this is the case for USC as well?

Not sure. But I'd ask this question in this forum here:

If you apply for the three-year film production program, you must choose one of four areas of study (directing, cinematography, editing, or sound design). The two-year Producing program goes through how to produce film and television projects by emphasizing both the creative and business elements that it entails. Hope this helps!