The reason for most foreign students returning to home countries after film school in the US, is solely US immigration policy.
Due to the “freelancer” nature of most film making jobs, it’s very hard for an employer to apply a working visa for a foreign graduate, therefore you can’t legally work...
The following notes has been updated in the application thread as well.
It is a very small program. My estimation is around 20 student in directing, and 6-8 students in cinematography each year. There are also producing and screenwriting track. The program with track name specified, rather than...
I'm accepted by UCLA and starting this fall. So I don't have experience of the program itself yet. I will have more to share once the program starts.
During the application cycle I found no thread or discussion about Cinematography program at all and it was a bit frustrating to me. I hope this...
Another tip is that there's no use to check the appstatus webpage.. It remained 'no decision' until the formal admission letter sent out by the Graduate Division, 3 weeks after the school gave me notification.
So it's always a message on getacceptd.com first. no point to check appstatus
I'm admitted to UCLA and the process is a bit tricky.. I got the good news from TFT school on March 27, saying the formal admission letter is pending on the University's Graduate Division. Meanwhile I had to respond to the TFT school by April 15 about my decision. I replied immediately saying I...
In my case, although I was informed by the school that I was accepted on Mar 27, the formal admission letter is yet to be produced by the university due to some bureaucratic process. I can't officially accept or reject it until I receive this one. So probably you will have to wait a bit longer...
Hi guys,
I received a message on Mar 27 from UCLA TFT saying that I was accepted by their MFA cinematography program, and the formal decision is pending by the university for degree audit / review, which would usually be done within 10 days.
But I haven't heard from them since. May I know any...
Hello everyone! I just got admission from both the programs. And I have done some research as below:
Chapman: better facility, quieter and safer location (I'm not into nightlife), ranking seems to be higher, having a cinematography focus in the program which fits my interest.
LMU: Lower...
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