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  1. SeaScreenwriter

    USC SCA - Writing for Screen & Television (BFA) 2026

    Hello! Admins please let me know if I am doing this wrong - new to the site and trying to figure it out! I am applying Dec 1 to the USC SCA Writing for screen and television program (BFA - transfer). I am looking for one or two professionals who would be willing to look over my writing...
  2. D

    Formatting (and examples) of one-page feature film treatment for MFA applications?

    I'm applying for some MFA film programs and I'm currently working on my Feature Film Treatment for Columbia and NYU. I've got a longer treatment (nearly 20 pages) but I'm struggling with getting it into one page, double spaced, 12pt Courier font. The Columbia prompt reads: Feature film...
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  4. cyber

    question about LMU film and tv production application (2023 fall)

    I just found out that the LMU has changed its requirement for the MFA program in film production. Does anyone else prepare the photo sequence and use it to apply for a film program? SFTV considers applicants with a unique voice and vision, storytellers who are in the early stages of their...
  5. After Three Years of Rejection, I Got Into The Two Best Film Schools in The World. Here Are The Five Things I Learned...

    After Three Years of Rejection, I Got Into The Two Best Film Schools in The World. Here Are The Five Things I Learned...

    So...you’re applying for film school, huh? I mean, that’s just my assumption. Not sure why you would bother reading this otherwise, especially with where we are currently in The Cycle of Applications. These next couple weeks are pretty much when all the major film school programs have their...
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    • Category: Applying to Film School
  6. llueve

    Chapman MFA Screenwriting 2021 - Application Questions

    Thought I'd start a thread for any and all Chapman MFA Screenwriting application questions. My first question is about the Narrative Scene requirement. The prompt reads: "Write a compelling dramatic scene based on this scenario: Two people who are close experience a sudden calamity that...
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  7. ElleGee

    Chapman MFA Writing Prompt HELP

    Hi All! First time poster, here! I'm in the process of applying to Chapman's Television Writing and Producing program, but I'm stuck on the writing prompt "In no more than two (2) pages. Describe a television episode about your family. Is it a comedy or a drama? Who is the main character and...
  8. mistah_P

    Film School MFA Written Materials of Accepted Students; Personal Statements, Screenplays, Stories

    Hey all, Browsing through the forums here, I came across a few samples of SOPs, screenplays and so on of folks who have been accepted before and have graciously shared this stuff on the site, and couldn’t help but think what a great resource this would be for all current and future applications...

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