directing 2024

  1. 8ballqueen

    Denied (w/o Interview) USC SCA MFA Directing/Film Production Application - Fall 2024

    App process went well, I definitely scurried to get things done. Thinking retrospectively, I definitely would have taken more time to work on a more cohesive visual sample for the program. I think my essays were very strong and I had a decent portfolio and established body of work, but my...
    • 8ballqueen
    • Application
    • directing 2024 directing/film production mfa mfa 2024 production/directing usc 2024
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: 2024 Fall Entry
  2. fitzisalright

    Admitted (After Interview) UT Austin - Film & Media Production MFA

    Smooth, and fairly straightforward when compared to other applications. The application doesn't require as much creative labor as some other graduate school applications. The interview was straightforward, and although it was short, I didn't feel caught off guard, but they panel seemed genuinely...
  3. Ranson

    Admitted (After Interview) Columbia College Chicago, Directing MFA

    我已经申请了慕尼黑大学、哥伦比亚大学、艾默生大学、德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校和 CCC。目前，我还没有收到LMU和哥伦比亚大学的面试邀请，这让我很沮丧，因为我不知道问题出在哪里。我对我的剧本和个人陈述很有信心，因为我花了很多时间来完善它们。幸运的是，CCC给我发了offer。我现在正在等待艾默生，希望能被录取。
  4. E

    Denied (w/o Interview) NYU Tisch Graduate Film 2024

    It went well. I enjoyed the process of working on several different creative writing supplements and tried to come up with some stories that weren't obvious with the given prompts. I had a short film that I already was working on before the application process that I was able to use in my...
  5. DJPorras89

    Admitted (After Interview) LMU - Film and Television Production MFA (Directing) - Fall 2024

    Applying was a pretty straightforward process. I was able to use a lot of the same application materials that I used for some of my other apps (this was due the same day as my USC app) with a few key differences. The biggest difference was the prompt to create a 2-3 minute short film using only...
  6. G

    Admitted (After Interview) CHAPMAN MFA DIRECTING - 2024

    The video essay threw me for a loop. This was a very involved application. I ended up submitting late. Don't be like me ! other than that this was a straightforward application.
  7. K

    Applied AFI Directing - 2024

    Not necessarily hard, the lack of fee waiver for the application fee was a bummer but I managed to apply still. I directed two shorts solely for this application season, and doing that along with my undergrad studies was pretty hard. I tried my best to spend most of my energy into the films, but...
  8. Dreamer

    Applied AFI Directing - Fall 2024

    This is my second year applying. I submitted my directing assignment from last year as my moving image sample and made a new short film for this year's assignment on the prompt of necessity. I also wrote a completely new personal narrative statement, ensuring that it addresses all the aspects...
    • Dreamer
    • Application
    • afi 2024 afi directing afi directing 2024 american film institute directing directing 2024 directing mfa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: 2024 Fall Entry
  9. DJPorras89

    Denied (w/o Interview) Chapman - Film Production (Directing Emphasis) MFA - Fall 2024

    I found this to be the most challenging of my 5 applications (with USC coming at a close second). There were a good deal of supplemental essays required along with an Introductory Video essay in which you are not allowed to appear in, which I actually found to be fun but quite challenging.
  10. shaun_of_the_dead

    Incoming New Kid!

    Hello all! My name is Shaun, I'm 26 years old and located in sunny California. I moved out here during the pandemic and have been trying to get my footing in film production. It's led me to get some production assistant jobs here and there but I'm ready to branch out. I graduated from college...
  11. DJPorras89

    Denied (After Interview) USC - Film & Television Production (Directing) MFA - Fall 2024

    This was among the more intensive applications I submitted but also one of the most exciting. The different prompts allowed me to showcase different sides of my creative repertoire. Essay prompts for scholarships of course, there were questions designed to really gauge your skills as a...
  12. O

    Denied (w/o Interview) Columbia - Screenwriting/Directing MFA - Fall 2024

    First time applying. Application was due December 19, 2023. Columbia was the most generous school with word/page count for all written pieces. So far just waiting to hear back on decisions in the spring. I started preparing for my applications in July knowing they would be due in the fall (so...
  13. O

    Denied (w/o Interview) AFI - Directing MFA - Fall 2024

    First time applying. Application was due December 1, 2023. So far just waiting to hear back on decisions in the spring. I started preparing for my applications in July knowing they would be due in the fall (so about 5-6 months ahead of time), but I was applying to a lot of schools and I knew I...
  14. O

    Denied (w/o Interview) NYU - Film & Television Production (Directing) MFA - Fall 2024

    First time applying. Application was due December 1, 2023. So far just waiting to hear back on decisions in the spring. I started preparing for my applications in July knowing they would be due in the fall (so about 5-6 months ahead of time), but I was applying to a lot of schools and I knew I...
  15. O

    Waitlisted (w/o Interview) Chapman - Film Production (Directing Emphasis) MFA - Fall 2024

    First time applying. Application was due December 1, 2023. So far just waiting to hear back on decisions in the spring. I started preparing for my applications in July knowing they would be due in the fall (so about 5-6 months ahead of time), but I was applying to a lot of schools and I knew I...
  16. O

    Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview) LMU - Film & Television Production (Directing) MFA - Fall 2024

    First time applying. Application was due November 15, 2023. So far just waiting to hear back on decisions in the spring. I started preparing for my applications in July knowing they would be due in the fall (so about 5-6 months ahead of time), but I was applying to a lot of schools and I knew I...
  17. O

    Attending (Admitted After Interview) USC - Film & Television Production (Directing) MFA - Fall 2024

    First time applying. Application was due November 15, 2023. So far just waiting to hear back on decisions in the spring. USC does interview some applicants, but it is not an indicator that you will get in. Some people don't interview at all and get in, some people interview and get rejected. I...
  18. O

    Denied (After Interview) UCLA - Film & Television (Directing) MFA - Fall 2024

    First time applying to UCLA Directing Film Production MFA. UCLA was due the earliest of all the schools I applied to (Nov 1). So far just waiting until I hear back in the spring.
  19. J

    Applied AFI Directing - Fall 2024

    Pretty straightforward application. My short took much more time than anticipated. I was done with adding minute changes to edit before the deadline approached. Essays were also straightforward. I have a bachelors and masters degree in engineering and currently working in the US (but applying as...

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