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    Personal Statement Advice from a USC & UCLA Graduate

    Hello everyone! I graduated from USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2018 and then went onto study at UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television to graduate in 2023. Thing is, I also have experience in admissions essay consulting from 2020 to 2025! If you need any advice regarding how to write...
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    Need help in writing a film-related academic essay to get into a film school.

    As a part of the application, I have been asked to write an essay on a film or series-related topic which should contain arguments, comparisons, and enough references and need to demonstrate the critical analysis. Can anyone help me with that? It'd be a huge favour if anyone can provide me...
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    Feedback on USC cinematic arts personal statement?

    I'm applying to the animation and digital arts major. I feel a bit weary about the middle but any type of advice is greatly appreciated. Let me know, thanks. When my dad told me a story about his mother—a woman who took grand steps to further the lives of her children, grandchildren, and...
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    NFTS Essay Feedback

    Hi all, I would love some feedback on my essay for NFTS's Film Studies, Programming and Curation Essay. I think the essay is interesting, but I'm worried I don't answer the prompt specifically enough. And honestly, the more I read it, the more blind I become to it, and now I just think nothing...
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    AFI Essay Formatting - Do you think 10 pt font is too small?

    Hello again everyone -- so I'm once again struggling with word limits haha --- for AFI, they say that essays should be exported as PDFs, typed, double spaced. I got my thing on one page but I've stretched the margins to the absolute limit and am at a 10 pt font. The thing is --- I really think...
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    USC Essay Formatting? (Film & TV Production)

    Does anybody know if for the one-page long collaboration question essays — is there any formatting we need to follow? Basically — I’m wondering if I can do 10 pt font single spaced to keep it to one page or is there a font size/ spacing rule we should follow? Have scoured their info and haven’t...
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    USC Collaboration Questions - What counts as a non film project?

    Does anyone know what counts as a non film project for USC’s collaboration question? They ask about collaboration on a project that was a success then another prompt is about a project that was a failure, for both tho they write: “We encourage you to describe your collaborative experience on a...
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  8. rainydays

    Feedback on Collaboration Essay Ideas? USC Film and Television Production MFA Application 2021

    Hi everyone! (repost because I unfortunately didn't get any feedback the 1st time, understandable though because this post is kind of long) I'm brainstorming topics for the Collaboration Essay for USC film/tv production MFA and so far I've come up with a few ideas. I was wondering if I could...
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    Feedback on Collaboration Essay Ideas? USC Film and Television Production MFA Application

    Hi everyone! I'm brainstorming topics for the Collaboration Essay for USC film/tv production MFA and so far I've come up with a few ideas. I was wondering if I could get some feedback on if any of them are any good and would work?
  10. rainydays

    Feedback on Personal Statement Draft? USC Film and Television Production MFA

    Hi everyone! I'm applying to USC for a film and television production MFA, and I was wondering if anyone would be able to give me some feedback on my personal statement? I'm trying to find a central story to pull from my current draft so I can show and not tell more, but I'm having some trouble.
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    UCLA personal statement vs statement of purpose essays

    I am having trouble discerning the difference between these two essays. Does one matter more than the other? If anyone can share any insight, I would greatly appreciate it.
  12. carlosc19

    2015 Dodge College Video Essay

    Hey everyone, just wondering if I could get some thoughts on my Dodge College Graduate Video Essay, thanks!
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    SVA film portfolio essay

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has or is currently applying to SVA for film. I am currently in the process of doing so and I was wondering if anyone could share what they wrote for the two-part essay. I have an idea of what I wrote about but I've never written an essay like this before...

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