Hello, I'm new here. I'm from India and looking for a good, cost-effective MFA program in FIlm (/Film and TV) Production (Direction) in the US. I've looked at like 100 lists and am currently decision-paralyzed. I was hoping to get one good suggestion after what feels like years of searching...
Hello everyone! I'm dying of anxiety!
-I'm a 23-year-old Philosophy student at one of the best unis in my country. After completing my undergraduate degree in a Film Studies Certificate program (GPA 3.7/4.0) and 3-4 unsuccessful short film attempts, I decided to pursue my career in Filmmaking...
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So I received an interview email for the MFA in Cinema and Television Directing program at Columbia College Chicago and I was wondering if anyone could help me with what questions they usually ask in the interview. Any tips and suggestions would help too. Thanks!
Hi all, I am applying for MFA screenwriting at Chapman University and I would like to ask for help from experienced people to see if the theme of my transformational moment essay is clear. If you're interested, please give a comment and I'll send you a private message.
Thank you so much to all...
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I'm applying to USC, NYU & Columbia this year for my MFA and appreciate any suggestions or notes anyone has on my material. This is a general personal essay and will be slightly tailored to each school.
The video is a combination of two projects I worked on during Undergrad...
Hi everone, this is a post to discuss how to deal with the required length of the short films which most MFA programs require one in the portfolio.
I have bumped into a problem that I cannot cut my short film from 10-min down to 5-min without seriously lowering the quality of the film. There is...
The prompts were kinda basic idk, I didn’t really try that hard tbh, in fact as I’m writing this, I did the process so long ago I hardly remember it............
The prompts were kinda basic idk, I didn’t really try that hard tbh, in fact as I’m writing this, I did the process so long ago I hardly remember it............
Hello, I'm reapplying to AFI, NYU and Columbia this year (got an interview at Columbia last year). I have gained a lot more experience in the past year so will add information about that in my personal statement but a lot of my tastes, formative experiences and storytelling interests will be...
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So I was waitlisted for USC in the fall but guaranteed a spring spot and "technically" just graduated from my undergrad. I'm currently taking one last requirement for my major in order to receive my degree, and I am excelling in the class. However, I was forced to take another 2 unit...
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I am currently applying to AFI Producing MFA. As a French applicant, I am not familiar with American application statements, so I just had a very basic question about AFI's Narrative Statement formatting.
Do you think it is expected to use a "Dear madam, dear Sir /.../ Yours...
As I'm working on my applications for next fall, I wanted to gather opinions about whether or not my age will be a huge deciding factor in my acceptance to an MFA program. I'm going to be 23 in January. I believe I have a pretty solid application otherwise, and I graduated in January 2020.
I'd...
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One of the admins asked me to create this thread in order to help out. I’m currently a second year student in the graduate Film Production program at USC, emphasizing writing and directing. If you have any questions about the application process or school curriculum please feel free to...
First time Applying to first ever Film MFA at UGA!
Waitlisted, no interview required.
Submitted writing sample, directing reel, personal statement, resume, three letters of rec, grad application.
Based at Pinewood Atlanta Studios and UGA campus.
First Time Applying, no interview required.
Notified via physical letter and email.
Required a writing sample, three rec letters, a brief personal statement, resume.
2 year program.
First time Applying, had interview via Skype. Very nice man, lasted only about 15 min.
Denied after interview via email/portal.
Smooth application process. Didn't have opportunity to make film for reel, put together some clips from various projects done in undergrad, along with rec letters and...
To Whom it may Concern,
My name is Jake and I will be applying to MFA programs this upcoming fall and have a questions regarding the visual example requirement. The questions is as follows
Due to the majority of the schools having a 5 minute max requirement, would it be wiser to up load a a...
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I'm a Canadian undergrad student looking to apply to USC Film/TV Production MFA Fall '22. I was wondering what makes a solid reference letter (content? author?) and what I can do at this moment that can help me get some solid letters in 2022.
Right now I'm relatively close with a film...
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