NFTS Applications 2021 - The one where the world seems to be on fire.... (1 Viewer)

[MaceWindu1993]

Nice

Well, ere we go:

Let me know what you think.

Nice! I'll check it out today. No one has heard anything right?

 

[shish]

Hi hi!

I also applied to the NFTS DF course! I applied two years ago and got rejected so I thought I'd give it another shot.

To be honest, I doubt I'll get in because I've been so busy getting work experience that I didn't have time to collaborate and work on my own projects to build my portfolio.

I emailed a few days ago and they said that we should hear back in 2-4 weeks, so mid to end of June. Fingers crossed everyone! Hopefully you get in! I've seen your projects and they look amazing! Added mine below if you wanna check it out!

 

[MaceWindu1993]

Hi hi!

I also applied to the NFTS DF course! I applied two years ago and got rejected so I thought I'd give it another shot.

To be honest, I doubt I'll get in because I've been so busy getting work experience that I didn't have time to collaborate and work on my own projects to build my portfolio.

I emailed a few days ago and they said that we should hear back in 2-4 weeks, so mid to end of June. Fingers crossed everyone! Hopefully you get in! I've seen your projects and they look amazing! Added mine below if you wanna check it out!

Cool movie! Where did you shoot it? Very cool mixing animation and live action - would be cool to hear how you did that.

Nice movie. Also cool that you had such a large production for a short film - nicely done

 

[shish]

Cool movie! Where did you shoot it? Very cool mixing animation and live action - would be cool to hear how you did that.

Nice movie. Also cool that you had such a large production for a short film - nicely done

This was a student film at Central Film School that I directed a few years back. Honestly it was pretty difficult to handle all that as a first time director but the team was absolutely amazing! I think we got about 3k for the project from the school but we had to crowd fund the rest to afford the location and animation. We shot at The Vaults in Waterloo!

 

[dub123]

Just got offered an interview for the Producing MA!

 

[wizard08]

Hi everyone, good luck with your applications! I received an invite to an interview for MA Editing today and feeling super excited and nervous. I wonder what to expect from an interview during these odd times... can’t wait to hear from anyone else in a similar position

 

[RG2029]

thats was fast! Well done. I received a ‘application gone to selection panel’ today for directing so think they are a bit behind the rest

 

[Deleted member 24636]

thats was fast! Well done. I received a ‘application gone to selection panel’ today for directing so think they are a bit behind the rest

Yeah, in previous NFTS threads it's very apparent that the process for DF is quite slower. I think the only slower one is for Digital Effects.

Good luck to everyone in your interviews! Please do post about your experiences

 

[p0waqqatsi]

Any Composing applicants here? Had an email on Monday saying we should get news sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Good luck to everyone and congrats to those who have received an interview!

 

[Unfortunately]

I also applied for DF, got the selection panel email on Monday I think. Probably the last I'll hear from them in quite some time.

 

[Chris W]

Any Composing applicants here? Had an email on Monday saying we should get news sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Good luck to everyone and congrats to those who have received an interview!

There was one year recently where there was a bunch of composing applicants if you want to check out the old threads.

 

[ccascon]

Anyone here applied for the Cinematography MA?

 

[Chris W]

Anyone here applied for the Cinematography MA?

Everyone be sure to add their applications to our site's database with as much info as you can:

Application Database

A database of thousands of film school applications to calculate acceptance rates to film programs and the minimum GPAs, minimum SAT and GRE scores, experience of accepted applicants, and much more....

www.filmschool.org

Here are the previous year's applications:

https://www.filmschool.org/applications/?scf[School][0]=NFTSCinematography
https://www.filmschool.org/applications/?scf[School][0]=NFTSDirecting
https://www.filmschool.org/applications/?scf[School][0]=NFTSEditing
https://www.filmschool.org/applications/?scf[School][0]=NFTSComposing
https://www.filmschool.org/applications/?scf[School][0]=NFTSProducing
https://www.filmschool.org/applications/?scf[School][0]=NFTSScreenwriting

If you need me to add an NFTS program to the pulldown menu in the database please let me know.

 

[ChrisL297]

Hi everyone

Any other applicants to the MA Screenwriting course waiting to hear back? I've already got a place for screenwriting at the MetFilm School and I've got my LFS interview tomorrow. I'm in a bit of a dilemma as to whether or not to accept the place at MetFilm (since they don't hold the place for you at all, bit sketchy) or try and wait to hear back from the NFTS.

 

[Unfortunately]

I'm in a bit of a dilemma as to whether or not to accept the place at MetFilm (since they don't hold the place for you at all, bit sketchy)

I believe they also want you to pay all kinds of money almost immediately.

 

[ChrisL297]

I believe they also want you to pay all kinds of money almost immediately.

Yeah the MetFilm School make you pay the £3000 deposit when you accept your place. 3 grand is so much and it does make it feel like they're just in it for the money to be honest. But, on the other hand, I've heard it's a very good school with good post-graduation employment opportunities.

The LFS is also accredited by a much better uni (Uni of Warwick compared to Uni of West London that accredits the Met) but I don't know how much this reflects quality of education.

 

[MaceWindu1993]

Yeah the MetFilm School make you pay the £3000 deposit when you accept your place. 3 grand is so much and it does make it feel like they're just in it for the money to be honest. But, on the other hand, I've heard it's a very good school with good post-graduation employment opportunities.

The LFS is also accredited by a much better uni (Uni of Warwick compared to Uni of West London that accredits the Met) but I don't know how much this reflects quality of education.

I did a 6 month course at Met and it was alright but it really wasn't worth the money (I got the course for free but even so, I often heard that from my classmates and I echoed it) and making you pay 3k upfront? I didn't even know that - thats crazy. I wouldnt ever tell you what to do but those sound like big red flags really. Makes you feel like a cashcow (LFS isnt much better - its so pricey but the upfront deposit is 1k and its a much better school than Met)

 

[Unfortunately]

I did a 6 month course at Met and it was alright but it really wasn't worth the money (I got the course for free but even so, I often heard that from my classmates and I echoed it) and making you pay 3k upfront? I didn't even know that - thats crazy. I wouldnt ever tell you what to do but those sound like big red flags really. Makes you feel like a cashcow (LFS isnt much better - its so pricey but the upfront deposit is 1k and its a much better school than Met)

I went back and checked how Met structures the payment of fees, and it's even scarier than I remembered:

1. a 20% deposit of the first year’s fees must be paid at the time of booking to secure your place,
2. with 40% of the first year fees balance due 1 month after booking
3. and the final 40% of first year fees balance must be paid no later than 3 months prior to the strat of the course for international students or 6 weeks prior to the start of the course for EU and EEA students

 

[ChrisL297]

I did a 6 month course at Met and it was alright but it really wasn't worth the money (I got the course for free but even so, I often heard that from my classmates and I echoed it) and making you pay 3k upfront? I didn't even know that - thats crazy. I wouldnt ever tell you what to do but those sound like big red flags really. Makes you feel like a cashcow (LFS isnt much better - its so pricey but the upfront deposit is 1k and its a much better school than Met)

Hi Master Windu, thanks for the reply. How is it you know that the LFS is better than the Met? And yeah it is definitely a red flag, it just makes them seem much more business oriented rather than student friendly. Another red flag is that they don;t hold the place for you which makes it seem like they're really just in a first pay first serve system.

Also bare in mind that I'm applying for Screenwriting at Met and LFS and, amazingly, the LFS is actually cheaper for this at a mere 14 grand so that's a pro in its favour.

 

[ChrisL297]

I went back and checked how Met structures the payment of fees, and it's even scarier than I remembered:

1. a 20% deposit of the first year’s fees must be paid at the time of booking to secure your place,
2. with 40% of the first year fees balance due 1 month after booking
3. and the final 40% of first year fees balance must be paid no later than 3 months prior to the strat of the course for international students or 6 weeks prior to the start of the course for EU and EEA students

Thanks for the reply. I haven't seen that breakdown of the payments but my god that is really quite concerning, especially considering that 40% of the fee is a monstrous £7,200. Do you have any other knowledge about either the Met or the LFS which could be handy? Or the NFTS for that matter