NYU Tisch 2013

[finalcutbro]

Hey since last year's thread a lot of people shared their interview experience, maybe it'd be good to share here too.

First of all, to all of you who will be having your interviews: good luck!!!! They are incredibly nice people.

I don't feel too good after my interview process today, and felt like I have messed up a few things and got confused by some questions and went off things they are not asking...but they are super friendly and accommodating. Beyond my frustration with myself, I had fun meeting them and definitely learned more about myself.

Some of the questions I still remember:
What part of editing is most difficult for you?
Choose a photo in a stack and pretend that it's a shot in a movie, come up with the specifics of the characters (who are they, what's their story, what's this scene?)
What kind of books do you read, what's a recent one you've been reading?
Anything you've seen in New York that struck a cord, a scene? What did you think happened there?
What film you've recently watched that you really enjoy, and what how does the director do it?
Do you have any questions for us?

Good luck everyone, they definitely want to know you as you so best wishes!

 

[wannabe13]

@finalcutbro: did you apply for directing?

 

[finalcutbro]

Originally posted by wannabe13:
@finalcutbro: did you apply for directing?

I put down directing and editing in the slideroom application

 

[Robin101]

@finalcutbro If you don't mind sharing, who did you interview with?

 

[finalcutbro]

Originally posted by Robin101:
@finalcutbro If you don't mind sharing, who did you interview with?

John Tintori, Jenn Ruff, and Jay Anania

 

[GradStudentMFA]

Anyone have their interview Wednesday or Thursday?

 

[Robin101]

Hey everyone, I had my interview yesterday and thought it was only fair to share my experience too.

Overall, I thought it went well. Although, there are a few points that I'm kicking myself over for rambling on and not making any kind of concise point whatsoever, they were super nice and the conversation was extremely enjoyable.

I interviewed with John Tintori, Barbara Schock and Tony Jannelli. Some of the questions I remember were:

Explain the circumstances of your visual sample. (Lots of rambling on my part, but I think they were able to suss out some points)

Who are some of the directors/writers that inspire you? (Be ready to talk in great detail about their work)

What books have you read recently? What TV shows do you watch?

Describe the place where you live. (I wish I had chosen a different area than what I said here.)

Why do you want to go to film school now? (I'm applying right out of undergrad and my answer was all over the place and not good. I forgot everything I had prepared because I expected this question would come up.)

Where do you see yourself in five, ten years? (Here I feel I gave my 'truest' answer. I talked about the large goals I've set for myself/career and I think they really enjoyed my confidence.)

Do you have any questions for us?

All in all, I feel that NYU is a wonderful institution and I would love the opportunity to go there! The faculty seems to really care about their students and the students I talked to only had good things to say about the program.

For those of you interviewing, just relax and go with the flow. Like EVERYONE has said, it is a conversation and they want to get to know you and see if they can work with you for the next four or five years, so Be Yourself!

 

[pinsandneedles]

Has anyone else not heard anything?

 

[wannabe13]

Robin - what discipline are you applying for?

 

[stee0221]

@pinsandneedles: I have not heard anything from NYU either...

 

[Robin101]

@Wannabe I applied for directing

 

[CLFilms]

NYU denied me. On the plus side - they did tell me that I made it to the third round of their application process.

0-3.

 

[GradStudentMFA]

What is the third round?

Is that pre or post interview?

 

[Robin101]

I was told that the interview was the third and final round.

 

[GradStudentMFA]

Oh great - did they say when you'll find out @Robin101?

 

[Robin101]

Miranda, John Tintori's assistant, stated that they have two more weeks of interviews and that the final decision will be sent out April 1st. When are you interviewing GradStudentMFA?

 

[GradStudentMFA]

*nail biting*

Tomorrow Robin101

 

[Robin101]

Don't fret! You'll do fine. I wish you all the best.

 

[GradStudentMFA]

Originally posted by Robin101:
Don't fret! You'll do fine. I wish you all the best.

Thanks so much for the vote of confidence!

The nerves are definitely there

 

[wannabe13]

be yourself. that's my only advice. they were cool.