So basically I just felt that the vibe was off and there wasn't much rapport (with the exception of one interviewer who was really lovely).
They asked me several questions and some were ok, but some really weren't and I felt like I was talking to a brick wall. They asked me what I could do differently in my film and I was trying to say because we didn't have any film equipment, I was using natural lighting only and I could've scheduled my film better so that there wasn't one scene that was shot at golden hour when it's meant to take place on one story day - but one interviewer cut me off and was like 'I'm not talking about equipment, I'm talking about story', so I never go the chance to explain what I meant. She also didn't specify she was asking about story only, either.
Later on, I was asked to describe what I saw outside my window and I gave a description of the buildings (that all the houses look the same, people hang flags up outside, you can tell there's a sense of community) and I was cut off by another interviewer who said: 'No, that's not what I meant. That's tone. You're a filmmaker now, so describe what you actually see. What are the houses made from?' I guess it was my fault for not realising the question was so literal, but the way in which I was cut off was very abrasive and belittling.
Overall it felt really disappointing and not at all like the interview I had last year. No one asked me about funding for NYU that I'd been asked last year either, and in general the awkward pauses really stressed me out. To me, it felt like I was being interviewed out of an obligation rather than actually wanting to interview me.
But yeah, it really didn't feel like the one I had last year and I'm not positive about it at all, which is a real shame!
or next weekend
