TISCH 2011 hopefuls lets nail-bite together! (1 Viewer)

[SherriStudios]

CONGRATULATIONS DW'S! AWESOME! I'm really happy for you guys! I think the call for Producers and Directors should go out next week yes? OH THE SUSPENSE!

 

[Wenyi]

Originally posted by Munky the robot:
would any body know how many applicants there were for DW?

and howcome no interview ??? not that i m complaining but...

Pinch me pinch me.it says I got a scholarship for 7000 USD for the first year

Hi, congrats!
I am a DW applicant and I am from China.
I just recieved the email informing me that I got in! So happy! The minute I saw "Congratulations! You have been admitted to the Tisch School of the Arts.", I was like shouting in my room. probably everyone in the building thought I was a freak. Anyway, this is the best moment in my life! Nice to meet you.

 

[Munky the robot]

Congrats Wenyi

 

[Wenyi]

Originally posted by Munky the robot:
Congrats Wenyi

Munky the robot,do you know anything about the DW program? Like how many people it has? Wikipedia says it has 40 people.

I look forward to writing a good film script and sell it to some film company so that I can earn some money and be independent instead of relying on my parents' support. NYU is really expensive and international students are not allowed to work outside the campus in the first year. So I am really anxious about this.

I will have a interview with UCLA on 3/29. I know that UCLA pushes students to write and helps them to sell scripts. I don't know if NYU provide opportunity like this?

At the same time, people who live in LA said their life is boring. Compared with LA, NYC seems be more interesting.

I know I probably won't get into UCLA, but I am struggling about this issue.

I'm sorry if my question bothers you.

 

[Munky the robot]

Originally posted by Wenyi:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Munky the robot:
Congrats Wenyi

Munky the robot,do you know anything about the DW program? Like how many people it has? Wikipedia says it has 40 people.

I look forward to writing a good film script and sell it to some film company so that I can earn some money and be independent instead of relying on my parents' support. NYU is really expensive and international students are not allowed to work outside the campus in the first year. So I am really anxious about this.

I will have a interview with UCLA on 3/29. I know that UCLA pushes students to write and helps them to sell scripts. I don't know if NYU provide opportunity like this?

At the same time, people who live in LA said their life is boring. Compared with LA, NYC seems be more interesting.

I know I probably won't get into UCLA, but I am struggling about this issue.

I'm sorry if my question bothers you. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Dude first of all congrats on the UCLA interview!
My thoughts exactly I am going through a similar dilemma.
Oh bout the DW class size I thought it was 35 cos thats what i read here on studentfilms. What I ve heard from people is that they basically put together a group of people that gets on well together.
Again what I can tell you is what I ve been hearing form people on this forum. Students from the west coast schools like UCLA and USC are often competing to write the next blockbuster. There have been instances in UCLA where a few students have had scripts sold even before finishing their MFA. Don't know bout the other schools.
I am also an international candidate and finances are big on my mind as well. The thing with campus jobs is that whether or not the school allows is, I don't think you will get a lot of time to do that( i really want a campus job too but have been told the same thing). Anyway whatever time you get is good because a little can go a long way.
Being an international student my main concern is employment after the program is over.
Writing is really upto you and no one can push you for it. If your script is good I definitely think that your professors will definitely help you push it forward in the direction of selling it.
The NyC/ LA thing.. Well yes NYC is exciting,but i have been to LA and I dnt thnk it was boring. Plus my friend I dont think you will have the time to get bored!!!
NYu is sooo damn expensive and even with the scholarship I am going to have a haard time paying for it. To make things worse nYC is way more expensive than LA to live in. Plus the weather! Oh the LA weather is lovely!
Lets get down to business.
I applied to UCLA and got outright rejected. But had I been accepted that would be my first choice. I have heard the most brilliant things bout the UCLA Screenwriting program. You must google for the SW alumni. Infact in all the research I did where different sources revealed slightly different results for top screenwriting courses UCLA was number 1 or number 2 everywhere. The faculty is awesome too. And LA is where it all happens. Its where the action is man if you want to get into film. As an international film student it is very important that you make good contacts during film school.

So what you need to do is ace the UCLA interview! If I were you I'd go to UCLA in a heartbeat ( and not just cos the tuition is like way cheaper)

Rest assured if you can write you can sell a script from either of the colleges. I believe having an agent helps, but sometimes you dnt even need that.

Goodluck with your interview and you will sell that script. Just keep writing

 

[Wenyi]

Thank you robot for your generous help and detailed answer! You really help me sort out my thoughts.

As for NYC and LA, the living pace of NYC seems much more faster than LA. Since I am kinda a lazy person, guess LA suits me more. Plus the sunshine in LA. I do agree the weather thing you said.haha

I've read the alumni pages on LA's web. I can't believe that so many people who I admire so much graduated from TFT, although many of them are editors or producers rather than screenwriter. Like Coppola, OMG I worship the godfather so much!( I mean the movie not the mafia) and also the screenwriter who wrote Benjamin Button was a TFT student. I love the film! Well, but all these successful instances can't guarantee my success. Not to mention that I probably won't get in.

The employment thing is also my concern. I heard that Ang Lee was jobless for six years after he graduated from Tisch, despite he won oscar later. I can see there will a long tough time for me to get through.

I've been thinking about staying in the USA after graduation. But the problem is that it is uneasy to find an employment in either NYC or LA. (the expensive living standard in NYC makes it impossible for me to stay)
Do you plan to go back to your country or stay in america?

The only thing that comforts me is that if I get rejection from ucla, I am still hopeful and happy since NYU is awesome. The film school in Tisch is wonderful. I definite want to take one or two classes in producing or directing program. You know, learning some crafts and skills may help me with the employment.

 

[Munky the robot]

Just relax for ur UCLA interview. be prepared with things like whose work you like, influences, fav films, ur projects, why you wanna go, etc. Be easy and dnt try to be smarter than u are (they always always suss it out)

Yes I want to stay back in the states too and employment will be a major concern and a big factor in choosing the college I go to. I cannot come back because where I m from screenwriters starve. Really.

ABout the direction/production track, yes I intend to take production classes as well.

I was searchin the internet today and interestingly I came across an article bout how employment and things work for writers. According to this there will be more jobs for screenwriters through 2014 ( a year after we graduate)
here is the link-
http://careers.stateuniversity...35/Scriptwriter.html

I hope the market is looking better in the next two years. I am planning to have a chat bout the employment thing with someone at NYU, probably an admissions counsellor. It would be crazy to not get employment after spendin such a bomb on grad school.

I know the feeling. Either way tisch is great man. You re lucky to have tisch for ur back up. Not many people get to make that choice

GOOD luck!

 

[dmtr]

Thanks for the infromation all. Is April 15th the deadline to let them know via email whether you wish to enroll or is that a deadline to send in a deposit?

So far I count 4 DW acceptances and 3 DW waitlisters. Anyone else hear anything on the DW front? Anyone not heard at all?

 

[Munky the robot]

its the deadline for both - to accept and send the deposit. Atleast for us international students it is. Dnt know bout the others.

 

[SherriStudios]

Any ideas how much the deposit usually is?

 

[Wenyi]

Originally posted by Munky the robot:
Just relax for ur UCLA interview. be prepared with things like whose work you like, influences, fav films, ur projects, why you wanna go, etc. Be easy and dnt try to be smarter than u are (they always always suss it out)

Yes I want to stay back in the states too and employment will be a major concern and a big factor in choosing the college I go to. I cannot come back because where I m from screenwriters starve. Really.

ABout the direction/production track, yes I intend to take production classes as well.

I was searchin the internet today and interestingly I came across an article bout how employment and things work for writers. According to this there will be more jobs for screenwriters through 2014 ( a year after we graduate)
here is the link-
http://careers.stateuniversity...35/Scriptwriter.html

I hope the market is looking better in the next two years. I am planning to have a chat bout the employment thing with someone at NYU, probably an admissions counsellor. It would be crazy to not get employment after spendin such a bomb on grad school.

I know the feeling. Either way tisch is great man. You re lucky to have tisch for ur back up. Not many people get to make that choice

GOOD luck!

Thanks for the interview tips, it's sweet

My situation is similar to yours. Going back to China and being a screenwriter means starving. Most importantly, I'm not at liberty to tell the story that I want to tell. The environment is not free enough and the film market is not mature yet.

I've read the page you gave. It quite helps. Playwrights seem under certain protection. But I”˜d like to concentrate on writing for motion picture. Writing for TV series is not a bad idea either. A group of people brainstorming for an episode together in a conferance room sounds fun.

I think that the most important thing for us is writing something awesome during our MFA period.

My plan is: persistently hardworking leads to good writing, good writing leads to a fat chance, fat chance leads to a contract, a contract leads to stable salary, stable salary leads to comfortable life.

 

[Munky the robot]

Sherristudios the deposit is 300 USD.

Wenyi- I m happy to help

We must get together if we both end up at NYU. Oh wait actually we will cos we d be in the same class.

 

[SherriStudios]

Just got off the phone with Susan Carnival! I AM IN! LOL! YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!

 

[Liselotte]

congrats Sherri! Anyone else got the news from NYU MFA directing yet? Still waiting ;(

 

[wonderpony]

Still waiting as well. Directing.

 

[SherriStudios]

Thanks Liselotte! My concentration is Producing. I'm sure they won't get through all the calls today...GOOD LUCK everyone!

 

[kwokts]

ah i got the phone confirm too!!!!!! i'm so determined to stay in New York City!!!

 

[TobiB]

anyone else still hasn't heard anything? Neither for interview nor rejection... MFA directing here

 

[RacerX]

hi. first post. i'm an international student and i also got the phone confirmation. still can't quite believe this is real!

i just wanted to say that i had a skype interview a few weeks ago and i thought it went HORRIBLY. i had technical issues, they ended up just calling my phone and abandoning skype altogether. then they asked me a storytelling question where i just went completely blank.

the point is that i thought that it was completely over. i'd started making alternative plans for the next year. so hopefully this offers some relief to someone who thought their interview went badly. best of luck to all of you, and congratulations to those of you who've already heard!

 

[sonny]

i'm with you TobiB, haven't heard a peep...