UCLA 2010

[Rob the film guy]

Yea, UCs take much longer than the Cal States. How I see it, the longer it takes, the better the chances, because it means that they didnt drop you yet and you still have a chance to go. My CSULB app was denied fairly fast, was accepted into CSULA and just waiting on CSUNorthridge and for SFSU as well. The more I was reading about SFSU on here, the more I want to go. Might call them up soon to see whats going on since Cal States are sending back notices already.

Anyone hear anything back from CSUNorthridge or SFSU yet?

 

[bornfromcelluloid]

Haha there are a lot of great movies being listed. I'm very impressed at the diversity of interests here. I'm going to have to be watching a lot of these. And I'm going to have to check out more of Kathryn Bigelow! The past few years I've been catching up on foreign and older films.

I'm really interested in seeing Haneke's films. I am definitely intrigued by the slow pacing!

I think all of us have had that experience with friends . It makes finding people with a shared appreciation all the better.

I'm assuming you'd have to go to a theater to see the Oscar shorts? My knowledge of areas that actually appreciate and participate in filmmaking is slim.

We're having a snow storm in central New York right now. I'm trying to picture what it'd be like without having to battle furious winds and feet of snow on the way to class every day... it sounds like heaven.

Are you guys applying for any other schools that require an interview?

I just contacted the school, they said that we could be hearing back about interviews from early to mid March! they said it was a quick turn around time.

However, they said if we are to be rejected we won't hear until around the same time as those people being accepted. (They say acceptances start going out May 1st)

Yiiikes! I'm going to be glued to my phone/ email for the next few weeks. Ahhhh

 

[Cptn. Amurikuh]

Rob, I got into SF State for film, I got accepted like only three weeks after turning the application in, crazy fast. But i go to a jc in the east bay/ big feeder to SF, so my relative immediacy probably played a roll.

 

[Neville26]

Cpt,. Wow! I haven't heard a peep from SFSU. It's been a little over a month, too. I wasn't too optimistic about that app, but whatever. We'll see, I guess. Are you going to go there? Or did you apply to lots of other schools?

 

[EricaLauren]

I got accepted to SFSU cinema as well! Ok well if UCLA is sending out decisions May 1st, that is when most schools require you to send in your final decision if you're going there or not. I just suppose if we don't get a call by april for an interview we should just put in our intent to attend another school before we get the rejection letter.... SF would be awesome too though have any of you heard of Emily Carr University of art and design in Vancouver, canada? I applied there as well and hear back april 2nd. It seems amazing there.

 

[EricaLauren]

oh and cpt. if we both go to SF we could be classmates!

 

[Oquendo]

Oquendo, atleast we get the UC heads up on the 30th! Did u apply to UC San Diego at all?

Yes.

Their whole visual arts deparment looks great, and all the artwork looks right up my ally,

Agreed. It's combined with theater, photography and art so there's more of a wide-ranged interest there. Plus its in SAN DIEGO.

I've just heard that the school is kind of a bummer...quiet campus/commuter school/ poor social life

Sadly agree. I'm not really a PARTY ANIMAL by no means, but it's good to feel a sense of comrade-ship with others. And this is coming from an semi-anti-social and anti-conformist.

It's funny there's this joke college people in SoCal(maybe everyone's heard of it) say about UCSD = University of California that is Socially Dead

Not to mention gossipy rumors that UCSD is the softbank for people who didn't get accepted to LA or BERKELEY, which is the primary reason people are not as a happy there.

I don't believe that, but it is funny to hear this stuff.

As for UC's. If the UCLA gods don't like me, so far it is:

Berkeley - (cuz its Berkeley. Enough said.)
Santa Barbara - (they have new building dedicated to film)
San Diego

 

[Oquendo]

I'm assuming you'd have to go to a theater to see the Oscar shorts?

Nah...I know a "friend" that torrents all that stuff off the internet. He just happens to have the same name as me, but he is still just a "friend."

Are you guys applying for any other schools that require an interview?

Long Beach and possibly San Diego State? Maybe NYU, but I can't see myself away from CA at this time in my life.

I just contacted the school, they said that we could be hearing back about interviews from early to mid March! they said it was a quick turn around time.

Yeah. I asked earlier if we would even know if our applications were even accepted and they gave the whole "we have too many applications" spiel. To this day, I still have paranoid delusions that UCLA may have not gotten my portfolio at all, or maybe the mailman found out his wife was cheating on him earlier that day and threw out his bag of letters containing MY application in a fit of uncontrollable rage!!!

exhaling...inhaling..exhaling...

Anyways:

Yiiikes! I'm going to be glued to my phone/ email for the next few weeks. Ahhhh

I hope if they notify us, it's by email + phone + plus paper. I freaked out when my cell phone treats landlines as "unauthorized numbers" so I gave them my home number, instead.

 

[Cptn. Amurikuh]

those oscar shorts were pretty good, u guys should try to get to em. one of em "Kavi", was a usc mfa film, i bet it wins, it was the most sociallly relevant.

Oquendo, ur video about david lynch was great, got me pumped to see more of his stuff. Any of you guys make any art outside of film? Once I learned how to use photoshop it's been game over, and now I've got these that I'm using to turn into sticker graffitttti
http://ellipsesintime.blogspot.com/

 

[bornfromcelluloid]

Don't worry about your application, they said that all notifications of missing materials have already gone out. So, if you haven't heard anything about missing application parts (or a missing application), you should be all set!

I hope they do multiple forms of notifications too, I don't know what the heck I'd do if I answered that phone call. I might scream with excitement by accident

Just checked out the site for "Kavi." It must be amazingggg. I can't believe that's a grad student's thesis. Have you guys thought about grad school at all?

I used to draw, but once I started film I kinda stopped. I'd like to pick it up again especially so I could try out animation. It'd be nice to learn photoshop, you're doing an awesome job with it Cptn.- I especially enjoy your butterfly bullet and the sunflower suit. That must be time consuming! Putting those images into a film would be amazing as well. Those images actually remind me of the script I turned in with my app, they're making me think

 

[ok2play]

anyone an undergrad transfer applicant here?

 

[filmnw]

My complaint about UCLA is that they only take 15 from inside and 15 from outside and you don't know until your Jr. yr. California is imploding financially, so it is taking 5-6 years to complete a 4 year degree at the UC schools. Can't get into classes. And, they have jacked up the tuition with hikes again over the next 2 years. Ugh...

 

[filmnw]

PS. Got into Cal State LB, Northridge and SF and Chapman. Waiting to hear from UCLA and the Trojan horse.

 

[Asmerza]

OK, FIRST TIME SPEAKING ON THIS SITE, HAVE BEEN MONITORING IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I HAVE SENT IN MY APPS TO UCLA AND AM NERVOUSLY WAITING FOR AN INTERVIEW, ALREADY GOT ACCEPTED TO SFSU AND WAITING ON NYU AND BERKELEY. I HAVE AN ACADEMICALLY PERFECT TRANSCRIPT AND MANY VOLUNTEER HOURS,

DID THE TOUR AT UCLA IN NOVEMBER AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE SURPRISINGLY THE TOUR WAS MORE TOWARDS THE THEATER SIDE OF THE PROGRAM BUT I DONT CARE. HELL I EVEN GOT TICKETS TO SEE UCLA PLAY IN THE ROSEBOWL.(LOL)

I'M JUST SAYING THAT IT'S HARD TO FIND PEOPLE THAT KNOWS WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH, LIKE COME ON 15 PEOPLE JESUS. SO MUCH PRESSURE. LOL

SORRY JUST VENTING THE FEELING THAT IN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS MY LIFE GOING TO CHANGE HAS REALLY TAKING A TOLL ON ME. SO GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND HOPEFULLY I WILL SEE YOU AT THE TOP. WHETHER WE GET IN OR NOT.

BUT DAMN WOULDNT IT FEEL GOOD TO GET IN. LOL
LOVIN LIFE

UCLA, UCLA FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

 

[Oquendo]

Oquendo, ur video about david lynch was great, got me pumped to see more of his stuff. Any of you guys make any art outside of film?

Thanks! Glad you liked it. I used to draw, but the only hobby outside of moving film is photography (I still use 35mm, though)

 

[Oquendo]

Originally posted by ok2play:
anyone an undergrad transfer applicant here?

We all are.

 

[Oquendo]

Originally posted by Asmerza:
OK, FIRST TIME SPEAKING ON THIS SITE, HAVE BEEN MONITORING IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I HAVE SENT IN MY APPS TO UCLA AND AM NERVOUSLY WAITING FOR AN INTERVIEW, ALREADY GOT ACCEPTED TO SFSU AND WAITING ON NYU AND BERKELEY. I HAVE AN ACADEMICALLY PERFECT TRANSCRIPT AND MANY VOLUNTEER HOURS,

DID THE TOUR AT UCLA IN NOVEMBER AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE SURPRISINGLY THE TOUR WAS MORE TOWARDS THE THEATER SIDE OF THE PROGRAM BUT I DONT CARE. HELL I EVEN GOT TICKETS TO SEE UCLA PLAY IN THE ROSEBOWL.(LOL)

I'M JUST SAYING THAT IT'S HARD TO FIND PEOPLE THAT KNOWS WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH, LIKE COME ON 15 PEOPLE JESUS. SO MUCH PRESSURE. LOL

SORRY JUST VENTING THE FEELING THAT IN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS MY LIFE GOING TO CHANGE HAS REALLY TAKING A TOLL ON ME. SO GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND HOPEFULLY I WILL SEE YOU AT THE TOP. WHETHER WE GET IN OR NOT.

BUT DAMN WOULDNT IT FEEL GOOD TO GET IN. LOL
LOVIN LIFE

UCLA, UCLA FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

No offense, but this is why it's not good to drink too much coffee...lol...take the CAPS off for our sake.

I did the tour too in November. You may have saw me. I was the short guy with the clipboard asking a lot of questions? Maybe?

Anyways, good to hear from you and good luck!

 

[Oquendo]

Originally posted by filmnw:
PS. Got into Cal State LB, Northridge and SF and Chapman. Waiting to hear from UCLA and the Trojan horse.

How could have you gotten into Long Beach if they haven't given out notices for interviews yet? I just sent them my transcripts and will find out if I got into the actual university around next week. Although for film majors, it appears it is a separate process.

>and Chapman.

You got into Chapman? Wow. I heard they are getting harder and harder to enter. I wasn't sure if I wanted to apply there, and I think I missed the deadline. I was really impressed with their facilities, but I got the feeling they were more interested in tailoring films for the mass audience (which is absolutely cool, too), but it's not my ultimate desire for movies I really care about. Especially with a $50,000+ price tag, lol...

However, if you don't get into UCLA, or USC, I would definitely choose Chapman!

 

[Oquendo]

California is imploding financially, so it is taking 5-6 years to complete a 4 year degree at the UC schools. Can't get into classes.

This is probably one of the main reasons I chose to go to a community college. I am finishing up my general ed's and will be on course for a transfer in TWO years. I have friends who go to a UC or CSU and they are sidetracked to get started in the major in 3-4 years.

Although, community colleges are also becoming severely impacted and will be in the near future.

 

[Asmerza]

Sorry so long ago don't remember anyone with a clip board. It was a nice little tour, I was they who asked about the loaded weapon question right behind the studio in the tour with that graduate student.

All in all just a waiting game.