UCLA MFA Production/Directing Fall 2023

[RoseOfAberlone]

Did anyone else hear back yet?

nope

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

 

[licht2u]

Hi y’all! I just received my interview invitation. As expected, it went into the spam folder. I applied for the documentary directing program and the interview takes place on March 6.

 

[Wendy Tong]

Hi y’all! I just received my interview invitation. As expected, it went into the spam folder. I applied for the documentary directing program and the interview takes place on March 6.

Congrats! I also received, but I clicked in the time slots and only March 10 left.

 

[licht2u]

Congrats! I also received, but I clicked in the time slots and only March 10 left.

Congrats to you too! When I clicked on my link the time slots are on March 10 only as well

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

Congrats! I also received, but I clicked in the time slots and only March 10 left.

Did you also apply to documentary?

 

[Livingblue]

Congrats guys!

 

[Wendy Tong]

Did you also apply to documentary?

Yes

 

[thx13]

I applied for Directing. Still haven't heard anything and have sort of shrug it off as not getting in. Gives me a little hope to see some folks are still receiving interview invitation. Checking Spam everyday lol. What is the title on the email? Is it just UCLA interview?

 

[thx13]

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[Chickenbonelesswings]

Still nothing from directing/production

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

I applied for Directing. Still haven't heard anything and have sort of shrug it off as not getting in. Gives me a little hope to see some folks are still receiving interview invitation. Checking Spam everyday lol. What is the title on the email? Is it just UCLA interview?

I don’t think anybody’s heard for directing/production. Just the two who applied for documentary.

 

[licht2u]

I applied for Directing. Still haven't heard anything and have sort of shrug it off as not getting in. Gives me a little hope to see some folks are still receiving interview invitation. Checking Spam everyday lol. What is the title on the email? Is it just UCLA interview?

It might vary for different emphasis, but for documentary, the email title is “UCLA MFA DOCUMENTARY INTERVIEW REQUEST”.

 

[liuyuhan060606]

Still no news for narrative directing?

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

Still no news for narrative directing?

Nothing for me

 

[licht2u]

Hi y’all I just finished my documentary program interview and would like to share a bit about this. My interviewers were Steve Anderson and Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. There’s a third faculty in the meeting who never showed their face or voice. The interview lasted about 20 minutes.

Here’s what they sent you via email: update the committee on your activities since submitting your written application late last year. The atmosphere is intended to be casual so you can share your views on filmmaking and your creative journey. Please come ready for an engaging conversation. For the Documentary program, please prepare a documentary pitch for a short film that you could make while at UCLA.

At the end they covered most prompts, although the wording was different. When I mentioned a photo project I created, they asked me more about it, like why it mattered to me and how I researched the topic. For the pitch, they asked me to do one that’s different from the one I already submitted. Some other things they asked were:

• Who are some documentary directors that inspired you?
• Why do you want to study documentary filmmaking?
• Why do you want to study in UCLA?

Overall, we had a very engaging conversation. I’m unsure how I did, but Steve was encouraging nonetheless. One tip is to be as early as they asked you to be. In my case they asked me to log on zoom 20min earlier than my interview time (via email). Good luck all!!

 

[Vivi]

Did they say anything about when the decision will be made?

 

[licht2u]

Did they say anything about when the decision will be made?

Not really.

 

[Wendy Tong]

Not really.

hi i was also interviewed yesterday and i was asked about the same question as you.
and at the end i asked when will we get the final result, they all said not sure, maybe several months later. It's kinda weird since they don't know the process. And they just said we tried to rush through now.

 

[Courgette]

Hi ! Just got my recommendation of admittance, so very excited and happy.

Might not say yes to it though because I have another school in mind depending on if I’m accepted there or not !

Also I have 1 month and half to give a final answer.

Hope it will go fine for all of you !