UCLA Screenwriting 2012

[honeybadger]

Thank you for your input, Turner!

 

[WKJoel]

I got the same notification that I would be contacted to schedule an interview about three weeks ago, but haven't heard back yet regarding the actual date of the interview. I'm wondering if anyone here who received the same email from Justin Hillian has actually been scheduled for a specific date, or are we all still waiting anxiously?

 

[N_A_Fitz]

I m n the same boat, Joel. Maybe we will hear something this week (fingers crossed).

 

[tra thomas]

Hey WKJoel, I received the same email, but I am on the east coast, and my interview will be in NY. A bit after that I was informed that my interview would be either on Feb 24 or 25, schedule TBD.

 

[tra thomas]

Originally posted by Turner:
I interviewed last year...one of my interviewers actually had to tell me that I didn't need to be so nervous. The whole thing lasted less than fifteen minutes...Needless to say, I was shocked when I was accepted.

Hey, @Turner, congrats on getting in! Do you think your time was truncated due to your nervousness? I will be disappointed if I go all the way to NY and only get fifteen minutes with them. I was hoping to have a nice, lengthy conversation!

Also, I see your location is Charlottesville. Did you interview in NY?

 

[Nowon]

Originally posted by Turner:
For those that want more numbers to kick around, there are 30 in my class and my interviewer told me they interviewed about 75, though I heard from a classmate that his interviewer said it was slightly less. So who really knows. Just ace the interview, or don't. Anxiety is inevitable, I suppose, but not helpful.

Thanks Turner! Do you know if your international classmates who interviewed via Skype did it video or audio?

 

[WKJoel]

@N_A_Fitz, I hope we do. Is it possible that they schedule and conduct the east coast interviews before the west coast?

 

[filmart]

@Nowon and tra thomas...

I'm one of Turner's classmates. Most interviews are fifteen minutes. The more seasoned the interviewer, namely Hal and Richard, the closer to fifteen minutes it will be. A few people had longer interviews, but it was because of different circumstances. My interview was via skype and it lasted almost thirty minutes. At the time I was working on a film production in Asia. As soon as I received the email notifying that I will be interviewed, I wrote back to explain my situation. I was lucky enough to be granted a skype (video) interview. I've heard of a couple others as well who skyped, but I've also heard of a couple that came in from Europe for their interview. I believe if you're in America, you will have to interview in person.

Good luck to everyone. This is an amazing program. I've loved every minute of it thus far. My peers are the best part. I look forward to see some of you in the program.

Originally posted by Nowon:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Turner:
For those that want more numbers to kick around, there are 30 in my class and my interviewer told me they interviewed about 75, though I heard from a classmate that his interviewer said it was slightly less. So who really knows. Just ace the interview, or don't. Anxiety is inevitable, I suppose, but not helpful.

Thanks Turner! Do you know if your international classmates who interviewed via Skype did it video or audio? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

[tra thomas]

Thanks, filmart. The time frame info will be very helpful.

 

[i_spit_hot_fire]

I'll gladly take 15 mins with Hal or Richard.

 

[Turner]

@tra thomas, at the time I definitely felt that my nervousness was the reason for the interview's brevity. But, as filmart said and I found out later, most of the interviews with Hal and Richard in NYC were this length.

@Nowon, as far as I know all of the international interviews done via Skype were video.

 

[Diehl]

I'm on the west coast and I'm still waiting to hear about an interview date. Getting excited!

 

[i_spit_hot_fire]

I got the call today from Linda Voorhees, and set up the interview for this next week. So it looks like things are moving.

 

[WKJoel]

I got a call from Linda today as well. My interview is on Thursday.

 

[N_A_Fitz]

I got a call as well.. This friday for me

 

[Diehl]

Me too.

Maybe I'll see you in the hallways N_A_Fitz.

The hotel rooms in that area are steep! Should be fun though.

Good luck west coasters.

 

[N_A_Fitz]

I am flying in and out on the same day... no hotel for me...i gotta be back for my crap job

 

[PeopleGetReady]

Good luck to everyone who's interviewing this week!

 

[Diehl]

@N_A_Fitz....ouch, that's rough. But maybe you won't need that crap job come September

 

[N_A_Fitz]

lol...yeah, but i will need something in LA... i will shoot for a less-crappy job in CA.