USC anyone?

[Perry07]

Anyone get into USC FILM?
What were you stats?

Also has anyone taken the USC Film summer program, and what were your thoughts about it?

A buddy of mine said the program helps alot, if you do well, to get into USC Film is this true?

Thanks

 

[sam k]

I got into usc
Gpa ~4.2, just below top quarter of my class.
sat verbal 740 math 700 writing 650
sat2 biology 710 math level 2 700 literature 770

AS for the summer program, it couldn't hurt, because you could get to meet people involved with the program and show interest.

 

[Perry07]

Oh congrats! Did you get accepted for film school, if so did you send in a reel/portfolio of anykind?

 

[sam k]

Yes, I got into the film school and they wanted several things.
More letters of recomndation.

A list of project worked on(not the projects and I've heard it is best if the list has mostly non-film work on it.)

and a writing sample.

 

[Perry07]

Do you know why they would want non film work on it, if one were applying for film? Doesnt make sense to me.Dont they want to see you work?

 

[Palm Tree Armada]

no, for some reason USC will not look at a portfolio. Why, I don't know. My best guess would be to level the playing field for people with less than stellar equipment but great ideas. Personally, I think writing about film and creating it are so completely different that I dont know how they expect talented students to come out of SC, but i guess it works for them.