USC - MFA Film Production - Fall 2012

[eva99]

Originally posted by Che Gray:
eva99: I think that's a good thing! They're interested enough to ask for the rest of your application materials. I would send it as soon as you can. Good luck!

Thanks Che Gray, I'll try to take it that way for now haha. I was just at our school admin building and got another copy. SENT! You applied to NYU too? Any interview invites? I have not gotten any

And best of luck for all of us!

 

[Hopeful_Filmmaker]

Haha cool.. Let me guess you're graduating from Emerson? I've been out of school for 10 years. I was going to apply to AFI, but I was burnt after 3 schools so I passed. I applied to UCLA, but I havent heard a peep and havent really kept up since all my energy lately is going towards freaking out about NYU!

 

[Che Gray]

No problem eva99. Yeah I got an email last wednesday and scheduled an interview for monday Feb 27th! I applied to the directing discipline. I probably heard back so soon because I'm from NY and also because I sent in all my application materials by the deadline. Super excited! Still waiting to hear back from AFI though. What's your discipline?

 

[Che Gray]

Hopeful_Filmmaker I'm actually from Tufts lol I only applied to three places as well I was going to apply to UCLA but was super burnt out as well I pulled two all nighters trying to get the applications in on time and no need to freak out about NYU there's still plenty of time!

 

[eva99]

Same. Directing. I live in MD/DC area but am an international student. I don't think it matters since so many international applicants have gotten interviews. I'll go with that my last name starts with Y and they review alphabetically...lol. But seriously, if I don't hear anything in the next few days I think it's time to peace out NYU this year.

 

[Hopeful_Filmmaker]

Che- oh thank god, I went to Northeastern. AFI is hardcore, even their app process is screaming- You better really want this s**t. Yeah I think it's kind of hilarious that my "safety" (ucla) accepts like 2 cinematography students a year- awesome!

 

[Hopeful_Filmmaker]

Oh and thanks for saying not to freak out about NYU that actually makes me feel a lot better

 

[Che Gray]

Hopeful_Filmmaker: also if you're still interested the application deadline for AFI was extended to March 30th for the cinematography discipline

 

[plastics12]

Congrats on the "interviews," guys.

Just wondering for those of you who got interviews, how many hits did you get on your Vimeo/YouTube pages? And how spread apart were they?

Thanks!

 

[Skinner]

Originally posted by plastics12:
Congrats on the "interviews," guys.

Just wondering for those of you who got interviews, how many hits did you get on your Vimeo/YouTube pages? And how spread apart were they?

Thanks!

@plastics12 I sent in a dvd of my feature docu so I'm not sure how many people watched it.

 

[Che Gray]

actually plastics12 that is a very good question. My video hadn't been viewed since Jan 29th. There were also hits the 27th and the 26th I was worried at first because it seemed not recent enough but I got the call anyway this weekend! So if you haven't had any views recently I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Dang Man!]

@Skinner, how did you manage to mail a DVD? Did you get special permission? I mean it specifically says on the application page NOT to mail anything. Anyway, just curious.

 

[kay0]

@Che Gray I went to tufts too ! graduated last May. I applied to four schools including NYU and USC. whats your major at tufts? have you taken any film classes at the ex-college?

I've only had my USC interview on Feb 5th. other than that i haven't heard anything from any other schools. does anyone know when nyu stops doing interviews?

 

[Skinner]

Originally posted by Dang Man!:
@Skinner, how did you manage to mail a DVD? Did you get special permission? I mean it specifically says on the application page NOT to mail anything. Anyway, just curious.

@Dang Man I put the wrong information on the wrong forum...sorry about that. I got two hits on my vimeo account Feb 10th and had an interview on the 12th.

 

[Skinner]

If you guys get in how do you plan on funding the MFA?

 

[tsroach]

Congrats to the ones who have received interviews!
Sadly, I can not say I have herd anything, yet.

As for video hits, on the 7th I received 2 for the video I linked in my application; 1 each on three of my other videos on my Vimeo page.

 

[Dang Man!]

@Skinner, I'm thinking some sort of pyramid scheme...and if that doesn't work, I'll try the old fall back, drug dealing.

 

[Skinner]

Originally posted by Dang Man!:
@Skinner, I'm thinking some sort of pyramid scheme...and if that doesn't work, I'll try the old fall back, drug dealing.

@DanG Man...ahahahahahaha...

 

[Skinner]

I have $210K in student loan bills...if I get accepted I'm not sure if I can afford to go without some REAL financial assistance.

 

[Che Gray]

@kay0 Yippie another Tufts student! I'm an english major and a media studies/communications minor. I took making movies and did advanced filmmaking three times. I've done a bunch of other narrative/media related courses through the excollege as well. What discipline did you apply to for NYU? Congrats on the interview with USC! And yeah they definitely have not stopped doing interviews and it more so has to do with the discipline you chose as well as the time you got all the application materials in I think. I hope it all works out!