USC School of Cinematic Arts SCA MFA Film & TV Production Fall 2020

[addik]

I just gotta say, we must be one anxious batch if we already made it to 10 pages of posts so far and that's before results are in lol

 

[ljuliette]

I just gotta say, we must be one anxious batch if we already made it to 10 pages of posts so far and that's before results are in lol

LOL that got me. Totally agree. I tried logging into the camel 10 times today.

 

[green-scarf]

It's a page where you state your intent to enroll in the program and check a box or something. I don't know anything beyond that.

I tried it and got kicked back to the you.usc page! But it’s an interesting method I might try out as we get nearer to acceptance time so thank you for sharing!!

 

[green-scarf]

I just gotta say, we must be one anxious batch if we already made it to 10 pages of posts so far and that's before results are in lol

I don’t know about anyone else but I actually feel less anxious when there is activity on here. It gives me a feeling of camaraderie haha

 

[OzymandiasVII]

It’s really interesting if someone had the same interviewer as I. Anyone else did speak to Pablo Frasconi?

I’m also wondering if the interviewers were telling smth about your visual samples? Did you guys receive any compliments from the professor? Maybe some questions they asked about your film?

 

[OzymandiasVII]

I tried it and got kicked back to the you.usc page! But it’s an interesting method I might try out as we get nearer to acceptance time so thank you for sharing!!

Same thing. Looks like it’s too early to check anyway. Are you an international applicant? Where are you from?

 

[green-scarf]

Anyone else did speak to Pablo Frasconi?

I’m also wondering if the interviewers were telling smth about your visual samples? Did you guys receive any compliments from the professor? Maybe some questions they asked about your film?

I did not have Pablo! The only question my interviewer asked about my visual sample was why I chose the topic I did. I also did not receive any compliments from my professor (unless you count her saying that my writing sample was interesting and that I am a conscientious person).

Are you an international applicant? Where are you from?

I am, I'm from Canada!

 

[OzymandiasVII]

I did not have Pablo! The only question my interviewer asked about my visual sample was why I chose the topic I did. I also did not receive any compliments from my professor (unless you count her saying that my writing sample was interesting and that I am a conscientious person).



I am, I'm from Canada!

So looks like everyone had completely different interviews. Professor asked me a lot about the film. Even technical questions (like for instance if the rain in the film was artificial or real). It’s weird that Indeed I’m an international applicant, he did not ask about how am I going to pay tuition fee.

No one had professor Frasconi here?

 

[truffleshuffle]

Keep an eye on your emails this weekend because last year they were sending acceptances from Friday through Sunday too. Sorry to ruin any chance of now enjoying your weekend with that revelation

 

[sguilford]

Hey everyone! I'm a first time poster but a long time lurker ahaha! USC is my first choice as it probably is for a lot of people here. I didnt even get asked to interview and I dont even know what to think of that but I'll try to take it in the best possible light. I was really proud of the application I submitted for what it's worth. Can confirm though, the anticipation is killing me.

 

[OzymandiasVII]

Hey everyone! I'm a first time poster but a long time lurker ahaha! USC is my first choice as it probably is for a lot of people here. I didnt even get asked to interview and I dont even know what to think of that but I'll try to take it in the best possible light. I was really proud of the application I submitted for what it's worth. Can confirm though, the anticipation is killing me.

As this site shows, some were accepted throughout previous years without any interviews so you're definitely still in the run!

 

[OzymandiasVII]

Keep an eye on your emails this weekend because last year they were sending acceptances from Friday through Sunday too. Sorry to ruin any chance of now enjoying your weekend with that revelation

I'm already checking my inbox every 10 minutes, feels like it can't get worse

 

[sguilford]

As this site shows, some were accepted throughout previous years without any interviews so you're definitely still in the run!

Yes I've noticed that too! As I said I'll try to take it in the best possible light and just assume they made a (good) decision about my application already. But of course I want to brace for the worst. Can't help but entertain daydreams though!

 

[addik]

I don’t know about anyone else but I actually feel less anxious when there is activity on here. It gives me a feeling of camaraderie haha

Oh definitely! A lot of friends and family are nervous for me as well, but I don't think they get the kind of anxiety I'm going through, and it's great to find out and remember that you are not alone--that if you don't get in, you can always be happy for someone else! (and a little bit jealous)

It’s really interesting if someone had the same interviewer as I. Anyone else did speak to Pablo Frasconi?

I’m also wondering if the interviewers were telling smth about your visual samples? Did you guys receive any compliments from the professor? Maybe some questions they asked about your film?

I had another interviewer, and we really didn't talk about my portfolio/application, only to mention she was impressed by it and that it managed to be in her top pile of applicants. She did stress that she isn't the final arbiter of these things so she's only making notes for a panel to read over.

 

[OzymandiasVII]

Oh definitely! A lot of friends and family are nervous for me as well, but I don't think they get the kind of anxiety I'm going through, and it's great to find out and remember that you are not alone--that if you don't get in, you can always be happy for someone else! (and a little bit jealous)



I had another interviewer, and we really didn't talk about my portfolio/application, only to mention she was impressed by it and that it managed to be in her top pile of applicants. She did stress that she isn't the final arbiter of these things so she's only making notes for a panel to read over.

I wish I could have heard some compliments from my interviewer as well!
I just remember that he said that my work is very mature (does this counts like a compliment? I'm not sure actually ). He asked wether I was inspired by Kafka or not and what is my personal connection to the picture I created. It wasn't easy for me to discuss philosophical issues since I was ready for different type of questions like "why USC?", English is not my first language (and not even the second one) and it was 2 am out here when professor called me lol. I hope I did ok but I honestly don't remember more then half of what I said and I still feel like I've been speaking too much (more than I have had to)
The interview was way longer than I expected. There were a lot of questions from professor Frasconi so I just hoped that at least someone had the same interviewer to discuss how it went for others... But it looks like I'm totally alone lol

 

[truffleshuffle]

I wish I could have heard some compliments from my interviewer as well!
I just remember that he said that my work is very mature (does this counts like a compliment? I'm not sure actually ). He asked wether I was inspired by Kafka or not and what is my personal connection to the picture I created. It wasn't easy for me to discuss philosophical issues since I was ready for different type of questions like "why USC?", English is not my first language (and not even the second one) and it was 2 am out here when professor called me lol. I hope I did ok but I honestly don't remember more then half of what I said and I still feel like I've been speaking too much (more than I have had to)
The interview was way longer than I expected. There were a lot of questions from professor Frasconi so I just hoped that at least someone had the same interviewer to discuss how it went for others... But it looks like I'm totally alone lol

Well if it went long then it means he was very interested in you. My interviewer didn't ask me a single question about my portfolio lol

 

[OzymandiasVII]

Well if it went long then it means he was very interested in you. My interviewer didn't ask me a single question about my portfolio lol

Hope so.
At first I thought the same but then at some point during the conversation I really felt like he kept asking smth because I kept providing unconvincing answers
I was interviewed via Skype for the first time ever so I think I was just too nervous

 

[Armslength]

Deep breaths guys. All will be well.

 

[Ep317]

Well if it went long then it means he was very interested in you. My interviewer didn't ask me a single question about my portfolio lol

This actually makes me feel a little bit better ahah we didn’t talk about my application at all during the interview so I was wondering whether that was a bad sign or not but I guess it just really depends on who is interviewing you as it doesn’t really seem like they have a set list of questions

 

[OzymandiasVII]

Guys, did anyone reach out your interviewer after the interview? Professor said that I can contact him and ask any questions anytime - which I did - but received no answer. That does not seem like a good sign