<p>I'm a bit concerned about this.</p>
<p>first of all i want to transfer to UCLA's cinema school but it appears to be that the school only takes like 4% of their applicants. so i want some tips from those who know all about college and stuff. i'm the first from my family to go to college so i hardly know about all of this. what could i do? what did the people who fall under the 4% category do to get accepted there.</p>
<p>does anybody know about ucsd and ucsb film/theater programs?</p>
<p>UCLA</a> School of Theater, Film and Television has all the application requirements. Complete the package and that's that. They then pick 30 applicants which they interview in person. After that they choose 15 of those 30 to accept. -- They only accept students in the Fall quarter.</p>
<p>so they don't take junior transfers?</p>
<p>That the only time they accept people. When they are juniors. That goes for both students from within UCLA and from other schools.</p>
<p>do you guys know if ucsd has a theater/cinema program?</p>
<p>UCSD has a theatre department but no cinema one. As far as I know, UCLA is the only UC school that has a cinema program. You should also look into USC School of Cinematic Arts, which is just as good as UCLA's program.</p>
<p>I think SD has a film program but it's film history/theory... not production.</p>
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<p>USC's cinema program is far and away the best program in the country. It is extremely competitive though as they only take a handful of applicants each year. If you have the grades and the portfolio look no further than USC. Their new cinematic arts building is a sight to behold. When all is said and done, construction of this new cinema complex will probably total at over a quarter billion dollars.</p>
<p>Pshhh, UCLA TFT FTW!</p>
<p>USC has a very heavy production emphasis. Based on the film students I've met from USC, and the comments of a friend who taught there, I did not think it would be a good fit for me. I'll be attending UCLA, but am starting to rather wish that my family situation made it possible for me to leave LA for school. I think NYU would have been a better fit.</p>
<p>What are you looking for in a school? Facilities? A production emphasis? Experimentation? Scholarship?</p>
<p>Don't worry too much about the 4% business. It's not 4% of some group of incredible elites, believe me, it's 4% of anybody who can fill out the application and send them the $60. Don't psych yourself out.</p>
<p>ok thanks guys cause there was a time when i considered USC but it's gonna be impossible to pay that mcuh. how much is it like $40,000 a year?</p>
<p>and since i don't receive any sort of aid i thought that UCLA might be a good choice.</p>
<p>how good is UCLA?</p>
<p>cause i don't why i have the mentality that depending to what school you go will determine how succesful you will be, specially with that type of a job.
so does it matter to what school you go?</p>
<p>USC is more like $50K a year. Why aren't you getting any type of aid? Are you an international student?</p>
<p>And yes, in your case the reputation of the school does matter because UCLA and USC have the top film programs in the country.</p>
<p>Could describe what your idea of success is? For example, some editors would consider themselves successful if they get a regular gig editing a television program where they get a steady paycheck, while others think of success as being able to get projects of their own made, and still others think success is getting to work with artists they really admire.</p>
<p>Film is still as much a trade as anything else, and a competent, reliable editor who went to a no-name school will not be hampered. If you want to direct big-budget commercial projects, it will be much more useful to have a lot of the kinds of contacts you get at a big school. </p>
<p>There's no one-size-fits-all "best" solution. What do you want your career to look like?</p>
<p>Yeah, i don't get any sort of financial aid for being an international student, especially from a private school like USC</p>
<p>and as for my idea of success i want to work with the big companies and those cool actors. I don't care about being famous or making millions of dollars by acting or making films. I just want for everybody to see my ideas and creations. </p>
<p>i know some people that studied cinema production and acting, but work as teachers for the theater department of a high school. and i heard from people that coming out from schools such as ucla and usc have a better chance is that true? Even one time we had two visitors that came to talk to us about how they graduated from one of the cal state universities-SDSU i think it was, and they told us that they had difficulties on finding jobs because their school doesn't have as many connections with other people like usc or ucla.</p>
<p>so i'm concerned about that. i hope it's not true</p>
<p>If you have the skills and the determination to succeed, you will.</p>
<p>Well, alongside the fantastic film program of UCLA and USC, yes, the biggest perk is their plethora of connections that'll get your feet wet in the industry. </p>
<p>Do you have any idea what aspect of film you want to work in? Production? Screenwriting?</p>
<p>You know, there's no formula to these things, or everyone would follow the formula. The best advice I can give you is to produce the strongest application you can, work extremely hard, and be somebody people will want to work with. I have been told time and time again that the best way to make connections is to make sure that people who have worked with you will want to work with you again. Stay consistent in the quality of your work, since that's the factor you can control.</p>
<p>Joshbk-- Well i was hoping to get into acting as well as screenwriting and production if it's possible.</p>
<p>themovies--thanks for your advice. Do you go to any of those schools</p>
<p>You can take online film courses offered by UCLA film and television school during the summers even without being part of the program or going to UCLA- even as a high school student. the courses are for college credit and count as any regular UCLA course.</p>
<p>Just thought you might want to wet your feet a bit and see what it is like.. also it would give the opoprtunity to build connections with UCLA faculty who might then be more aware of your application when you apply and that might help you get in - i say might, i have no idea if that would work unless you had really good people skills and showed up to chat with them in person and REALLY utilized everything possible during those summer sessions and getting to know everyone... ohh and of course, the teachers have amazing connections.</p>
<p>really, are there such courses? how can you take them without being in the class?</p>