<p>you can take them without being in the school</p>
<p>UCLA summer sessions are open to ALL people, anyone who pays money can take the courses.</p>
<p>let's say that it's an acting class. how are you gonna be able to present something without your professor being there. you know like a monologue</p>
<p>"themovies--thanks for your advice. Do you go to any of those schools"</p>
<p>Not yet -- I start my first term at UCLA in a few weeks. Transferred from SMC.</p>
<p>themovies,</p>
<p>You transferring into UCLA film? If so, are you a part of the TFT 2010 facebook group?</p>
<p>themovies--congratulations for your accomplishment of going to UCLA :)</p>
<p>what's your major?
how hard was it to get accepted?
i heard that they interview all people that apply to the school right?
that's where i feel it's going to be my weakness.</p>
<p>SFV2008, I am part of the Facebook group, yes. If you were at the recent BBQ, you might have met me, though I came rather late.</p>
<p>crestsoul, if by major you mean area of emphasis, I am interested in editing. I'm still not entirely clear on whether there is a dedicated editing track -- my fellow students seemed to think there is, but some admins at the dept said there isn't. Remains to be seen.</p>
<p>I don't believe they do interview everybody who applies -- that would be many hundreds of interviews. They accept 15 students from within UCLA and 15 transfers, so probably they interview 50 - 60 shortlist candidates. My understanding is that everybody who gets interviewed has passed the basic screening for portfolio quality, and now they are checking for areas of interest and personality. They don't want to bring in a bunch of people who are very smug and difficult -- it is going to be hell to have deal with somebody who can't work closely with others for two years. I imagine they also want a balance -- a group composed entirely of super outgoing screenwriters who want to do zombie musicals is no good. They probably go for a good mix of backgrounds, ages, experiences, and so forth.</p>
<p>The interview is the easy part. I can't really say how hard or easy it is to get accepted, as I have no basis for comparison. I applied only to UCLA and Berkeley, and got into both, but I worked very hard for two years before that on my writing, grades, and developing relationships with professors who'd write me solid letters of rec. </p>
<p>I have said this to everybody who's asked, and honestly believe this is the best advice I can give: I think discipline and hard work count for more than anything else. All the talent in the world is of little use if you're too lazy or self-satisfied to do something with it.</p>
<p>themovies, </p>
<p>Yea I was at the BBQ. Who are you? I'm Hector with the long hair. :)</p>
<p>Send me a PM on facebook so I know.</p>
<p>Ha! Hi Hector. When the sun got to be too much, I left the broken chair I was sitting in and moved over to your side. Will send you a pm.</p>
<p>Themovies--thanks for your advice, i'll give it my best choice</p>
<p>so there's no interview?!!! (i get that off my back), but i remember those who are going towards acting and ciema production are interviewed and have to present a monologue, problably just the actors.</p>
<p>can i ask you one more quetsion?</p>
<p>which classes did you take prior to transferring? because the assist website doesn't show anything for ucla's film and thater school.</p>
<p>Out of all the applicants, the school chooses 30 transfers and 30 from within UCLA to interview. -- They then pick 15 from each group.</p>
<p>If you get picked for the interview then that is your moment to shine.</p>
<p>I just grabbed an IGETC info sheet from the counseling office and went right down the list. The form specifies your options for classes to take to satisfy UCLA's requirements. I think people get a lot of anxiety about trying to find insider tips or tricks*, and quite honestly, the way I did it was just to follow the instructions. </p>
<p>There things you can control, like the quality of your writing, and things you can't, like everything outside of your application. It just makes sense to pour the bulk of your energy into producing the very best writing you can.</p>
<p>*Far from having had any special advantage, I in fact didn't even realize there was going to be an interview until I got an email about it -- while I was out of the country on my honeymoon. I wound up having to offer/threaten to fly back on two days' notice at which point they allowed me to do it by phone. Talk about being nervous.</p>
<p>themovies- thank you so much for all the info you've provided. it has been really helpful</p>
<p>My friend is in Theatre Art major.
They seem to have formed their own clique. Becaseu the class size is so small, they always have their own parties and whatnot, and those parties tend to be CRAZY!!! Like christmas party during April and 80's party.. they create their own theme and party like crazy.</p>
<p>But don't get into General Studies. According to him, TFT General Studies is for losers who couldn't get into the real TFT through audition. All you do there is read plays and watch film and take test. No perfomrance or anything.</p>
<p>dhl3- whats TFT?</p>
<p>TFT = Theater, Film & Television. That's the name of the department at UCLA.</p>
<p>oh ok the acronym.. sorry for that stupid question</p>