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Official transcripts should be sent directly to the Admissions Office from each issuing institution. Request your transcripts at the time of or prior to submitting your application. They will be held on file if they arrive before your application form. Transcripts from international schools that are not provided in English directly from the issuing institution must be presented both in the original language form and translated into English by a translation agency or official translator.
If you have attended a non degree-granting school or program, be sure to list it on your application.
Please be aware that once submitted, all documents become the property of the College and cannot be returned to the applicant.
For all graduate programs a completed undergraduate degree must be verified prior to enrollment.
Curriculum Vitae:
Include a short resume covering educational and relevant experience.
Personal Statement:
In a statement accompanying your application, we are interested in learning what inspires you to make films, what sorts of films you want to make, and a brief description of your favorite filmmakers. Explain why you feel they are important. In what ways do you want your own work to contribute to or make a difference in the world, and how? We are also interested in hearing about any professional experience that you have accrued in the film industry.
Graduate proposal:
Submit a graduate proposal that defines a filmmaking project that will engage you during your course of study. While the proposal may be preliminary, it must nevertheless be specific and take the form of a one-page story treatment for a potential film project
Portfolio:
Submit at least two completed film or video projects that demonstrate your visual narrative storytelling abilities as a filmmaker. The total running time of the work you submit should be at least five minutes but should not exceed 20 minutes.
Portfolios must include narrative films; i.e., those with distinct storylines, plot development and character arcs. Submitted work can include short films of any genre, documentaries, or multiple commercials or music videos, but all work must demonstrate your narrative storytelling abilities. Your work should also demonstrate a high level of proficiency in cinematography, lighting, staging, editing and sound. At least one of your projects should employ sync sound with dialogue. Submit only projects on which you played a key creative role as director, cinematographer or editor—this includes applicants interested in the Producing concentration.