Have anyone been accepted in Chapman *Directing Emphacis* program? I spoke with the admissions office two weeks ago and they told me that they haven´t but we are almost in May,so does anyone has news? Congrats to everyone!!!

has *sorry*

sorry sharonw, i'm producing. But on the other chapman topic people are saying that they'll know by the end of may.

Everyone else out there, i'm officially in. So seriously Roomies Wanted. PM me and we can chat. or email jlo2103@columbia.edu hope to see you all sooon!

Congrats Red! What was your undergrad at Columbia?

haha...mechanical engineering. totally unrelated, but i bet it'll come in useful at some random time.

Interesting. I started out way back in the day as an engineering major at Texas A&M, way before I knew I wanted to make films. What kind of work are you interested in producing?

I'm really interested in animation. Odd, I know, and I'm assuming really difficult. I can't really say exactly what I want to produce other than what would interest me. I do know I'm not a huge fan of really indie films that move really slowly. But aside from that I don't want to pidgeon myself into one genre.

As a producing student, I want to get started early in getting to know everyone else, especially your work. Any current or future students who have demos online, please post them. I would also like to read any potential project or thesis scripts. You can send them to seventhshade@gmail.com. Yes, this includes you, Winter, the writer of edgy comedies.

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Originally posted by redpokiepenguin:
I do know I'm not a huge fan of really indie films that move really slowly.

What do you consider a "really" indie film that moves slowly?

Just curious.

I like to put films i see into three categories: must own (i.e. "cravable"), okay, and hate. Keep in mind there are only my personal opinions and we could probably argue out which movies are great and which are awful until we're blue in the face. Part of the reason why I doubted my abilities in film is also because I tend to have a pretty 'off' sense of taste. By that I usually don't like what is considered, by critics, a masterpiece, etc.

By really slow films I mean films that have a really slow pace. Take for example Brokeback Mountain. It was well shot, etc, etc. But pacing just took forever. Long drawn out shots, slow responses in dialogue (at times.) I'm not saying they're terrible like Balls of Fury (although that was entertaining in it's own right) but rather not for me. I tend to be really hyper in real life, so things that take a really long time bore me. There are, however, always exceptions to the rule. Recently I really liked the Assassination of Jesse James...even though it was slow paced.

On the flip side, must own movies, are literally movies that i sometimes crave, like food almost. An example of that is Lucky#Slevin. Sometimes I just really need to watch it. Other times I'm feeling philisophical so I pull some Linklater, or a silly cartoon like Hoodwinked. It's really hard to say. I'm all over the place, kind of like me real self. =)

Ha! redpokiepenguin, I'm a Mechanical Engineer too! I do think that it gives me an interesting perspective on the world in fact. I still waiting to hear back from Chapman, but I hoping for an offer from them for Directing as well. They asked for my reel, which I'm quite proud of, so we'll see. Maybe we could have a director/producer Mechanical Engineering power-team going on.

I think completing an engineering degree says 2 things about you: you know how to solve problems and you know how to dig down and do some real hard work.

haha brad, it's nice to see a fellow engineer. i wish you serious luck.

See Chapman films - stop by...

If you're in the area, please come to Chapman film screenings - FREE to public... We have several screenings in the next 2 weeks...

http://ftv.chapman.edu/news/thesisscreenings.cfm

See what we shoot here.

Arrive earlier - the state-of-art Folino Theater will be packed.

See ya there.

Chapman grad. producer

I know I posted this already-- kinda, but in case you guys don't frequent the other chapman thread-- There is a grad looking for roommates that I highly recommend because thats great insight and built in connections.

I also may be renting a room this summer-- and possibly for the school year-- Its in a condo, but you have to be able to deal with cats and sharing a bathroom. =P But its a 5 minute walk to school and there's a pool.

Approx. $700.

When do most students move out there? June? July? I'm definitely down to meet with anybody renting a room out. PM me and I can send you any info, or just friend me on facebook: Jared Egol.

I just got the official letter from Joe Slowensky. I'm assuming the first assignment in addition to reading books and watching films is the introductory film? Can anyone expound on what we'll be doing prior to matriculating? Thanks :-D

QUOTE: I just got the official letter from Joe Slowensky. I'm assuming the first assignment in addition to reading books and watching films is the introductory film? Can anyone expound on what we'll be doing prior to matriculating? Thanks :-D[/QUOTE]

Hyper: Do we have first assignment already? OMG what is the assignment about?
U got it from mail? or e-mail? thx

hello all! been in omaha for a bit and haven't been able to get to the internet..but i'm back in business. anyway! i just sent in my acceptance at chapman but i have zero info about anything else. like...when it starts, what i need to do prior...etc. can any other producers shed some light on what i may have to do before school starts?

Red: me 2. i have no info about Chapman after i got acceptance and an e-mail says i have the fellowship. i m a little bit worried that i don't know what to do and prepare when school starts. Does anyone know anything about it? oo...by the way, Red, i looked up on the chapman site and says school starts on 8/25, if i m not wrong.
thx guys

LOL, sorry guys, I didn't mean to create a frenetic uproar! The letter (snail mail) was just the acceptance asking for my deposit; it didn't actually say WHAT we're doing before we arrive, other than that we'll be updated on school information, including our first assignment. I got the other info from the book "Film School Confidential." To quote p. 96:

"When students are accepted into the program, they are given a number of assignments to complete before arriving in the fall: a list of films to watch, a list of books to read, and each student is instructed to create a two-minute video that introduces him to his classmates. After a week of orientation and parties [woot], classes begin."

I'm not sure if this applies to all incoming disciplines (I'm a screenwriter, so my film might cause them to recant their offer of admission to me). The book focuses on the directing discipline, and they emphasized the production program in the prior paragraphs, so I'm left clueless. Maybe the sum of our cluelessnesses will add up to knowledge.

Orange,

CONGRATS on the fellowship! What a bonus heading out to school to have that in your pocket!