i have a site that is mostly geared towards clients.
however some of my personal works are ther too -
it's a flash site so you have to navigate manually.

www.nonlinearstudio.com
go to work -> catgeory -> motion

My personal projects are Homing, and My manifesto - scroll down to see them if you want.

thanks for your interest.

After watching your Manifesto, you seem to have more of that experimental indie style, with a little bit of Darren Aronofsky influence. Seeing that you have been accepted to Chapman lets me know that they are casting their net a little wider in terms of styles, whereas before, judging from the films on their DVD, they seemed to showcase mainstream genre filmmakers. I myself, a producing student, have a background in feature writing and documentary directing, aside from narrative producing. I think Chapman is trying to diversify a little more, and that is good. Enjoyed your stuff by the way.

Hi Guys,

I'm a shadow-dweller (and a big fan!) on here whose mood over the last few months has risen and fallen with the acceptance and rejection notifications posted. I'm now happy to report that two words have jammed my mood into the "UP" position for the forthcoming months: "Admission Approved."

No official word yet, with the only noise being the animal noises exchanged between my Dad and me when I extracted the news from WebAdvisor, but needless to say, I'm thrilled beyond verbal capacity.

To those not admitted, I fretted long and hard over posting this for fear of becoming that joyous ray of mocking sunshine to those who can only see the dark clouds.

I wasn't admitted into UCLA, and received the same, painfully protocol rejection notice...twice (Let's print them out and make paper hats. Seriously).

I had no hope for Chapman either. I was rejected from seven out of the ten schools I applied to for undergrad, so I am well-versed in accepting letdown as character-building consolation, delusional as that may sound. I have some advice, take it or laugh.

The cliche spiel:
1. Don't give up.
2. You are where you need to be.
3. Film school is not the end-all, be-all.
4. Low-carb diets never helped anyone.

What I really think:
1. If you found this site, you obviously have at least the minimum drive to succeed to the point where you recruit resources (people, places, ideas, support, etc.) that will be beneficial to your ascent.
2. Continue doing #1 to the best of your ability, and you'll surprise yourself. A year ago I didn't even know what a screenplay looked like and was headed for medical school. That was a painful time. We've all experienced painful times. It's what artists do best.
3. Low-carb diets never helped anyone.

I look forward to meeting many of you come Fall.

-Jared

thanks for the compliment. Darren's my boy. my manifesto was just the final of my one and only video production class in undergrad - so I haven't had too much opportunity to try more structural narratives, which I am planning to do: other favs are Jeunet, Charlie Kaufman and his crew, Burton (some of it), and Lynch (some of it).
We shall see... so yeah, a little more experimental - but I do want to reach a wider audience.

Whoops! I guess my soapbox was so high that my head hit the spinning fan. I was admitted for the Screenwriting MFA.

congrats Jared.

did you apply for directing?

Thanks Birdman

I applied for screenwriting. I look forward to watching your projects when I get back from work.

oops... for people looking at my work i just realized Homing isn't on there. It's just the trailer.... sucks, I must have made a mistake while designing the website.
It's a shame, cause "homing" is the movie I'm most proud of so far -

I'll make sure to upload it to Youtube soon and will let you all know when it's available for watching.

my goodness a lot has gone on in the last 12 hours that i've been traveling.

1) i have work but haven't posted it. i have a problem sharing it since i'm not satisfied with it.

2) yeah! to everyone who got in. i hope to see you all at least once. i don't know the extent that i'll be interacting with the production students this fall since i'll be doing the majority of my mba load then.

3) how are you all looking for housing? i'm looking right now because I happen to be in the area, but no idea how i'm going to get a roommate

Hey guys I just got a letter from Chapman saying I was placed on the waitlist for the Film & Television producing program. I don't know what to feel. Happy? It kinda sucks because I really wanted to get in and now I feel like I'm just an 'alternate'. Like I'm the dude that didn't get drafted but got a free agent contract instead... don't mind the analogy I just watched two days of NFL draft coverage this past weekend.

I'm sure you guys get it.

(shakes head)

Anyway, what are the chances of getting in off of the waitlist? Anyone been in that situation? All I know is that if I do happen to get in off the list I'm showing up even more determined to do well.

BTW, I don't want to come across bitter because I'm actually happy. Waitlist is better than a NO that's for sure lol

-Alex

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'might be a good sign, might be a bad sign, but I'll ask..
So I went into the notorious webadvisor again, and it said my status was complete, no congrats or anything, but my emphasis had changed to my second choice. Is this still another rejection? Or did they accept me for my second choice? Eh.. I guess I'll found out sooner or later.

Congrats to all that were accepted.

wannabe2,

hey my application status was changed to my second choice as well. i was accepted and here's what my web advisor reads:

Application Term: Fall 2008 - Transfers Only
Program: MFA in Screenwriting
Location: Orange Campus
Application Status: Congratulations! You've been accepted to Chapman
University. Your official notification is forthcoming.

not trying to brag here, just thought it might help answer your question. i also received the notification letter yesterday. hope this helps,

ganz

ps-everybody seems to be getting information at different times from chapman, so i say it aint over till the one-page letter tells you so.

Wannabe, that sounds like they accepted you for you second choice, but I'm not really basing that on anything other than how it sounds to me. I'm not sure what "complete" would mean as opposed to "accepted" or something like that...

Cabezon, I wish you luck, man. You could always try finding the students accepted for producing and talking them out of going to Chapman. lol

Red, my housing plan is to check out some of the
apartments that Housing at Chapman recommends. I'll probably have to take a shot in the dark about a place though, because I'm not going to be able to fly back and forth to check them out. It's either that or hope that someone else on here gets a place and needs a roommate haha. If anyone does need a roommate, let me know and I'll tell you some stuff about myself. Even if I do get an apartment, then I'd be the one looking for roommates so definitely get at me. Male, female, doesn't matter to me.

Birdman, from what I've read about Chapman, it seems like they are (or at least were) focused mostly on narrative. So it'll be interesting if they are widening their range a little. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of things that are *too* experimental, but "narrative" experimental is cool with me. Eternal Sunshine is one of my favorite movies, and I'm a fan of Kaufman as well, along with Gondry and Spike Jonze (also a fan of their music videos).

HypergraphicJared, congrats on the admission! And I agree with what you say in your soapbox spiel: low-carb diets are evil.

quote:

Like I'm the dude that didn't get drafted but got a free agent contract instead... don't mind the analogy I just watched two days of NFL draft coverage this past weekend.

I'm sure you guys get it.

(shakes head)

Alex,

Here's a list to keep in mind that should let your analogy catapult you into a better state (I watched the draft with more fervor than most on account of being a Dolphins fan/apologist):
Kurt Warner, Wes Welker, Rod Smith, Tony Romo, Wayne Chrebet, Priest Holmes, Pat Williams, Jeff Saturday, Antonio Gates, James Harrison, Keenan McCardell (though drafted, it was ROUND 12), Willie Parker.

All were undrafted free agents who made splashes in the league. No need to shake your head at me :-D, just keep your chinstrap buckled and keep working. It'll work out if you work at it. And the waitlist is no slouch, but I'll see if my Jedi mind tricks are still functional to try and get a slot open for you. Best of luck.

Back on topic (I know football is considered a carcinogen to some)...does anyone know how many graduate applications Chapman receives per discipline? I know the number accepted, but my Dad wanted a statistic to chew on. Thanks.

- Jared

quote:

how are you all looking for housing? i'm looking right now because I happen to be in the area, but no idea how i'm going to get a roommate

Red,

My living situation at this point is a remedial Boy Scout course and a tent pitched clandestinely somewhere in the on-campus foliage.

I have no idea how to go about it. I figured that when I visit in a few weeks I'll scour the rentals, maybe use craigslist, but truth be told all avenues are bound to yield some level of discomfort. My experience with my freshman roommate at the University of Florida (randomly paired) included being awoken at 4 AM to him standing over me breathing heavily, then nonchalantly apologizing, saying "he was looking for his sock..." Another adventure was every time a girl came into our room, he would stand at attention (non-phallically...lol) and proudly recite his music fraternity's sing-song rendition of the Greek Alphabet.

I would prefer to not have a similar experience in graduate school.

- Jared

Jared,

I was told in the interview that there were over 500 applicants to directing this year. Don't know about the other disciplines. hope that helps.

Jared,

Thanks man you're the best. I had a good laugh. You were right in what you wrote. Sometimes these things happen for a reason. BTW I'm a Raiders fan so I was watching the NFL draft closely as well. haha!

Back to the topic at hand. I'm not giving up on this admissions thing. Chapman became my top choice after I visited and I'm actually excited because instead of taking it easy I've begun to prepare. I've gotten in touch with Chapman to let them know that I'm serious about attending.

If not then I'll try again. Here's hoping it all works out.

-Alex

I heard around 500 as well for the directing emphasis. Wild numbers for 14 seats.

Still no word from Chapman yet. My webadvisor hasn't changed at all - not even transitioning from discipline no. 1 to discipline no. 2. Just called Alex Rose's assistant and he told me they were about to hop in the car to drive to Chapman from LA, and that he would talk to her about it then and "hopefully" get back to me via email or phone.



So....



Anyone know any good jokes? =0/

"I've been to pardise, but I've never been to"...Chapman