| FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER APPLICANTS |
Applicants are prescreened by the School of Filmmaking. DO NOT make travel arrangements until you are notified by an Admissions Counselor that an interview has been granted. Notification will be by email. If using a spam filter make sure you do not block UNCSA email
| APPLICATION PRIORITY DATES AND INTERVIEW DATES |
APPLICATION CLOSED. The School of Filmmaking is not longer accepting applications for the fall semester 2013. Thank you for your interest and we look forward to receiving your fall 2014 application. Applications will be available September 1, 2013.
Applications must be received in the Office of Admissions by the dates listed below. Accompanying application documentation must be received in the Office of Admissions before the date of your audition or interview.
In order to facilitate a smooth admissions process and speedy review of applicant files, applicants are encouraged to apply by a set of priority dates. Each priority date acts as a dealine by which you must apply in order to have an audition or interview during a given timeframe. Please review the audition and interview dates for your selected program to ensure you apply by one of the priority dates. Please be aware that each arts school has different audition and interview dates and that a school may not have dates after a certain time.
Priority Dates:
INTERVIEW DATES
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Skype and Phone Interviews
The School of Filmmaking will honor requests from applicants outside of the United States and to those who are experiencing hardship. You must provide a current Skype address and/or phone number, including time zone information with the application. Interview teams will make every effort to accommodate requests.
Exceptions will also be made for an applicant who is scheduled for a campus interview but due to inclement weather must cancel a flight or car drive to the campus.
Additionally, the School of Filmmaking reserves the right to request a Skype or phone interview when the campus is threatened with inclement weather.
APPLICATION INFORMATION AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
Undergraduate Program for Freshmen Applicants
Undergraduate Program for Transfer Applicants
| INTERVIEW REQUIREMENTS AND CONCENTRATIONS |
All Year One students admitted to the School of Filmmaking enter the program as “generalists,” but each applicant may tailor his or her portfolio to contain any combination of the suggested items listed in the three categories below.
TRANSFER STUDENTS - Year Two
Transfer students applying at the Year Two level must take a series of proficiency exams to determine possible placement into Year Two. It is recommended that proficiency exams are taken prior to and/or on the same day as the campus interview. Exams must be taken on campus, no exceptions. Please allow five to six hours to complete examination.
Portfolios:
Applicants who wish to have portfolio materials returned are advised to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with proper postage; and/or for those applicants, who are granted an in-person interview, may ask for portfolio materials at the end of the interview. Additionally, it is highly recommended that all DVDs be tested on a commercial DVD player before submission.
ANIMATION AND PRODUCTION DESIGN
Examples of work the portfolio might contain:
• Photographs of productions
• Drawings or paintings from art classes (not necessarily related to film)
• Three dimensional work, models, sculpture
• Production books
• Production draftings
• Scene, costume renderings and sketches
• Visual examples showing highest level of achievement and training, graphic abilities and artistic vision
• Sketchbooks, preliminary sketches (your process)
• Any computer-aided drafting examples of applicant’s work
• Examples of designs rendered using Adobe Creative Suite
Packages or other design software
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Examples of work the portfolio might contain:
• A DVD showing work shot on film or video
• A portfolio of still photographs showing composition and framing skills
DIRECTING, Picture EDITING AND SOUND DESIGN,
PRODUCING, AND SCREENWRITING
Examples of work the portfolio might contain:
• Creative writing, short stories, screenplays
• A DVD of narrative film or video projects
• Slide shows that tell a story
• Still photographs
• Shot lists, floor plans, overheads and/or storyboards of applicants film or video projects
• Budgets for film or video projects created
• Pamphlets of theatrical productions in which applicant worked in any capacity
• Journals of film/video and/or theater productions in which applicant participated.
| GRADUATE APPLICANTS AND INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE APPLICANTS |
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
- All applicants for the Film Music Composition program must submit an application, application fee and supporting documentation to the Office of Admissions by the stated deadline. Applications may be submitted up until January 18, 2013.
- Applications will be accepted or denied based on the documentation submitted.
- If an interview is granted, the Office of Admissions will notify the applicant in writing.
- The interview date and time will be arranged with the applicant if the application is accepted.
INTERVIEWS
- On campus interviews are encouraged however applicants may request a Skype or phone interview.
- Applicants are encouraged to submit their application by the
January 18, 2013 deadline to insure that there is time to process the application. Early submission of the application also allows ample time for the applicant to plan travel.
Skype and Phone Interviews
The School of Filmmaking will honor requests from applicants outside of the United States and to those who are experiencing hardship. You must provide a current Skype address and/or phone number, including time zone information with the application. Interview teams will make every effort to accommodate requests.
Exceptions will also be made for an applicant who is scheduled for a campus interview but due to inclement weather must cancel a flight or car drive to the campus.
Additionally, the School of Filmmaking reserves the right to request a Skype or phone interview when the campus is threatened with inclement weather.
GRADUATE INTERVIEW DATES
• All interviews will be held on the University of North Carolina Schoolof the Arts campus.
• Applicant interviews will be arranged through the School of Filmmaking.
- All required documentation must be on file for the applicant to be reviewed by the Admissions Review Committee. Final decisions will be made only on those applicants with complete filess
- Applicants will be notified in writing of decisions regarding their applications.
- Offers of admission are contingent uponn satisfactory completion of required cours work. Official final transcripts are reviewed to verify that admitted students have successfully completed all course work requirements.
| REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR DISABILITIES |
The School of Filmmaking is committed to ensuring that otherwise qualified students with disabilities are given equal access through reasonable accommodations to its services, programs, activities, education and employment for students with disabilities. The School of Filmmaking works closely with Counseling and Disability Services in this process. Counseling and Disability Services is the contact point for students with permanent or temporary sensory, physical or psychological disabilities interested in requesting reasonable accommodations due to the effects of a disability.
Students who wish to request reasonable accommodations are encouraged to contact Counseling and Disability Services to start the process for documenting their disability and determining eligibility for services prior to the start of the program. While this process can be started at any time, reasonable accommodations may not be implemented retroactively so being timely in requesting your accommodations is very important. NCSA does have policies regarding the type of documentation required in order to diagnose different disabilities and a process for requesting accommodations. To learn more about the process for establishing services through these offices please contact Counseling and Disability Services.
Students with disabilities are expected to perform all the essential functions of the program with or without reasonable accommodation. The School of Filmmaking will work with the student and Counseling and Disability Services to provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations. While The School of Filmmaking will make every effort to work with our students with disabilities to accommodate their disability-related needs, it is important to note we are not required to provide requested accommodations that would fundamentally alter the essential functions or technical standards of the program.
- For your records keep copies of the application and all materials mailed to the Office of Admissions. Items can get lost in the mail and cannot be returned.
- Do not mail application documentation to an arts departments. Always address materials to the following mailing address:
Office of Admissions
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
1533 S. Main St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
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